The seven-member Board of Supervisors in Louisa County will begin their day at 4 p.m. with a work session on county roads with the Virginia Department of Transportation. This takes the form of something called the Secondary Six-Year Plan but there are no materials in advance specific to Louisa. (meeting info and notice)
“This plan includes funding allocation information for planned secondary road projects by County,” reads an education website maintained by VDOT. “You can also identify secondary roadways as those numbered 600 and above in the state system.”
At 5 p.m. Supervisors will go into closed session followed by a regular session at 6 p.m.
Items on the consent agenda include a ratification of the recent declaration of emergency due to wildfires and a transfer of $58,541 in funds from the Industrial Development Authority to the Louisa County Airport.
In February, Louisa County Supervisors agreed to take over the IDA’s interests in the airport with expendities now coming out of the general fund. However, the IDA is responsible for some expenses in the fourth quarter.
Also, April 13 through April 20 is Clean Louisa Week.
There are four items under “information / discussion items” with the first being an update on the Louisa Arts Center. The second is a discussion of potential items to submit through VDOT’s Smart Scale process. The third is a resolution to update the terms that allow the “Rumpus in the Bumpass” triathlon that’s held at Lake Anna. The fourth is a discussion on litter prevention.
There are two items under “new business and action items.” The first is a resolution to approve or deny the renewal of the Beaverdam Creek Agricultural and Forestal District. The District covers over 442.7 acres and was created in 1994.
The second is to authorize a supplemental appropriation for funding to implement the Children’s Service Act.
“The Children’s Services Act (CSA) for at-risk youth and families is a law enacted in 1993 that establishes a single state pool of funds to purchase services for at- risk youth and their families,” reads the resolution. “The state funds, combined with local community funds, are managed by local interagency teams who plan and oversee services to youth.”
Caseloads for the current year are higher than anticipated, and the county’s share of additional funding is $112,200.
After committee reports, there will be public hearings.
The first is a public hearing on the fiscal year 2025 budget which is a substantial increase over FY2024. Revenues from property taxes increased 11.84 percent and there is a $62.3 million bond issuance for capital projects.
The second is a public hearing on an ordinance to exempt some of the property owned by the Trevilian Station Battlefield Foundation.
In other meeting for April 8, 2024:
- The Albemarle Fire EMS Executive Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. in Fire Rescue Conference Room 2 in the county’s office building at 1600 Fifth Street Extended. On the agenda is a continued discussion of training and registration policy. In 2013, the county began implementing a policy where volunteers go through the Line of Duty Act process. In a time of shifting dynamics for fire and rescue personnel, the minutes are fascinating to read. (meeting packet) (meeting info)
- The Economy Development Authority of Fluvanna County will meet at 5 p.m. in the Morris Room at 132 Main Street in Palmyra. (agenda)
- Jack Jouett District Supervisor Diantha McKeel will host a community town hall from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Journey Middle School. The program begins at 6 p.m. This is also the month’s meeting of the Places29-Hydraulic Community Advisory Committee. (meeting info)
- The Economic Development and Tourism Advisory Council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Morris Room. (agenda)
Before you go: The time to write and research of this article is covered by paid subscribers to Charlottesville Community Engagement. In fact, this particular installment is from the April 8, 2024 Week Ahead edition of the newsletter.
