Greene Supervisors to hold public hearing on electronic sign for development on U.S. 29 (item now deferred)

The five member Board of Supervisors in Greene County will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the administration building in Stanardsville. They begin with a closed session and the regular meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. (meeting info and packet)

After the usual starting items for a meeting, there are three public hearings. The first is for a rezoning request at 14865 Spotswood Trail. The request is to change 2.41 acres from Agricultural to Business Highway and High Intensity. This is for a mini-storage facility and the Planning Commission recommended approval on March 20, 2024. (staff report)

The second is for an electronic message center at the Villages at Terrace Greene which requires a special use permit. However, this item has been deferred until another meeting. (staff report)

“The EMC will be instrumental in helping create the Town Centre environment within this “Live Work Play” development that the county desires and we are trying to develop,” reads the justification letter from Merit Greene LLC. “It is a multipurpose messaging center that we will be able to communicate important information regarding community events, news, and provide tenant signage.”

The third public hearing is on an increase of a fee collected when civil actions are filed from $2 to $4. The proceeds will go to maintain the county’s law library. 

Some items learned from the minutes of the March 26, 2024 meeting.

• A town hall will be scheduled for community members to receive information about the reservoir project. “The county is in sound financial condition currently but faces challenges in funding needed water infrastructure improvements” reads the minutes. 
• Supervisors supported staff’s desire to submit grant applications for federal funding for a water tower in Stanardsville, automated external defibrillators for the Sheriff’s office, and mobile data terminals for the Sheriff’s office. 
• A request for a special use permit to allow a vehicle repair business to operate out of a home was deferred at the applicants’ request. Supervisors were sympathetic to the concerns of neighbors.
• Pitch night for a small business grant program for Stanardsville business will be held on May 8 , 2024. 

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.