Greene PC to hold public hearing on $347M five-year capital budget 

The Greene County Planning Commission finishes off 2023 with a meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the administration building in Stanardsville. (agenda with Zoom link)

There are three public hearings with the first being requests to operate a business at a residence. 

The first is from a couple who want to operate a plumbing, electrical, and HVAC business at their home at 287 Welsh Run Road. The property is zoned Agricultural-1. (materials)

The business will be in an accessory structure that does not anticipate generating traffic from customers. One of the conditions recommended is a 100 feet linear screen of vegetation. 

The second is for a person who wants to operate a construction and roofing business at 241 Westwood Drive. Conditions also include a screening yard. (materials)

The third public hearing is on the proposed capital improvement program. I find it interesting to see how different localities describe the document. 

“The Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) provides the base data needed by the Board of

Supervisors to create a long-term Capital Improvement Budget,” reads the staff report. “The list of infrastructure needs allows the board to prioritize projects and equipment needs across all departments and create a budget plan and schedule to address those needs.”

In any given year, Supervisors only authorize funding for one 12-month period but plotting out the next four is a way of managing how much the locality can actually afford to pay in debt service. Greene County anticipates spending a lot with a five-year total CIP of $346,897,002 with a lot of that anticipated to cover the cost of building the White Run reservoir. I have an article from mid-October that explains the plans. 

For FY25, Greene staff anticipate $23,966,193 in spending. I really appreciate the breakdown in the chart that depicts how all of that will be used. For instance, $16,460,839 is described as “replacement of existing capital assets” with $4,166,354 for “new capital projects.” 

I hope to record this one so I can explain more. Until then, I encourage anyone  interested in budgets to review the details provided in advance. (materials)

I also encourage people to take a look at the monthly report from Community Development. A lot of information is conveyed in this report. (take a look)

• Two new restaurants are opening on Seminole Trail according to filings for zoning certifications. 
• Over 202 illegal signs have been removed from the right of way owned by the Virginia Department of Transportation. 
• Greene County maintains a list of site plan applications (review it here)

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