Jul 01, 2025 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting

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GOOD AFTERNOON. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE. GOOD AFTERNOON.

CALL THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JULY 1ST, 2025.

TO ORDER. FIRST ON OUR AGENDA IS THE INVOCATION BY PASTOR MIKE PENNINGTON, VICTORY CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

[I. Call to Order]

HELP US TO STEWARD IT WELL. I ASK YOU TO BLESS THIS MEETING AND ALL THE DECISIONS THAT BE MADE.

GIVE WISDOM TO OUR LEADERS, LORD, IN EVERY DECISION THAT THEY MAKE.

WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY FOLKS WHO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY SO WELL.

WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THEM AND WATCH OVER THEM.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT COUNTY THAT WE LIVE IN, AND WE JUST ARE SO HONORED.

LORD, WE ASK YOU TO BLESS FATHER, ALL OF OUR FOLKS IN THE MILITARY WHO PURCHASED THIS FREEDOM FOR US.

WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THEM AND WATCH OVER THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.

WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR THE SACRIFICES THEY'VE MADE THAT WE CAN HAVE ALL THIS FREEDOM.

WE HONOR YOU. IT'S IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS WE PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN. MR. CHRISTY, JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. SHOULD WE DO A ROLL CALL? ALL RIGHT.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS. FIRST, ON THE AGENDA, WE WELCOME OUR NEW COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR,

[II. Invocation: Pastor Mike Hennigan, Victory Christian Church]

[III. Pledge of Allegiance]

[IV. Chair's Comments]

WHAT? THREE WEEKS? STARTING WEEK FOUR. STARTING WEEK FOUR NOW.

AND I MEAN, HE'S ACCOMPLISHED A WHOLE LOT MORE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAN THAN A LONG TIME BEFORE THAT.

SO ANYWAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THURSDAY, JULY 3RD, WE'RE HAVING FIREWORKS AT 9 P.M., GOOCHLAND SPORTS COMPLEX.

[Thursday, July 3, 2025, Fireworks Celebration, 9 PM – Goochland Sports Complex (Old High School), Rain date Saturday, July 5: Bring the whole family and enjoy a night under the stars with the community’s favorite event of the year! Park & watch the fireworks from the following locations: Goochland Sports Complex, NAPA Parking Lot, Farmers Market Lot, Old Goochland Elementary School, Goochland Middle & High School. Parking will open at 5:30 PM. For more information, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at (804) 556-5854.]

AND BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY AND ENJOY A NIGHT UNDER THE STARS WITH THE COMMUNITY'S FAVORITE EVENT OF THE YEAR.

PARK AND WATCH THE FIREWORKS FROM FOLLOWING LOCATIONS.

GOOCHLAND SPORTS COMPLEX, NAPA PARKING LOT. FARMER'S MARKET LOT.

OLD GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. GOOCHLAND MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PARKING WILL OPEN AT 530.

AN APPLE PARKING LOT FARMER'S MARKET IN OLD HOUSTON WILL BE OPEN AT THAT POINT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT PARKS AND RECREATION.

AND THEY'LL HELP YOU FIND A PLACE TO PARK AND TELL YOU MORE ABOUT IT.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. PLEASE COME AND JOIN US.

IT IS OUR CELEBRATION OF THE, I THINK, WHAT, 247? THIS WILL BE THE 248TH CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY.

249. WHO'S COUNTING? NINE. 249. ALRIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.

NEXT YEAR. 250 THAT'S CORRECT. SO ANYWAY, COME CELEBRATE WITH US.

NOW TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR REILLY FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMENTS. YEAH. THANK YOU, MISTER WINFREY.

[V. County Administrator's Comments]

THIS IS STARTING WEEK FOUR OF MY TENURE HERE AS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, AND I COULDN'T BE ANY HAPPIER TO BE SITTING IN THE SEAT AGAIN.

I NEVER THOUGHT THAT WHEN I LEFT THE SUPERINTENDENT, I'D BE SITTING RIGHT BACK IN THIS SAME SEAT SEVERAL YEARS LATER.

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MANY IN THIS ROOM WHO HAVE BEEN WELCOMING AND HAVE HAVE HELPED ME WITH ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT I'VE ASKED.

AND CERTAINLY THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK TO UNDERSTAND AND FIND OUT ABOUT ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ULTIMATELY LEARN ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO IN THE FUTURE TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY EVEN STRONGER.

I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO TOUR WITH MR. VAUGHTERS, CHANCE TO TOUR OUR COUNTY WITH MR. SPOONER, AND I'VE SEEN THINGS THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXISTED IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY.

PART OF THE BEAUTY THAT I JUST DID NOT KNOW WAS HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD, AND LOOK FORWARD TO OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE THE REST OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE REST OF THE SUPERVISORS. CHIEF FERGUSON'S TAKEN ME TO EACH ONE OF OUR FIRE STATIONS, THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER, AND HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET MANY OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE IN THE ROOM AND JUST EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO KEEP US ALL SAFE AND SERVE ON THE FRONT LINES OF OUR COMMUNITY. I HAD THE CHANCE TO TOUR OUR FACILITIES WITH SCOTT FOSTER AND SEE SOME THINGS THAT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND LEARNED THAT WE HAVE OVER 1000 CARS VISIT OUR CENTRAL CONVENIENCE CENTER ON A DAILY BASIS.

DID YOU KNOW THAT? AND THE GENTLEMAN WHO SERVICED THAT SERVICE CENTER JUST DO AN AMAZING JOB OF BEING FRONTWARD FACING FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND JUST REALLY THANKFUL FOR THEIR THEIR WORK. AND OVERALL, I'VE LEARNED JUST HOW STRONG THIS COMMUNITY IS AND WHAT MAKES GOOCHLAND SPECIAL IN SO MANY WAYS.

WITH ENGAGED, COMMITTED CITIZENS, DEDICATED STAFF MEMBERS, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO INVEST IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY IN A TIME WHEN THERE IS CHOICE. THEY HAVE CHOSEN US AND JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT DIALOG AS WE GO FORWARD IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS OF OUR TIME TOGETHER. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE WORK OF TWO OF OUR DEPARTMENTS WHO HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED RECENTLY FOR SOME ABSOLUTELY EXCEPTIONAL WORK.

AND WE DO HAVE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND MANY OF OUR TEAMMATES WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY.

AND I'VE LEARNED ABOUT THE AMAZING THINGS THAT THEY ARE DOING AS A SMALL RURAL COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE FIRST CLASS SERVICE TO NOT ONLY OUR RESIDENTS, BUT ALL THOSE WHO ARE PASSING BY ON THE INTERSTATES AND VISITING OUR RESTAURANTS AND VISITING GOOCHLAND COUNTY.

AND SO THEY'RE JUST DOING EXCEPTIONAL THINGS.

AND SO I WANT TO PUBLICLY CELEBRATE TODAY. THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FIRE, RESCUE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S MISSION LIFELINE EMS GOLD ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO OFFERING RAPID AND RESEARCH BASED CARE TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE MOST SEVERE OF HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES.

AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WHEN PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING ONE OF THE WORST TIME IN THEIR LIFE OR A REALLY TOUGH EVENT, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE RIGHT THERE TO PROVIDE CARE AND COMPASSION AND HELP THEM DURING THE MOST CHALLENGING TIMES THAT THEY MAY FACE.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO ARE HERE TODAY AND YOUR COLLEAGUES WHO ARE NOT WITH US BECAUSE THEY'RE OUT SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY. LET'S GIVE THEM A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. I ALSO WANT TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE OUR TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT.

I HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET WITH ALL OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS DURING THE FIRST WEEK ON THE JOB, AND LEARN A LOT ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AS ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE EXCELLENT THINGS THAT THEIR STAFF IS DOING.

AND SO, FOR THE 10TH YEAR IN A ROW, OUR TREASURER'S OFFICE HAS RECEIVED THE QUALITY SEAL OF APPROVAL FROM THE TREASURERS ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA.

AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, GOING THROUGH AN ACCREDITATION PROCESS AND HAVING YOUR WORK VALIDATED BY YOUR PEERS IS NOT ALWAYS EASY.

IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK, AND YOU'RE PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE.

AND SO PAM HAS DONE THAT BECAUSE ULTIMATELY SHE UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK THAT HER AND HER TEAM ARE DOING AS STEWARDS OF OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

AND SO, PAM, I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE TEAM THAT YOUR WORK, YOUR TEAM DOES EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS AS STRONG AS POSSIBLE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. LET'S RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK.

AND LAST ON MY COMMENTS IS A REMINDER THAT WE DO HAVE THE FARMER'S MARKET GOING ON TODAY.

AND SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING SOME GOODIES FROM OUR COMMUNITY, PLEASE STOP BY AND CHECK THEM OUT. SO THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. AND I WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING ON YOUR COMMENT TO YOUR COMMENTS ON THE FIRE AND RESCUE.

NOT SURE IF EVERYONE KNOWS, BUT WE HAD A TERRIBLE, AWFUL FIRE OVER THE WEEKEND.

I BELIEVE IT WAS AT LEHIGH PAVING, AND I THINK 3 OR 4 TRUCKS DUMP TRUCKS WERE CAUGHT.

FIVE, FIVE DUMP TRUCKS WERE ON FIRE. I SAW A PICTURE AND IT WAS JUST A HORRENDOUS FIRE AND OUR TEAM

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SO AGAIN, KUDOS, CHIEF, TO YOU AND YOUR YOUR TEAM.

MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I COULD JUMP IN ON A PERSONAL NOTE.

I HAD A FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE WITH FIRE AND RESCUE.

I HAVE LEARNED THAT IF YOU TURN LEFT ON A GREEN ARROW, IT'S NOT ALWAYS SAFE.

AND SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A COUPLE OF AMBULANCES, A FIRE TRUCK AND A COUPLE OF DEPUTIES TO COME AND ASSIST ME.

AS YOU CAN SEE, I APPEAR TO BE OKAY, BUT WE'LL WAIT AND SEE LATER TODAY, I GUESS.

BUT I TRULY APPRECIATE THE RAPID RESPONSE AND THE CARE THAT I RECEIVED.

AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW ME FROM ADAM'S HOUSE CAT, SO THEY'D HAVE DONE THE SAME FOR EVERY OTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO HAD THAT UNFORTUNATE OPPORTUNITY. SO I DID SEE FIRSTHAND WHY TWO AMBULANCES ARE DISPATCHED BECAUSE THEY TRY TO TAKE ME INTO ONE, AND IT WAS ALREADY OCCUPIED. SO I GOT THE I GOT THE ONE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING WORKING, I GUESS MAYBE, BUT IT REALLY WAS A HIGH TESTIMONY, THE RAPID RESPONSE AND THE CARE THAT PEOPLE IN A TRAUMATIC SITUATION RECEIVE FROM OUR STAFF. SO, CHIEF. THANK YOU. THE SHERIFF'S NOT HERE, BUT THANK YOU.

IT REALLY DID MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON ME AS WELL AS THE ACCIDENT.

SO THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. NEXT. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION TWO. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT OUR TEAMMATES ARE DOING THROUGH PARKS AND RECREATION.

[VI. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing July as Parks and Recreation Month]

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. HOW ARE YOU, SIR? DOING GREAT.

THANK YOU, MR. CHRISTIE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WHEREAS GOOCHLAND COUNTY'S PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES AND THE DEPARTMENT'S PERSONNEL ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELLNESS, IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE DEPARTMENT FACILITATES AND PROMOTES TIME SPENT ENGAGED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.

AND WHEREAS THE DEPARTMENT'S FACILITIES PROVIDE SPACE FOR SPORTS, WALKING TRAILS AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE AND ENGAGED LIFESTYLES. AND WHEREAS THE DEPARTMENT'S GROWING PROGRAMING SUCH AS OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMING, YOUTH SPORTS AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES SUPPORT CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTERPERSONAL ENGAGEMENT AND TEAM PLAY.

AND WHEREAS, THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK AND FACILITIES CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO GOOCHLAND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.

AND WHEREAS, OUR COUNTY'S PARKS AND NATURE AREAS PROVIDE A PLACE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS TO CONNECT WITH THE OUTDOORS.

DOORS. AND WHEREAS, GOOCHLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION HAS PROVIDED SERVICES FOR OVER 5000 PROGRAM REGISTRANTS AND OVER 400,000 VISITORS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025. AND WHEREAS THE U.S.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS DESIGNATED JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.

AND WHEREAS GOOCHLAND COUNTY IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY BENEFITS DERIVED FROM THE WORK OF OUR DEPARTMENT STAFF AND FROM OUR COMMUNITIES, ACCESS TO THE FACILITIES OPERATED BY OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THAT JULY IS RECOGNIZED AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IN THE COUNTY.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MR. CHAIR? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZED IN JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE AYE AYE. NO. OPPOSED? LET'S GO GET A PICTURE. GREAT. THANKS FOR DOING THAT.

APPRECIATE THAT. FATHER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

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[VII. Requests to Postpone Agenda Items and Additions, Deletions or Changes in the Order of Presentation]

DO YOU HAVE ANY CHANGES OR ADDITIONS? OKAY. SEEING NONE.

NEXT WE HAVE CITIZEN COMMENT, PERIOD. LET ME READ THE.

[VIII. Citizen Comment]

DURING THIS, LET ME OPEN IT UP AND THEN I'LL TELL YOU IT'S NOW OPEN.

BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO LIMIT YOUR DISCUSSION TO ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

THERE'S A THREE MINUTE LIMIT ON IT. AND IF YOU IF YOU EXPECT TO READ SOMEONE ELSE'S WRITTEN STATEMENT AT THE PODIUM, YOU MAY SUBMIT THE WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE BOARD BY PROVIDING AT LEAST SIX COPIES TO THE CLERK.

THE. EACH PERSON MAY SPEAK UP TO THREE MINUTES.

WITH THE GREEN LIGHT COMES ON. THAT'S WHEN THE THREE MINUTES START.

WHEN THE FIRST YELLOW LIGHT APPEARS, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT TO SPEAK.

THE SECOND LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY BLINKS. 30S LEFT TO SPEAK IN THE RED LIGHT.

YOU NEED TO WRAP IT UP. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES, YOU MAY EXTEND YOUR TIME BY HAVING OTHER RESIDENTS COME UP, GIVE THEIR NAME, AND SPEED THEIR TIME TO YOU.

YOUR TIME IS INCREASED BY TWO MINUTES FOR EACH PERSON WHO DOES SO UP TO TEN MINUTES TOTAL.

PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BEFORE STARTING YOUR COMMENTS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS? ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. SORRY.

LINDA MOORE, 2164 PROPHET ROAD. MANIKIN. SABBATH.

I WANT TO THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU ALL THAT ARE SITTING UP THERE, ESPECIALLY MR. REILLY, WHO WHO ACCOMMODATED US ON HIS FIFTH DAY.

YOU KNOW, AND ALSO FOR MANNY ALVAREZ FOR HELPING TO BRIDGE THAT TIME BETWEEN ADMINISTRATORS THAT IS VERY CRITICAL TO CITIZENS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU PUT CITIZENS NUMBER ONE ON, ON YOUR LIST.

SOMETIMES WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE KIND OF DROPPED DOWN, BUT THIS IS GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. TO ALL OF YOU, ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO TONIGHT.

THANKS. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE CITIZEN COMMENT, PERIOD. NEXT WE HAVE BEFORE US THE MINUTES FOR APPROVAL OF THE MAY 23RD, 2025,

[IX. Approval of Action Minutes]

SECOND. SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

YAY! AYE. AND NEXT WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 3RD REGULAR BOARD MEETING, 03:30 P.M..

DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE? WE'LL DO BOTH.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO THEY ARE PASSED. NEXT, WE HAVE THE VDOT REPORT FOR THIS MONTH.

GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DOCTOR RILEY, WELCOME.

I'M PHILLIP FRAZIER. I'M THE RESIDENT ENGINEER AT THE RESIDENCY.

[1. VDOT -June 2025]

THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I'VE STOOD AT THE PODIUM AND SPOKEN TO YOU.

HOWEVER, THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF, YOU KNOW, MY TENURE AS THE RESIDENT ENGINEER AND REPRESENTING GOOCHLAND COUNTY.

FROM THE VDOT SIDE. SO I BELIEVE YOU GUYS HAVE THE MAINTENANCE REPORT IN FRONT OF YOU.

I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO DEPTH ABOUT THE REPORT.

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BUT ALSO LET YOU KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, MARSHALL RETIRED LAST TUESDAY.

HE DID THINGS CERTAIN WAYS THAT I THINK WENT REALLY, REALLY WELL.

FOR GOOCHLAND, FOR VDOT TO CREATE A PARTNERSHIP.

THAT BEING SAID, WHAT I WANT TO DO NOW IS KIND OF TAKE A PAUSE.

NOT SPECIFIC TO THIS MOMENT, BUT OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR SO AND ASK YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER WHAT YOU THINK MIGHT BE THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN SERVE YOU GOING FORWARD.

I LOVE I READ REAL QUICKLY WHILE I WAS SITTING HERE, I READ DOCTOR REILLY'S PLAN FOR THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, AND I LOVED ONE OF THE FIRST LINES. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WORD I'VE BEEN USING IS INTENTIONAL.

I WANT TO BE INTENTIONAL AND SPECIFIC ABOUT HOW I ADDRESS ISSUES AND WHAT I BRING TO YOU GUYS.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE COME HERE ON A MONTHLY BASIS FOR THE LAST HOWEVER MANY YEARS AND PROVIDED A MAINTENANCE REPORT.

IF THAT IS WHAT THE BOARD EXPECTS AND THE COUNTY EXPECTS, I CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND COME ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND SHARE THAT.

BUT I THINK THERE'S OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN HAVE A PARTNERSHIP AND I CAN SHARE INFORMATION.

MAYBE THAT'S WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE INTENTION ABOUT HOW THE COUNTY CAN GROW.

AS FAR AS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, MAYBE IT'S ME COMING ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND AND ADDRESSING THE BOARD ABOUT THE TYPES OF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE.

THE COUNTY HAS ACTUALLY BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THE LAST COUPLE ROUNDS OF GRANT GRANT PROGRAMS AND GETTING FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, BUT I THINK THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE I CAN KIND OF ADDRESS YOU GUYS AND PROVIDE A LITTLE GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP ON THOSE PROGRAMS. DISCUSSING HOW WE'RE PREPARING FOR AN UPCOMING WINTER SEASON. I THINK THAT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR FOR YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING, HOW WE PRIORITIZE OUR PROGRAM RESURFACING. HOW DO WE CHOOSE ROADS TO BE RESURFACED AND WHAT TYPES OF TREATMENT DO WE DO? ASPHALT CHIP SEAL, SLURRY SEALS. THOSE ARE ALL DIFFERENT TOOLS IN OUR TOOLBOX.

I THINK THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE I COME TO YOU GUYS WITH INTENTION TO SAY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO AS A DEPARTMENT THAT I WANT YOU TO BE FAMILIAR WITH AND HAVE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING. SO WITH THAT, THAT'S THAT'S ME IN A NUTSHELL AND WHAT I WANT TO BRING TO THE TABLE, DOCTOR REILLY. I WILL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU PROBABLY WITHIN THE WEEK JUST TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FACE TIME AND GET TO KNOW YOU.

I THINK WE HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED WITH SOME OF OUR EXECUTIVE STAFF AT THE AT THE DISTRICT, WHICH I WILL BE A PART OF IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THAT'S THAT'S ME. AND I'LL JUST KIND OF OPEN IT FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

CONCERNS. I KNOW THERE MIGHT BE A COUPLE THINGS THAT I CAN ANSWER, HOPEFULLY PROVIDE SOME GOOD NEWS.

SO ANY QUESTIONS? MR.. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

MARSHALL DID A WONDERFUL JOB, IN MY OPINION, AND HE SPOKE SO HIGHLY OF YOU.

IT WAS ACTUALLY FOR SCOTTS PRESBYTERIAN. I GOT EXCITED WHEN I HEARD THAT YOU WERE GOING TO TAKE THE POSITION.

SO IN THAT VEIN, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU HAVE MADE ALREADY SITE VISITS TO BOTH RIVER ROAD AND ROUTE SIX, AND THEN ALSO HOCKETT ROAD.

AND ROUTE SIX YOU USED. OR SOME VERBIAGE WAS IN HERE.

IT SAID THAT WITH HOCKETT IN 623. WELL 623 AND RIVER THAT SIGNIFICANT WAIT TIMES WERE NOT EXPERIENCED.

AND WHAT IS SIGNIFICANT IS THAT DEFINABLE. SO SO WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS A POTENTIAL GREEN TEA.

THIS IS A TYPE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE WHERE YOU PROVIDE BASICALLY AN ACCELERATION LANE AT AN INTERSECTION THAT'S A T SIMILAR TO HOCKETT AND ROUTE SIX.

WHAT WE FOUND WAS THERE IS A LONG QUEUE OF TRAFFIC, BUT THERE ISN'T A SIGNIFICANT WAIT TIME FOR THAT QUEUE TO DWINDLE DOWN.

SO THERE'S FOLKS THAT ARE PULLING UP AND THEY'RE STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN.

THEY LOOK LEFT, THEY LOOK RIGHT. THEY HAVE A GAP.

THEY MAKE THEIR MOVEMENT. SO THERE IS A LONG WAIT TIME FOR SOMEONE IN THE BACK OF THE QUEUE, BUT THE QUEUE IS MOVING, SO I APOLOGIZE. THE QUEUE IS MOVING SO QUICKLY THAT WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN REALLY ADDRESS AT THAT INTERSECTION TO MAKE THINGS MOVE FASTER. WELL, SIGNIFICANT TO SOME PEOPLE IS LIKE THREE NANOSECONDS FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S 30S.

IS THAT DEFINED? DOES NOT HAVE SIGNIFICANT MEANS.

I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE A SPECIFIC. SO I CAN'T DEFINE.

YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO DEFINE DESCRIBE IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH.

DID YOU. I HAVE ONE OTHER THAT I THINK YOU BROUGHT UP WITH ME ABOUT.

