After closed session, Greene County authorizes administrator to negotiate park‑adjacent land purchase

After returning from a closed meeting called under Code of Virginia § 2.2‑3711(A)(3) to discuss prospective acquisition or disposition of publicly held real property, the Greene County Board of Supervisors authorized the county administrator to negotiate a contract to purchase property near the county park to enhance park facilities.

The closed session motion (read into the record and adopted before the meeting recessed) cited the Virginia code provision allowing closed deliberations when discussion in open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position of the public body. Following the required certification roll call on returning to open session, Supervisor Durr moved to authorize the county administrator to proceed with negotiations for the park‑adjacent property; the motion received a second and passed on roll call.

The board’s public action instructed staff to move forward with negotiation steps and left the specifics of price and final contract approval to subsequent staff work and potential future board action as required by procurement and real‑property procedures.