and that is Linda cross for a two-year
term Madam chair uh I'd like to actually
make a motion since everybody especially
the board members here have uh vowed
their commitment to the new board
members newly elected in all respect I
think we need to put these appointments
off until the new members take their
seats second that motion I disag agree
with that I have a motion in a second I
will ask for a show of hands all in
favor do you want to call for discussion
first or oh yeah I can
discussion all right Mr Christian I
apologize I stepped on you I think now
is appropriate time for this and not
wait till some other time I think we
have the opportunity and I think it also
an obligation because they came up for
this December and we should move forward
with that we have normally done this and
this is done across the the Commonwealth
uh the governor even makes his
appointments to boards uh as an outgoing
governor and uh these appointments are
for this board so I have no problem with
that at all at this time so um we have a
a motion anybody else have a discussion
on it well I do I think that it's a
respect thing because whoever you
appoint the new board members are going
to have to deal with those appointees so
I think they should have uh
consideration and say in who these
appointees should be uh I think it's a
respect thing and I think everybody here
that just spoke that's leaving this
board said that they hope going forward
they would do good but I think they need
to have consideration to be able to make
those appointments also uh and have and
I just think it's fair thing to do I
think there's plenty of appointments
left on this and I'm um I'm all for
moving ahead with the appointments that
we have before us tonight I'll call any
more discussion on it I'll call for the
vote
uh show of hands we've got two right
let's do it
again all in favor raise your hand to to
postpone all oppose to
postpone motion carries we will carry on
with board appointments at this time uh
Russell County Highway and safety
commission Linda cross is coming off as
of December 31st 2023 I'll take a motion
on that position well we do have one
application of call Mr Carl Ray so I'll
make the motion for calll I have a
motion for Carl Ray to sit on the
highway safety commission for the next
two years I need a second I'll
say I have a second all in
favor any
opposed any extensions motion carries
and can I say something about that yes
please I wanted to say that Miss Miss
cross asked not to be reappointed to
that committee um as you all may know
she has some health issues and she can't
get around like she used to and if you
know Linda if she can't do something
100% she's not going to do it so but we
appreciate the time that she served on
this committee and she was a wonderful
um a wonderful
member okay and I will Echo that um and
also I have depended on Carl for many
many times to tell me where I've got
problems in district one with the
Highway Safety Committee and I
appreciate him being willing to serve on
this board for another two years next
we're moving to the Southwest Virginia
EMS
Council Maxi skins is on here I'll make
motion i' like to make a motion to put
maxic back Southwest Virginia EMS
Council we have a motion and a second
for Maxi SK on the EMS Council uh
discussion
I will say this woman has done a Yan's
work for this uh appointment and there
is an outstanding lady for there better
okay all in
favor any opposed any extensions motion
carries next we're coming to the
community policy management DS and DSs
and Community management team for a
four-year term begins in December for uh
which are we doing
now basically together a combo D to
serve on the community policy management
team you have to serve on the DSs you
have to have a need independ I
mean that's the way I saw it on they've
always been together okay so you're the
state yeah I'm the county representative
the board representative for the policy
for on and the community policy
management team Miss Patton I would just
take them separately I understand they
kind of go hand in hand but they are
distinct positions so I mean I would
just take them up one at a time okay all
right so we'll take uh the Community
Management policy team
first I entertain a
motion all right I've got a motion to
put Rebecca D on the Community
Management policy team anybody else I'll
make a motion for tarod all right I have
a motion for tarod and I will have to
take this I need a second for that
second all right so I will have to take
I didn't get a second on on
Tim's yes I know we we need a we need a
second on that we need a second on Mr
lel's
motion okay we've got a second now let's
take it in reverse order
please all in favor for Tara D to be
placed on the community policy
management
team I have two votes all in favor for
Rebecca die to continue
this we have four votes motion carries
