Caroline County
Board of supervisors meeting, Tuesday, 6 p.m.
- Public hearing on proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance on solar and energy storage
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Public hearing on county code amendment on animals
- Public hearing on county code amendment on thrift stores
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The county’s planning commission met on Thursday and voted unanimously to forward recommendations to the board of supervisors on future solar projects. The county doesn’t currently have any active solar applications but officials are concerned that a state law taking effect July 1, which would permit battery storage facilities by-right if they’re accompanied by an approved solar project, would be detrimental to the county.
-Taft Coghill Jr.
Fredericksburg
City council work session/regular meeting, Tuesday, 5/7:30 p.m.
- Renwick PPEA RFP Draft (work session)
- Second read economic development agreement for 2300 Fall Hill Partners, LLC
- Ribbon cutting for mobile stage at Riverfront Park (4:30 p.m.)
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Last May, the City put out a Request for Proposal for a consultant to assist with an adaptive reuse of the Renwick Complex, which consists of three buildings of historical significance in the Historic Downtown District. The Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act lays out several “qualifying projects” as possibilities for Renwick, including school buildings, recreational facilities or technology-housing facilities. Council will discuss updates on this project during its work session on Tuesday… Council will also hold a second read vote on economic incentives for the developers behind an adaptive-reuse project at the former Mary Washington Hospital building at 2300 Fall Hill Ave. In return for tax abatement, the developer will incentivize public-sector employees to live there by waiving application fees.
-Joey LoMonaco
Spotsylvania County
School board work session, Monday, 5:30 p.m.
- Consent agenda
- Closed session
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The consent agenda includes the second reading of a school board policy on student records, among other items. The board will go into closed session to discuss an evaluation of Superintendent Clint Mitchell. Mitchell is entering the third year of his contract. While the majority of the board hasn’t expressed issues with Mitchell’s performance, he’s clashed with first-year board members Larry DiBella of the Berkeley District and Rich Lieberman of the Lee Hill District.
-Taft Coghill Jr.
Stafford County
Board of Supervisors meeting, Tuesday, 5 p.m.
- Presentation on planning for data center revenue
- Presentation on where approved and proposed data centers are located
- Presentation on possibly implementing a Business, Professional and Occupational License tax
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The board is scheduled to largely talk money at this meeting. The supervisors will receive two presentations on data centers, which stand to boost tax revenue, and another on what instituting a business-license tax would mean for the county.
School Board work session, Tuesday, 6 p.m.
- Presentation on the state budget
- Presentation on potential goals for the superintendent for the next school year
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The board will receive an update on state budget negotiations, which have been stalled because of disagreement on how to tax data centers. Board members also will discuss Superintendent Daniel Smith’s annual evaluation during a closed session and talk about goals for him during the portion of the meeting that’s open to the public.
Planning Commission meeting, Wednesday, 6 p.m.
- Public hearing on an industrial project
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The commission has a relatively light agenda this week. Commissioners will hold a public hearing on a proposal in the Falmouth District that calls for the development of an industrial center spanning about 30,000 square feet. The project would be at the northeast intersection of Interstate 95 and Centreport Parkway, about 3,000 feet south of Alabaster Lane.
-Jonathan Hunley
Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Public hearing, Tuesday, 9:30 p.m.
- Caroline County water intake facility authorization
- Meeting address is 380 Fenwick Road, Fort Monroe, Virginia, 23651
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Caroline County Public Utilities is requesting authorization from the VMRC to construct a water intake facility along the south bank of the Rappahannock River. The facility would transport 9 million gallons of water per day to a treatment plant in the Carmel Church area of the county. The county’s plan is the subject of much debate, including an effort by a county farmer to prevent his land from being taken for the project, a decision by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to allow the water withdrawal, and an appeal by the Rappahannock Tribe.
