2026-08-26 - Board of Supervisors
Summary
- VACo Achievement Awards were presented to the Naloxone By Mail program (Gabriella Caldwell-Miller) and the 9/11 Day of Service program (Debra Preston).
- Citizens' Time: Nelson disputed data center personal property tax revenue assumptions; Coney read a Democratic Committee resolution against new data centers; Zamborski urged denial of Iron Horse; Manke disputed financial distress claims; Covington urged a pause on data center approvals; Doss asked for Women's Equality Day recognition.
- Consent agenda approved 7-0 after the HR Policy update was removed (Dibble motion, Floyd second); included the FY27 CSB performance contract, Verizon lease hearing advertisement, Villetta Pointe pedestrian agreement, Doswell Station Lot 9 resubdivision, Ordinance 26-06 advertisement, financial policy amendments, and budget supplements (HCPS $4,050,905; CASA $60,000; Wegmans $650,134; reappropriation $1,774,374; DPU software $88,000; Pouncey Tract/Ashland Road $750,000).
- Preliminary FY26 year-end financial report: General Fund balance projected at $156.9 million with $55.7 million unassigned (13.5% of revenues), above the 10% policy minimum.
- School-based mental health services MOU approved 7-0 (Hudson motion, Dibble second); hybrid coverage model with three comprehensive and three targeted schools.
- Revisions to the Policy for Use of Public Facilities approved 7-0 (Floyd motion, Dibble second); insurance required for special events but not public assemblies.
- Connect Hanover broadband update: 1,371 homes connected; BEAD contracts signed for about 3,525 additional passings.
- Ordinance 26-04 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance adopted 7-0 (Floyd motion, Hudson second).
- Recess at 3:33 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Issues discussed
- Verizon Wireless antenna lease on Creighton Road water tank
- Iron Horse Data Center Proposal
- Ordinance 26-04 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance
- School-Based Mental Health Services Memorandum of Understanding
- Public Facilities Use Policy Revisions
- Connect Hanover Broadband Initiative
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