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Bland County supervisors unanimously approve $60,000 library property purchase, amend FY25 budget
Summary
At its Nov. 26 meeting the Bland County Board of Supervisors approved a $60,000 transfer from the Library Building Fund to buy 729 Main Street, amended the FY25 budget to accept an $11,033 DEQ litter grant and $1,500 from the Bland Community Fund, and certified a local burn ban emergency; all motions passed unanimously.
The Bland County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Nov. 26 to transfer $60,000 from the Library Building Fund to purchase property at 729 Main Street and to amend the county’s FY25 budget to accept an $11,033 Virginia Department of Environmental Quality litter grant and a $1,500 appropriation from the Bland Community Fund.
The actions were taken during the board’s regular meeting at the Bland County Courthouse. Chairman Keith Costello called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m., and members present — Patrick Groseclose, Randy Johnson and Stephen Kelley — approved an amended agenda that added the library funding request.
Why it matters: the $60,000 transfer directs existing library-dedicated funds toward a specific property acquisition that the board approved without recorded dissent. The budget amendment brings new grant revenue into the FY25 spending plan and earmarks a modest community fund appropriation for a holiday luncheon.
The consent agenda also included a Bland County School Board requisition for $1,141,146.10; the board approved the consent items by roll call. County Administrator Cameron Burton, Treasurer Adam Kidd and Youth Sports Coordinator Joshua Neal delivered routine updates during the meeting.
Public comment was brief. Dreama Hatcher told the board she was recording the meeting and asked for an update on uniforms for county maintenance workers.
Formal motions recorded in the minutes included: - A motion by Stephen Kelley, seconded by Randy Johnson, to approve the consent agenda (minutes, payroll, vendor payments, department reports and school requisition). The motion carried on a unanimous roll call. - A motion by Patrick Groseclose, seconded by Randy Johnson, to amend the FY25 budget to accept an $11,033 DEQ litter grant and appropriate $1,500 from the Bland Community Fund for the Holiday Luncheon; recorded roll call was unanimous. - A motion by Randy Johnson, seconded by Patrick Groseclose, to adopt a resolution certifying a local state of emergency for a burn ban beginning Oct. 25, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.; the motion carried unanimously. - A motion by Stephen Kelley, seconded by Randy Johnson, to transfer and appropriate $60,000 from the Library Building Fund to purchase 729 Main Street; the motion carried unanimously. - A motion by Randy Johnson, seconded by Stephen Kelley, to appropriate $100 from each supervisor (total $400) for 4‑H Capitol Day; the motion carried unanimously.
The meeting concluded with a unanimous motion to adjourn. The board scheduled its next meeting for Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.
Details and context: the minutes record the presence of County Administrator Cameron Burton, County Attorney Paul Cassell and Board Secretary Linda Miller. The transcript does not specify whether the library property purchase is contingent on additional approvals or outline future steps for the acquisition; those details were not specified in the meeting record.