I WAS I WASN'T ACCOSTED, I WAS APPROACHED AT ROTARY ABOUT SOMEBODY ABOUT THE 623 AND 250 INTERSECTION.

AND THEY HAD AN INCIDENT THAT PUT A VISITOR INTO THE MCDONALD'S PARKING AREA.

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WHAT I WAS ABLE TO DO IS I REACHED OUT TO OUR TRAFFIC OPERATIONS TEAM THEY WERE ABLE TO.

IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH HOW THESE FLASHING YELLOW ARROWS WORK.

IT BASICALLY GOES, IT GOES. YOU HAVE A GREEN, IT GOES INTO YELLOW, IT GOES INTO RED.

AND THEN WHEN THE OPPOSING THROUGH LANE, THEY GET A GREEN AT THE SAME TIME, THAT LEFT TURN WILL GET A FLASHING YELLOW ARROW.

SO IT HAPPENS SIMULTANEOUSLY. SO WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO WAS PUT A DELAY ON THAT YELLOW.

SO THE OPPOSING THROUGH WILL GET A GREEN AND IT WILL STAY RED FOR ABOUT 2 OR 3 SECONDS.

THAT ALLOWS THAT PERSON THAT CAN MAKE THAT THAT LEFT TURN AT THE FLASHING YELLOW ARROW.

TIME TO GO. OKAY. SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY PROCEEDING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE I THINK WHAT YOU WERE DESCRIBING IN THE EMAIL OR THAT PERSON DESCRIBED IN THE EMAIL WAS IT WAS HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY, AND IT WAS ENDING UP IN SOME KIND OF CONFLICT IN A CRASH.

SO WE'VE ALREADY MADE THOSE TIMING CHANGES. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT PERSON TO MAYBE FROM FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, WOULD YOU GO DOWN AND LOOK AT THE INTERSECTION WITH 623 AND 250 ALSO, THAT'S WHERE MY INCIDENT TOOK PLACE.

OKAY. AT HOCKETT. YEAH. UNDERSTAND? NO, NO. NOT HOCKETT.

ASHLAND ROAD AT ASHLAND ROAD. YES, SIR. OKAY.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. ANYTHING ELSE? YES. I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT.

I KNOW I APPROACHED DOCTOR RILEY ABOUT IT, BUT THE SIGNAL AT BROAD AND WILKS RIDGE. COULD YOU SPEAK TO THAT? I MEAN, IT IS ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE CONNECTIVITY TO 288 AND TRYING TO GET ON 64. YOU'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE RACING THROUGH TO MAKE BOTH LIGHTS.

YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, A THREE, POTENTIALLY FOUR CARS MAX GOING THROUGH THERE.

IT IS ONE WAY IN, ONE WAY OUT. I MEAN, THAT'S THEIR ONLY WAY IN.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVES. WHAT IS THE POLICY ON GETTING JUST.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE FIVE EXTRA SECONDS MIGHT MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE.

SO WHAT WE DID WHEN WE GOT THAT COMPLAINT I SUBMITTED IT TO THE SAME GROUP.

SO THE RESIDENCY IS NOT INTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAFFIC OPERATIONS.

WE HAVE A SPECIFIC GROUP AT OUR DISTRICT OFFICE THAT MANAGES THAT.

WHAT THEY DID WAS THEY LOOKED AT HOW THE CAMERA, THIS IS ALL VIDEO DETECTION.

THEY LOOKED AT THE CAMERA AND THEY SAW HOW IT WAS THE THE VIEWPOINT WAS SET UP AND WHAT THEY HAVE, WHAT THEY FOUND. IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH A RING DOORBELL, A RING DOORBELL, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SET UP A PERIMETER IN YOUR FRONT YARD SO THAT WHEN SOMEONE ENTERS YOUR YARD, YOU GET A NOTIFICATION THE PERSON IS JUST ENTERED THE PERIMETER.

IT'S A SIMILAR SITUATION FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS.

AND THOSE THOSE CAMERAS THEY FOUND WAS IT WAS SHORT.

IT WASN'T ENCOMPASSING THE ENTIRE LEFT TURN LANE OR BOTH LEFT TURN LANES.

SO THEY WERE ABLE TO MODIFY THAT, CLEAN IT UP AND MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS CAPTURING THE ENTIRE LANE, WHICH ALLOWS THE SIGNAL TO GO THROUGH ITS FULL PROGRESSION.

SO THE FULL SIGNAL TIMING CYCLE IS 20S. IT'S ABOUT 14 SECONDS IN GREEN, AND THEN THE NEXT FEW SECONDS IS YELLOW RED A BREAK UNTIL THE OTHER FOLKS ARE ABLE TO GET THROUGH.

SO WHAT THEY DID WAS THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX THAT.

IT SEEMS LIKE IT ACTUALLY FIXED THE ISSUE. I HAD MY STAFF GO OUT AND PHYSICALLY WATCH THEY NOTICED IN ABOUT AN HOUR'S TIME, THERE WAS ABOUT TWO INSTANCES WHERE A VEHICLE WHERE THERE WAS A COUPLE VEHICLES THAT DIDN'T GET THROUGH.

AND ULTIMATELY WHAT THAT IS, IS YOU'RE HAVING A QUEUING ISSUE ON BROAD STREET GOING TO 288.

AND SO THE CYCLE HAS TO SWITCH, ESPECIALLY IN THE PEAK HOUR.

OTHERWISE WE HAVE THESE QUEUING ISSUES ABROAD.

OH, IF YOU GOT A FULL GROUP THROUGH THEN IT'S DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED.

SO THANK YOU. YEAH NO PROBLEM. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT A RING DOORBELL IS IN USE IN OUR TRAFFIC.

YOU KNOW, SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY? YEAH. SAME TECHNOLOGY? YEAH. VERY SIMILAR. GOOD. WELL, THANK YOU, MR. SPOONER. THANK YOU. WELCOME IN THE NEW CAPACITY.

I APPRECIATE YOU LEANING IN ALREADY AND HELPING ME OUT WITH THAT ONE SITUATION THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

A COUPLE OF THINGS I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON FROM OTHER CARRYOVERS FROM YOUR PREDECESSOR.

YOU'VE HEARD ME PROBABLY OVER THE YEARS, TALK ABOUT THE MOWING SCHEDULE AND THE TRASH PICKUP.

AND ON A POSITIVE NOTE, WE'LL START ON A GOOD NOTE.

I SAW SOMETHING I'D NEVER SEEN BEFORE. AS A AS A MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIAST.

I USED TO CRINGE WHEN I WATCHED ALL THE CUTTING AND SEEING ALL THE GRASS IN THE ROAD AND JUST, JUST WOULDN'T RIDE MY BIKE. BUT I SAW BLOWERS THIS TIME THAT WERE BLOWING THE THE GRASS OFF, WHICH I THINK IS FANTASTIC. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A NEW MOVE OR WHAT.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO BE BETTER ABOUT BLOWING THINGS OFF OF THE ROAD. IT IS. IT IS PER LAW.

SUPPOSED TO HAVE GRASS CLIPPINGS OFF OF THE ROAD.

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SO. WELL DONE. THAT BEING SAID GOING DOWN WHITEHALL ROAD AFTERWARDS WAS NOTHING BUT TRASH.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY GOES. I KNOW THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SCHEDULE IS. THEY GO OUT AHEAD OF TIME. BUT WE'VE WE'VE OFTEN SAID WE HAVE A LOT OF CITIZENS THAT ARE VERY ENGAGED AND WOULD LOVE TO HELP, YOU KNOW, IF WE IF WE KNEW THE MOWING SCHEDULE, WE COULD GET OUT AND EITHER TO A FAST FOLLOW UP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO MAYBE THIS WOULD BE MY FIFTH OR SIXTH YEAR ASKING FOR THIS.

MAYBE WE CAN WORK ON THAT AND GET SOMETHING FOCUSED.

TWO OTHER FOLLOW UPS THAT I HAD ROCKCASTLE ROAD HAD HAD HAD A SURFACE DONE ON IT LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE. AND THERE'S I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED TRAFFIC WE'VE GOT, TOO. IT'S THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT DOWN THERE. AND THEN WITH WESTVIEW ON THE JAMES IN THE SUMMER.

THEY'RE GETTING SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN LOOK TO SEE.

MAYBE WE LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT RESURFACING.

AND THEN THE THIRD THING IS I HAD BROUGHT UP TO MARSHALL BELMONT, WHICH WE HAD JUST WE HAD DONE PUT SURFACE DOWN AS OPPOSED TO THE, THE I GUESS IT WAS JUST DIRT OR GRAVEL BEFORE, BUT NOW THE ASPHALT OR WHATEVER THAT IS, IS, IS ALSO WASH BOARDING. SO IT'S TOO NEW TO GO BAD ALREADY.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY GUARANTEES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

BUT IF, IF YOU COULD FOLLOW UP ON THOSE COUPLE OF THINGS, THAT'D BE GREAT.

YES WE CAN. ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL LOOK INTO IT. THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS I HAVE TO GO BACK AND AND DIG INTO.

BUT YEAH, WHEN WE COME BACK NEXT MONTH I'LL BE GREAT.

THANK YOU, MR. FRAZIER. YES, YES. MR.. MR. FRAZIER, I REMEMBERED THE SECOND THING THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO ASK ABOUT, AND THIS IS A FARM BUREAU OBSERVATION, AND THAT IS IF VDOT HAS SETBACK REQUIREMENTS ON MAILBOXES AND FARMING EQUIPMENT HAS STARTED TO GET A LITTLE BIGGER. AND SO THERE ARE SCENARIOS WHERE THE COMBINES AND DRILLS, ETC. ARE HAVING TO ALMOST TAKE UP THE ENTIRE LANE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE OUT ON PURPOSE THE MAILBOXES.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS A USPS SITUATION OR IF VDOT ACTUALLY SAYS MAILBOXES WILL BE X FEET OFF OF THE HARD SURFACE EDGE. AND IF YOU COULD GIVE ME SOME GUIDANCE ON THAT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL BECAUSE I'M STARTING WITH YOU.

SURE. NO, I APPRECIATE IT. I I'LL TELL YOU, I HONESTLY DIDN'T KNOW THAT VDOT HAD ANY KIND OF STANDARD OR SPECIFICATION ABOUT MAILBOX OFFSET, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND THEY MAY NOT.

I'M OKAY. I'M I'M CARRYING A MESSAGE FROM TYPICALLY IT IS IT IS WITH THE POSTAL SERVICE.

SO I'VE HAD SOME REQUESTS IN THE PAST TO MOVE MAILBOXES FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO THE OTHER.

AND THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE TAKEN UP WITH THE US POSTAL SERVICE, THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY ABILITY TO, TO MAKE THAT MOVE. I WOULD SAY THAT STRICTLY SPEAKING, IT'S REALLY JUST THE PREFERENCE OF THE POST OFFICE AND WHOEVER'S DELIVERING THE MAIL.

BUT I'M NOT AWARE THAT VDOT HAS ANY KIND OF STANDARDS AS FAR AS OFFSETS IF THEY DO.

AND YOU COULD SHARE THAT. I APPRECIATE. IF YOU DON'T, THEN I'LL START.

SAINTS, PRESERVE ME WITH THE POST OFFICE. OKAY.

THANK YOU. WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU AND WELCOME AGAIN.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, MR. FRAZIER.

LIKEWISE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. SO THANK YOU.

HEY, DOCTOR REILLY, WHAT HAVE WE GOT NEXT HERE? AND NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS INTRODUCTION OF OUR NEW TEAMMATES.

AND OF COURSE, I'M IN WEEK FOUR MYSELF. AND WE HAVE A COUPLE TEAMMATES IN THE ROOM WHO HAVE STARTED JUST AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT I DID.

[2. Introduction of New County Staff]

YES, WE HAVE FOUR NEW PEOPLE I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE.

I'M GOING TO HAVE THEM STAND, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE AFTERWARDS.

SO I'M GOING TO START WITH OUR NEW FIREFIGHTER, JEFFREY LEWIS.

JEFFREY COMES BACK TO US. HE HAD BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR QUITE SOME TIME, WENT TO ANOTHER JURISDICTION AND SAW THE LIGHT HAS CHOSEN TO RETURN TO US.

SO. WELCOME, JEFFREY. OUR SECOND PERSON WILL BE ADAM BARBER.

ADAM BARBER AS OUR NEW PLANNER. THREE ADAM COMES TO US FROM FAR, FAR AWAY.

HE USED TO BE IN OREGON, AND VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HIM IN OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

OOPS. AND OUR NEXT NEW EMPLOYEE IS OUR NEW TRANSPORTATION MANAGER, PATRICK BEAM.

PATRICK WAS WITH VDOT FOR MANY YEARS AND IS A VETERAN AN ARMY VETERAN.

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AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE OUR NEW ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN WITH UTILITIES, RACHEL TRIPP.

RACHEL IS A GRADUATE OF VCU AND STARTED ON THE STARTED WITH THE COUNTY IN THE BEGINNING OF MAY.

SO EVERYBODY CAN JOIN US OVER HERE. I WANT TO SAY WELCOME TO ALL OUR NEW EMPLOYEES.

AND WE ENJOY HAVING EVERYBODY HERE, AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR EVERYBODY TO BE HERE, SO THANK YOU.

WELCOME TO THE TEAM.

JESSICA. COME. RIGHT THERE IN STYLE.

THANKS FOR CHOOSING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS. AND THE NEXT FEW ITEMS ON YOUR AGENDA ARE REPORTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET.

WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

CERTAINLY, THEY'RE THERE FOR THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW AS WELL.

THE FIRST REPORT IN YOUR PACKET IS THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE REPORT FROM JUNE OF 2025.

WE ALSO HAVE A REPORT ON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY THAT IS FORTHCOMING IN THE FUTURE, AS WELL AS A BROAD BAND REPORT FROM PAUL DRUMRIGHT, OUR TEAMMATE WHO WORKS WITH THAT SUBJECT MATTER THAT IS EFFECTIVE AS OF TODAY.

WE ALSO HAVE A JULY AGRICULTURAL SUMMER SUMMARY AS WELL.

SO A VARIETY OF REPORTS FOR YOUR REVIEW. STAFF MEMBERS ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

MR. CHAIRMAN. YES. IF I MAY, JUST CONFIRMING ON THE BROADBAND AND MR. DRUMRIGHT HAS BEEN VERY PATIENT WORKING WITH ME, BUT I WANT TO COMPLIMENT HIM BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT SOME OF THE INFORMATION I'M LOOKING FOR, IT'S ON PAGE 49 OF THE PACKET, BUT IT SHOWS ONE COLUMN THAT SAYS ACTIVE LOCATIONS, WHICH IS A SMALLER NUMBER.

AND THEN IT SHOWS TOTAL PASSINGS, WHICH IS THE LARGER NUMBER.

AND I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WELL, I GUESS TBD FOR JUNE, BUT IN MAY WE HAD 1422 ACTIVE ACCOUNTS, BUT WE'VE ACTUALLY MADE 4600.

DOES THAT MEAN PEOPLE ARE JUST NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT OR BECAUSE IT GOES COUNTERINTUITIVE? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING WE WANT BROADBAND AND THEN YOU FIND LITERALLY A 30% ENROLLMENT RATE.

SO SO THAT IS SHOWING WILL THE FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT WHAT THE TOTAL PASSING IS.

SO THAT DOES NOT MEAN EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW ALL FOR 4613 FOLKS HAVE AVAILABILITY TO GET SERVICE TODAY.

THAT'S A FORECAST. IT'S A FORECAST. YES, SIR.

THAT'S MY ANSWER. SO. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

CONSENT AGENDA. BOARD REPORTS. OH OH. BOARD REPORTS.

YES, SIR. DO WE HAVE ANY REPORTS FROM THE BOARD AND JUST ALLOW.

YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO YOUR YES THING. AND SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY REPORTS? NO. OKAY. MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. YEAH.

BOARD MEMBERS, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY FOR ACTION. WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[XI. Consent Agenda]

AND IT'S THERE FOR THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW AS WELL. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND I'LL TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO READ ALL THESE ITEMS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IF YOU CHOOSE TO TAKE THEM AS A SLATE.

THE FIRST ITEM IS A RESOLUTION REQUESTING VDOT TO ACCEPT MOSAIC AT WEST CREEK SECTION SEVEN SUBDIVISION STREETS INTO THE SECONDARY SYSTEM OF STATE HIGHWAYS FOR MAINTENANCE.

THIS WAS ON YOUR AGENDA AT YOUR JUNE 3RD MEETING, BUT HAD TO BE REMOVED DUE TO PROVIDING A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY ON THAT.

SO THAT'S PRESENTED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY, AS WELL AS A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING $98,496 AND A FOREST SUSTAINABILITY FUND FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY TO SUPPORT IDENTIFIED PARKS AND RECREATION PROJECTS.

IN ADDITION, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF 3531 WHITEHALL ROAD, WHICH INCLUDES 1.672 ACRES ADJACENT TO THE FUTURE SITE OF THE SANDY HOOK FIRE STATION.

STATION EIGHT AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE SPECIAL PROJECT SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH OUR WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF CFC. CFC, ALSO KNOWN AS FREON.

NEXT ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION IS REQUEST TO SET TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, ONE FOR ORDINANCES RELATED TO THE PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT REVIEW FEES AND ANOTHER

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NUMBER SEVEN, ON YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR CONSENT, IS THE REQUEST TO INITIATE AND REFER TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RELATED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TECHNOLOGY OVERLAY DISTRICT.

THERE IS A COMMUNITY MEETING SCHEDULED FOR HERE IN THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ON JULY 7TH AT 6:00 PM FOR INTERESTED CITIZENS AND STAFF WHO ARE WHO WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT, AS WELL AS REQUESTING TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR OCTOBER 7TH, 2025, OR EARLIER, IF NECESSARY, TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY CODE TO ESTABLISH A TECHNOLOGY ZONE.

SO A LOT OF THINGS ON CONSENT AGENDA FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA IN ITS ENTIRETY? MR. CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE AS APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES, MR. CHAIR.

ALL IN FAVOR? YES. YES. I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON THE ITEM REGARDING THE GRANT, THE FOR SUSTAINABILITY AWARD.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. AND JUST FOR CONFIRMATION THAT REALLY THIS IS A GRANT THAT WE TYPICALLY RECEIVE.

WE'VE REVIEWED IT, THAT THERE'S NO STRINGS ATTACHED. AND WE FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT WITH THE PARAMETERS OF, OF OF THE GRANT. YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. THERE ARE SPECIFIC PURPOSES IDENTIFIED IN THE GRANT.

ONE IS FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION. ONE IS FOR ANOTHER PUBLIC PURPOSE.

WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE USE FOR OUR PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAM.

AND THE IDENTIFIED USES ARE OUTLINED IN THE PACKET AND ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE GRANT.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'VE GOT A MOTION.

AND SECOND. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT MOTION CARRIED. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS

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FORGET YOU. I'M SORRY. I CAN BE UNFORGIVABLE.

LET'S TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR REILLY FOR HIS TRANSITION PLAN.

YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. SORRY. YEAH.

NO. NO WORRIES AT ALL. NO WORRIES AT ALL. JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TO SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC.

I SHARED SOME COMMENTS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER TODAY, BUT WANTED TO FORMALIZE SOME OF THE WORK THAT I'LL BE DOING AS YOUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR

[Presentation of County Administrator's Transition Entry Plan]

AND THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE ULTIMATELY CAN DO AS A COMMUNITY TO GROW EVEN STRONGER THAN WE ALREADY ARE.

AND I WANTED TO FORMALIZE THAT IN AN ENTRY PLAN THAT IS SHARED WITH YOU TODAY, BOARD MEMBERS, AND IS ALSO AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM FOR ANY CITIZENS THAT WOULD WANT TO SEE THAT.

AND SO WE HAVE, HAVE HAVE DEVELOPED THIS ENTRY PLAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

AND ULTIMATELY THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH YOUR YOUR GOALS, YOUR MISSION, YOUR VISION, AND THE CORE VALUES THAT WE AS A COUNTY GOVERNMENT HAVE ESTABLISHED. AND LOOKING AT THIS WORK THROUGH REALLY THREE MAJOR BUCKETS.

AND THE FIRST IS BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE GOOCHLAND COMMUNITY AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE MANY, MANY DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE SERVE. AND, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY OUR RESIDENTS, BUT OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS AND FOLKS WHO INTERACT WITH OUR COMMUNITY ON A REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE. BASIS.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE OUTLINED IN THE DOCUMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, I PLAN ON HAVING MULTIPLE LISTENING SESSIONS, CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR COMMUNITY, AND ULTIMATELY A CHANCE TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES.

AND AS MISS MOORE REFERENCED, THE CITIZENS ARE LISTED FIRST FOR A REASON.

AND ULTIMATELY, THAT IS THE REASON MY POSITION EXISTS.

AND THAT'S TO SUPPORT YOU AS BOARD MEMBERS, BUT ULTIMATELY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND SERVE THE CITIZENS WHO CALL GOOCHLAND HOME.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE ARTICULATED ON THE NEXT PAGE, YOU KNOW, THE LARGE GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS THAT I SEE MYSELF MEETING WITH AND TALKING TO AND ASKING QUESTIONS AND SEEKING UNDERSTANDING ULTIMATELY SO THAT I CAN GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, INCLUDING FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR MEDIA, AS WELL AS MY FELLOW COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS.

I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET WITH TWO COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS SO FAR IN THE FIRST SEVERAL WEEKS, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS AS WELL.

ULTIMATELY, UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT WE PLAY AS A COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PARTNERS ON SOME REALLY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES THAT IMPACT US ALL, AND I HAVE SHARED WITH WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS, WE WANT A SEAT AT THE TABLE.

WE WANT TO BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION. WE WANT TO BE A PART OF THE WORK SO THAT ULTIMATELY WHAT HAPPENS IN ONE COMMUNITY IMPACTS US AS WELL.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT GOOCHLAND IS REPRESENTED. AND THAT HAS BEEN VERY WARMLY RECEIVED IN THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I'VE HAD.

