Lunenburg supervisors approve routine measures, abandon two former school routes and set pay-date changes
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Summary
At its Nov. 11 meeting the Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a package of routine measures: abandonment of two former secondary school routes, adoption of an early December payroll date for county and school staff, several fund transfers and appointments, and steps toward a public hearing on landfill tonnage.
The Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 11 approved a series of routine but consequential administrative actions, voting unanimously on a consent agenda and a string of resolutions and motions.
Supervisor Mike Hankins moved to accept the consent agenda, which included revised minutes, the treasurer’s September report and warrants; the motion passed on a 7–0 roll call vote. The board then opened and closed a public hearing and approved resolutions to abandon two former secondary school routes — Route 9924 (a 0.15‑mile spur of School Road) and Route 9446 (a 0.11‑mile segment at Ontario Road) — after VDOT told the board neither route had been used as a school route in many years.
Assistant School Superintendent and Finance Director James Abernathy won board approval for a resolution setting an early school payroll date of Dec. 17. The board adopted the same Dec. 17 pay date for county employees and moved November’s pay date to the Friday after Thanksgiving, also by unanimous vote.
The board approved carrying forward a $5,407.99 FY21 local fund balance from the Piedmont Health District to offset the FY22 local match and building maintenance. Supervisors also approved the Abstract of Votes from the Nov. 2 general election and voted to forward $135 received from DMV animal‑friendly license‑plate purchases to the Southside SPCA.
On infrastructure and procurement items, the board approved using about $16,000 in CARES funds to increase the connection speed on the county’s microwave ring project (part of the county radio system upgrade) and voted to proceed with preparations for a public hearing on Meridian Waste’s request to increase landfill tonnage to 2,000 tons per day, subject to contract stipulations.
The board appointed a redistricting committee after county legal staff reported 2020 Census figures show four of seven supervisor districts exceed the five‑percent deviation guideline for equal representation. The committee will include board members, electoral board and registrar representatives, county administration, two attorneys and two residents.
The meeting included a closed session for contract negotiations and legal briefing under Virginia Code; the board certified compliance with the statute on return to open session and adjourned. All recorded votes referenced in the meeting were unanimous (7–0).