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Charlotte County supervisors relocate polling places, adopt burn-ban ordinance and approve broadband match and local appropriations
Summary
The board approved permanent relocations of three polling places, adopted an outdoor burn-ban ordinance for drought conditions, approved $5,957 in matching funds for a VATI broadband application and appropriated $133,500 for school renovation projects, among other administrative votes.
At its Dec. 11 meeting the Charlotte County Board of Supervisors approved several administrative and policy actions: permanent relocations of three polling places, an ordinance authorizing outdoor burn bans during drought, a $5,957 match for a VATI broadband application, a Conditional Use Permit for a sawmill, and a $133,500 appropriation for school renovation work.
On elections administration, following an Electoral Board recommendation the board voted to relocate the Charlotte Court House polling place to the Charlotte Court House Volunteer Fire Department (608 David Bruce Ave.), move Phenix polling to the Phenix Volunteer Fire Department (365 Chester St.) and relocate Bacon/Saxe voting to the new Drakes Branch Volunteer Fire Department and Town Office (4801 Drakes Main St.). The resolution passed with all members present recorded as Yea in the roll call.
The board voted 6-1 to send a letter to the Virginia Department of Forestry requesting no Sunday hunting in the Charlotte State Forest; the minutes record a roll-call on that motion with one dissenting vote. The board also adopted an ordinance (citing §15.2-922.1 of the Code of Virginia) authorizing the county administrator, in consultation with the chair or vice-chair and emergency management, to declare and post an open-burning prohibition during declared drought conditions; the ordinance includes posting and penalty provisions and passed unanimously.
On broadband, Empower Broadband reported 205 active high-speed accounts in southern Charlotte County with 126 residents awaiting service. The board approved a letter of support and committed $5,957 in matching funds for the 2024 VATI application to expand service; the motion carried with all present voting Aye.
Other administrative votes recorded in the minutes include approval of a Conditional Use Permit for a sawmill owned by Israel Fisher (conditions listed in the permit), the appropriation of $133,500 from 1% sales tax revenue for Central Middle School renovations, approval of FY2024 invoices totaling $360,703.24, post-November payments of $196,891.52, and a $30.60 building-permit refund to Kinex Telecom Inc.; each motion passed with recorded Aye votes.
The meeting adjourned after board member comments thanking departing supervisors.
