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Lynchburg council adopts drug-testing grant, corrects airport leases and affirms redistricting standard; several items pass unanimously
Summary
The council appropriated $45,590 for adult recovery court drug testing, corrected two airport lease resolution dates, directed staff to research Old City Cemetery burials, adopted a resolution opposing changes to Virginia's redistricting process (6'1), and ended a winter-storm emergency (7'0).
The Lynchburg City Council on Jan. 29 approved several routine and substantive measures, including a grant appropriation for the adult recovery court, a correction to airport lease resolution dates, a motion directing staff to research burial-ground records, and a resolution opposing changes to Virginia's redistricting process.
Taylor Jones, program director for the Lynchburg Adult Recovery Court, told council the item before them was an appropriation of a Supreme Court of Virginia drug-testing grant totaling $45,590 to help the court comply with state and national best practices. Jones said the…
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