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CERTAINLY A LOT OF GREAT WORK HAS GONE INTO PLANNING DOCUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS THAT ARE INFLUENTIAL IN OUR WORK OF THE PAST AND MOVING FORWARD, AND ALSO CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY REGARDING ANY LEGAL MATTERS THAT ARE IMPACTING US AND LOOKING AT OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AS WELL.

I'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS ABOUT MY COMMITMENT TO UNDERSTANDING HOW WE CAN BE STRUCTURED AND ORGANIZED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM TO ULTIMATELY PROVIDE BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE STRUCTURED IN A WAY THAT'S SUSTAINABLE, THAT WE ARE MEETING DEADLINES AND PROVIDING EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THOSE THAT WE INTERACT WITH. AND SO I'M CURRENTLY UNDERGOING THAT ANALYSIS AND ASKING QUESTIONS AND DETERMINING THE STRENGTHS OF OUR TEAM, AND WHERE WE CAN BEST UTILIZE OUR STRENGTHS AND TALENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IN A POSITIVE MANNER.

AND THEN THE LAST THING IS ULTIMATELY, OKAY. WE'VE BEEN LISTENING, ASKING QUESTIONS AND READING.

NOW WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? AND IT'S AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT THE BOARD HAS ALREADY BEEN DOING THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLAY FOR MANY, MANY MONTHS AND MANY YEARS. AND CONTINUING THAT POSITIVE MOMENTUM IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS AND NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, SO THAT THE PREVIOUS PRIORITIES CAN CONTINUE TO BE COMPLETED AS IDENTIFIED BY THE BOARD, BUT ALSO THROUGH THIS LISTENING SESSION AND REVIEW OF ARTIFACTS AND DOCUMENTS, UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE NEED TO GO FROM HERE, AND PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION AS WE WORK TOGETHER AND STRATEGIZE FOR OUR WORK IN THE FUTURE. ALL THAT WORK ULTIMATELY IS GOING TO BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC AND DONE IN THE PURVIEW OF THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY KNOW THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. SO BOARD MEMBERS WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU TODAY AND ULTIMATELY SHARE WITH OUR PUBLIC SO THAT THEY HAVE AN AWARENESS OF WHAT THEIR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IS DOING ON THEIR BEHALF TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION INTO THIS ROLE.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND AS I'VE SAID, GO AHEAD.

YES. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS TO MAKE. YOU KNOW, FIRST, I'M THRILLED THAT ONE OF THE KEY WORDS THAT DOCTOR RILEY USES IN THIS DOCUMENT IS STAKEHOLDERS. AND I THINK THAT TOO OFTEN IN OUR PROCESSES WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE SEE IS JUST THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT THE DAIS OR IN THE CROWD.

IN A LOT OF THESE DECISIONS WE MAKE. WHAT IT TAKES, HOWEVER, IS A DEDICATED COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR LEADING A DEDICATED STAFF TO HAVE TOUCH POINTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, THROUGHOUT THE REGION, THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

AND I CAN TELL YOU, I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF MEETINGS ALREADY IN DOCTOR REILLY'S SHORT TENURE WHEN HE HAS ALREADY BEEN AHEAD OF THE GAME.

HE'S MET WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS, AND I CAN TELL YOU, WE ARE MANY TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE WHEN WE HAVE A COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR WHO IS TAKING A STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE DECISIONS ARE OFTEN QUITE COMPLEX, AND WE NEED TO DRAW IN AS MANY MINDS TO THE DISCUSSION AS WE CAN, BUT ALSO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE POTENTIALLY IMPACTED.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND DOCTOR RILEY ON.

AND THEN SECOND, THE THEME OF CUSTOMER SERVICE IS IN THE FOREFRONT AND EVERYTHING THAT DOCTOR RILEY IS DOING.

DELIVERABLES. WE'VE SEEN INCREDIBLE PROGRESS ALREADY, AND IT IS A THEME THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A DEDICATION FROM THE BOARD SIDE AND SEEING CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, JUST CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ON THAT FRONT.

THE CITIZENS ARE OUR CUSTOMERS, BUT ALSO GUESTS OF THE COUNTY.

BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO COME MAKE GOOCHLAND THEIR HOME ARE ALSO OUR CUSTOMERS.

AND IT TAKES RESPONSIVENESS. IT TAKES VERY STRONG COMMAND OF ALL THE ELEMENTS OF THE COUNTY TO DO THAT.

AND I'M THRILLED THAT THIS DOCUMENT FOCUSES ON THOSE TWO ELEMENTS SO MUCH.

THANKS. THANK YOU. MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY. YES I TOLD MYSELF THAT I NEEDED TO.

TO MAKE NOTE OF THIS, AND I HAVE NEGLECTED TO DO SO TWO TIMES ALREADY.

BUT I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK TWO PEOPLE. I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK MANNY ALVAREZ AND LISA BUSQUETS, WHO HAVE JUST BEEN AMAZING TO ME THROUGH THIS TRANSITION.

PRIOR TO MY START, THEY DEDICATED TIME OUT OF THEIR SCHEDULE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN I WALKED IN THE DOOR, I HAD ALL THE THINGS THAT I NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY START AND THROUGH THE FIRST SEVERAL WEEKS.

BOTH LISA AND MANNY HAVE BEEN THERE TO COUNSEL ME, SUPPORT ME, CALM ME DOWN WHEN I GOT A LITTLE EXCITED AND HAVE HAVE JUST BEEN TREMENDOUS TEAMMATES TO ME. AND SO LISA AND MANNY, I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME DURING THIS FIRST SEVERAL WEEKS.

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LISA, I'M GLAD YOU'RE STAYING WITH US. AND, MANNY, WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU.

OKAY. WHAT ELSE HAVE WE GOT FOR THE GOOD OF THE CALLS HERE BEFORE WE CLOSED SESSION? WE'RE GOING TO GET READY TO GO INTO A CLOSED SESSION.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF VIRGINIA CODE 2.237 11 A ONE.

[XIII. Closed Meeting & Certification]

[1. Motion: In accordance with the provisions of Virginia Code § 2.2-3711(A)(1), I move that the Goochland County Board of Supervisors convene in Closed Meeting for the purpose of discussing the performance and duties of the County Attorney.]

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

OKAY. ROLL CALL. OH, WE'RE GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL.

OKAY. YEAH. MR. SPOONER? YES. MR. WATERS. YES.

MR. CHRISTIE. YES. MR. LYLE. YAY! MR. WINFREY.

YES. OKAY. AND CLOSED SESSION. OH, GOOD.

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[2. Certification: Pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.2-3712(D), I move that the Board members hereby certify that, to the best of each member’s knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements under the Freedom of Information Act, and (ii) only the public business matters identified in the motion convening the Closed Meeting were heard, discussed, or considered in the Closed Meeting.]

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ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING? MORE IS NOT COMING.

ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

[XVI. Citizen Comment]

[XVII. Public Hearings]

[1. District 4 - RZ-2024-00011 Application by Markel/Eagle Advisors, LLC, (Project: Highfield), requesting to rezone 138.52 acres from Agricultural, Limited (A-2) to Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD) with proffered conditions for a residential subdivision at 2114 Rockville Road on Tax Map No. 47-3-0-B-1 and a portion of 2106 Rockville Road on Tax Map No. 47-3-0-B-0. The Comprehensive Plan designates this area as Single-Family Residential, Medium Density.]

TAX MAP 40 73-0-B-0. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATE THIS AREA AS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY. I BELIEVE MR. GILLESPIE WILL PRESENT.

THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. CHAIR. WINFREY.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DOCTOR REILLY. THE APPLICATION BEFORE YOU HAS BEEN STATED.

I WILL PRESENT SUMMARY INFORMATION FROM THE STAFF REPORT IN THIS PRESENTATION.

THE VICINITY MAP ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY INSIDE THE RED CIRCLE IN THE NORTHEAST AREA OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY.

THE AERIAL IMAGE ON THE ON THE RIGHT SHOWS THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN RED AND THE IMMEDIATE AREA.

THE ZONING MAP ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN RED.

SOUTH OF I-64. THE PROPERTY IS ZONED AGRICULTURAL GENERAL A2.

SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE ZONED A2 AND RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ARE PUD PROPERTIES ALONG ASHLAND ROAD NORTH OF I-64 ARE ZONED INDUSTRIAL GENERAL M2, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP ON THE RIGHT FROM THE 2035 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, SHOWS THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN RED.

THE PROPERTY IS PLANNED FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY, AS ARE PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH.

PROPERTIES TO THE EAST ARE PLANNED FOR PRIME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE WEST.

PLAN FOR RURAL ENHANCEMENT AND TO THE NORTHEAST.

INDUSTRIAL AND FLEXIBLE. THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY CODE INCLUDES A STATEMENT OF INTENT FOR THE AGRICULTURAL GENERAL ZONING DISTRICT THAT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HAS CURRENTLY.

THIS DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A TRANSITIONAL RURAL AREA BETWEEN THE GENERAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, A ONE AND MORE INTENSE DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.

THIS DISTRICT ALLOWS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY USES COMMINGLED WITH RURAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH TWO ACRE LOT MINIMUM SIZE AND AGRICULTURAL BASED BUSINESSES.

THIS DISTRICT SERVES TO PROTECT AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST LANDS, THEREBY CONSERVING THE COUNTY'S NATURAL RESOURCES.

THE TWO DISTRICTS ARE GENERALLY FOUND EAST OF ROUTE FIVE, 22 AND 607 AND WEST OF THE TUCKAHOE CREEK SERVICE DISTRICT,

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I APOLOGIZE, I GOT CUT OFF THE SCREEN. THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY 2035 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESCRIBES THE PLANNED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY DISTRICT AS FOLLOWS. IT SAYS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY INCLUDES AREAS PLANNED FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES, WITH AN AVERAGE LOT SIZE OF ONE ACRE. THE TABLE ON THE SHEET SHOWS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, HI FIELD AND TWO OTHER PROJECTS.

WITH THEIR DENSITY AS A AS APPROVED HIGH FIELD IS PROPOSED AT ONE UNIT TO THE ACRE SURROUNDING PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH TUCKAHOE BRIDGE.

APPROVED AND DEVELOPED AT ONE UNIT TO THE ACRE AND MANICA TOWN, A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE SOUTH.

THE NEXT NEAREST PROJECT APPROVED IS SIX UNITS TO THE ACRE.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE DESIGNATED GROWTH AREA, LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY. IT IS LOCATED IN A DESIGNATED GROWTH AREA, IN THIS CASE THE CENTERVILLE VILLAGE. YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OUTLINED IN RED.

THE PURPLE. THE BROWN DESIGNATES EXCUSE ME. THE BROWN DESIGNATES THE THE VILLAGE AREAS AND THE PURPLE IN THIS MAP IS WHAT IS FOUND IN OUR GIS MAPPING, WHICH IS THE TUCKAHOE CREEK SERVICE DISTRICT.

SO TO MATCH THIS UP, YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS AT THE EDGE OF THE TUCKAHOE CREEK SERVICE DISTRICT THAT IS SERVED, AND IT IS IN THE DESIGNATED GROWTH AREA, IN THIS CASE CENTERVILLE VILLAGE.

THE APPLICATION INCLUDES PREFERRED ZONING CONDITIONS THAT ARE SUMMARIZED HERE. THE FULL PROFFERED CONDITIONS ARE PROVIDED IN AGENDA PACKET PAGES 214 TO 218.

JUST TO STATE THEM IN SUMMARY. AS CHAIR, WINFREE HAS RECITED THE APPLICATION FOR THE ACREAGE FROM 138.52 ACRES TO A REQUESTED RPD RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, INCLUDING PROFFERED CONDITIONS PRINCIPALLY RELATED TO SUMMARIZING, PRINCIPALLY RELATED TO DENSITY AND LAYOUT, ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, BUILDING DESIGN, AND CAPITAL IMPACTS.

THE DENSITY AND LAYOUT IS PROFFERED AS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF 138 LOTS, INCLUDING PRESERVED WETLANDS, THREE ROAD ACCESS POINTS, AND AN INTERCONNECTION TO THE NEWLY DEVELOPED TUCKAHOE BRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ARE THAT ARE PROFFERED WOULD IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ROCKVILLE ROAD SAFETY STUDY THAT WAS AUTHORED BY VDOT IN 2024, AND ADDITIONAL EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROAD PROFILE TO REDUCE BLIND HILLS.

THEY INCLUDE BUILDING DESIGN FOR ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS, WITH BUILDING MATERIALS AND SPRINKLERS IN EACH HOME, AND CAPITAL IMPACTS CALCULATED FROM THE CASH PROPER PER THE CAPITAL IMPACT MODEL.

THE APPLICATION WAS PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC FOR DISCUSSION AT COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND REVIEWED BY GOOCHLAND COUNTY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, SCHOOLS, AND THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BEFORE AND AFTER THE APPLICATION WAS MADE.

THIS IS A HIGH LEVEL LIST OF MEETINGS AND MATERIALS THAT PRECEDE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD TONIGHT BEFORE THE BOARD.

FOR COMMUNITY MEETINGS, THE APPLICANT HELD THREE COMMUNITY MEETINGS IN JANUARY 2024, APRIL 2024, AND IN JANUARY 2025. ALONGSIDE OF THAT, THERE WERE REVIEWS AT DIFFERENT STAGES BY COUNTY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, COUNTY SCHOOLS AND THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND WAS REVIEWED DURING PRE-APPLICATION STAGES AND AFTER COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

THERE WERE HEARINGS. THERE WAS A HEARING AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.

THAT REGULAR MEETING WAS IN MAY ON THE 15TH, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DENIAL AT THAT MEETING.

PROPER CHANGES WERE MADE AFTER THE PLANNING COMMISSION THERE RECEIVED JUNE 6TH, AND THEY ADDRESS SOME OF THE POINTS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO TIMING OF CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES AS WELL AS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.

AND THOSE ARE INCLUDED IN THE. THE AMENDED PROFFERS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE.

THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA PACKET PAGES 214 TO 218, AND MOVED THE START OF NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION FROM 2027 TO 2028, AND THE NUMBER OF NEW HOMES WERE REDUCED PER YEAR FROM 40 TO 36.

CONCEPT PLAN IS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN FOR 138 LOTS, ON ABOUT 138 ACRES THAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AND IS INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA PACKET, PAGE 178. SOME NOTABLE ELEMENTS ARE CALLED OUT HERE.

THERE ARE THREE ENTRANCES TO THE SUBDIVISION TWO ON ROCKVILLE ROAD, ONE TO THE TUCKAHOE BRIDGE SUBDIVISION.

THERE'S A 100 FOOT BUFFER ALONG ROCKVILLE ROAD WHERE THE STANDARD REQUIREMENT IS 50FT.

THERE'S 100 FOOT BUFFER, 100 FOOT DEEP BUFFER ALONG I-64, WHERE THE STANDARD REQUIREMENT IS 35FT.

LARGER LOTS ARE SHOWN A LITTLE HARD TO SEE IN THIS.

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TRY THAT AGAIN. THE PROPERTY BASICALLY SPLIT WITH LEFT RIGHT, LEFT BEING THE WEST.

THE WESTERN AREA INCLUDES THE LARGER LOTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND LOTS IN THE EASTERN HALF.

SHOWN HERE ARE SMALLER LOTS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO TUCKAHOE BRIDGE HAVE THE SAME LOT WIDTH AND PRESERVE LANDSCAPE AREA AS IN THE TUCKAHOE BRIDGE SUBDIVISION.

THE APPLICANT HAS PROFFERED ROPE IMPROVEMENTS ON SITE AND OFF SITE TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY AND SAFETY OF ROADWAY CONDITIONS.

AND IN THIS EXHIBIT, ENTRANCE FEATURES. ARE SHOWN TO PROVIDE IDENTITY AT A HUMAN SCALE, TO DIRECT VISITORS TO THE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND TO SLOW VEHICLES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, INCLUDING BETWEEN THE POINT OF CONNECTION AT TUCKAHOE BRIDGE, COMING INTO OR OUT OF TUCKER BRIDGE IN HIGH FIELD AT THAT POINT OF ENTRY.

I'M HAVING A HUMAN SCALE, HUMAN SCALE ENTRANCE FEATURE REMINDS PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE PEOPLE ARE WALKING.

THE APPLICANT HAS PROFFERED ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ON SITE AND OFF SITE TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY AND SAFETY OF ROADWAY CONDITIONS. THOSE IMPROVEMENTS IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 2024 ROCKVILLE ROAD SAFETY STUDY THAT VDOT CONDUCTED AND ADDITIONAL WORK AS WELL.

THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE SHOWN HERE ON THE LEFT, LOOKING DOWN ON THE PROPERTY AND IN A CROSS-SECTION VIEW, AND ON THE RIGHT LOOKING AND WHAT IS DESCRIBED SOMETIMES AS K FACTORS OR THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CURVES.

SO THOSE ARE SHOWN IN DETAIL HERE AND ALSO IN YOUR PACKET.

THEY RELATE TO CONTINUING A NORTHBOUND EASTERN TRAVEL LANE, ADJUSTING THE SOUTHBOUND LANE, SELLING A SHOULDER ON THE WEST SIDE, PAVING THE MEDIAN, PRUNING TREES WITHIN THE EASTERN RIGHT OF WAY, INSTALLING RIGHT TURN LANES AND INSTALLING A LEFT TURN LANE AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE, AND CLEARING ADDITIONAL LANES IN THE ROAD.

EXCUSE ME, CLEARING ADDITIONAL TREES IN THE ROAD RIGHT AWAY. ADDITIONALLY, THE APPLICANT IS PROFFERED TO FILL IN TO CUT PORTIONS OF THE ROAD ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IN A PORTION IN FRONT OF THE TUCKAHOE BRIDGE SUBDIVISION.

THIS WOULD REDUCE THE GRADE AT TWO EXISTING POINTS AND EXCUSE ME AND ELIMINATE AN EXISTING CURVE ISSUE AND INCREASE SITE DISTANCE.

THE APPLICANT HAS PROFFERED IN ADDITION, ELEVATIONS THAT INCLUDE ARCHITECTURAL EXTERIOR MATERIALS THAT THAT LIMIT THE PROPERTY AND REQUIRE BRICK, STONE, CEMENTITIOUS SIDING. ALSO KNOWN AS HARDIE PLANK, IS ONE EXAMPLE OF CEMENTITIOUS SIDING.

WHICH IS A SYNTHETIC STUCCO OR COMBINATION OF THOSE MATERIALS.

NO OTHER MATERIALS WOULD BE ALLOWED FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATIONS.

THAT'S WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT FOR QUALITY DEVELOPMENT.

THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES A TURN LANE WAIVER.

LEFT TURNS ARE PLANNED FOR THE NORTHERNMOST ENTRANCE. THE APPLICATION INCLUDES A PROPOSED TURN LANE WAIVER FOR LEFT TURNS IN THE SOUTHERNMOST ENTRANCE.

THE LAND NEEDED TO BUILD A LEFT TURN AT THE SOUTHERNMOST ENTRANCE IS LOCATED IN THE ROADSIDE BUFFER AREA, INCLUDED IN THE TUCKAHOE BRIDGE COMMON AREA. THE APPLICANT IS PREFERRED TO CONSTRUCT A LEFT TURN AT THE SOUTHERNMOST ENTRANCE.

IF THE OWNER OF THE COMMON AREA WILL MAKE THE LAND AVAILABLE FOR THE ROAD PROJECT AND JOIN IN, AN APPLICATION TO AMEND ROAD PROFFERS FOR AN ENHANCED ROADSIDE BUFFER AT TUCKAHOE BRIDGE IN THAT AREA.

THAT CONCLUDES THE STAFF PRESENTATION OF SUMMARY OF THE APPLICATION.

IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE WITH THE APPLICANT.

WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. WHAT DO I NEED? I'LL GET YOU JUST A SECOND. EXCUSE ME. ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE UP.

AND YOU KNOW. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO OPERATE ON THIS? THAT'S ADVANCE.

REVERSE. AND THE RED DOT. OKAY, THIS IS REVERSE.

OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. SORRY.

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DOCTOR RILEY. MY NAME IS NATALIE CROFT WITH EAGLE CONSTRUCTION HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, MARKEL EAGLE. HERE WE GO. EAGLE CONSTRUCTION IS A COMPANY BASED AROUND FOUR CORE VALUES PASSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPECT, AND COMMITMENT. FROM PARKSIDE VILLAGE TO THE BLUFFTON, WE HAVE BUILT SEVERAL BEAUTIFUL, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES WITHIN GOOCHLAND COUNTY LEADING WITH THESE VALUES.

OUR REZONING REQUEST BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS FOR 138 ACRE PROPERTY ON ROCKVILLE ROAD.

WE'RE CALLING HIGHFIELD. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE TUCKAHOE CREEK SERVICE DISTRICT AND WITHIN THE CENTERVILLE VILLAGE, AS DESIGNATED IN THE COUNTY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN THE COMP PLAN.

THE VERY FIRST THING YOU'LL SEE IN THE LAND USE CHAPTER IS THE GOAL TO PRESERVE THE COUNTY'S RURAL CHARACTER, AND THE FIRST PARAGRAPH IN THAT CHAPTER DETAILS A FRAMEWORK OF HOW THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED.

IT STATES THE PLAN LAYS OUT A FUTURE LAND USE VISION THAT INCLUDES DISTINCT GROWTH AREAS AND THE RETENTION OF SIGNIFICANT RURAL AREAS.

THE PLAN DIRECTS NEW DEVELOPMENT TO MAJOR VILLAGES AND DESIGNATED GROWTH AREAS IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE RURAL CHARACTER OF THE COUNTY.

OVER 85% OF THE COUNTY IS RECOMMENDED AS RURAL ENHANCEMENT AREA.

PRESERVATION OF THESE AREAS IS IS ENCOURAGED BY DIRECTING THE GROWTH TO MAJOR VILLAGES AND THE DESIGNATED GROWTH AREA.