next we have the DSs board appointment
we had five votes I'm sorry thank you we
five votes okay next we have the uh the
DSs board appointment please I'll
entertain a motion I'll make a motion
for Rebecca D I got a a motion for
Rebecca D on the DSs board I make a
motion for terara D I have a motion for
ter wait a minute I have a motion for
Rebecca D on the DSs board I need a
second second I've got a second now I'll
make motion for terod thank you Mr
breeding I need a second and I have a
second for terara die all right I'll
take it in reverse order please all in
favor of
Rebecca
D all in favor of
Tera motion carries for Rebecca D for
the DSs
board next we're moving on to the
industrial revitalization Authority
first in line we have uh Richard Dicky
lockage for four-year term on the
Russell County Ida Madam chair since he
was my appointment I'd like to reappoint
him I hear a motion for um Mr Lage for a
reappointment to the Ida I'll second
that motion I have a second do I hear
any more
motions hearing none I will call for the
vote all in favor of Richard lockage for
a four-year term on the Ida signify by
saying I any
opposed any extensions motion carries
next I have the industrial develop
velopment Authority for um Tony Dodie
for a four-year term on the Russell
County Ida do I hear a
motion Madame chair M Mr Dodie is the
town's
appointee Mr doie serves because the
town senta the town is guaranteed two
positions on the Ida
um that is up for discussion on that one
also it's written into this code of
Virginia no it says I do have the code
in front of me but it says that it is a
town representative it doesn't say the
council sends
them well I'll make a motion for Tony
doie I have a motion for Tony Dodie I
need a
second I'll second it okay all in favor
for any
discussion do I have another motion
I'll make the motion for Tommy
shider I have a motion for Tommy shraer
to serve on the Russell County Ida I'll
second I have a second for that let's
take uh Mr shrer first all in favor for
Tommy Sher to be placed on the Russell
County Ida please raise your
hand five votes all in favor for Tony
Dodie two votes votes thank you very
much moving on to the next position
which is Donnie
Christian uh that is a four-year term
for December 31st 2023 is a expiration
I'll take a motion for consideration for
that
position I make a motion for Bick Gibson
I have a motion for Bick Gibson to be
placed on the Russell County Ida for a
four-year term I need a
second I'll second it I have a second uh
any more motions or further
discussion I'll make a motion for Tony
Dodie I I have another motion for Tony
doie and a second any further
discussions hearing none I'll take it in
reverse order Tony Dodie all in favor
for Tony Dodie I have two votes all in
favor
for big
Gibson
I have five votes bit Gibson on the Ida
thank you gentlemen and ladies next
we're coming to Citizens comment period
time I have three minutes and I have
several people listed that needs to
speak first in
line Amy
Branson owner I like being able to do
what I want to do with my property but I
must be respectful of my neighbors if I
burn some brush but accidentally burn my
neighbor's barn down that's a problem if
I knowingly harm my neighbors with a bad
decision on my own property that's a
problem we know through scientific data
that our neighbors in Cleveland and
Beyond would be adversely affected by
this Landfield what other options did
they consider for this property there
must be something better for the
community that's still allows them to
profit on their property for years our
area has been oppressed and we've been
in an abusive yet necessary relationship
where we've been enslaved by the coal
company's GRE while I appreciate any
donations to our volunteer rescue squads
and fire departments how little are we
worth Russell County Reclamation might
as well paid that donation in company
script these are businessmen who have
always bet on a sure thing they are the
casino and The House Always Wins why do
we continue to allow them to profit at
our
expense how many of us have ever made a
bad decision and how many of us can say
that a bad decision we've made will
affect many generations to come when we
look back at this time and these
decisions what do you want your legacy
to look like by voting yes on any
measures that facilitate this project
including the Landfield and recycling
facility you're overshadowing all the
good things that you've accomplished
here there's always something we good we
can do let us all try to leave behind a
good Legacy thank
you thank you Miss
Branson um Tess
Burgess oh gosh Josh I apologize all
over
myself I take anything I ain't afraid to
take the credit for anything even if
it's bad Josh buris 1857 Arch BR
Cleveland Virginia and uh I POS this Lam
field y'all and most everybody knows I
