Augusta County public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Planning Commission
The commission approved two ordinance amendments: one to Section 25-70.5 adding a required pre‑application conference for small energy systems and correcting a reference, and another to Section 25-70.7 adding the same requirement for large energy systems and correcting a reference. Both amendments passed unanimously with a 6‑0 vote. The commission also approved the minutes of the August 8 meeting and adjourned the session unanimously.
- Approved minutes of the August 8, 2023 meeting (6-0)
- Approved amendment to Section 25-70.5 for Small Energy Systems (pre‑application meeting & housekeeping) (6-0)
- Approved amendment to Section 25-70.7 for Large Energy Systems (pre‑application meeting & housekeeping) (6-0)
- Motion to adjourn carried unanimously (6-0)
Board of Zoning Appeals
The Board approved special use permits for a landscape business, a lawn mowing business, and a property management business. Each approval included specific operating conditions regarding equipment storage and employee limits. The Board also reviewed a request to increase the number of licensed vehicles for a repair business, though the provided text ends before a final decision was recorded.
- Approved Special Use Permit for Brandon Turner landscape business (unanimous)
- Approved Special Use Permit for Robert Rusmisel lawn mowing business (unanimous)
- Approved Special Use Permit for Brian D. Jamison and Kelsey R. Simmons property management business (unanimous)
- Approved minutes from August 3, 2023, meeting (unanimous)
Board of Supervisors
The Board approved a contract with Hill Studio to update the county's Comprehensive Plan and Economic Development Strategic Plan. Additionally, the Board increased the public comment time limit to four minutes and approved a letter to the Commonwealth Transportation Board regarding Smart Scale changes.
- Approved $317,780 contract to Hill Studio for Comprehensive Plan and Economic Development Strategic Plan (6-0)
- Appointed Emmett Toms to the Comprehensive Plan and Economic Development Strategic Plan Steering Committee (6-0)
- Approved infrastructure account status to return funds from completed Parks & Recreation and library projects to respective accounts (6-0)
- Approved sending a letter to the Commonwealth Transportation Board regarding proposed Smart Scale changes (6-0)
- Appointed Carolyn Bragg to the Metropolitan Planning Organization Board through December 31, 2023 (5-1)
- Increased public comment time limit from three to four minutes and eliminated the group representation option (5-0, 1 abstention)
- Denied motion to remove restriction on applause during meetings (2-4)
- Denied motion to remove the time limit on public comment (1-5)
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors accepted monthly reports from VDOT, Fire-Rescue, and Finance. They authorized adding infrastructure account status and a contract award for the Comprehensive Plan and Economic Development Strategic Plan to the August 23 agenda.
- Accepted VDOT monthly report
- Accepted Fire-Rescue monthly report
- Authorized placing infrastructure account status on August 23 agenda
- Accepted Year End Finance Report
- Authorized placing Hill Studio contract award for Comprehensive Plan and Economic Development Strategic Plan on August 23 agenda
- Authorized holding Weyers Cave Volunteer Fire Company funding request for a later date