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Supervisors approve billboard grant application, VDEM 9-1-1 staff recognition grant and AEP aid for bathhouse
Summary
The board authorized an application to the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission for $65,709 to erect a billboard on Route 16, accepted a Virginia Department of Emergency Management grant of $58,750 for 9-1-1 staff recognition, and approved an aid-to-construction agreement with AEP for $10,792.09 for a bathhouse service connection.
At its June 27 meeting the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors approved several grants and related authorizations affecting public safety and county facilities.
Following certification of the executive session the board voted to authorize an application to the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission for $65,709 to erect a billboard on Virginia State Route 16 (motion carried; the transcript records the motion as carrying with one abstention). The board also approved an AEP (Atlantic Electric Power) agreement to provide electrical service to the Cabotts Creek bathhouse; the county will pay an aid-to-construction amount of $10,792.09 charged to Buildings and Grounds.
Earlier in the meeting the board had pulled a VDEM (Virginia Department of Emergency Management) "staff recognition" grant worth $58,750 from the consent calendar for discussion. The grant will provide one-time payments to 9-1-1 personnel (including part-time staff). After clarifying details and confirming plan for distribution, the board voted to accept the grant (motion and vote recorded in the transcript).
Other items: the board ratified by voice vote an email poll approving a $2,500 donation to an association; that email poll approval was recorded with one abstention (Mr. Groody).
Why it matters: The VDEM grant provides direct, near-term financial support for 9-1-1 operators; the tobacco-region application seeks outside funding for a public information sign; the AEP agreement clears a practical cost for bringing power to a county-owned amenity.
Recorded actions: application to Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission authorized; acceptance of VDEM $58,750 staff-recognition grant; approval of AEP aid-to-construction agreement for $10,792.09; ratification of an email poll donation ($2,500) with one abstention recorded.