hadn't met anybody that's for it and I
would like to conversate with you but I
just try to talk at you
instead I'd really like to be educated
on this potential L field but just uh
few notes that I've uh
taken I'm not sure if the size of this
lfi but any l field that is constructed
that is not County
owned nowadays is considered a mega
Landfield due to the expense of
construction and if they
are potentially going to have rail
service this Landfield I can tell
you I've
worked in the trash tracks I call it the
trash belt of New Jersey New York
personally I've been at the loading
facilities I've repaired the tracks
I can tell you 24 hours a day there's
chemical deodorizer sprayed into the air
as a fall to cover up the
smell the ball of the rail
disintegrates in a few short years due
to
lee8 that is U released from the Cars
onto the
rail and it would
take if it is a u compacted container
car it would take Russell County
resident a 100 years to fill one car
that's how much trash is compacted into
these things and if you're talking about
rail
service a railroad is not going to fool
with you for a couple cars a day it will
be hundreds of cars
delivered so if you if you do the
math this thing is going to be out of
control and from what I've read Le
legislation was passed years ago
once you start accepting out ofate trash
you cannot stop it as long as your
permits are good you cannot regulate the
tonage you cannot increase the fees on
the cars to turn them
away there's a a lot of information out
there and I've been studying ly Fields
non-stop since I learned about
this and our community don't need it we
don't and the truck traffic will be
unimaginable you know uh Virginia is one
Landfield away from being in the top
three landfills in the United
States we have we will have a majority
within the top three of inservice L
fields and we don't need it Southwest
Virginia uh if you live in The Valleys
on the
river you kind of create your they kind
of create their own weather
uh when the high pressure sets in and
the fog starts coming on it creates a um
high pressure
situation to where the
um the vent for your average home for
its septic system will not Escape it
lays on the ground and I can firsthand
tell you from experience I experienced
that every
day and if you've ever come down the
river the fog creates a tunnel
and all these uh gases are going to get
pushed down into the river and navigate
the river and the valley channels and if
you map it out it's going to get pushed
up the clinch it's going to get pushed
up Cedar Creek and it's going to spill
over into East End 11 that's just the
way it works Mr Burgess you've done a
great job okay to be continued thank you
thank you thank
you
Dorth
Hall oh my
gosh I am so
embarrassed good evening appreciate you
having me here this evening I'm on
behalf I'm kind of late to the dance I
will tell you that because I didn't know
much about this Landfield and still
don't know a lot but my neighbors Barry
in nor wurn I live at Cleveland down at
Caron 143 Caron bought the old bar tea
Farm I've been down there 15 years this
month uh I own businesses in bucanan
County have had businesses in tazwell
County but uh I'm totally opposed to
this landfill I'm only about three miles
from where it's proposed and it's going
to pollute the rivers it's going to
pollute the land and property values
will just tank it's all I can tell you
I'd like to know and I don't know who I
need to get this from who are the people
that are proposed or have proposed this
Landfield and number two are you all the
body that will be making the decision
whether it comes or
goes can anybody answer
that oh you can't answer
questions oh so who who's the body who
do we need I guess we need to know who
to sue that's what we need to
do and that's what it's going to come
down
to okay I'm very hopeful that after the
first year all these questions can be
answered and there'll be
information that would be very relevant
but anyway that's all I'm here to speak
on half I'm definitely opposed to this
landfill and whatever it takes I'll put
the money where my mouth is thank you
thank
you Jared
ring I did pronounce that correctly
thank you I'm
sorry Jared ring Castlewood Virginia
y'all heard from me before um first of
all I'd like to say I'd love to know
what piece of legislation has gagged
this board on telling the public
anything about what tax dollars being
spent on with this
project um but I'll go down my list of
reasons that uh the landfill is a
terrible idea I've already covered
alienating existing employers like a
who's a quarter mile from mos3 going to
step out of order here a little bit
though uh number 11 on my list was
outside influence and uh may come to
some of y'all's attention that um one of
our fire chiefs in an area very close to
the landfill site accept a donation to
his department and suddenly flipped his
