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Bland County approves VDOT Smart Portal road study application, holds executive session on business and industry
Summary
The Bland County Board unanimously approved participation in a VDOT Smart Portal road study, then entered an executive session under Virginia code §2.2-3711(A)(5) to discuss business and industry and subsequently certified that only announced items were discussed.
The Bland County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an application to participate in the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Smart Portal road study on June 6, 2025. The motion to approve the application was made by Supervisor Stephen Kelley and seconded by Supervisor Keith Costello; the record notes the motion carried.
Later in the meeting the board voted to enter an executive session to discuss Business and Industry under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act exception (Code of Virginia §2.2-3711(A)(5)). The motion to enter executive session was made by Stephen Kelley and seconded by Patrick Groseclose and carried unanimously. The transcript does not disclose any details of what was discussed in executive session.
Following the closed session, the board returned to regular session on a motion by Patrick Groseclose, seconded by Keith Costello, and then adopted the Certification of Executive Meeting under Code of Virginia §2.2-3712. The certification affirmed that only the items announced by the board were discussed; a roll-call certification vote was recorded as unanimous.
Other procedural business that day included approval of the meeting agenda and a motion to adjourn. The transcript does not include specifics of the VDOT application or the business/industry topics discussed in executive session.
