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Nottoway board accepts $240,000 offer for Fort Pickett officers’ club; 183‑acre sale remains under review
Summary
The Nottoway County Board of Supervisors voted to accept a $240,000 offer for the Officers Club at 3951 Military Road and continued broader discussion of a separate 183‑acre parcel. Citizens urged reinvestment in the LRA property; the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation and Fort Pickett representatives outlined conservation and military-use options.
Nottoway County supervisors voted to accept an offer of $240,000 for the Officers Club parcel at 3951 Military Road, Blackstone, after a public hearing in which residents and former personnel urged the county to consider alternatives to outright sale.
The motion to accept the $240,000 bid for the approximately 3‑acre parcel passed after a motion and second from the board; the hearing record shows board members asked the county’s economic development committee (EDC) to review the larger disposition strategy for the LRA (Local Redevelopment Authority) property before moving forward on additional sales. A separate public hearing remains scheduled on a proposed sale of roughly 183 acres on Military Road at Darvalls Road.
Why it matters: County leaders and residents framed the sales as a tradeoff between immediate revenue and long‑term stewardship. The board majority said proceeds could be invested—along with planned solar revenues—to help finance an expensive courthouse project and reduce pressure on…
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