THIS IS A MAP OF THE RECOMMENDED LAND USE, AND THE AREAS SHADED IN WHITE REPRESENT RURAL ENHANCEMENT AREAS.

HERE'S WHERE HIGHFIELD IS LOCATED IN THE LITTLE RED CIRCLE, AND THE PLAN SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT WITHOUT A VARIETY OF RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY, RURAL AREAS REMAIN ATTRACTIVE FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

WHEN WE ZOOM IN, WE CAN SEE THE DETAILED LAND USE PLAN FOR CENTERVILLE VILLAGE FOR HIGH FIELD, AS WELL AS OTHER PARCELS. THE PLAN RECOMMENDS SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY DEVELOPMENT.

THE VILLAGE ALSO HAS PRIME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT USES, COMMERCIAL USES AND A HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE.

WHAT IT DOESN'T HAVE IS AREA RECOMMENDED FOR RURAL ENHANCEMENT.

THIS IS CENTERVILLE VILLAGE. THIS IS THE PRIMARY LOCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTY IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS.

THE COMP PLAN SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT CENTERVILLE WILL NOT BE RURAL.

WE STARTED PLANNING AND DESIGNING HIGHFIELD OVER THREE YEARS AGO.

PAUSING AT STAFF'S REQUEST DURING THE CENTERVILLE VILLAGE SMALL AREA PLAN THROUGHOUT OUR PROCESS.

WE HAVE HAD THREE FORMAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS, A HANDFUL OF SMALLER COMMUNITY CHATS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW MEETINGS WITH COUNTY STAFF KICKING OFF OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

LET ME GO BACK. THERE WE GO. KICKING OFF OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

WE SHARED A CONCEPT OF 199 DETACHED HOMES, WITH ONE ENTRANCE ON ROCKVILLE AND THE REQUIRED OSBORN RIDGE ROAD CONNECTION IN TUCKAHOE BRIDGE NORTH.

THE TWO OVERARCHING COMMENTS WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY WERE.

KEEP THE DENSITY CONSISTENT WITH THE COMP PLAN AND MAKE ROCKVILLE ROAD SAFER USING ALL THE FEEDBACK.

OUR NUMBER OF HOMES NOW ALIGNS WITH THE COMP PLANS.

RECOMMENDED DENSITY. CITY. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FEATURES SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOTS, CREATING MORE CHARACTER AND VARIETY IN ITS STREETSCAPE.

THE 21 LOTS IN THE WESTERNMOST PORTION OF THE SITE ARE PROFFERED TO BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 ACRES IN SIZE.

THESE, COUPLED WITH THE WIDE, UNDISTURBED FLOODPLAIN, PROVIDE FOR A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO THE RURAL ENHANCEMENT AREA FURTHER WEST.

40% OF OUR OVERALL ACREAGE OF THE SITE IS SHOWN AS OPEN SPACE, AND OUR ROADWAYS ARE DESIGNED WITH A WIDER 56 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH.

WE'VE CREATED MORE INTERNAL CONNECTIVITY WITHIN HIGH FIELD AND MORE DIRECT, EFFICIENT ROUTING THROUGH OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD TO ROCKVILLE ROAD.

WE REDESIGNED THE REQUIRED CONNECTION TO THE OSBORNE RIDGE ROAD STUB.

THE REVISED LAYOUT IS DESIGNED SO OSBORNE RIDGE ROAD IS SIMPLY A SHORT LINK BETWEEN TWO SEPARATE THREE ROADS WITHIN EACH NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE BIGGEST CHANGE TO THE INTERNAL LAYOUT WAS THE ADDITION OF A SECOND POINT OF ACCESS ON ROCKVILLE, ALTHOUGH NOT REQUIRED BY THE COUNTY OR VDOT. THIS ACCESS WAS A REQUEST FROM THE COMMUNITY.

DURING OUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS. IT IS CURRENTLY DESIGNED WITH RIGHT AND RIGHT OUT ACCESS ONLY A LEFT TURN LANE IN FROM ROCKVILLE.

DOES IN FACT MEET SPACING STANDARDS. BUT WHAT WE DON'T HAVE IS THE ADEQUATE RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH.

ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY WOULD BE NEEDED FROM THE TUCKAHOE BRIDGE 100 FOOT BUFFER ALONG ROCKVILLE, BECAUSE THIS BUFFER WAS PROFFERED WITH THAT REZONING CASE.

AN AMENDMENT TO THE CASE IS NEEDED TO REDUCE THE BUFFER.

AS STAFF NOTED, WE HAVE PROFFERED THAT IF THE NECESSARY AREA AND COUNTY APPROVALS TO CONSTRUCT THE TURN LANE ARE SECURED, WE WILL BUILD IT WITH OUR OTHER ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS.

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ALL OF OUR NEW HOMES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED WITH HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS AND A HIGH LEVEL OF ARCHITECTURAL DETAILING.

FIRE SUPPRESSION OR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS HAVE ALSO BEEN PROFFERED FOR EACH AND EVERY NEW HOME.

WITH REGARD TO FIRE PREVENTION, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO AMBIGUITY OR CONFUSION.

OUR HIGH FIELD PROPOSAL FULLY COMPLIES WITH THE VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FIRE PREVENTION CODE.

THE CODE STATES THAT TWO FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS ARE REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MORE THAN 30 HOMES, UNLESS ALL HOMES ARE SPRINKLERS. BECAUSE WE HAVE PROPER SPRINKLERS IN ALL HOMES, HIGHFIELD IS NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE TWO FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS.

THE REMOTENESS STANDARD READS WHEN TWO FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS ARE REQUIRED, AND THEN I STOP READING BECAUSE AGAIN TWO APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS ARE NOT REQUIRED. THE REMOTENESS STANDARD IN THIS CASE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO HIGH FIELD.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMENTS INCLUDE A CONCERN ABOUT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN OUR TWO ENTRANCES.

IF A SITUATION WERE TO ARISE WHERE THEY BOTH ARE BLOCKED IN THIS EVENT, HIGH FIELD IS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE REQUIRED STUB ROAD CONNECTION THROUGH OSBORNE RIDGE ROAD AND TUCKAHOE. BRIDGNORTH. WHILE THIS ROUTE INTO HIGHFIELD IS AVAILABLE, WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE HIGH FIELD TRAFFIC USING TUCKAHOE BRIDGNORTH ROADS TO ACCESS THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERS STUDY TRAVEL TIMES AND FOUND THAT IT SIGNIFICANTLY QUICKER FOR ALL BUT MAYBE FIVE HIGH FIELD LOTS TO UTILIZE THE HIGH FIELD MAIN ENTRANCE TO GET HOME. SO ROCKVILLE ROAD IS LISTED IN THE COUNTY'S MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN AS A MINOR COLLECTOR ROAD, WITH A RECOMMENDED UPGRADE TO A MAJOR COLLECTOR ROAD.

OUR PREFERRED IMPROVEMENTS TO ROCKVILLE INVOLVE THE OVERALL CORRIDOR, NOT JUST ALONG OUR FRONTAGE, IMPROVING SITE DISTANCE, WIDENING THE ROADWAYS, INSTALLING TURN LANES, IMPLEMENTING VDOT SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS AND MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, THE REGRADING AND RECONSTRUCTING OF ALMOST A HALF MILE OF ROCKVILLE ROAD.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST IMPACTS TO IMPROVING SITE DISTANCE AND SAFETY IS OUR COMMITMENT TO REGRADE THE SHOULDER AND CLEAR TREES ALONG THE NORTHERN LINE OF ROCKVILLE, SOUTH OF THAT INTERSTATE. THIS IMPROVEMENT WILL OPEN UP THE LINE OF SIGHT ALL THE WAY FROM THE INTERSTATE BRIDGE TO THE HIGH FIELD ENTRANCE.

MOTORISTS ON ROCKVILLE COMING OVER THE BRIDGE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE FULL EXTENT OF THE CURVE, AND MOTORISTS EXITING HIGH FIELD WILL BE ABLE TO SEE ANY ONCOMING TRAFFIC ALL THE WAY TO THE BRIDGE.

SO THIS IS ROCKVILLE ROAD TODAY. COMING OVER THE INTERSTATE, LOOKING TOWARD HIGH FIELD.

THE TREES THAT YOU SEE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE ARE THE ONES THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

CLEARING, OPENING UP THE LINE OF SIGHT ALL THE WAY TO THE HIGH FIELD ENTRANCE.

SO THIS IS THE BEFORE PICTURE AND THIS IS THE AFTER BEFORE AFTER WIDE OPEN LINE OF SIGHT ALL THE WAY FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE BRIDGE. THE ENTRANCE LOCATION WILL BE FOUR LANES WIDE DUE TO TURN LANE CONFIGURATIONS.

THEN YOU'LL HAVE THE PAVED SHOULDER. THEN YOU'LL HAVE A 100 FOOT BUFFER, CREATING A MUCH WIDER CLEAR RECOVERY ZONE WITH NO TREES ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CURVE.

THE IMAGE ON THE TOP SHOWS THE EXISTING CONDITIONS.

ONCE YOU'VE CROSSED OVER THE BRIDGE HEADING TOWARDS TOWARD ASHLAND ROAD, YOU HAVE A NARROW PAVEMENT WITH STEEP, NARROW SHOULDERS AND LARGE TREES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD.

THE IMAGE ON THE BOTTOM SHOWS THE IMPROVEMENTS WE ARE PROPOSING.

AGAIN, A WIDER PAVEMENT SECTION, PAVED SHOULDER, 100 FOOT BUFFER TO INCLUDE A BLACK RAIL FENCE PUSHED BACK OFF THE ROAD, AND THE LANDSCAPING SETBACK EVEN FURTHER, OPENING UP THE VIEW SHEDS AND PROVIDING A FLAT WIDE RECOVERY ZONE.

TRAVELING DOWN ROCKVILLE, HERE'S THE VIEW AT OUR MAIN ENTRANCE.

AND HERE'S A VIEW BETWEEN OUR TWO ENTRANCES ON ROCKVILLE ROAD.

SO THESE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ARE PROFFERED TO TIE INTO THE IMPROVEMENTS AT TUCKAHOE BRIDGE.

SO THERE'S NO GAP IN, YOU KNOW, THE IMPROVEMENTS FROM EACH PROJECT.

BUT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THE CORRIDOR IS OUR COMMITMENT TO REGRADE AND RECONSTRUCT NEARLY HALF A MILE OF ROCKVILLE.

REMOVING TWO KNOLLS AND FILLING THE CORRESPONDING SAG, CREATING ONE GENTLE, SMOOTH HILL AND ELIMINATING THE ROLLER COASTER EFFECT.

THE ORANGE AREAS ARE THE CUT AND THE GREEN SHADED AREAS THE FILL.

THIS RECONSTRUCTION ALSO GREATLY IMPROVES SIGHT DISTANCE FOR MOTORISTS TURNING LEFT INTO TUCKAHOE BRIDGE.

THE SIGHT DISTANCE AT THE ENTRANCE TO TUCKAHOE BRIDGE NORTH IS IMPROVED FROM 815FT, SHOWN BY RED TO 1000FT, SHOWN BY THE BLUE LINE. THIS ROAD RECONSTRUCTION IS ESTIMATED TO TAKE 3 TO 4 MONTHS.

THE STAFF REPORT NOTES THAT THE TIMING OF THIS ROAD CLOSURE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN RELATION TO OTHER AREA PROJECTS.

OUR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ARE PROFFERED TO BE DONE BEFORE ANY HOMES ARE BUILT, AND WE ANTICIPATE AND ARE ON TRACK FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BE COMPLETED NEXT SUMMER IN 2026.

THE HOCKETT ROAD REALIGNMENT PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO START CONSTRUCTION IN 28.

SO TWO YEARS AFTER OUR IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE COMPLETE AND THE ASHLAND ROAD 64 INTERCHANGE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO START CONSTRUCTION IN THE FALL OF 26.

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AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE. WE ARE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL OTHER ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREA ARE NEARING COMPLETION BEFORE WE BEGIN ANY HOME CONSTRUCTION. WITH NO BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED UNTIL 2028 AND A LIMIT OF 36 BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR. THIS WILL PREVENT A RUSH OF NEW HOMES AND INSTEAD SLOWLY ADD RESIDENTS AND THE ASSOCIATED VEHICULAR TRIPS.

STAFF REPORT EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO ROCKVILLE, YET THERE CURRENTLY IS NO VDOT OR COUNTY PLAN OR FUNDING IN PLACE FOR ANY CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS. THE ONLY PLAN FOR REAL, TANGIBLE, EFFECTIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO ROCKVILLE ROAD IS THE PLAN WE ARE PROPOSING THIS EVENING THROUGH PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT. OUR PLAN FOCUSES THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BEING THE MOST CRITICAL.

THE BLIND CURVE FROM THE INTERSTATE, THE NARROW, STEEP SHOULDERS, THE LARGE TREES AND THE SPECIFICALLY REFERENCED TO BLIND HILL NORTH OF TUCKAHOE BRIDGE WILL ALL BE IMPROVED ELSEWHERE ALONG THE CORRIDOR.

WE ARE IMPLEMENTING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF VDOT RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROCKVILLE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY IN THEIR 24 SAFETY STUDY.

WE ARE ALSO REGRADING THE RIGHT OF WAY AT THE CORNER OF SAINT MATTHEWS AND ROCKVILLE TO ALLOW GREATER SITE DISTANCE THERE.

WE'VE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE ENTIRE CORRIDOR, AND WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A SINGLE HOME OVER THE RECOMMENDED DENSITY IN ORDER TO DO IT.

OTHER BENEFITS INCLUDE THE EXTENSION OF 5000 LINEAR FEET OF OVERSIZE 16 INCH WATER LINE TO OUR SITE FROM ASHLAND ROAD, UNLOCKING PUBLIC UTILITIES TO THE PRIME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SITE ACROSS THE STREET.

CHECKING THAT BOX FOR THE MARKETING AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT KEY PROPERTY.

THIS NOT ONLY PROVIDES THE ACTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT ALSO GENERATES ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUE BY DEVELOPING VACANT PROPERTIES ALREADY LOCATED IN THE TCFD. ADDITIONALLY, AS THE STAFF REPORT NOTES, AVAILABILITY OF HOUSING IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT TO BUSINESSES WHO ARE LOOKING TO LOCATE OR EXPAND IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY. BUT WHAT WE BELIEVE IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO THE COUNTY IS THE WAY IN WHICH THIS REZONING CASE WILL SET A NEW, HIGHER STANDARD FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

THIS REZONING PROCESS HAS BEEN UNLIKE ANY OTHER REZONING PROCESS WE'VE BEEN THROUGH IN GOOCHLAND, BUT I BELIEVE WE'VE RISEN TO THE OCCASION. FROM FIRE SUPPRESSION TO UNPRECEDENTED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD OF THIS SIZE TO INCORPORATING 1 TO 3 ACRE LOTS WITHIN THE VILLAGE, TO PAUSING FOR ONE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER COMPLETING OUR ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS BEFORE BUILDING ANY HOMES, ALL WHILE ALIGNING WITH THE COMP PLAN DENSITY.

THIS CASE WILL CEMENT THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS THE EXPECTATION FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY.

WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING.

I WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE SOME TIME FOR REBUTTAL IF NECESSARY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'LL NOW OPEN IT UP FOR CITIZEN COMMENT.

AND THE SAME RULES APPLY THAT YOU ALL HEARD ME TALK ABOUT AS FAR AS THE TIME LIMITATIONS AND SO FORTH.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THOSE WHO WANT TO SPEAK TO COME.

WE'VE RESERVED SPACE ON THE FRONT ROW HERE, SO IT'LL MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER.

IF YOU COME DOWN AND SIT ON THE FRONT ROW, IF YOU INTEND TO FRONT ROW AND IF YOU INTEND TO SPEAK.

I'LL NOW OPEN IT. CITIZEN COMMENT.

GO AHEAD. HI, I'M MICHELE WILLIAMSON, 2262 WHEATLAND DRIVE, AND I'M GIVING MY TIME TO HIM.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ROB WILLIAMSON. I LIVE AT TWO, TWO, SIX TWO WHEATLAND DRIVE.

WHAT'S THE WORD FOR PHENOMENA WHERE YOU IMPROVE ONE ASPECT OF A THING AND THE REST SEEMS WORSE BY COMPARISON.

GOOGLE CAN'T FIND AN ENGLISH WORD FOR THAT, BUT YOU CAN FIND A GERMAN ONE WITH 19 LETTERS.

I DON'T SPEAK GERMAN, SO I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO PRONOUNCE IT.

SO LET'S COMPARE THIS WORD WITH THREE PROVISIONS OF THE COMP PLAN.

NUMBER ONE IS DENSITY. IT MEETS MEDIUM DENSITY.

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THE SECOND ISSUE WITH THE COMP PLAN GROWTH THAT DOESN'T OUTRUN KEY SERVICES LIKE FIRE AND RESCUE, I FEEL, LOOKS TO ADD 60 NEW CALLS A YEAR TO AVERY POINTS ALREADY GREATER THAN 700 CALLS PER YEAR.

IF THERE WAS ALREADY A FIRE STATION IN DISTRICT FOUR TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE ON COMPANY THREE, THEN MAYBE THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD CONSIDER.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S MAKING IT WORSE UNTIL THEN. THIRD, MINIMIZE TRAFFIC IMPACTS.

HIGHFIELD IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE ABOUT A HALF A MILE OF ROAD FRONTAGE.

THAT'S ANOTHER POSITIVE ASPECT. HOWEVER. LET'S LOOK AT THE REST OF WHAT MAKES IT WORSE BY COMPARISON.

THERE'S APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES OF ROCKVILLE ROAD THAT NEEDS IMPROVEMENTS FROM ASHLAND ROAD TO THE HANOVER LINE, AND IT HAS A VERY LOW PRIORITY. AND THIS PROJECT IMPROVES NOTHING IN EITHER DIRECTION BEYOND HIGH FIELD, ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO TO HANOVER OR TO ASHLAND ROAD.

SO THE PLAN HAS ONE FULLY FUNCTIONAL ENTRANCE WITH ALL SIGHTLINES AND TURNING LANES, THEN RELYING ON ONE PARTIAL ACCESS WITH RIGHT AND RIGHT OUT ONLY. PLUS USES THE TUCKAHOE BRIDGE CONNECTOR AND ENTRANCE IN ALL DIRECTIONS IN, OUT AND THROUGH, WHICH IS MITIGATED ACCESS WITH RESTRICTED EGRESS AT BEST.

THE HILL THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT REMOVING DOESN'T IMPROVE THE BLIND SPOT WHEN YOU COME FROM ASHLAND ROAD TO MAKE THE LEFT HAND TURN.

ONCE YOU'RE AT THE TOP OF THE HILL, YOU CAN SEE YOU CAN SEE AN EXTRA 150 OR 200FT.

BUT THAT'S NOT WHERE THE CONFLICT IS. IT'S RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE HILL, WHICH IS BLIND UNTIL THE LAST SECOND.

SO TUCKAHOE BRIDGE'S ENTRANCE VIOLATES VDOT. APPENDIX F, SECTION TWO INTERSECTION DESIGN.

GRADES AT INTERSECTIONS SHOULD BE NEARLY LEVEL AS POSSIBLE.

TUCKAHOE BRIDGE HAS A BLIND OPPOSING TRAFFIC SIGHT LINE DUE TO THE GRADE.

THAT'S A FAIL FOR VDOT SITE. DISTANCES ALSO MUST BE SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE DRIVERS TO PREPARE FOR AND AVOID POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.

ANOTHER FAIL BOTH TUCKAHOE BRIDGE CASES. THE PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED AND DID NOT GET THE FIX IN GRADES AND SIGHT LINES.

THEY USED MITIGATING ACTIONS TO PUT A BAND-AID ON THE ISSUE, SO THE RESULT IS 187 HOMES.

IN OTHER WORDS, GREATER THAN 1400 VEHICLES PER DAY WILL BE FORCED TO SHARE THESE APPALLING ENTRANCES AGAIN, THE GERMAN WORD FOR EXTRA ISSUES. BUT IT GETS WORSE.

THE GREATER THAN 1400 VEHICLES PER DAY WILL BE SENT TO THE ROCKVILLE ASHLAND ROAD INTERSECTION, A FAILING INTERSECTION ACTION AGAIN. IT'S JUST COMPOUNDING THE PROBLEM.

SOME SAY NOT ALL WILL GO TO ASHLAND ROAD. THAT SMALL PERCENTAGE WILL GO TO SAINT MATTHEW'S, A SMALL COUNTRY LANE TO BROAD STREET, BECAUSE BROAD STREET IS THE ONLY SIGNALIZED OPTION.

ANOTHER FAILED INTERSECTION, WHICH IS SO BAD IT REQUIRES HOCKETT ROAD REALIGNMENT THAT HADN'T EVEN STARTED.

SO, IN CONCLUSION, I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. THERE'S BEEN A PROFFER TO OBTAIN A RIGHT OF WAY.

IF TUCKAHOE BRIDGE CONCEDES LAND AND SOME THINGS ARE CHANGED.

WE ALL KNOW THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT ABOUT GETTING RIGHT AWAY FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THERE ARE 227 ACRES ACROSS THE STREET? HAS THAT EVEN BEEN CONSIDERED BEFORE WAIVING A REQUIREMENT FOR TURN LANES AND AND ETC.

BECAUSE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY ISSUE? ALL REASONABLE OPTIONS SHOULD BE EXPLORED.

SO IN ANY CASE, UNTIL THE REST OF ROCKVILLE ROAD GETS A HIGHER PRIORITY.

TUCKAHOE BRIDGES ENTRANCE IS PROPERLY FIXED. ROCKVILLE AND ASHLAND ROAD INTERSECTION IS PROPERLY IMPROVED.

THE HOCKETT ROAD REALIGNMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED, AND THEN SAINT MATTHEW'S AT BROAD STREET PROPERLY ANALYZED, AND A NEW DISTRICT FOR FIRE STATION IS COMPLETED.

