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Dinwiddie supervisors approve multiple contracts, two rezoning requests
Summary
At its Sept. 17 meeting the Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors approved contract awards for public-safety cameras and vehicles, environmental monitoring and two residential rezoning requests in the West Petersburg area; one license‑plate camera vote drew an abstention.
The Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 17 approved a series of contracts and two rezoning requests, including purchases for public-safety technology and fire‑rescue vehicles and the rezoning of parcels in West Petersburg for medium‑density residential development.
The board voted to lift a $50,000 cap on the county’s contract with Flock, the vendor that provides stationary license‑plate reader cameras, and to allow the purchase and service of additional cameras. Major Nodd, speaking on behalf of Sheriff Adams, described the cameras as “self contained” and said “it’s run on solar power,” and that cameras send alerts when plates match stolen‑vehicle entries. The motion passed 4–0 with Supervisor Casey M. Dooley abstaining.
The board also approved a $56,744.25 purchase of a Chevrolet Silverado 2500 to serve fire and EMS administration and approved two in‑stock 3,000‑gallon tanker trucks sourced through Sourcewell for $1,070,631. Fire/EMS staff said stock units allow much shorter delivery times than custom builds and asked that funds remain available for required upfitting and final inspections.
Other contract awards approved included an environmental‑monitoring contract for closed‑landfill services with Arms Group LLC and a $77,070.67 contract with Motorola to add security cameras at public‑safety radio tower sites; staff said the tower cameras will feed footage to dispatch to improve officer safety.
Land‑use decisions included two rezoning approvals in the West Petersburg area. The board rezoned six parcels on Surrey Avenue from R‑1 (Residential Limited) to RU (Residential Urban), allowing developers to combine lots and create up to two or three single‑family home sites; applicant Reggie Ford said he plans three roughly 1,400‑square‑foot homes with plans to sell two of them. The board also approved a separate rezoning on Brunswick Avenue to combine two lots for a single family dwelling. Planning staff said both rezonings conform to the county’s Town Center land‑use designation and the planning commission recommended approval in each case.
Votes at a glance (selected): - License‑plate reader contract modification (Flock): approved; roll call 4 ayes, 1 abstain (Dooley) — motion to lift $50,000 cap and add cameras and service. - Fire/EMS pickup truck (Rick Hendrick Chevrolet): approved; $56,744.25. - Two 3,000‑gallon tankers (Metheny Motor Truck Co.): approved; $1,070,631 (stock units; upfitting costs expected). - Environmental monitoring contract (Arms Group LLC): approved; scope includes landfill gas and groundwater monitoring. - Tower security cameras (Motorola): approved; $77,070.67. - Rezoning P‑24‑8 (Surrey Avenue): approved; R‑1 to RU (2–3 homes on combined lots). - Rezoning P‑24‑925613 (Brunswick Avenue): approved; R‑1 to RU (combine lots for single family home).
Board members said many of the approvals were driven by operational needs and opportunities to use in‑stock vehicles and existing cooperative contracts to reduce delivery time. Several supervisors also noted that final equipment upfitting and peripheral costs will affect the ultimate total beyond the base purchase prices.
The meeting included other presentations and public comment on land‑use and solar development; board members adjourned after a period of comments and presentations.
