Louisa Supervisors to consider request for more apartments at Lake Anna Resort

The seven-member Louisa County Board of Supervisors meets at 5 p.m. for a closed session followed by an open session at 6 p.m. That begins with an organizational meeting.

There are several items on the consent agenda worth noting:

• There is a resolution to approve a letter of support for a grant for small modular reactors at the North Anna power station. Dominion Energy Virginia is seeking funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations. Specifically under “DE-FOA-0003485the Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor Pathway to Deployment, Tier 1.” (read the letter)
• There is a resolution to direct staff to conduct an update of the dogs running at large ordinance. (read the resolution)
• There is a resolution to authorize assignment of $4,712,538 from the fund balance to a reserve fund for local government and school capital projects. Most of it is going to the schools. (read the resolution)
• There is a resolution to authorize a memorandum of understanding with the Louisa County School Board related to the use of the county airport for emergency parking. (read the resolution)
• There is a resolution to approve a contract for a company to develop event, wayfinding, and gateway signage. This will go to Centaur Holdings, Inc. (read the resolution)
• There is a resolution to authorize a budget transfer for the Sheriff’s Department for an additional $36,000 for an upgrade of the Carolina Recording System Upgrade. (read the resolution)

There will be a presentation from Piedmont Virginia Community College, an update from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, another presentation on gateway signs, and an update on regional electrical transmission projects that affect Louisa County. Only the latter is available in advance and you can look at a bigger version here.

Under new business, there is a resolution related to requests for applications for a Louisa Grant program for tourism partnerships. A committee recommends the Louisa County Fair get up to $26,699 with $20,000 to be used to hire musical acts. The Louisa County Historical Society is to receive up to $19,000 for three projects including $6,000 for the Sargeant Museum and $12,000 for integrating various maps and tours into the county’s tourism app. (read the memo)

There are four public hearings:

• The first is on proposed amendments to the Land Development Regulations including one that would remove the Virginia Department of Transportation’s involvement in review of county site plans. There’s a story here I have on a long list of ones to pursue. (read the memo)
• The second is for a rezoning application for LA Resort LLC to seek an increase from 96 units to 124 units for a planned unit development at Lake Anna. (read the memo)
• The third is related to abandonment of public right of way for public use that was dedicated as part of the Cutalong Consolidated. (read the memo)
• The fourth is related to a proffer amendment requested by the owner of Cutalong Consolidated. (read the memo)

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 January 6, 2025 Week Ahead edition of the newsletter.