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Council signs off on annual Title 6 update for DRPT trolley grant; political sign changes slated for public hearing; closed session set for real estate
Summary
Council approved a housekeeping Title 6 update required for a DRPT trolley grant, agreed to advertise a political sign ordinance for public hearing in October, and voted to enter a closed session to discuss purchase of real estate under a cited Virginia code provision.
Council member Tolliver told the council the Title 6 update is required for the town to receive a grant from the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) for the trolley system and described the edits as housekeeping changes limited to updated contact information; the council approved the item by voice vote.
Tolliver said, “This Title 6 is required of us to receive grant from DRPT for our trolley system,” and added that the wording and meaning do not change unless acted on by higher authority; once approved, he said he only needed to sign and return the update to DRPT.
Separately, Savage summarized proposed revisions to the temporary sign ordinance as they pertain to political campaign signs, including a 32-square-foot size limit, a placement window starting no earlier than 30 days before early voting and removal no later than 14 days after the election; the proposed ordinance will be advertised for public hearing and sent to zoning and possibly returned for a vote at the Oct. 7 council meeting.
Near the end of the session, the mayor moved to convene a closed meeting “according to 2Point2Dash37” and additional code language as read in the transcript, to discuss and consider the purchase of real estate; the council approved the motion by voice vote and entered closed session.
The transcript records the approvals as voice votes and does not include roll-call tallies, effective dates for the adopted Title 6 update, or detailed next steps for the political sign ordinance beyond the scheduled public hearing advertisement.
