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Resident urges Bland County to create Parks & Recreation position to coordinate youth sports

Bland County Board of Supervisors · March 1, 2026
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Summary

During public comment at the Aug. 22 Bland County supervisors meeting, resident Philip Buttery asked the board to create a Parks and Recreation Department position to coordinate youth sports across the county and to provide funding for the role.

During the public comment period at the Aug. 22 Bland County Board of Supervisors meeting, Philip Buttery urged the board to consider establishing a Parks and Recreation Department position to coordinate youth sports countywide and to provide funding for that position.

Buttery said the county should provide a dedicated coordinator to organize youth sports programs and streamline recreational offerings; the transcript records his request but shows no immediate formal response or board direction on the item.

The comment was recorded among routine agenda business; the board later moved through several budget and administrative votes but did not record specific follow-up action in the meeting minutes concerning the parks and recreation suggestion. The transcript does not specify proposed salary, funding source or implementation timeline for creating such a position.