Rockingham County public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission recommended approval for three separate rezoning requests involving industrial and resort developments. These recommendations will move the requests forward for further action. The commission also approved the minutes from the August 1, 2023, meeting.
- Approved August 1, 2023, meeting minutes with amendment (5-0)
- Recommended approval of REZ23-046 for Great Eastern Resort Corporation to allow an alpine mountain coaster and relocate 15 multi-family units (5-0)
- Recommended approval of REZ23-1038 for Interchange Commercial, LLC & IC West 81, LLC to rezone 222 acres for general business and industrial use (5-0)
- Recommended approval of REZ23-1022 for Lispen, LLC to rezone 81.864 acres from prime agricultural to industrial (5-0)
Board of Supervisors
The Board awarded a contract to Myers Ford Company for 14 vehicles and approved a supplemental appropriation for a records preservation grant. One special use permit for a utility building was approved, while another permit and a rezoning request were tabled.
- Awarded Myers Ford Company contract for 14 vehicles for $572,166 (5-0)
- Approved $43,145 supplemental appropriation for Records Preservation Grant (5-0)
- Approved SUP23-1002 Gary L Smith for a large utility building (5-0)
- Tabled SUP23-0921 Aleksandr Bogdanov for a large utility building (5-0)
- Tabled REZ23-0185 LBD Investments rezoning request for 26.918 acres (4-0)
- Approved minutes of August 9, 2023 meeting (5-0)
Board of Supervisors
The Board approved a design-build contract for a new recreation center and issued a tax refund to a commercial entity. They also awarded contracts for marketing services and landfill stone, and accepted the annual tax collection report.
- Awarded Lantz Construction contract not to exceed $13.5M for indoor recreation center at Rockingham Park at the Crossroads (4-1)
- Directed Treasurer to issue $66,331 personal property tax refund to First American Commercial Bancorp Inc. (5-0)
- Accepted Treasurer’s Annual Report of Tax Collections and Uncollectible and Delinquent Taxes (5-0)
- Awarded marketing services contract to Downtown Creative not to exceed $100,000 in FY2024 (5-0)
- Awarded Frazier Quarry contract for landfill stone for an estimated $192,277.50 (5-0)
- Approved minutes of July 26, 2023 meeting (4-0-1)
- Tabled poultry house setback amendment pending comprehensive review and work session