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Supervisor apologizes for error over continuation order; board notes Jan. 3, 2026 hearing in Hole in the Wall case
Summary
At a Mathews County Board of Supervisors meeting, an unnamed supervisor apologized for mischaracterizing a continuation order in the Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill LLC case and the board recorded a Jan. 3, 2026 hearing date. Several supervisors individually certified the closed-session motion before the meeting continued to open items.
A supervisor apologized publicly after saying he had incorrectly described a continuation order in a pending legal matter, and the Mathews County Board of Supervisors noted a Jan. 3, 2026 hearing date in the case.
Speaker 3 said he had been wrong about the continuation order in the matter involving Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill LLC and Mathews County Board of Supervisors and Ramona Wilson, apologized to Ramona Wilson, Andrea (recorded in the transcript as "Miss Arard"), and to Mr. Norman, and explained the mistake came from relying on a third party’s account of remarks attributed to Lisa Holland. "I would like to explain that I was incorrect regarding the continuation order, and I wanna apologize to Ramona," Speaker 3 said. He added that when a written continuation order was later provided by "Tom" he realized the error.
The board had earlier moved and seconded a certification tied to a closed session. Speaker 3 moved to certify that only the matters identified in the motion to go into closed meeting were heard, discussed, or considered ("So moved," SEG 015). During roll-call-style affirmation several supervisors said "I certify" in the transcript; speakers recorded explicitly saying "I certify" include Speaker 1, Speaker 4, Speaker 5, and Speaker 3. The board chair asked whether that certification is the same as a vote and received confirmation.
The chair then announced additional information for item 6A: the Jan. 03, 2026 hearing date pertaining to Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill LLC v. Mathews County Board of Supervisors and Ramona Wilson. No formal change to scheduling beyond that announcement was recorded in the transcript.
The apology and the board’s confirmation of the hearing date were presented as clarifications rather than new policy actions. The meeting then moved on to a separate agenda item about staff communications before adjourning.
The transcript uses the spelling "Matthews County" in one place; this article uses the county's correct name, Mathews County, where the record and local usage indicate that spelling.
