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Votes at a glance: Appointments, safety-study referrals and a school-board settlement resolution approved
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting the Southampton County Board approved a series of motions: appointment of Kashif Carter to STOP Incorporated, reappointments to the Industrial Development Authority, adoption of a settlement-resolution regarding a FOIA lawsuit with the School Board, and safety-study referrals for Bridal Church Road and Lakeside Drive; the board also set work-session and organizational-meeting dates.
The Southampton County Board of Supervisors approved several motions and resolutions during its Nov. 18 meeting. Key actions and outcomes:
- Appointment: The board approved the nomination of Kashif Carter to STOP Incorporated (motion moved and seconded; voice vote recorded as 'Aye').
- SPSA nomination: The board agreed to send Mr. Parnell's name to the governor for SPSA consideration and discussed whether to include additional nominees; members noted the state code typically allows multiple names but some localities present only one.
- Industrial Development Authority: Donny Whitfield (at-large) and Ernest Claude (Capron district) were reappointed to the Industrial Development Authority; the board specified district/at-large designations and approved the reappointments by voice vote.
- School-board settlement resolution: The board adopted a resolution approving terms of a settlement agreement connected to a FOIA lawsuit; adoption followed the earlier approval of the settlement agreement and completed the required formal recordation.
- Safety-study referrals: The board approved requests to VDOT to study Bridal Church Road for a right-turn lane and to evaluate Lakeside Drive's visibility concerns (the Lakeside Drive referral followed a resident petition with 62 signatures). Staff noted VDOT may recommend signage or other measures rather than tree removal; volunteers could assist only with property-owner permission.
- Scheduling: The board set a work session for Jan. 7 at 06:00 and scheduled the 2026 organizational meeting for Jan. 27, 2026.
Where motions were recorded, the board approved them by voice vote; where formal roll-call votes were required (the FOIA/closed-session certification), the board recorded affirmative votes as part of the certification process.
