The Nelson County Board of Supervisors will meet at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. in the General District Courtroom in Lovingston. (agenda packet)
On the consent agenda is a resolution that seeks to oppose a rate increase proposed by Appalachian Power Company. The State Corporation Commission has to approve the increase.
“The development follows a recent SCC report that said an average Appalachian customer’s monthly bill rose by about $35 just between July 2022 and July 2023,” reads a portion of the resolution.
Under presentations, Supervisors will get a report from the Virginia Department of Transportation followed by a report from the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission on the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy they’ve put together. For more details, read a recent story I wrote on the adoption by the TJPDC Board of Commissioners.
Supervisors will also get an audit report from FY23 and will get updates from the Nelson Heritage Center.
Under other business, they’ll consider a $1,000 funding request from the Nelson County High School chapter of the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). They seek partial funding for a three person delegation to a national leadership conference from June 28 to July 4.
FCCLA National Leadership Conference. They’ll also vote on a resolution to dissolve the Nelson County Broadband Authority now that the partnership with Firefly Internet Broadband has resulted in nearly 100 percent of county residents being close to highspeed internet.
“The Nelson County Broadband Authority has determined that the purposes for which it was created have been completed and all of its obligations can easily and readily be assumed by the County of Nelson,” reads the resolution.
In the evening session, they’ll have a public hearing on the secondary six-year road plan and will then approve the rural rustic design standard for use in that plan.
The public hearing for the FY25 budget will be held on June 4.
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 May 13, 2024 Week Ahead edition of the newsletter.
