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Board declines to adopt ordinance to relocate voter registrar; opts for work session with stakeholders
Summary
After a public hearing on a proposed ordinance to move the voter registrar from Burkville School to a BB&T building in Blackstone, the board voted to take no action and scheduled a February work session with current building users and towns to sort occupancy and cost issues.
The Nottoway County Board of Supervisors opened a public hearing on an ordinance to relocate the voter registrar’s office from Burkville School to a BB&T building in Blackstone and then voted to take no action on the ordinance at this time.
County staff explained the circumstances changed since the item was advertised—the school division declared multiple properties surplus—and the board discussed interim occupancy and funding, including possible MOUs with current occupants. The registrar indicated a preference to remain in place, and county legal counsel advised that the ordinance included multiple relocations and could be tabled or amended later. One supervisor moved that the board not adopt the ordinance; the motion carried, and the board directed staff to convene a February work session to clarify who uses the school building and to negotiate occupancy and cost-sharing agreements.
The board emphasized the need for MOUs with any occupants and noted that if the county ultimately owns a surplus school building, any decision about relocation should account for other users (churches, social services, emergency shelter) and not impose unilateral county costs without agreements. The board did not set a relocation date during the meeting.
