Roanoke County supervisors oppose two state bills linked to VMI, extend tax deadline after snowstorm
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Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors adopted resolutions opposing two state bills said to affect the Virginia Military Institute, approved an emergency extension of a tangible personal property payment deadline after winter storms, and approved a first reading to temporarily relocate Precinct 206 polling place during library renovations.
Em Portner summarized the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors’ Feb. 10 meeting, which opened at 2 p.m. and included recognition of county snow-removal crews, a briefing on property assessments, several adopted resolutions and ordinances, and a citizen comment opposing a zoning study on abortion-clinic locations.
County Administrator Richard Caywood briefed the board on the county’s real-estate assessment process and stated that “Virginia requires real estate to be assessed at a 100% of fair market value,” explaining that the county uses in-house appraisers and that homeowners can find instructions online for contesting valuations.
Votes at a glance: the board adopted a resolution authorizing the use of competitive negotiation for professional services for renovations at the Hollins fire station; approved a resolution opposing two state House bills identified in the recap as House Bill 13 74 and House Bill 13 77 that the record says could affect the operation and governance of the Virginia Military Institute; approved an emergency ordinance extending the filing deadline for tangible personal property payments from Feb. 1 to Feb. 17 because of delays caused by the winter storm; and approved the first reading of an ordinance to temporarily relocate Hollands District Precinct 206 polling place while the Hollins Library is renovated (the second reading is scheduled for Feb. 24). The consent agenda and routine reports were approved without discussion.
During citizen comment, one unidentified resident spoke in opposition to agenda item G-6, described in the meeting recap as a resolution directing the planning commission to study whether to amend zoning ordinance provisions to redistrict where abortion clinics may operate within the county’s zoning districts.
The board also recognized snow-removal crews for keeping emergency and public-safety services operational during the storms, and several supervisors reported on recent visits to Richmond to press the county’s legislative priorities. Full meetings are available on Roanoke Valley Television’s YouTube page; the board’s next meeting was announced for Feb. 24 at 2 p.m.
