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Page County supervisors approve budget adjustments, appointments and set multiple public hearings
Summary
The board approved budget appropriations for JMAT, FireEMS and an animal shelter van, reappointed several commission members, and set public hearings Feb. 17 on a road abandonment and zoning amendments for confined feeding operations; the transit feasibility study funding was discussed and funds will be earmarked.
The Page County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve several budget appropriations, confirmed multiple appointments to local boards and scheduled public hearings on a roadside abandonment and zoning changes.
Finance staff recommended appropriating $10,000 from the Recreation Enterprise Fund for consulting services related to the Recreation Center procurement solicitation, $40,249 from unspent shelter donations for a cargo van for the animal shelter, $31,000 in state personal protective equipment grant funds for FireEMS equipment, and $189,922 in federal grant funds to reflect an extended JMAT grant period. The updated package will increase the General Fund budget by $231,372 and the county CIP by $40,249, staff said. A motion to approve the appropriations passed by unanimous roll call.
Supervisors also filled or reappointed several board seats on a series of commissions. Recorded unanimous votes approved appointments and reappointments to the Social Services Board, Planning Commission (reappointment of Chris Adams), Building Code Appeals Board (reappointment of Roger Hauser as alternate), Northwestern Community Services Board (reappointment of Elizabeth Alger) and the Board of Equalization (recommendation to the circuit court to appoint Nina Wolf). The board asked residents to apply online for remaining vacancies.
On transportation, staff updated the board on a Page County public transit feasibility study begun in October 2024 with Valley Health, Virginia Regional Transit and the towns of Luray and Stanley. A survey of 803 residents reported 88% support for the concept; the recommended demonstration would use two vehicles (a daily fixed route in town and an on‑demand vehicle for outlying areas). Grant funding may cover a two‑year demonstration; the projected annual local share is $96,516 split among partners, which would be about $24,129 to Page County if partners split costs evenly. The board asked staff to earmark funds in the budget in case outside grant funding does not materialize.
Separately, staff reported a request from the town regarding ownership of a short segment of road into Lake Arrowhead Park and recommended the county schedule the VDOT-required public hearing. The board set the hearing for Feb. 17 by unanimous vote.
During a later item, staff presented a redline of nuisance ordinance amendments and recommended removing screening provisions from the nuisance chapter and instead addressing such screening in the zoning ordinance where stronger enforcement tools exist. After discussion about enforcement limits set by state code, supervisors agreed to send the draft back to staff and the Planning Commission for further work rather than move immediately to public comment.
The board closed the meeting after routine consent-agenda approvals and a public-comment period in which a resident urged stricter rules for short-term rentals and local economic measures. Several supervisors encouraged community involvement and said they will present short-term rental steering-committee findings to the board in February.
