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Votes at a glance: key Board actions Oct. 27, 2025

October 27, 2025 | Powhatan County, Virginia


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Votes at a glance: key Board actions Oct. 27, 2025
The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors took the following votes during its Oct. 27, 2025 meeting. This list records motions, outcomes and key details included in the public record.

• R‑2025‑70 (purchase and up‑fit of a demonstrator ambulance): Approved 5–0. The fire department requested $389,116 to acquire a demonstrator ambulance (budgeted $425,000). Staff said the vehicle would arrive after the start of 2026 and be placed into service within about four weeks following final outfitting and certification.

• R‑2025‑71 (refer zoning text amendment adding Motorsports Park as a conditional use in A‑10): Referral to the Planning Commission approved (vote 5–0) for further review.

• R‑2025‑68 (budget amendment — school federal funds carryover and new awards): Approved (vote 5–0). The package appropriated federal carryover and new Title I/II/III/IV and special‑education funds (total carryover and award amounts shown in staff report). Several supervisors asked staff to confirm whether funds would be used for staffing vs. materials; staff indicated carryover often includes multi‑year awards and noted many uses may include personnel costs.

• R‑2025‑69 (establish capital project for Du Toit Creek WWTP design): Approved 5–0. Staff said design work is ready to begin pending corrective‑action matters; design is estimated at about 12 months and will include a phased approach (0.5 M → 1.0 M → 1.5 M gpd options).

• R‑2025‑72 (authorize negotiation of water supply agreement with Henrico County): Approved 5–0. Staff described the agreement as a route to secure finished‑water supply beyond the county’s current allocation from Chesterfield/Richmond; the resolution authorizes staff to negotiate and signatory authority to proceed.

• R‑2025‑66 (authorize sale of village water tower to Aqua Virginia): Approved 5–0 following a public hearing. See separate article for details; sale price $2,500,000; reserved fire flow 2,000 gpm for two hours.

• Appointment: Arthur Gregory Jr. was appointed to the Goochland‑Powhatan Community Services Board (unanimous).

• Ordinance O‑2025‑26 (real‑property tax relief for elderly and disabled): Approved 5–0. Eligibility income threshold increased from $50,000 to $75,000 and net worth cap from $200,000 to $250,000; maximum annual relief remains $1,600. Application period: Jan. 1–March 1; applicants must meet age (65+) or disability criteria.

• Ordinance O‑2025‑27 (zoning change to allow small farm utility vehicles/trucks as roadside stands on producing agricultural property): Approved 4–1 (Mr. Powers voted No). The change permits small side‑by‑side utility vehicles and small trucks to be used as roadside stands on producing agricultural parcels, and the Planning Commission recommended approval.

• Ordinance O‑2025‑30 (rezoning of ~19.7 acres, Parcel 429F, to Light Industrial for economic development): Approved 5–0. The rezoning is intended to ready the parcel for Tier‑4 industrial marketing; conditions include preservation setbacks, buffering and dedication for a potential multi‑use path.

• Ordinance O‑2025‑31/O‑2025‑32 (rezoning and CUP for the larger data‑center campus): Both adopted 5–0 (see separate article). The CUP authorizes taller rooftop equipment consistent with the adjacent campus.

The meeting included other routine consent‑agenda approvals and proclamations. Several items now require follow‑up at the staff level, including the final utility agreement for the data‑center campus, VDOT coordination and construction traffic plans, and regulatory filings for the water‑tower sale. Where motions were recorded without a named mover in the public transcript, the board’s roll calls and minutes record the formal outcome and tally.

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