THIS PROJECT SHOULD BE NOT DENIED. THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS THOMAS WOOD. 2113 TUCKAHOE BRIDGE DRIVE.

AND I'M CEDING MY TIME TO JOHN DETTORI.

DUSTIN GRIFFIN 512, THREE CHOPPER ROAD SEATING.

MY TIME TO JOHN ARE YOU SPEAKING TO HIM? NO.

AGAIN? THAT'S YOUR BREAD. OKAY. OKAY. NO. YOU SEE, YOU HAVE TO SEE MY DAD.

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MR. CHAIR. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, DOCTOR RAILLY.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS. MY NAME IS JOHN DOE. I LIVE AT 2130 TUCKAHOE BRIDGE DRIVE IN MANIKIN SABBATH.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I SPOKE AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND MY MESSAGE THEN WAS, I DON'T THINK WE'RE QUITE THERE YET.

I HAVEN'T CHANGED THAT POSITION. I DO BELIEVE THAT WE CAN GET TO.

YES. AND I'D LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN BOTH OF THOSE POSITIONS TO YOU.

WE HAVE UP ON THE MAP HERE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED MAP OF WHOOPS.

LET ME GO BACKWARDS HERE, I WANTED TO. SORRY.

OKAY. UP ON THE MAP HERE. JUST FOR FULL DISCLOSURE.

SO I LIVE RIGHT THERE. THIS IS TUCKAHOE BRIDGE, SECTION ONE.

THIS IS TUCKAHOE BRIDGE, SECTION TWO. AND WE ARE SURROUNDED BY ACTIVITY THERE.

ACTIVITY MEANING REZONING FOR APPLICATIONS APPLICATIONS FOR REZONING.

THIS WOULD BE A MANNEQUIN GOLF COURSE HERE. THIS IS MANNEQUIN TOWN.

OF COURSE, THE HIGH FIELD DEVELOPMENT UP HERE.

AND WHAT WAS NOT SHOWN ON EARLIER MAPS IS THE MAIN STREET HOMES PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HERE.

SO WE'RE SURROUNDED BY ALL OF THAT. AND MOST OF US ARE PERFECTLY OKAY WITH THAT? I FULLY EXPECTED AND UNDERSTOOD WHEN WE MOVED IN.

WE WEREN'T GOING TO BE THE ONLY ONES AND THAT THERE WOULD BE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY GOING ON AROUND US, AND I WOULD THINK THAT IT WOULD BE CAREFUL, THOUGHTFUL GROWTH.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MOST OF THAT PROCEED, MOST OF IT MEANING I'D LOVE TO SEE THE GOLF COURSE, THE GOLF COURSE, OR THE COUNTY BY IT AS A PARK.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, FOR THE REST OF THOSE, I THINK IT SHOULD PROCEED IN AN ORDERLY AND SENSIBLE MANNER FOR WHAT REDEVELOPMENT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

THIS IS ROCKVILLE ROAD. SORRY, THAT'S I-64 UP THERE.

THIS IS ROCKVILLE ROAD, AND WHAT YOU DON'T SEE DOWN HERE IS THE EXIT FROM TUCKAHOE BRIDGE NORTH, TURNING RIGHT. AND THE TWO EXITS OR ENTRANCES FROM THE PROPOSED HIGH FIELD DEVELOPMENT.

TURNING RIGHT. GO DOWN OFF THE MAP HERE TO THE INFAMOUS ROCKVILLE ROAD ASHLAND INTERCHANGE THERE, WHICH IS A DANGEROUS INTERCHANGE AS IT IS. AND ADDING MORE CARS TO THAT WILL MAKE IT MORE DANGEROUS.

SO THAT'S KIND OF MY FULL DISCLOSURE THERE ON WHERE I AM.

WHOOPS. I HIT THE WRONG BUTTON. THERE WE GO. THIS IS AGAIN TUCKAHOE BRIDGE ONE IN MORE DETAIL.

WE'RE SEPARATED BY SYCAMORE CREEK HERE, PHASE ONE, AND THEN TUCKAHOE BRIDGE PHASE TWO.

HERE, THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THE HIGH FIELD DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS RIGHT UP ABOVE HERE, IS THE LAND. THE LAYOUT OF THE LAND MIRRORS TUCKAHOE BRIDGE PHASE TWO, AND IT'S COMPATIBLE WITH TUCKAHOE BRIDGE PHASE TWO.

AND THAT'S INACCURATE ON BOTH ACCOUNTS IN TERMS OF THE LAY OF LAND MIRRORING IT.

TUCKAHOE BRIDGE PHASE TWO, WHICH IS RIGHT HERE, IS 49 HOMES.

THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS 138 HOMES. TUCKAHOE BRIDGE PHASE TWO.

THE SMALLEST LOTS ARE ONE THIRD OF AN ACRE 0.33 FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIKE DECIMALS IN THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HIGH FIELD UP HERE 109 HOMES WILL BE 0.2 TO 0.25 ACRES. THAT'S 75% OF THEIR HOMES WILL BE SMALLER, 40% SMALLER THAN I'M SORRY, 45% OF THE LOTS WILL BE.

75% OF THE LOTS WILL BE 40% SMALLER THAN ANY OF THE LOTS IN TUCKAHOE BRIDGE.

SO IT DOES NOT MIRROR IT BY ANY MEANS. TUCKAHOE BRIDGE.

AGAIN, SECTION TWO WAS APPROVED FOR A FULL SERVICE.

ENTRY AND EXIT HERE. FOR REASONS BEYOND THEIR CONTROL, IT WAS MITIGATED TO SOMETHING ELSE.

THE HIGH FIELD DEVELOPMENT AGAIN AS PROPOSED.

I THINK IT'S PROPOSED FOR TWO FULL SERVICE ENTRANCES.

BUT WE JUST HEARD ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THE SECOND ENTRANCE.

IF THAT CAN'T BE GRANTED THROUGH LAND USE FROM THE BUILDER, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO NEED AN EXCEPTIONAL WAIVER FROM THE BOARD IN ORDER TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN HERE. SO IT REALLY DOESN'T MIRROR, NOR IS IT COMPATIBLE WITH TUCKAHOE BRIDGE.

IN THE ONE OF THE FIRST TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS AT TUCKAHOE BRIDGE, THIS CONNECTOR ROAD TO OSBORNE RIDGE.

SOME OF THE RESIDENTS STERNLY ASKED THE APPLICANT, HOW DOES THAT BENEFIT TUCKAHOE BRIDGE TO TIE IN TO HIGHFIELD? WELL, THE ANSWER WAS, WELL, YOU COULD GO THROUGH THERE, GO OUT TO ROCKVILLE ROAD AND TURN LEFT AND YOU CAN'T TURN LEFT NOW.

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MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT WAS A CONNECTOR ROAD WHEN THEY BOUGHT IT THERE.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WONDERING. WHAT DO HOMES LOOK LIKE ON POINT 2 TO 0.25 ACRE LOT LINES? THERE IT IS. SO THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN AT A DEVELOPMENT THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW CALLED SWEET SPIRE THE BUILDER.

AND THAT DEVELOPMENT IS THE SAME BUILDER FOR HIGHFIELD.

THOSE ARE WHAT HOMES LOOK LIKE ON POINT 2 TO 0.25 ACRES.

I MEASURED THAT EXACTLY THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THOSE HOMES TO BE BETWEEN 4 AND 5 AIR CONDITIONING UNITS.

IT'S TOO TIGHT, IN MY OPINION, FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO ENHANCE THE RURAL CHARACTER OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY THAT FAR OUT.

IF THIS WAS MANNEQUIN TOWN AND THEY'RE PROPOSING 0.2 TO 0.25 ACRE LOTS WITH HOMES LIKE THAT, I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY APPROPRIATE THAT FAR OUT IN THE COUNTY, NEXT TO A RURAL ENHANCEMENT AREA.

THAT LOOKS TOO TIGHT TO ME. SO MY CONCERNS ARE PRIMARILY SAFETY ABOUT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC ON ROCKVILLE ROAD.

THE SHUTDOWN FOR ROCKVILLE ROAD, WHICH WILL BE 3 TO 4 MONTHS, IS PROPOSED, BUT IT'S LIKELY GOING TO BE 4 TO 6 MONTHS, WHICH IS A CONCERN FOR FIRE AND SAFETY. TO ALL OF THE RESIDENTS THERE.

ADDING THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF 138 HOMES WILL DUMP AN EXTRA 1000 CAR TRIPS A DAY.

JUST THAT DEVELOPMENT. I THINK THE EARLIER NUMBER WAS BOTH DEVELOPMENTS, TUCKAHOE BRIDGE NORTH AND THE PROPOSED HIGH FIELD DEVELOPMENT.

SO JUST HIGH FIELD WILL ADD AN ADDITIONAL 1000 CARS A DAY TRAFFIC ONTO THAT ROAD.

MOST TURNING RIGHT TOWARDS THE ASHEVILLE ASHLAND, ROCKVILLE ROAD, DANGEROUS INTERSECTION.

SO THOSE ARE MY SAFETY CONCERNS. I THINK IT'S ALSO HARD TO IGNORE CHIEFS.

FERGUSONS LETTER OF RECORD, WHERE HE STRONGLY OPPOSES A DEVELOPMENT OF THAT SIZE IN THAT LOCATION ON THAT ROAD.

AND IT'S HARD TO IGNORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUS VOTE TO RECOMMEND DENYING THE APPLICATION AS IT SITS RIGHT NOW.

SO I STARTED OUT BY SAYING, I THINK WE CAN GET TO.

YES. I DON'T THINK WE'RE THERE YET. WHY DO I THINK WE CAN GET TO.

YES, BECAUSE TUCKAHOE BRIDGE WAS BUILT. ANYONE WHO'S LOOKED AT THAT KNOWS IT WAS A LONG AND WINDING ROAD.

AND AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST, THE COMMUNITY GOT TOGETHER.

THE DEVELOPER GOT TOGETHER, THE BUILDER GOT TOGETHER, THE PLANNING COMMISSION GOT TOGETHER, AND THE BOARD ULTIMATELY AGREED. WE CAN GET TO.

YES. AND TUCKAHOE BRIDGE WAS BUILT. AND AS A RESULT, WE LOVED IT.

AND WE MOVED IN THERE. AND I THINK WE CAN GET TO YES HERE AS WELL IN TIME.

I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE'RE THERE YET. THANK YOU.

AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU DENY THE APPLICATION.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I'M NANCY LANDRY.

I LIVE AT 2140 PROPHET ROAD. MANIKIN SABBATH.

AND I AM GIVING MY TIME TO MARY BETH. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS MARY BETH DAUGHTERY. I LIVE AT 2130 TUCKAHOE BRIDGE, AND I AM HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY IS AT STAKE.

LET ME BE CLEAR. THIS IS NOT NO GROWTH. THIS IS NOT NOW.

NOT UNTIL WE CAN GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF EVERY FAMILY, STUDENT AND COMMUTER WHO USES ROCKVILLE AND ASHLAND ROAD.

WE ARE NOT HERE TO OPPOSE GROWTH. WE ARE HERE TO INSIST ON RESPONSIBLE GROWTH.

GROWTH THAT HONORS OUR VALUES, OUR SAFETY, AND OUR COMMITMENT TO ONE ANOTHER.

THE INTERSECTION OF ROCKVILLE AND ASHLAND ROAD IS ALREADY FAILING, NOT JUST A TRAFFIC PROBLEM.

IT'S A SAFETY CRISIS. TRAFFIC ENGINEERS WARN THAT HIGH FIELDS 138 NEW HOMES WILL ADD NEARLY 1000 NEW TRIPS PER DAY ON ROCKVILLE ROAD ALONE. CRITICALLY, THE MAJORITY OF THESE CARS WILL BE EXITING ROCKVILLE VIA ASHLAND ROAD AND RETURNING THE SAME WAY. FUNNELING EVEN MORE VEHICLES THROUGH THIS ALREADY OVERBURDENED INTERSECTION.

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THESE ARE NOT PLANS. THEY ARE WISHES FOR SAFETY.

THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN WELL AWARE OF THE ROCKVILLE ASHLAND INTERCHANGE ISSUE SINCE JANUARY OF 2023.

YET IN THE YEAR AND A HALF SINCE, THEY HAVE IGNORED REPEATED CALLS TO ADDRESS THIS CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE.

INSTEAD, THEY ONLY OFFER TO FIX THEIR OWN FRONTAGE ABOUT A HALF MILE OF ROCKVILLE ROAD.

THE DEVELOPER'S PROPOSAL MINOR IMPROVEMENTS TO HALF A MILE OF ROCKVILLE ROAD, BASICALLY THEIR OWN FRONTAGE, WHILE THE REAL CHOKE POINT AT ASHLAND IS LEFT TO STRUGGLE IN FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS, THE DEVELOPER OFFERED NO MEANINGFUL SOLUTION FOR THIS DANGEROUS INTERSECTION. THE RESULT? A THOUSAND EXTRA CARS PER DAY FUNNELED INTO AN ALREADY FAILING, UNSAFE INTERSECTION, PUTTING OUR COMMUNITY AT RISK. LET ME BE CLEAR FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE THINKING ARE.

THE I-64 INTERCHANGE PROJECT, SCHEDULED FOR 2026 TO 2029, WOULD IMPROVE CONDITIONS OF THE ROCKVILLE ASHLAND INTERCHANGE.

IT WILL NOT. THE PROJECT IS SOLELY FOCUSED ON TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SHORT PUMP AND GOOCHLAND CORRIDOR, AND DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL SAFETY AND CONGESTION ISSUE AT ROCKVILLE AND ASHLAND.

THAT MEANS YEARS OF INCREASED DANGER, GRIDLOCK AND RISK FOR ALL OF US, WITH NO GUARANTEE FIX FOR OUR SAFETY AND SITE.

GOOCHLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES ARE CLEAR.

GROWTH MUST PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND MINIMIZE HARM TO EXITING NEIGHBORHOODS.

ALLOWING THIS INTERSECTION TO DEGRADE TO A FAILING LEVEL VIOLATES THESE PRINCIPLES AND ENGAGES IN ENDANGERS EVERY PERSON WHO TRAVELS THESE ROADS. DELAYING HIGHFIELD IS NOT ABOUT STOPPING GROWTH.

IT'S ABOUT ENSURING THAT WHEN GROWTH COMES, IT COMES WITH THE ROADS, THE SERVICE AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT KEEPS OUR FAMILY SAFE.

IT'S ABOUT SHOWING THAT IN GOOCHLAND WE PUT PEOPLE'S SAFETY BEFORE PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY BEFORE CONVENIENCE.

SO BOARD MEMBERS TONIGHT, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT A VOTE.

IT'S ABOUT WHAT KIND OF COMMUNITY WE WANT TO BE AND HOW SERIOUSLY WE TAKE THE SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORS.

WILL WE BE REMEMBERED FOR RUSHING INTO GROWTH AT THE EXPENSE OF SAFETY AND TRUST, OR FOR STANDING FIRM ON OUR VALUES, MAKING SURE EVERY NEW HOME IS MATCHED BY SAFE ROADS, RELIABLE SERVICE AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT PROTECTS OUR FAMILIES? LET'S NOT SETTLE FOR PROMISES THAT MAY NEVER COME TRUE.

LET'S NOT GAMBLE WITH THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR NEIGHBORS TO LIGHT.

LET'S SAY NOT NOW. NOT UNTIL WE HAVE A REAL PLAN, REAL FUNDING, AND A REAL COMMITMENT TO SAFETY FOR EVERY PERSON WHO CALLS GOOCHLAND HOME. VOTE NO ON HIGHFIELD. PLEASE SHOW THE PEOPLE OF GOOCHLAND THAT THEIR SAFETY, THEIR VOICE AND THEIR COMMUNITY STILL MATTER MOST.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. A LOT HAS BEEN SAID OF WHAT I WANTED TO SAY, SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO MAKE THIS QUICK.

WE HAVE MET WITH MARK. ILLEGAL. MY NAME IS LARRY BARKER, 2170 MANIKIN ROAD.

I'M PARTIAL TO FIRE RESCUE, AS YOU KNOW. I'M A LIFETIME MEMBER OF COMPANY THREE, SO I TAKE THIS STUFF SERIOUSLY.

LIKE I SAID, WE'VE MET WITH MARK EAGLE SEVERAL TIMES WITH A GROUP OF US CITIZENS.

THERE'S NOTHING PERSONAL AGAINST THEM. THEY'VE BEEN.

THEY'VE LISTENED TO WHAT WE'VE HAD TO SAY AND ARE TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE WHAT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS MAY BE.

FIRE. IT DOESN'T MATTER. IT'S NOT THEM. JOHN DOE COULD BE APPLYING FOR THE SAME SUBDIVISION AND THE SAME ISSUES AND PROBLEMS WOULD STILL BE THERE.

FIRE RESCUE HAS SENT THEIR REPORT TO COUNTY STAFF, AND I WOULD LIKE TO QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS.

ROCKVILLE ROAD IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ROAD IN THE COUNTY. IT IS NOT AN INTERSTATE.

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVEN FATAL ACCIDENTS OVER THE YEARS, WITH THREE OF THEM AT THE PROPOSED ENTRANCE TO HIGHFIELD.

THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HAS POTENTIAL TO GENERATE 60 FIRE RESCUE INCIDENTS ANNUALLY, AND WITH STATION SEVEN CURRENTLY ON HOLD, THE ADDED CALL VOLUME COULD STRAIN CURRENT AND AVAILABLE STAFFING.

JUST LAST YEAR, COMPANY THREE AND COMPANY ONE RAN OVER 3000 CALLS.

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THERE WERE 28 ACCIDENTS ON THE PORTION OF ROCKVILLE ROAD, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY TWO AND A HALF MILES LONG.

THE TIME FRAME IS BEFORE TACO BRIDGE NORTH, AND INVOLVED JUST LOCAL TRAFFIC BETWEEN ROCKVILLE AND ASHLAND ROAD FOR 2024.

THERE WERE EIGHT ACCIDENTS, WITH SIX OF THEM INVOLVING INJURIES, AND THIS IS STILL ON THAT TWO AND A HALF MILE ROAD OF OF ROCKVILLE ROAD THAT GOODSON COVERS. ON SO FAR. ON ON 2025 THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE ACCIDENTS WITH THREE INJURIES AND WE ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR.

SO ROCKVILLE ROAD IS JUST A DANGEROUS, DANGEROUS ROAD IF YOU ADD THE 1400 VEHICLES A DAY, WHICH IS THEIR ESTIMATE OF TEN PER HOUSE, SO IT'D BE 1380 AND ADD TO ANOTHER 500 FROM THE TACOMA BRIDGE.

IT DOESN'T TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

THERE'S A REASON ROCKVILLE ROAD IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ROAD IN THE COUNTY.

IT IS JUST AN OLD, WINDY, HILLY COUNTRY ROAD WITH DITCHES BEING PROACTIVE AND IMPROVING ROCKVILLE ROAD ENTIRELY TO ACCOMMODATE NEW SUBDIVISIONS AND ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC BEFORE THE SUBDIVISIONS ARE APPROVED.

MAKES THE MOST SENSE. YOU CANNOT BE REACTIVE AND APPROVE SUBDIVISIONS AND THEN FIGURE OUT THE ROAD WON'T HANDLE THE TRAFFIC.

PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD BE THE TOP PRIORITY ABOVE ALL ELSE.

THAT INCLUDES SAFETY FOR THE RESIDENTS, SAFETY FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES, AND FOR FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL RESPONDING TO CALLS.

IF YOU HAVEN'T TRAVELED ROCKVILLE ROAD BEFORE, WOULD BE HARD TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF ALL INVOLVED.

SO I SUGGEST IF YOU HAVEN'T TRAVELED IT, TRAVELED IT.

THANK YOU. MARIE OWNS 621 BED LANE MANNEQUIN SEVEN. SO I'M KIND OF TIRED BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY, FROM CONTINUOUSLY HAVING TO COME TO THESE MEETINGS TO STATE MY POSITION ON OUR COUNTY REMAINING RURAL. I BELIEVE STRONGLY IN HAVING A HOUSE ON A REAL ACRE.

ALTHOUGH I WOULD PREFER ONE ON TWO ACRES, WHICH IS MY DEFINITION OF MEDIUM DENSITY.

NOT FIVE HOUSES IN ONE ACRE, AND SOME OPEN LAND THAT IS NOT ABLE TO BE BUILT ON, WHICH IS HOW THE COUNTY CALCULATES DENSITY.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH JUST 50 OR 55 HOUSES ON THAT 138 ACRES.

I KNOW NUMEROUS EMAILS AND MAILINGS HAVE BEEN SENT TO BOTH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE ELECTORATE, THE ELECTED OFFICIALS HERE, BUT YOU ARE ABOUT A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF ALL OF THE RESIDENTS THAT RESIDE IN EASTERN GOOCHLAND WHO HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR DISPLEASURE ABOUT INCREASED VOLUME OF TIGHT FITTING HOMES AND THE DANGERS OF ROCKVILLE ROAD.

PLEASE DENY THE ZONING APPLICATION. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ROBERT MARKHAM. I LIVE AT 2038 ROCKVILLE ROAD, ABOUT TWO PROPERTIES DOWN FROM THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE ARTICULATE AND RESEARCHED THIS BETTER THAN THAN MYSELF.

SO I JUST WANT TO VOICE MY CONCERN ABOUT THE IMPACT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE ON THE ENROLLMENT AT RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY, SPECIFICALLY WHERE MY TWO CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL.

MY WIFE IS OUT OF TOWN. SHE WOULD BE HERE. SHE'S BEEN VERY VOCAL ON THIS ASPECT.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, TO REITERATE WHAT LARRY HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THE ROAD, THE ROAD IS JUST NOT DESIGNED TO HANDLE THE TYPE OF TRAFFIC THAT THAT WE WOULD SEE FROM THIS.

BUT YEAH, I JUST WANT TO KEEP IT SHORT. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU FOR THE JOB YOU DO.

MY NAME IS SPENCER SMITH. 15692 MOSAIC CREEK BOULEVARD.

GOOCHLAND IS A BIG PLACE. I LOOKED IT UP ON THE WEB.

