Votes at a glance: Nottoway board approves guest house exception, Blackstone rezoning, courthouse reimbursement and emergency funding
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Summary
At its Feb. 19 meeting the Nottoway County Board approved a guest house special exception, rezoned a Blackstone parcel to Airport District, adopted a reimbursement resolution for courthouse design work and authorized emergency services allocations; several actions were procedural votes following public hearings.
The Nottoway County Board of Supervisors took several formal actions during its Feb. 19 regular meeting.
Special exception approved: The board approved a special exception for a guest house on Tax Map 30‑27 (1375 Lewis Cole Road). Planning staff and the Planning Commission had recommended approval; no citizens spoke on the item at the public hearing and chair announced passage on a voice vote.
Town rezoned to Airport District: The board approved the Town of Blackstone's conditional rezoning application for approximately 73–74 acres (Tax Map 43‑130) from General Business to the county's recently adopted Airport District on a unanimous voice vote; the Planning Commission had recommended approval 10–0.
Courthouse reimbursement resolution: The board adopted a reimbursement resolution that allows the county to temporarily use general funds to pay schematic and design costs related to the courthouse project and later reimburse those expenditures from tax‑exempt financing if the county pursues borrowing. Staff explained the resolution permits initial payments to English Construction under the current PPEA interim agreement.
Emergency services funding actions: The board approved an increase to Nottoway County Emergency Squad funding by $210,000 to meet previously agreed monthly payments through the fiscal year. The board also approved an allocation for Burkeville EMS (the figure discussed in the record was roughly $223,500) with a supervisor's reservation that staff draft contracts or MOUs clarifying service expectations and payroll distribution (the town was proposed as payroll agent). The board directed staff to prepare written agreements to accompany future payments.
Grant approved: The board approved a Math Innovations pass‑through grant of $193,913 for the school division.
Procedural note: Several items were presented as drafts and staff and counsel told the board that certain documents (notably the Ampliform performance agreement and special exception permitting steps) remain to be finalized before construction approvals and long‑term fiscal arrangements would be complete. The board’s actions on Feb. 19 were a mix of final approvals (rezoning and guest house special exception) and interim/financial steps (reimbursement resolution, EMS allocations).
