AGENDA
NELSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MARCH 10, 2026
THE REGULAR MEETING CONVENES AT 2:00 P.M. IN THE
GENERAL DISTRICT COURTROOM AT THE COURTHOUSE IN LOVINGSTON
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Moment of Silence
B. Pledge of Allegiance
II. PUBLIC COMMENTS
III. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Resolution – R2026-10 Minutes for Approval
B. Resolution – R2026-11 Budget Amendment
C. Resolution – R2026-12 Creative Communities Partnership Grant
D. Resolution – R2026-13 Tax Refund
IV. PRESENTATIONS
A. VDOT Report
B. VDOT Smart Scale Pre-Applications – Carson Eckhardt
C. Nelson SPCA FY27 Funding Request – Denise Merricks
D. FY27 Draft General Fund Budget Introduction
V. NEW & UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Opioid Abatement Grant Application & Match Request – Susan Morrow, OAR (R2026-14)
B. Request to Extend Piney River Water and Sewer – Jenny’s Creek LLC (R2026-15)
C. Commonwealth Attorney’s Funding Requests
1. Cellebrite Software for Digital Forensics (R2026-16)
2. Temporary Supplemental Pay Request
D. Zoning Ordinance Work Order Amendment (R2026-17)
E. Opposition to Congressional Redistricting Constitutional Amendment (R2026-18)
F. Reaffirmation of Second Amendment Support and Sanctuary Status (R2026-19)
VI. REPORTS, APPOINTMENTS, DIRECTIVES AND CORRESPONDENCE
A. Reports
1. County Administrator’s Report
2. Board Reports
B. Appointments
C. Correspondence
1. Board of Equalization
D. Directives
VII. OTHER BUSINESS (AS PRESENTED)
VIII. ADJOURN AND CONTINUE – EVENING SESSION AT 7PM
EVENING SESSION
7:00 P.M. – NELSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PUBLIC COMMENTS
III. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Proposed Ordinance O2026-01 – Amendment to Chapter 2, Article III, Sec. 2-74 Declaration of Local Emergency
Consideration of an ordinance proposed for passage to amend Chapter 2, Article III, Sec. 2-74 Declaration of Local Emergency. Proposed amendments would align Section 2-74 (a) of the County Code with the Code of Virginia 44-146.21, allowing for the Board of Supervisors to confirm a local emergency declaration at its next regularly scheduled meeting or at a special meeting within 45 days of the declaration, whichever occurs first.
IV. FY27 BUDGET WORK SESSION
A. 3/4 Work Session Follow-Up
B. Agency Review
1. MACAA – Suzanne Bowers and Tania Dowell
2. Blue Ridge Health District – Ryan McKay
C. Admissions Tax Discussion
V. OTHER BUSINESS (AS PRESENTED)
VI. ADJOURN AND CONTINUE TO MARCH 11, 2026 AT 2:00 P.M. FOR A BUDGET WORK SESSION.