IT SAYS 290MI². 40 MILES LONG. AND YOU GOT FIVE SCHOOLS OR HIGH SCHOOL OR MIDDLE

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SO BY THE TIME THE BUS COMES, PICKS UP KIDS, PICKS UP THE REST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE EAST END OF COUNTY AND GETS TO SCHOOL.

THOSE POOR KIDS ARE ON A BUS PROBABLY AN HOUR EACH WAY.

NOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE A KID ON A BUS FOR AN HOUR AND THEN EXPECT HIM TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL, HE AIN'T. AND IF YOU TAKE A KID ON A ON A BUS FOR AN HOUR ON THE WAY HOME, HE'S NO GOOD FOR STUDYING.

SO IT DOESN'T WORK. AND I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY INFORMATION AT ALL THAT YOU'RE BUILDING ANOTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO HANDLE ALL THESE HOUSES. YOU'RE BUILDING ON THE EAST END OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY? I MEAN, THERE ARE SITES THAT ARE PERFECT FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY INDICATION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS.

YOU KNOW, YOU GET MONEY FROM A THE TAXES OF 150 HOMES.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO MAKE THE INVESTMENT THAT MAKES THAT SENSIBLE.

SO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FINANCIALLY MAY COST MONEY, BUT HAVING THESE LITTLE KIDS ON SCHOOL BUSSES FOR AN HOUR MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL.

AND AS FAR AS THE ROCKVILLE ROAD AND THE PRESENTATION THAT HIGHFIELD HAS MADE, THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED ALL THE ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED ON THAT ROAD.

THERE ARE WHITE CROSSES BOLTED TO TREES ALL THE WAY UP FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED ON THAT STREET.

THEY SHOULD HAVE INVESTIGATED AND FIND OUT WHAT THE CAUSES ARE, AND NOT JUST TALK ABOUT HOW WE MAKE A BETTER LEFT TURN OR A RIGHT TURN.

BUT HOW DO WE FIX THAT STREET SO PEOPLE DON'T DIE ON IT ALL THE TIME? AND ONE MORE COMMENT I WOULD MAKE. AMAZON WEB SERVICES WAS LOOKING FOR A DATA CENTER SITE.

AND DID THEY GO TO GOOCHLAND COUNTY? THEY WENT TO LOUISA, ALL THOSE BRIGHT, WELL PAID, WONDERFUL JOBS WE DID NOT GET. THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHUCK BENT, SEVEN TWO HARVEY ROAD, ROCKVILLE, VIRGINIA.

I'VE SENT ALL OF YOU A LOT OF EMAILS IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

SO I'M GOING TO LET LINDA. I'M GOING TO GIVE HER HER MY TIME.

THANK YOU. LINDA MOORE, 2164 PROPHET ROAD, MANIKIN SABBATH.

FOR 11 YEARS NOW, I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE GROWTH THAT IS SUSTAINABLE. I AM A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.

I MY GROUP WORKED VERY HARD WITH WITH TUCKAHOE BRIDGE TO GET THEM TO A HAPPY MEDIUM.

NO, IT DID NOT MAKE EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD HAPPY.

OKAY. BUT WE MADE THE BEST DECISION FOR TUCKAHOE BRIDGE.

AND YOU HAVE HEARD FROM JOHN AND HIS WIFE. HOW WONDERFUL IT IS FOR THEM TO BE LIVING HERE IN GOOCHLAND THAT TOOK 18 MONTHS OF WORKING WITH A DEVELOPER WHO WANTED TO WORK WITH US. THEY. THEY WANTED TO WORK WITH MY SMALL GROUP.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST I GUESS I'M DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE.

I REALLY HOPED THAT WE COULD BE ABLE TO GET TO.

YES, LIKE WE WERE WITH TUCKAHOE BRIDGE. BUT WE'RE NOT THERE NOW.

OKAY. I LISTENED TO THE CALLS FROM FIRE AND RESCUE.

I KNOW ROCKVILLE ROAD. I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE IN THE LIFE OF THREE SMALL CHILDREN.

ON ON ROCKVILLE ROAD. AND IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER.

YEAH, BUT THE ROAD IS JUST NOT THERE. AND WE MET WITH VDOT WHEN

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AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE TRYING TO BE THE BEST STEWARDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

I WOULD ASK IF YOU TO AT LEAST DEFER IT IF YOU RATHER THAN APPROVE IT AS SUCH.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME SOME HAPPY MEDIUM WITH IT AND PHASING.

YOU KNOW, THE PHASING IS NOT A PART OF, OF OF THE RPD, BUT IT IS FOR MANNEQUIN TOWN.

AN MP HAS PHASING WHERE WE KNOW THEY'VE ALREADY SAID THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO BUT 36 HOMES A YEAR.

CORRECT. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT I HEARD. I DON'T KNOW IF I HEARD IT RIGHT.

BUT WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON 36 A YEAR AND WHETHER OR NOT THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS OF ROCKVILLE ROAD. I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS A SWAMP.

I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD ME 44 YEARS AGO WHEN I MOVED, MOVED TO THE AREA THAT IT WAS A SWAMP.

I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, YOU'VE SEEN THE GREEN AS WELL AS I DO ON THE MAPS.

YOU KNOW WHAT FEMA REGULATIONS ARE. YOU DO KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE ZONING ORDINANCES THAT THAT SAY THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE MULTIPLE ENTRANCES FOR OVER 49 HOMES, AND YET I DON'T SEE THAT IN THE IN THE CARDS. OKAY. YOU KNOW, I'M HOLDING HAND AND IT FEELS LIKE I'M HOLDING THE JOKERS.

BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES NOT FEEL LIKE IT'S SAFE.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE. I AM ALL FOR DEVELOPMENT.

I AM NOT A NAMBY AGAIN AND A LOT OF. BUT WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT WILL COME WITH DOING IT. IF YOU WOULD, I WOULD PREFER IF YOU RATHER THAN YOU APPROVE IT.

IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE OFFER TO DEFER IT. YOU KNOW, IF THE DEVELOPER IS WILLING SO THAT WE CAN WORK OUT THESE THESE ISSUES SUCCESSFULLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS PATRICIA HENDY. I LIVE IN WETLANDS.

WE EXIT OFF OFF MANIKIN ROAD. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS. ROADS AND AND ON TRAFFIC.

OF COURSE, TRAFFIC IS MAJOR BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOL BUSSES ON THESE ROADS.

A LOT OF CHILDREN. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT CHIEF FERGUSON.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS DENIED. THEY DENIED THIS PLAN.

THEY LOOKED AT IT, THEY LISTENED, AND THEY MADE A DECISION.

AND IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. OUR CHIEF OF FIRE AND SAFETY HAS SAID NO, IT'S NOT SAFE.

HOW CAN WE GO FORWARD AND APPROVE IT? WHEN THIS MAN, WHO HAS SPENT 43 YEARS OF HIS LIFE AND AN OATH TO THE COUNTY THAT HE WILL PROTECT. HOW CAN WE ASK HIM TO SEND MEN IN AND WOMEN TO A FIRE THAT HE HE SAID, WELL, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN BUILT LIKE THAT.

HOW CAN WE INSULT HIS OPINION THAT WAY? IT'S HURTFUL FOR ME TO THINK THAT WE WOULD DO THAT.

SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO DENY IT. BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED TO ME, BECAUSE THIS IS A HUMAN STORY.

MAYBE YOU'D RATHER NOT LISTEN, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO LISTEN UP THERE CAN HEAR IT.

MY HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE INITIALLY.

THE HOUSE DOWN THE ROAD DID. AND IT WAS A WINDY DAY.

SO WE HAD FIVE FIRE UNITS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTIES COME TO PUT OUT THIS FIRE.

AND BECAUSE IT WAS WINDY, A CINDER FLEW ONTO OUR ROOF, IGNITING OUR ROOF.

WE HAD TRUCKS COMING IN THERE. WE HAD RESCUE AMBULANCES.

IT WAS A TRAFFIC JAM. AND OF COURSE THE PEOPLE ALL CAME OUT TO WATCH.

AND MY HUSBAND CALLED AND TOLD ME, YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET IN HERE BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC AND ALL OF THE FIRE EQUIPMENT.

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IT WASN'T AT NIGHT, BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME BACK THAT NIGHT, AROUND MIDNIGHT, JUST TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS SMOLDERING.

AND AND IT WAS A HORRIBLE EVENT. IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO EVEN CLEAR THE TRAFFIC.

SO THINK ABOUT IT. THINK ABOUT WHAT THE FIRE CHIEF HAS TOLD YOU.

AND REMEMBER, EVERY FIRE IS NOT THE SAME. AND THIS WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

WINDY DAY. SO WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR CHOICE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A PERMANENT ONE.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND WELCOME, DOCTOR REILLY.

THANK YOU. REAGAN DAVIDSON, 1895 GREENBRIER BRANCH.

YOU KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T GET AWAY WITHOUT HEARING FROM ME, RIGHT, TOM? IT'S ALL GOOD.

THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. I KNOW I'VE HAD NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ALL ON NUMEROUS PROJECTS.

Y'ALL ARE GREAT GUYS. SO ALL OF Y'ALL KNOW I'M NOT AGAINST BUILDING.

NOT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT. BUT MY KEY IS RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT.

AND THE REASON FOR ME BEING ON THIS CASE IS I HAVE A FAMILY THAT LIVES ON THAT ROAD.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A BIG CONCERN. THE HILLS THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT TAKING OUT, THAT'S A GOOD THING.

I REMEMBER I USED TO BE THE ONE THAT WOULD RIDE DOWN ROCKVILLE ROAD TO FAST AND JUMP THE HILL.

BUT ANYWAY, SO THEY'RE PROPOSING SOME GOOD SAFETY IN FRONT OF THE THEIR THEIR PROPERTY.

I KNOW THE WATER LINE COMING IN. Y'ALL KNOW I'M A HUGE ADVOCATE FOR THAT, BUT YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AS SOON AS THAT WATER LINE HITS.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING TO WANT TO BE DEVELOPED. ALL THE REZONING IS GOING TO BE HIT.

AND UNTIL WE REALLY GET THE ASHLAND ROCKVILLE ROAD INTERCHANGE ADDRESS.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO KEEP MINDFUL. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY SAY NO.

I'M NOT GOING TO SAY SAY YES. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY DEFER BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE SMART MEN.

BUT I THINK WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL AND BE MINDFUL.

AND MAYBE WE NEED SEVERAL PROJECTS TO HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME, 4 OR 5 YEAR PERIOD TO HELP FIX THAT ISSUE AS WELL. THANK YOU GUYS. Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? WOULD THE DEVELOPER LIKE TO SPEAK IN A REBUTTAL? OH, CLOSE. OH. IF NO OTHER.

DO WHAT NOW? YEAH. LET ME GO AHEAD WITH THE PROCEDURE HERE AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, SINCE WE DID NOT HAVE ANYONE ELSE DURING THE CITIZEN COMMENT SO THAT THAT PERIOD IS CLOSED.

NOW WE CAN HEAR FROM THE. THANK YOU AGAIN. NATALIE CROFT WITH EAGLE CONSTRUCTION.

WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR ME TO PULL UP THE PRESENTATION ONE MORE TIME? THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK. YEP, I WILL. THANKS, GOD.

I'LL ZOOM THROUGH THESE. YOU'VE SEEN ALL OF THESE? OH. WHERE WE GO? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS FIRST THE BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPH OF ONE OF OUR NEW COMMUNITIES CALLED SWEET SPIRE. THAT IS IN HENRICO COUNTY. AND THAT IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ZONING DISTRICT THAT HAS SMALLER SETBACKS.

I LOVE THAT PEOPLE KNOW IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND COMING.

BUT IT IS NOT AT ALL COMPARABLE TO THIS PROPOSAL.

SO THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPARISONS THAT I'VE HEARD TONIGHT ABOUT TUCKAHOE BRIDGE NORTH VERSUS HIGH FIELD.

AND THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENCES, BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF SIMILARITIES.

SO I THINK LET'S DIG INTO THE DIFFERENCES FIRST.

WE HAVE A VARIETY OF LOT SIZES IN HIGH FIELD.

UP TO THREE ACRES IN SIZE, AS WAS NOTED. TUCKAHOE BRIDGES BETWEEN 15,000FT² AND ABOUT 0.68 ACRES IN THE NORTH SIDE ON ROCKVILLE. THE SIDE THAT WE BORDER.

WE ALSO OFFER A VARIETY OF LOT WIDTHS 6585 AND 140 ARE SORT OF OUR SEGMENTS.

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OUR OPEN SPACE, WE HAVE 40% SET ASIDE AS OPEN SPACE.

TUCKAHOE BRIDGE NORTH HAS 35%. OUR STREETS ARE 56 FOOT WIDE RIGHTS OF WAY.

WHILE THEY TUCKAHOE BRIDGE WAS DESIGNED WITH A 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH.

AND GRANTED, THE COUNTY POLICIES HAVE CHANGED IN THE INTERIM.

BUT OUR STREETS WILL FOLLOW THAT NEW 56 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH HERE.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCES IS ACCESS AND BEING ABLE TO TURN LEFT OUT OF THE COMMUNITY.

UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY MIGHT NOT FEEL IT'S A BIG DEAL TO TURN LEFT THROUGH HIGH FIELD.

BUT MAYBE DELIVERY DRIVERS DO, MAYBE SCHOOL BUSSES DO, MAYBE FIRE EMS WOULD.

THE WAY THAT WE LOOK AT OR ADDRESS THE RURAL ENHANCEMENT AREA IS ALSO QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT.

OUR AGAINST THE RURAL ENHANCEMENT AREA IN HIGH FIELD, WE HAVE A WIDE SWATH OF FLOODPLAIN.

AND THEN COMES OUR LARGE LOTS THAT ARE ALL BETWEEN 1 AND 3 ACRES IN SIZE.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN HOW THIS SMALL AREA IS TREATED.

WHERE TUCKAHOE BRIDGE SOUTH IS ADJACENT TO THE SAME RURAL ENHANCEMENT PROPERTY, BUT THERE ARE LOTS OF SIMILARITIES AS WELL. COMP PLAN DESIGNATES BOTH OF THESE PROPERTIES.

SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM. WE'RE REQUESTING THE SAME ZONING.

BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS, AND AS WAS ALLUDED TO THIS EVENING, CAME IN WITH HIGHER DENSITIES.

TUCKAHOE BRIDGE INITIALLY PROPOSED 147 LOTS ON 98 ACRES, WHEREAS OUR INITIAL PROPOSAL WAS 199 LOTS ON 138 ACRES.

THE CURRENT DENSITY, OR THE APPROVED DENSITY OF TUCKAHOE BRIDGE, IS 98 HOMES, 98 ACRES, ONE HOME PER ACRE.

AND THAT'S WHAT OUR CURRENT DENSITY IS PROPOSED TO BE AS WELL, ONE PER ACRE.

THE MOST INTERESTING ONE I FOUND WAS OUR AVERAGE LOT SIZE.

AVERAGE LOT SIZE IS NEARLY IDENTICAL FROM HIGH FIELD TO TUCKAHOE BRIDGE.

I MEAN, I'D LIKE CREDIT FOR THE 0.01 ACRE ABOVE, BUT THAT'S JUST.

I DON'T HAVE TO GET IT. BUT THE BIGGEST SIMILARITY, AND THIS IS VERY INTERESTING WHEN I SAW THIS, IS THAT BOTH TUCKAHOE BRIDGE AND HIGHFIELD ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE.

WHEN THE CENTERVILLE SMALL AREA PLAN WAS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

THE COMMUNITY PRESENTED THEIR SIX RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SMALL AREA PLAN.

AND NUMBER FIVE AT THIS IN THE SMALL AREA PLAN.

TUCKAHOE BRIDGE AND HIGHFIELD WERE BOTH RECOMMENDED FOR 2 TO 4 HOMES PER ACRE.

AND IN THEIR COORDINATED PRESENTATION, THE COMMUNITY ASKED THAT HIGHFIELD AND TUCKAHOE BRIDGE NORTH RETAIN THEIR ONE PER ACRE RECOMMENDATION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THE ASHLAND ROAD INTERSECTION SORT OF THE THE BIG THE BIG ONE TRAFFIC STUDIES LOOK AT THE PEAK HOURS.

THIS ESSENTIALLY MEANS IT'S THE BUSIEST 15 MINUTES OF THE BUSIEST HOUR OF THE DAY.

AND LEVEL OF SERVICE IS NOT A MEASURE OF SAFETY.

IT'S A MEASURE OF TIME OR DELAY. UNDER THE NO BUILD CONDITIONS, THAT MEANS WITHOUT HIGH FIELD LEFT TURNING MOVEMENTS AT THE INTERSECTION ARE AT A LEVEL OF SERVICE OF F.

THIS YEAR IN 2025, IN THE PM PEAK. THE INTERSECTION AS A WHOLE, THOUGH, IS NOT A FAILING INTERSECTION.

LEFT TURNING MOVEMENT DOES HAVE LONGER DELAYS AND IS AT A LEVEL OF SERVICE F THE INTERESTING PART, AND THE IMPORTANT PART IS, WHILE THE LENGTH OF DELAYS FOR LEFT TURNING TRAFFIC IS ENOUGH TO MEET A LEVEL OF SERVICE F, THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH VEHICULAR TRIPS ON THAT SECONDARY STREET TO MEET VDOT WARRANTS FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT.

AND I WILL NUTSHELL THIS, AND IT DOESN'T FEEL GOOD TO SAY IT.

THERE'S ENOUGH LEFT TURNING TRAFFIC TO MAKE THAT TURNING MOVEMENT FAIL.

BUT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH OF IT TO GET A TRAFFIC LIGHT YET.

SO THE DATA SHOWS THAT IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.

AND THAT'S THE PART I DON'T FEEL GOOD SAYING.

BUT TRAFFIC ENGINEERING IS NOT A THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS KIND OF SCIENCE.

IT'S VERY DATA DRIVEN. AND THAT IS WHAT THE DATA IS TELLING US.

LOOKING AT THE INTERSECTION, THE COUNTY AND VDOT APPROVED A STUDY IN 2015.

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AT THIS POINT, IT'S TEN YEARS OLD. WHAT IT RECOMMENDED DOING WAS TO LIMIT LIFTS OUT FROM ROCKVILLE ONTO ASHLAND ROAD AND PUT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT PLAZA.

AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE SHARED WITH THE COMMUNITY AT OUR VERY FIRST COMMUNITY MEETING.

AND IT WAS MET WITH OH. GROANS. BOOS. HISSES.

NO. SO THIS WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY DID NOT SUPPORT THROUGH OUR PROCESS.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT. I'VE HEARD THAT CONCERN SCHOOLS NOTING IN THE STAFF REPORT THAT IT DOESN'T ANTICIPATE ANY CAPACITY CONCERNS RELATED TO HIGH FIELD.

I THINK IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADD REAL QUICK? ACCIDENT DATA? YES. LET ME SEE. SAFETY OF THE ROAD.

THAT'S HUGE. RIGHT? I THINK THAT. WHAT? LET ME GET BACK TO OUR CASE.

I APOLOGIZE. WE CAN JUST LOOK AT THE THE PLAN HERE.

IN TERMS OF SAFETY OF THE ROAD? YES. THE AREA THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO HAVE THE BIGGEST CHANGE, THE BIGGEST TRANSFORMATION, IS THAT AREA THAT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN THE WORST.

SOMEONE HERE MENTIONED THE CROSSES ON THE TREES, AND I HOPE IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT WHERE THAT HAPPENED WILL LOOK TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

THE COMING OVER THE BRIDGE FROM THE INTERSTATE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE EXTENT OF THE CURVE.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE HOW TIGHT OR NOT TIGHT THE CURVE IS.

THE PAVEMENT WILL BE DOUBLE THE WIDTH AT THIS POINT, AND THERE WILL BE WHAT'S CALLED A FLAT RECOVERY ZONE WITH NO NO TREES LINING THE ROAD.

THE BIGGEST CHANGES ARE WHERE THE COMMUNITY HAS TOLD US ARE THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS. ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH. YOU KNOW.

THE THE STUDY. LASTLY, THE VDOT SAFETY STUDY.

WE ARE PROPOSING TO IMPLEMENT EVERY SINGLE RECOMMENDATION OF THE VDOT SAFETY STUDY, AND THAT IS SOME AREA NOT EVEN IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY.

THAT'S FROM THE HANOVER COUNTY WHERE IT ENDS IN HANOVER, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ASHLAND ROAD.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE VDOT STUDY DID MENTION IS THAT IN ITS CURRENT REPORTING WINDOW, THAT'S ABOUT SEVEN YEARS, EIGHT, EIGHT, MAYBE MAX BASED ON THE DATA IT HAS COLLECTED AND ITS CURRENT REPORTING WINDOW, THE ACCIDENT RATE. THE CRASH RATE ON ROCKVILLE ROAD IS ACTUALLY LOWER THAN THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE FOR ROADS OF THE SAME TYPE.

SO. ANY QUESTIONS? COULD YOU JUST SCROLL UP? COULD YOU GIVE US AN ESTIMATE FOR THE TOTAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT COST THAT EAGLE MARKELL WOULD BE CONTRIBUTING AND DOING THESE IMPROVEMENTS? YES. I WILL LET MR. COREY ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANKS. THANK YOU FOR HEARING FROM US.

OUR CURRENT BUDGET DEPENDING ON EVERYTHING, IF YOU TALK ABOUT JUST ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, IF YOU TALK ABOUT UTILITIES, WHAT WE CALL IT AS PRIVATE DOLLARS. SO IN PRIVATE DOLLARS, IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 2 TO $3 MILLION.

YOU KNOW THAT $3 MILLION IS THE TOTAL KIND OF WITH SOME OF THOSE WATER LINES.

WE TALKED ABOUT THAT UPSIZING. WE LOOK AT HOW MUNICIPAL DOLLARS GOES, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S TYPICALLY ABOUT A 80 TO 100% PREMIUM.

