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Bland County approves VDOT Smart Portal road study application, moves into executive session on business and industry

Bland County Board of Supervisors · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The Bland County Board approved an application for a VDOT Smart Portal road study and then entered an executive session under Code of Virginia §2.2-3711(A)(5) to discuss business and industry; the board later certified that only announced items were discussed.

At a continued meeting on June 6, the Bland County Board of Supervisors approved submission of an application for a Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Smart Portal road study and later moved into an executive session to discuss business and industry.

Supervisor Stephen Kelley moved to approve the VDOT Smart Portal road study application; Supervisor Keith Costello seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. The public record for the meeting does not include details about the scope, cost, or anticipated timeline for the study.

Later in the meeting Supervisor Stephen Kelley moved that the board enter executive session pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(5) of the Code of Virginia to discuss Business and Industry; Supervisor Patrick Groseclose seconded and the motion carried unanimously. After the executive session the board returned to open session on a motion by Patrick Groseclose, seconded by Keith Costello, and adopted a certification under Code of Virginia §2.2-3712. The certification was adopted by roll call with all four supervisors recorded as "yea," indicating the board certified that only items announced prior to the session were discussed.

The meeting record does not disclose the substance of the executive session discussion; the certification is the board’s public assertion that the session remained within the announced subject matter. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.