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Page County approves budget amendments to allocate opioid settlement and tourism funds
Summary
The board approved appropriations including $165,000 of opioid settlement funds for the adult recovery court, transient‑occupancy tax allocations for tourism and visitor‑center operations, and several departmental requests; the school system will return in February with updated quotes for gym floor work.
At its Sept. 16 meeting the Page County Board of Supervisors approved a set of budget amendments and appropriations recommended by staff.
Staff reported the county received $252,376.71 from national opioid settlements (FY22–FY24) and requested $165,000 of that amount to support the adult recovery court for the remainder of the year. "These funds must be used solely for opioid abatement per the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority's gold standard," staff told the board.
On tourism, staff said $362,455 in restricted transient‑occupancy tax (TOT) revenue remained unallocated and proposed appropriating $95,582 to support the Luray‑Page County Chamber of Commerce visitor center operations for FY25; the chamber had already received $8,500 for July, so staff recommended prorating the remaining payment over 11 months, resulting in an $87,082 remainder for the fiscal year.
The school division reported it had received $1,364,657 in state funding, with $1,208,905 remaining to be spent for services including tutoring, transportation and technology; the school board requested $60,000 of county funds to refinish gym floors, but staff recommended delaying that CIP appropriation until February to obtain updated quotes (the current quote dated April 2023).
Other smaller appropriations included DEA forfeiture funds for overtime and limited sheriff's office uses, a signing bonus used for vehicle repairs and maintenance, a $2,500 state grant for senior safety programs and a $7,800 rec enterprise fund request to purchase a mower. The package as presented (with a $535 adjustment to the chamber payment) passed on a voice vote.
Supervisors asked staff to return with additional documentation when older vendor quotes are involved and requested continued transparency on TOT spending across the fiscal year.