SO IF THE COUNTY WERE TO HAVE TO DO IT, OR IF VDOT WERE TO HAVE TO DO IT, WE THINK THAT WOULD BE IN THE 5 TO $6 MILLION RANGE.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPER? YES. YES. SO THE POINT WAS MADE ABOUT THE THE DESIRE FOR THE TURN WAIVER.

WHY NOT GET THAT SECURED NOW? I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

WHY COME TO US WITH THIS IF WE CAN GET IT? WHICH I TEND TO AGREE WITH THE CITIZENS THAT THAT MEANS IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

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WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS OUT OF OUR HANDS, OUT OF OUR.

WE'RE NOT IN CONTROL OF OUR OWN DESTINY AT THIS POINT.

AND SO WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THAT DEVELOPER WITH NO RESPONSE.

AND IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS WHERE WE'VE REACHED OUT MORE THAN ONE TIME.

PERHAPS IF THE COMMUNITY IS THE HOA HAS TURNED OVER TO THE COMMUNITY AT SOME POINT.

THE COMMUNITY, I'M NOT SURE HOW SOON THAT MIGHT BE, BUT IF THE COMMUNITY COULD MAKE THE DECISION RATHER THAN A DEVELOPER THERE MIGHT BE MORE. THEY MIGHT HAVE MORE WILLINGNESS TO DO THAT SINCE IT WAS A COMMUNITY REQUEST.

BUT WE HAVE BEEN PROACTIVE. WE HAVE REACHED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE OWNER OF THAT BUFFER AND HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. JONATHAN. WELL, YOU KNOW WHO I AM.

I GUESS I WAS ABOUT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I'M REALLY SURPRISED.

I'VE BEEN TO THE HOME BUILDING ASSOCIATION MEETINGS, AND I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE IMPRESSION YOU FOLKS WORK PRETTY WELL TOGETHER.

IS THAT. I'M JUST SURPRISED WHEN YOU SAY NO. THEY DON'T EVEN PICK UP THE PHONE.

YOU LEAVE A VOICEMAIL, THEY DON'T CALL YOU BACK. I MEAN, IS IT REALLY THAT.

I MEAN, I'M JUST. I'M CURIOUS. I MEAN, GOOD GOLLY.

I MEAN, THAT'S JUST NOT GOOD MANNERS. I MEAN, I'M TAKING SOMEBODY'S INVENTORY HERE, BUT MY NAME IS JOSH GOLDSMITH.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF EAGLE CONSTRUCTION. YEAH, I MADE THE REQUEST VERBALLY AND IN WRITING TO NO RESPONSE.

I WILL SAY THAT I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY TO THAT ENTRANCE AND ASKING FOR A PROFFER AMENDMENT, BUT I DON'T. THIS IS MY BELIEF I DON'T HAVE. I, I DID BOTH RESPONSES.

I SAID, HEY, I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS REQUEST IN FRONT OF YOU.

AND I EMAILED IT BOTH TO NO RESPONSE. SO WE HAVE A WORKING RELATIONSHIP, BUT I THINK THERE'S MORE TO IT.

MY ASSUMPTION IS WHEN THEY THINK ABOUT OPENING IT UP, THEY'VE THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF I THINK THEY'VE SOLD OUT THE COMMUNITY.

IF YOU COME TO A REQUEST FOR US WHEN WE'RE IN TRANSITION OF AN HOA, THE BEST RESPONSE WITH A LOT OF HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION EXPERIENCE IS NO RESPONSE BECAUSE YOU'RE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, GOING TO LOSE EITHER WAY WITH YOUR CUSTOMERS.

SOME ARE GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH IT. SOME ARE NOT.

AND TO BE FRANK, THERE'S NO REAL BENEFIT TO THE DEVELOPER.

AND THERE MAY BE SOME ISSUES AROUND THE ENTRANCE PROBLEMS THAT EXIST ALREADY.

SO THAT'S MY READ ON WHY WE DID. I WAS NOT OFFENDED BY THE RESPONSE.

THAT'S MY ANSWER TO THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHY I THINK THE RESPONSE IS THAT WAY.

NO RESPONSE, I GUESS. BUT IT'S POLITICAL. IT'S POLITICAL.

I THINK YOU UNDERSTAND THAT PART OF IT. I'M GETTING AN EDUCATION.

I MEAN, BECAUSE I TRULY I MEAN, I TALK WITH ELIZABETH AND THE FOLKS AT THE HOME BUILDING ASSOCIATION, AND IT SEEMS LIKE Y'ALL DO WORK WELL TOGETHER.

SO THE HOME BUILDING ASSOCIATION DOESN'T OWN THE PROPERTY.

NO, NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT YOU ALL ARE THE SAME MEMBERS OF THE FRATERNITY, SO TO SPEAK, I GUESS. I MEAN, YOUR MEMBERS. THAT'S LIKE SAYING THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD ARE ALL IN LINE ON ALL ISSUES.

WELL, THEY AGREE WITH ME. THEY ARE. SO, YEAH, IT WAS EDUCATIONAL.

THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I DID WANT TO JUST ADD THAT, YOU KNOW, THE TURN LANE OR THE ACCESS.

THE ACCESS POINT WAS ADDED AS A RESPONSE TO THE COMMUNITY REQUEST.

IT SEEMS AS THOUGH FROM THESE COMMENTS THAT THERE'S IT'S THEY'RE NOT HAPPY WITH WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE.

AND SO BECAUSE THAT ENTRANCE IS NOT REQUIRED, IF IT IS MORE DESIRABLE TO REMOVE IT AND REMOVE THE THE WAIVER AND THE LEFT IN IF WE'RE AMENABLE TO THAT AS WELL.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MR. CHRISTIE. MR. CHAIRMAN I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVED REZONING RC 2024 0011 WITH PROPER CONDITIONS AS PRESENTED.

THANK YOU, MR. CHRISTIE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I DO, MR. CHAIRMAN. BUT MR. SPOONER FUSSES AT ME WHEN I GO FIRST, SO I'M NOT SURE IF I SHOULD WAIT.

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FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS FROM EAGLE MARKELL BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN VERY WILLING TO MEET WITH ME, TAKE PHONE CALLS ON SUNDAY EVENING, AND YOU'VE MET WITH DISTRICT FIVE PLANNING COMMISSIONER DWAYNE COSBY, HIS COLLEAGUES WITH COUNTY STAFF, WITH THE RESIDENTS AND MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS WHO ATTENDED THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

THEY COMMUNICATED VIA EMAIL. THEY HAD PHONE CALLS, SIDEWALK CONVERSATIONS, AND ALL OF THAT'S BEEN HELPFUL AS THEY HAVE THE COMMENTS AND THE PRESENTATIONS MADE HERE TONIGHT. AND TO OUR STAFF, BLESS YOU.

I MEAN, THERE HAVE BEEN HOURS AND HOURS DEVOTED TO THIS APPLICATION, SO I REALLY DO THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTION YOU PUT INTO THIS.

I JOINED THE BOARD IN JANUARY OF 2024. IN THE VERY FIRST COMMUNITY MEETING I WENT TO AS A MEMBER OF THIS BOARD WAS IN SAINT MATTHEW'S FOR THIS APPLICATION.

AND OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS, COMMUNITY INTEREST AND CONVERSATION HAS NOT DECREASED.

THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS HAVE BEEN DYNAMIC AND INFORMATIVE, AND THEY'VE BEEN ANIMATED AT TIMES, BUT I THINK THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN CIVIL, AND THAT'S A TESTIMONY TO GOOCHLAND.

I THINK THE MEETING SERVED THEIR PURPOSES BECAUSE THE APPLICANT MADE CHANGES BASED ON THOSE COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

AND THANK YOU, STAFF FOR EMCEEING THOSE MEETINGS.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS ALSO THOROUGH IN ITS EFFORTS.

THEY TOO, MET WITH THE APPLICANT, ATTENDED THOSE MEETINGS, RECEIVED EMAILS, PHONE CALLS, EVEN HAD FOOD LINE AISLE CONVERSATIONS ON THIS.

I WATCHED THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND I NOTED THE FIVE ZERO VOTE, RECOMMENDING THE APPLICATION BE DENIED.

SOME CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE PROFFERS SINCE THAT MEETING, BUT THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE APPLICATION HAVE REMAINED THE SAME.

SO WHAT I HAVE LOOKED AT IS WHAT WOULD CHANGE.

THAT WOULD RESULT IN MY IGNORING THAT FIVE ZERO OF RECOMMENDATION TO DENY THE APPLICATION.

FOREMOST IN MY CONSIDERATIONS IS ALWAYS SAFETY.

I THINK THAT IS THE CAPITAL. THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL, ITS SAFETY. HOW WOULD THIS APPLICATION IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY OR AT WORST, KEEP IT AT A LEVEL THAT IT EXISTS TODAY? AND THE ANSWER IS THE APPLICANT HAS PROFFERED A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS TO ROCKHILL ROAD THAT WOULD IMPROVE LINE OF SIGHT ROAD SHOULDERS.

AND I APPRECIATE THOSE PROFFERS SIGNIFICANTLY.

USUALLY AN APPLICANT REQUESTS WAIVERS TO ROAD IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS TURN LANES, BUT EVEN WITH THOSE ROAD PROFFERS, WILL 138 ADDITIONAL HOMES WITH MORE THAN 1000 VEHICLE TRIPS A DAY BE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON SAFETY? WHAT IMPROVEMENTS TO ROCKVILLE ROAD ARE NEEDED TO KEEP SAFETY FROM DETERIORATING? IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR THE COUNTY OR FOR VDOT TO EXPECT THE APPLICANT TO FUND THOSE IMPROVEMENTS? IN FACT, VIRGINIA LAW LIMITS WHAT GOODSON CAN ACCEPT AS A VOLUNTARY PROFFER.

SO I BELIEVE IT'S GOOCHLAND AND VDOT THAT HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO IMPROVE ROCKVILLE ROAD SAFETY.

AND SITTING HERE TODAY HAS BEEN NOTED. THOSE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ARE NOT FUNDED NOR CONCRETELY PLANNED.

SO EVEN WITH THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE APPLICANTS OR THE APPLICANT IS OFFERED ALONG THAT ONE HALF MILE STRETCH OF ROCKVILLE ROAD.

WHAT ARE THOSE ADDITIONAL 1000 VEHICLE TRIPS GOING TO GO? AND I THINK IT'S BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED MOST MANY WILL GO TO THE INTERSECTION OF ROCKVILLE ROAD AND ASHLAND ROAD.

IT'S ALREADY A FAILING INTERSECTION. MORE TRAFFIC WILL DETERIORATE ITS LEVEL OF SERVICE FURTHER.

SOME VEHICLES MIGHT OPT TO USE MATTHEWS ROAD AS AN ALTERNATIVE, AND THAT ROAD HAS NOTED, IS CHALLENGED ALSO.

SO, IN EFFECT, THE PROFFERED ROAD IMPROVEMENTS WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN MOVING PEOPLE MORE QUICKLY AND MORE SAFELY TO A FAILING INTERSECTION OR DIVERTING THEM ONTO AN EQUALLY CHALLENGED ROAD. SO WHAT OTHER SAFETY ISSUE? THE APPLICANT WITH ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE THE APPLICANT DID, BASED ON COMMUNITY AND STAFF COMMENTS, REVISE ITS APPLICATION TO ADD A SECOND ROCKVILLE ROAD ACCESS POINT VERSUS THE ORIGINAL PLANS TO JUST COME THROUGH TUCKAHOE BRIDGE.

AND I THINK THAT'S COMMENDABLE. THAT SOLUTION, THOUGH, CREATES ITS OWN SEPARATE SET OF CHALLENGES, WITH THE RESULT BEING A LOT OF MACGYVER EFFORTS TO.

REALLY FORCE A SOLUTION IN SOME RESPECTS FOR THAT TO ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT, EVEN THOUGH WITH SPRINKLER SUPPRESSION IS NOT REQUIRED.

I APPRECIATE THAT COMMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE COMP PLAN.

IS THIS THE CORRECT LOCATION FOR A SUBDIVISION WITH ONE ACRE DENSITY? THE ANSWER IS YES. IT IS COMPLIANT WITH THE COMP PLAN.

WHAT WILL BE THE IMPACT ON SCHOOLS? HOW WILL FIRE RESCUE DEMAND CHANGE? I DON'T CONSIDER THOSE QUESTIONS TO BE INCONSEQUENTIAL, AND THEY'VE BEEN DISCUSSED BY STAFF,

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THE APPLICANT HAS PROFFERED TO DELAY THE DEVELOPMENT FOR TWO YEARS AND PHASE IN HOME DEVELOPMENT.

I THINK THAT IS IN CONSIDERATION OF THE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION TAKING PLACE WHEN I WAS 64, AND THEY OFFERED TO DELAY DEVELOPMENT IS AN UNCOMMON PROPER.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT HAS EVER BEEN MADE. I HAVE A SENSE THAT THOSE PROPER CONSTRUCTION DELAYS WILL SIMPLY DELAY, THOUGH THE SAFETY AND TRAFFIC ISSUES THAT WILL BE MORE INTENSE IN 3 OR 4 YEARS.

I HAVE IMAGINED THE TRAFFIC A THOUSAND AMAZON EMPLOYEES AND TRUCK TRAFFIC WILL ADD TO THE ROADS IN THIS AREA.

NOT JUST ROCKVILLE ROAD, BUT ALL THE ROADS. BUT WE ARE GOING TO ADD ANOTHER THOUSAND MORE DAILY TRIPS.

IF THIS IS APPROVED TONIGHT, AND THAT'S NOT A SCENARIO I WANT A BOARD TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN 3 OR 4 YEARS.

IDEALLY, A SOLUTION TO TODAY'S TRAFFIC AND SAFETY PROBLEMS WILL BE FORMULATED FIRST, AND THE VERY REAL INCREASE IN FUTURE TRAFFIC CAN BE ACCOMMODATED IN THAT PLAN. SO REGARDLESS OF THE VOTE TONIGHT, I DO COMMIT THAT I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH STAFF, VDOT, KTA, OR TPO TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO ROCKVILLE ROAD AND TO IMPROVE ALL OF GOOCHLAND ROAD SAFETY, ESPECIALLY TURN LANES. LET ME REFERENCE A GREEK POET I MENTIONED IN SOME OF MY CORRESPONDENCE TO HIGH FIELD CORRESPONDENCE.

I LIVE IN 700 BC. HAYES WAS ATTRIBUTED WITH SAYING OBSERVE, DO, MEASURE FOR RIGHT.

TIMING IS, IN ALL THINGS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR RIGHT TIMING IN CONSIDERATION OF ALL THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS, AND IN CONSIDERATION OF A VERY, VERY SOLID APPLICATION THAT WAS PRESENTED TONIGHT.

I'M NOT REALLY ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TONIGHT.

BUT I DO THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITY DOWN THE ROAD.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, MR. LYLE.

I'M SITTING HERE THINKING IF THIS WAS THE SUPREME COURT, THAT WOULD BE ALMOST A DISSENTING OPINION.

BUT IT'S ONLY DISSENTING IF IT DOESN'T CARRY.

AND I WILL SAY THIS, DESPITE ALL THIS, I'VE GOT TO, YOU KNOW, WE GET ALONG AND I'VE GOT TO MAKE UP MOST AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR YOU AND YOUR GOOD REASONING. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE AND.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS IS AN INTERESTING CASE.

I SAY THAT WITH ALL THESE BIG CASES, IT SEEMS, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL VERY INTERESTING AND KEEPS YOU ENGAGED IN THIS ROLE.

I SPENT A LOT OF TIME GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT THE TUCKAHOE BRIDGE PROJECT AND LOOKING AT THE ACTUALLY MANY OF THE SAME FACES THAT CAME OUT EXACTLY FIVE YEARS AGO. IT WAS JULY 2ND, 2019 THAT THAT CASE CAME THROUGH.

SO AND WE'RE STILL HERE 3.5 HOURS FROM NOW, IT'LL BE 4.5 HOURS FROM NOW TILL WE'LL MAKE IT TO EXACTLY FIVE YEARS, SO OR SIX YEARS. AND IT WAS INTERESTING THE, THE ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT UP BY, AGAIN, MANY OF THE SAME FACES IN THIS ROOM WERE SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMP PLAN. SO FOR ALL OF YOU IN TUCKAHOE BRIDGE YOU'RE THE FOLKS THAT YOU GOT UP WITH TO TO HAVE YOUR VOICES HEARD HAVE BEEN SAYING THE SAME THING FOR SIX YEARS.

SO WHAT'S HAPPENED IN SIX YEARS? YOU KNOW, THE EMAILS THAT WE GET ARE JUST VERY INTERESTING.

AND I DON'T TYPICALLY RESPOND AND ENGAGE, BUT SOME OF THE STUFF WAS JUST SO THE DATA WAS JUST SO DIFFERENT THAN ANYTHING WE HAD.

I HAD TO KIND OF MAKE SOME COMMENTS AND I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE DATA WITH THE I HAVE HERE THAT THE FIVE YEAR CRASH ANALYSIS AND A NUMBER OF 30, SOME CRASHES. WAS BROUGHT UP FROM AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW THE TIME FRAME, BUT ACCORDING TO THIS CRASH ANALYSIS, SINCE JUNE 1ST OF 2019 THROUGH MAY 31ST THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF 16 SEVEN WITH INJURIES.

AND OF COURSE, ANY INJURY OR CRASH IS SOMETHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE REASONS THREE OF THE SEVEN INJURIES WERE BECAUSE OF WHAT PAVEMENT? ONE, BECAUSE IT WAS AN ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENT AND ONE WAS BECAUSE ONE THEY DON'T KNOW BECAUSE THE DRIVER FLED THE SCENE.

A CITIZEN SAID THAT WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE.

WELL, I'M SORRY, THAT'S NOT WHAT I RAN ON, BECAUSE I'M NOT GOD, AND I CAN'T DO THAT.

ALL WE COULD DO IS MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS WE CAN AND PREPARE FOR THESE.

WHEN I LOOK AT SO THE INFRASTRUCTURE ONE IS INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE WE SAY, OH, WE CAN'T, WE DON'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THIS. AND I SAY, OKAY, WELL LET'S LOOK AGAIN.

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I, I HEAR THE TERM ALL THE TIME. WE ARE GROWING OUR FIRE AND RESCUE AND TO KEEP UP WITH DEVELOPMENT.

THAT'S BY THE NUMBERS. THAT'S CATEGORICALLY NOT TRUE.

WE ARE DEVELOPING TO KEEP UP WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND HERE'S SOME NUMBERS FOR YOU FROM 2020. THE POPULATION OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY WAS 24,727 PEOPLE.

THE NUMBERS PULLED TODAY WERE 29,267. THAT'S GROWTH OF 18%.

THAT IS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH. THAT'S GROWTH THAT HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR, YOU KNOW, MOSAIC, AVERY POINT, A LOT OF THESE THAT PREVIOUS BOARDS HAVE APPROVED.

SO THAT'S 18%. THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. IN 2020, THEIR BUDGET WAS 5.5 MILLION.

THEIR CURRENT BUDGET IS 14.6 MILLION 165% INCREASE, WELL ABOVE THE 18%.

FIRE AND RESCUE. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THEM.

IN 2020, THEIR BUDGET WAS $5 MILLION. THEIR CURRENT BUDGET THIS YEAR IS $14.8 MILLION.

NEARLY A 200% INCREASE IN SCHOOLS WAS MENTIONED.

THAT WAS THE FIRST BULLET. AND I CALLED MY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ABOUT WHAT WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE ALL THESE CLASSES THAT WE DON'T HAVE ROOM FOR. THE BUDGET IN 2020 WAS 32 MILLION.

THE BUDGET THIS YEAR WAS 45 MILLION. SO A 40% INCREASE.

AND LET'S NOT FORGET, WE OVERBUILT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

TO THE TUNE OF $54 MILLION JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.

SO TO SAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE I JUST I JUST CAN'T ALIGN THAT THINKING.

SO WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY. IT. I DON'T LIKE THE ASHLAND ROAD INTERCHANGE.

AND THAT THAT IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING THAT CONCERNS ME.

AND I LOOK AT WHAT HAS BEEN PLANNED. AND MR. BARKER, YOU'LL BE PLEASED TO KNOW THAT I RODE AROUND WITH CHIEF FERGUSON FOR A GOOD HOUR AND A HALF, DRIVING THOSE ROADS AND GETTING HIS PERSPECTIVE.

I'VE WALKED THEM MYSELF. I'VE SAT AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AT THE ENTRANCE, WATCHING THE CARS COME OVER.

AND YESTERDAY I SAT THERE AND I STARED AT THREE CROSSES, AND I.

AND I SAW AND I THOUGHT HOW HORRIBLE THAT WAS.

I PRAYED FOR ALL THOSE FOLKS AND I THOUGHT, GOSH, I'M REALLY SURPRISED THAT ANYBODY WOULD FIGHT ANY IMPROVEMENT TO MAKE THIS BETTER.

IT JUST KIND OF IT JUST SEEMED IT JUST SEEMED ODD TO ME.

I COULD NOT I COULD NOT RECONCILE THOSE TWO THINGS IN MY MIND.

SO I SEE A ROAD THAT'S GETTING BETTER. I WOULD LOVE BELIEVE ME, I'VE ONLY BEEN DOING THIS SIX AND A HALF YEARS, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING UP FRONT.

IT'S JUST NOT HOW THE WORLD WORKS. WE WE WE COUNT IN THIS COUNTY AT A TAX RATE OF $0.53.

I UNDERSTAND I HAVE LAUREN, WHERE MOST OF Y'ALL LIVE, BUT $0.53? WE DON'T HAVE EXTRA FUNDS TO BUILD THE ROADS.

AND YOU HEARD OUR DEVELOPER TALK ABOUT THE COUNTY BUILDS IT VERSUS A PRIVATE CITIZEN DEVELOPER BUILDS IT.

IT IS MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE. AND THAT'S HOW WE GET OUR ROADS DONE.

SO DO I LOVE THAT FACET OF IT? NO. DO I THINK THAT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WAS PLANNED THERE? 100%. YOU CAN'T. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO LIVE ON THAT SIZE, BUT GUESS WHAT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY THERE. WE ARE KEEPING IT RURAL WITH THE BUFFERS.

WE'RE USING THAT LAND I THINK IS EXACTLY AS IT'S INTENDED.

AND THE LAST THING I'LL SAY, MR. LYLE TOUCHED ON IT.

YOU KNOW, I VOTED FOR PROJECT ROCKY. AND THE NIGHT THAT I VOTED FOR THAT, THE BIGGEST CONCERN WAS THAT I WAS TOLD TWO WEEKS BEFORE THAT WE HAD A SOLUTION FOR ASHLAND ROAD, AND IT WAS A $6 MILLION SOLUTION, AND I WAS TOLD JUST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A SOLUTION, BUT WE MADE A COMMITMENT. I MADE A COMMITMENT PERSONALLY THAT WE WOULD WORK AS MR. LAWLESS SAID. I CAME INTO STAFF THE NEXT MORNING AND SAID, THIS PAST, THIS IS NOT WE DIDN'T GET THIS ACROSS THE GOAL LINE.

WE JUST KICKED OFF. AND IN THE TWO YEARS SINCE THEN I HAVE PERSONALLY SECURED A TOTAL OF $67 MILLION FOR THAT PROJECT THROUGH OUR GREAT PARTNERS. AND WORK IS STARTING IMPROVEMENTS.

THEY STARTED TODAY, ACTUALLY. SO THERE WILL BE A LIGHT THERE. THERE'S GOING TO BE A TURN LANE COMING OUT OF THERE. SO WHAT I WILL SAY IS I WILL MAKE THAT SAME COMMITMENT TO Y'ALL THAT IF THIS DOES PASS TONIGHT EVEN IF IT DOESN'T, THAT'S COME AS A BIG CONCERN.

I SPENT A LOT OF TIME THERE, AND I DO SEE MAKING THAT LEFT OUT OF THERE IS TOUGH.

BUT WE WE WILL WORK TO GET THAT DONE. AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? MISTER WINFREY? YES. YES. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I, I THANK MR. LYLE AND MISS WINFREY. SORRY, MR. BOOMHAUER, FOR THEIR COMMENTS SO FAR.

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EVERY SINGLE DAY I GO FROM A WORKING HORSE FARM TO TRACTOR SUPPLY ON A REGULAR BASIS.

I'VE TOLD THE SHERIFF THIS SO HE CAN'T PUT ME IN CUFFS AFTER THE FACT.

I DRIVE WITH THE VIDEO GOING WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN ASHLAND ROAD TO BE MINDFUL EACH AND EVERY DAY OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AT VARIOUS TIMES, BECAUSE WE HEAR STORIES FROM 445 TO 5:30 P.M., BUT WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE THROUGHOUT THE DAY? SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE CONSTANT IMPORT TO ME.

AND YOU KNOW, WHAT I WILL SAY IS WE HAVE GOT TO IN ORDER TO HAVE SENSIBLE GROWTH IN THIS COUNTY.

BE SUPPORTIVE OF THOUGHTFUL AND DELIBERATE APPLICATIONS.

AND THAT IS ONE THING THAT I STRUGGLE WITH WITH THIS ISSUE IS, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO STATE SOME FACTS WHEN THE COMMENTS THAT I GOT MOST OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS WERE REGARDING ASSESSMENTS IN THE COUNTY, ASSESSMENTS WENT UP ACROSS THE BOARD. WHEN YOU DECREASE THE SUPPLY OF HOMES IN THE MARKET AND DEMAND IS GOING UP, HOME VALUES INCREASE. THAT IS A SIMPLE ECONOMIC FACT.

THE QUALITY OF PROPOSED PROJECTS, WHEN WE DENY WELL THOUGHT OUT APPLICATIONS DECREASES, THEY COME BY RIGHT.

EIGHT AND THEY TRY AND COME IN WHERE THEY ARE NOT AS WELL THOUGHT OUT AND WELL PREPARED.

WE HAVE IMPACTS THESE DO THESE DECISIONS HAVE MATERIAL IMPACTS ON GETTING QUALITY COMMERCIAL PROJECTS? I EMPHASIZE QUALITY. WE CAN GET COMMERCIAL PROJECTS.

WE WANT QUALITY COMMERCIAL PROJECTS IN GOOCHLAND.

WHEN EMPLOYEES DO NOT HAVE HOUSING OPTIONS IN THE COUNTY WHERE WE EXPECT TO BE ATTRACTIVE TO THOSE BUSINESSES, ROAD AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS NOT PAID FOR BY DEVELOPMENT MUST BE SHOULDERED BY OUR TAXPAYERS.

THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT. WE GET OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROFFERS OF PROJECTS THAT WE APPROVE.

HIGHFIELD DID MENTION THE WATERLINE WILL BE SIZED SUCH THAT THERE CAN BE ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT FROM THIS PROJECT, WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT PROJECTS TO MAKE THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL MIX MORE FAVORABLE FOR OUR COUNTY.

WE DO NOT WANT GROWTH RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION BY RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION, BUT THAT IS A LONG TERM PROCESS.

IF THERE IS A THOUGHT THAT WE WILL SNAP OUR FINGERS AND GET THESE HIGH QUALITY COMMERCIAL PROJECTS THAT GARNER TOP BILLING IN THE NEWS, WE ARE KIDDING OURSELVES. THAT IS RIDICULOUS.

THERE ARE ACTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE, AND ONE OF THOSE IS MAKING WATER LINE AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS WHERE WE CAN, OR GETTING WATER LINE AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS WHERE WE CAN.

ADDITIONALLY, ON TOP OF ASSESSMENTS TO CAPACITY.

AND THAT AD VALOREM TAX IS THE SECOND MOST COMMON ISSUE THAT COMES UP AND CALLS WITH CONSTITUENTS.

WE HAVE AMPLE CSD CAPACITY. WE PAID FOR THAT AND STILL CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THAT.

THAT CAPACITY NEEDS TO BE USED IF WE ARE GOING TO BE SENSIBLE ECONOMICALLY.

AND I WILL STRESS TO YOU, I TOUCHED ON THIS WORD THOUGHTFUL.

I WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE THE THOUGHTFUL NATURE OF THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND THE SPEED TO COMPLETION THAT WAS PRESENTED.

I WISH OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY WOULD COME TO GOOCHLAND WITH THAT LEVEL OF THOUGHTFULNESS.

I WANT FUTURE DEVELOPERS IN GOOCHLAND TO COME TO US WITH THAT LEVEL OF THOUGHTFULNESS.

WE KNOW THE ASHLAND ROAD PROJECT. THAT INTERCHANGE IS A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT PROJECT TO OUR COUNTY.

WE ALSO KNOW THE SHORT TERM REPERCUSSIONS ARE WORTH IT FOR THE LONG TERM BENEFIT.

TO HAVE A DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL COME IN AND SAY, WE ARE CONSIDERATE OF THAT TIMING.

WE WANT TO MAKE IT SO WE HAVE AS FEW BLOCKAGES AS POSSIBLE.

IS FRANKLY, SOMETHING I'M NOT USED TO SEEING FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY.

SO I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE IT'S VERY EASY TO THROW STONES.

HOWEVER, IT IS ALSO COMMENDABLE TO BE WILLING TO PUT THAT TIME AND THAT EFFORT AND SPEND 2 TO $3 MILLION.

THAT GIVES US 5 TO $6 MILLION OF BENEFIT FOR THE COUNTY.

AND I DO BELIEVE THIS, IT WAS MENTIONED THAT A HIGHER STANDARD FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WOULD BE SET.

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2 TO $3 MILLION THAT WERE TOUCHED UPON IN IMPROVEMENTS SETS A HIGHER STANDARD.

AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVERY RECOMMENDATION FROM A VDOT TRAFFIC STUDY.

I WILL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT I WILL POKE AT THE STATE AND THE FED ALL THE TIME.

WE HAVE TO SOLVE A BUNCH OF THEIR MESSES ON A REGULAR BASIS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.

THOSE ARE KEY CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE WANT TO SEE IN GOOD PROJECTS.

AND SO I STRESS ALL THOSE TO HIGHLIGHT TO THE AUDIENCE AND TO ANYONE LISTENING.

THESE CONSIDERATIONS HAVE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED.

WE CANNOT SIMPLY SAY WE DON'T WANT THIS. THIS HAS TO STOP AND NOT THINK THAT THERE ARE MAJOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS FOR DOING THOSE THINGS. SO I JUST I HIGHLIGHT THOSE POINTS BECAUSE I WOULD ASK ANYONE TO COUNTER THEM. AND I DO THINK WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THE BEST PROJECTS UNLESS WE SEE APPLICANTS WANT TO COME TO THE COUNTY REGULARLY.

THERE'S THE WORST IS SEEING A DRIP, DRIP, DRIP OF APPLICATIONS.

BECAUSE GUESS WHAT? THE COFFERS DO NOT FILL THEMSELVES WHEN WE DO NOT HAVE SENSIBLE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS COUNTY TO FUND THE SERVICES THAT GOOCHLAND RESIDENTS DESERVE.

SO I JUST HOPE THAT ALL THOSE THINGS ARE CONSIDERED BY EVERYONE WHEN THEY CONSIDER PROJECTS OF THIS SORT.

THANK YOU, MR. WATERS. MR. CHRISTIE. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU GUYS HEAD OUT TO THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY, BUT THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE HOUSES POPPING UP OUT THERE IS GETTING QUITE RIDICULOUS.

WE DO HAVE A SUPPLY AND DEMAND PROBLEM. AND WHEN THE HOUSES POP UP OUT THERE, IT'S THROUGH BI-RITE SPLITS.

THERE'S LITTLE COVES POP UP ON HAYNESVILLE. PHIFER, VERY SIMILAR, IF NOT MORE DANGEROUS ROAD THAN I WOULD SAY ROCKVILLE ROAD.

BUT GUESS WHAT? THEY DON'T IMPROVE THE ROAD. THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING.

THERE. THERE IS NO PLAN TO IMPROVE THE ROAD. VDOT WILL NOT IMPROVE THE ROAD.

SO I LOOK AT THIS AS A WAY TO SOMEWHAT ALLEVIATE THAT SUPPLY AND DEMAND ISSUE.

I CAN'T LOOK AT THE THE CONSTITUENTS OUT WEST AND TELL THEM THAT I'M GOING TO DENY THIS WHILE THEY'RE DOING ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, WHILE WE HAVE COVES JUST POPPING UP LEFT AND RIGHT.

I JUST TRAVELED DOWN SHANNON HILL ROAD. I WENT THE LONG WAY TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM HER FRIEND'S HOUSE.

I WAS SHOCKED AT HOW MANY HOMES HAD POPPED UP ON SHANNON HILL ROAD.

ALONG WITH THAT AS CHARLIE WAS SAYING, THIS IS HOW WE GET ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

IT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT, YOU KNOW, LOUISE IS GETTING A DATA CENTER.

YEAH. THEY ARE. AND THEY IF YOU TRAVEL NORTH OF 64 DOWN SHANNON HILL ROAD, YOU'LL ALSO SEE MORE DEVELOPMENT, MORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. THIS IS HOW WE DO IT.

AND WHILE IT IT MAY BE INCONVENIENT RIGHT NOW, THIS WILL EVENTUALLY SOLVE A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS THROUGH THE COUNTY.

THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT, MISTER CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO LET ME TAKE SOME TIME HERE AND SORT OF BRING IT HOME.

I WILL TELL YOU, I PUT THIS MY THOUGHTS TOGETHER BEFORE TONIGHT, AND OBVIOUSLY I'M GOING TO BE A LITTLE REDUNDANT BECAUSE I'M GOING TO REPEAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID. BUT BUT BEAR WITH ME AND AND PLEASE LET ME HAVE THE FLOOR FOR A WHILE. YOU KNOW, I SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME ON THIS, A LOT OF TIME.

AND I'VE HEARD THE CONCERNS FROM YOU, THE CITIZENS.

I'VE READ MANY WELL THOUGHT OUT COMMENTS FROM THE CITIZENS.

I'VE ATTENDED THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS, AND I'VE ALSO HEARD CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY A FIRE CHIEF WHO, BY THE WAY, I'VE GOT THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR.

AND SO BEAR WITH ME, CHIEF, AS I COME OUT IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.

EAGLE CORPORATION HAS CHECKED ALL THE BOXES WITH REGARDS TO MEETING THE STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY FOR THEIR PROPOSED SUBDIVISION.

IN FACT, THEY'VE RAISED THE BAR FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS, AS WE'VE HEARD HERE TONIGHT.

HOPEFULLY IT'S GOING TO HELP FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS.

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THE APPLICATION AT HAND MEETS THE REQUIRED DENSITY OF AN AVERAGE OF ONE HOUSE PER ACRE.

I KNOW THAT A PORTION OF THE LAND IS NOT USABLE DUE TO WETLANDS, ETC., BUT WE HAVE TYPICALLY CONSIDERED THE AVERAGE.

AND WHO DOESN'T WANT TO PROTECT WETLANDS? THE AVERAGE LOT IN MY FIELD IS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE AVERAGE IN TUCKAHOE BRIDGE.

SEVERAL OF THE LOTS ARE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 ACRES.

THERE ARE NO LOTS IN TUCKAHOE BRIDGE NORTH THAT ARE OVER TWO THIRDS OF AN ACRE.

IN HIGH FIELD, THERE WILL BE 40% OF THE LAND IN OPEN SPACE.

THEY ARE AGREEING TO INSTALL SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, AS WE'VE HEARD MANY TIMES TONIGHT, AND ALL THE HOUSES, THEY HAVE AGREED TO MAKE UNPRECEDENTED ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH WE'VE ALSO HEARD ABOUT, WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF ROCKVILLE ROAD. THE VISIBILITY ON ROCKVILLE ROAD WILL BE IMPROVED BY THE DEVELOPER.

THEY ARE OFFERING SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE NOT EVEN SUGGESTED OR RECOMMENDED BY THE SAFETY STUDY.

I BELIEVE WE CAN RELY ON THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS AS TRAFFIC VOLUMES DICTATE IN THE FUTURE. AND I KNOW THIS IS A STRETCH IN THE MINDS OF MANY OF US, BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE WE CAN RELY ON WE'VE GOT A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH VDOT. SO I THINK AS VOLUME DICTATES, FURTHER ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, SIGNAGE OR SPEED LIMIT REDUCTIONS WILL OCCUR, WILL TAKE PLACE. THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEING TO HOLD OFF HOUSE CONSTRUCTION UNTIL 2028.

SO THIS IS NOT IMMEDIATE. IT IS DELAYED. YOU KNOW, IT'S.

THERE WILL BE TIME FOR OTHER THINGS TO HAPPEN.

THIS WILL GIVE TIME FOR SIGNIFICANT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE PLANNED FOR THE AREA TO BE BE UNDERWAY BY THE TIME THIS HAS BEGUN.

EGLE HAS AGREED TO LIMIT THEIR CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES AND HIGH FIELD SUBDIVISION TO 36 PER YEAR.

THIS WILL RESULT IN THE FULL BUILDOUT TO TAKE PLACE OVER ALMOST FOUR YEARS.

THERE WILL NOT BE A TSUNAMI OR INFLUX FROM THE PROJECT.

IT WILL BE GRADUAL. SIGNIFICANT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE NEARLY COMPLETED BY THEN, A WELL UNDERWAY TO COMPLETION. AS MR. SPOONER HAS SAID, THE MAJOR PROJECT AT I-64 AND ASHLAND ROAD INTERSECTION IS PLANNED TO SEE COMPLETION IN 2029. THIS WILL BE A NICE SUBDIVISION WITH NICE HOMES AND IT WILL ATTRACT BUYERS.

THEY WILL ADD TO OUR COMMUNITY AND ENHANCE OUR OUR ECONOMY HERE.

MUCH THE SAME AS THE SUBDIVISIONS. MANY OF OUR CURRENT RESIDENTS ALREADY ENJOY LIVING IN.

THIS DEVELOPMENT OF HOMES HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING ONE OF THE NICEST IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY.

MARKEL EAGLE HAS GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY TO ADDRESS THE CITIZENS CONCERNS, AND THE CREEKS AND WETLANDS WILL BE PROTECTED BY THE SURROUNDING HOMES.

I BELIEVE THE PLANS BY THIS DEVELOPER HAVE BEEN MODIFIED SIGNIFICANTLY BECAUSE OF THE SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND CITIZEN COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS.

TO REITERATE, THE PLAN IS MUCH DIFFERENT AND IMPROVED THAN ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED.

FOR EXAMPLE, LESS DENSITY, MEANING FEWER HOMES.

SIGNIFICANT ROAD IMPROVEMENT WORK ON ROCKVILLE ROAD.

SPRINKLERS TO BE INSTALLED. BETTER INTERIOR ROADS.

DELAY IN HOUSING STARTS TO GIVE TIME FOR MORE AREA IMPROVEMENTS AND LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOUSING.

STARTS TO SPREAD OVER IN EXCESS OF THREE YEARS.

THEY HAVE INDEED ALSO LISTENED TO OUR CITIZENS AS STATED IN OUR STAFF REPORT.

OUR SCHOOLS DO NOT ANTICIPATE CAPACITY CONCERNS RELATED TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.

SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE VERY GOOD THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE NEED THEM FOR OUR FUTURE AND FOR OUR FUTURE WORKFORCE.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO ATTRACT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE COUNTY, AND ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THEY ASK IS WHERE WILL WHERE WILL OUR EMPLOYEES LIVE? WE NEED THE WORKFORCE IN THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO SERVICE OUR EXPANDING BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

BUSINESSES FOLLOW ROOFTOPS AND VICE VERSA. NOW, I DID LOOK AT THE VDOT TRAFFIC STUDY, BUT I

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AND LET ME SHARE THAT WITH YOU BASED ON OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS DATA.

THERE HAVE BEEN 37 ACCIDENTAL ACCIDENTS ON ROCKVILLE ROAD OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

77% WERE THE DRIVER'S FAULT. RECKLESS DRIVING.

33% FAILED TO YIELD 27% FOLLOWING TWO CLOSE 10% DUI 6.7%. ANIMAL IN THE ROAD 13%. OTHER KNOWN UNKNOWN CAUSES 6.7% AND WEATHER RELATED 3%. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FEELING IS IF WE'RE NOT GROWING, WE'RE DYING.

GOOCHLAND COUNTY IS MATURING AND BECOMING MORE SIGNIFICANT EVERY DAY AS A REGIONAL PLAYER.

WE MUST KEEP UP. I BELIEVE WE, BY KEEPING OUR RESIDENTIAL GROWTH IN THE DESIGNATED SERVICE DISTRICT WHERE WE HAVE WATER AND SEWER, WILL HELP WITH OUR CHANCES TO MEET OUR LONG TERM STATED GOAL OF KEEPING 85% OF OUR COUNTY RURAL AND AGRARIAN.

WE HAVE STATED ALL ALONG THAT OUR MISSION IS TO MAINTAIN THE GREAT QUALITY AND UNIQUENESS OF GOOCHLAND, TO MAINTAIN OUR AGRICULTURE AND OUR BEAUTIFUL EQUINE LAND AND OUR OUTDOOR SPACE WHERE WE CAN HUNT, FISH AND ENJOY THE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THIS AFFORDS US ALL.

IF WE DO NOT HOLD FAST ON OUR CONVICTION, WE WILL POSSIBLY SEE MORE RAPID DETERIORATION OF OUR GREAT QUALITY OF LIFE, WHICH IN MY OPINION, IS WORTHY OF PROTECTING.

I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HATE TO BE GOING AGAINST THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR PLANNING COMMISSION ON THIS.

I RESPECT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AND VALUE THEIR VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COUNTY.

WHEN FOLKS SPEAK DURING CITIZENS COMMENT PERIOD, WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT THEY ARE SPEAKING AS A CITIZEN PERSONALLY, AND NOT NECESSARILY AS REPRESENTING THE VIEWS OR POSITIONS OF COUNTY STAFF, PLANNING COMMISSIONERS, OR BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEMBERS. LET ME ALSO REITERATE HERE THAT I VALUE AND RESPECT THE VIEWS OF OUR CITIZENS AND APPRECIATE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS PROCESS. I HAVE READ MANY COMMUNICATIONS IN OPPOSITION TO THIS PROJECT, BUT MY OVERRIDING BELIEF IS THAT THIS IS PROPER FOR APPROVAL BASED ON THE MANY REASONS I'VE STATED HERE.

IF WE DO NOT AGREE WITH THE ESTABLISHED POSITIONS OF THE COUNTY, SUCH AS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ORDINANCES OR CODES, ETC., LET US BEGIN A DIALOG IN THE PROPER SETTING TO SEE IF CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE.

OTHERWISE, LET US SUPPORT THE PRINCIPLES SET FORTH THAT HELP ENSURE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

I WANT TO HAVE FAITH THAT OUR ROADS WILL BE MADE SAFE AS SITUATIONS DICTATE.

JUST LOOK AT THE ENTIRE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK OF OUR COUNTY.

IT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED OVER TIME TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.

AS PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. THIS IS A CONTINUING AND NEVER ENDING PROCESS IN WHICH I HAVE FAITH IN IT OVER THE LONG RUN.

I ALSO HAVE FAITH IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS.

I HAVE FAITH IN THEM TO KEEP UP WITH WHATEVER'S NECESSARY.

AND WE'VE MENTIONED THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE SUPPORTED.

AND I ALSO HAVE FAITH IN THIS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FOLKS TO KEEP UP. SO MR. REILLY, PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE. MR. LISLE. NAY. MR. CHRISTIE. YES. MR. SPOONER.

TOWER. YES. MISTER WATERS? NO. AND MISTER WINFREY.

YES. AND THE MOTION PASSES. 3 TO 2. 3 TO 2. THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER FOR THE THE MEETING. WE WILL ADJOURN TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

TIME TO BE DETERMINED. AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETING ON IN IN IN JUNE. IN AUGUST. MEETING ADJOURNED.

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