opinion on the landfill rather publicly
I might add and let you do what with
that information what you will now
several outgoing members of the board
have spoken about how you hope that new
businesses and people will continue to
come into the area if this landfill
comes in why would
they it'll be another Bristol and if I
was a potential employer I wouldn't want
to be paying my employees health
insurance if they were remotely near
this um also uh who wants to move into
an area that the property values are so
low because of a landfill nearby and
this is already a counter of a county of
seniors I mean look around this room I
mean I'm not trying to be mean love
y'all but there there aren't terribly
many young people staying in Russell
County uh you move out for employment
cuz and I know this board's made great
efforts to bring Employers in but again
if this landfill gets here it's going to
alienate potential employers it's going
to alienate people moving into the area
I spoke with a couple that recently
moved here from California and is
already talking about moving again
because the site they bought was near
MOS 3 so this is going to take new
people coming into the area and just run
them right back out it's going to make
our young people leaving even worse it's
going to alienate any potential
employers and and frankly I I think that
it will do far more harm than it could
possibly do good even if it behaved as
intended and it won't because the liners
they put in these things are glorified
pool liners and they do eventually
degrade air pollution you cannot stop
and water pollution there's a creek that
flows right by MOS 3 A4 mile from the
clinch I do not think there is a
snowballs chance in hell that there will
not be adverse effects from this
landfill that will alienate people
businesses and I think it will be to the
absolute detriment of Russell County
Long Term frankly I I doubt the people
that have purchased the site care where
their money comes from I think that we
ought to put bylaws in place right now
making it uh financially nonviable to
put a landfill there you can simply put
something else there and make money be a
great place for a gun range or dirt
track something of that nature that does
not have the capacity to harm the
citizens of Russell County the way that
a landfill
does well I'm rambling now have a good
evening thank you Mr
Ring Gary
Hughes uh I've been looking around and
checking online and and the best option
for trash that we have right now is
incineration that way all the diseases
pathogens bacteria viruses whatever will
be
destroyed and uh they can generate
electricity with and hot
water and it will be the exhaust gases
will be clean so very little escapes
into the
atmosphere and the trash will not have
even having to be brought here it can be
taken care of where it is
generated so uh I see no point in
bringing it
here uh some of these people that are
involved with this are
multi-millionaires they made their money
in a cold business but they don't seem
to have
enough and all they want to do is make
some money on us and leave because they
will sell the facility to somebody else
before it closes if they s it sell it to
a wish management company it will
continue to operate and none of these
initial Partners will even
exist thank
you thank you Mr
Hughes Tammy
Garrett
Tammy Garrett 336 Russell Street Lebanon
Virginia talked to you all before and I
told you the next time that I came I
would bring um data solid data and I've
spend a lot of time collecting data most
of my data comes from the National
Institute of Health so most of the
things that I am stating tonight are not
my words these are from 41 different
peer reviewed studies that um the
National Institute of Health collected
on the effects and management of land
Fields a study by rushan found the human
impact of um landfills were respiratory
issues skin and uh GI issues headache
fatigue cluster cases of leukemia in
children low birth weight fetal and
infant mortality and birth defects
rushon also studied the Landfield site
in Clinton
Pennsylvania he found it was
contaminated with carcinogens that
caused um cancers there were cluster
cancers of bladder cancer among men um
near the Clinton site carcinogens
included benzine napthine and Ben
benzidine there was a landfill called
Fresh kills in New York they had um of
course the air and the water pollution
they also had problems that included
rats feral dogs a syringe tide and a raw
garbage tide that washed up in nearby
communities the fresh kills sanitation
commissioner Samuel King said and this
was his quote it had a certain nightmare
quality
I can still recall looking down on the
operation from a control tower and
thinking that fresh kills had for
thousands of years been a magnificent
teing literally life enhancing title
Marsh and in just 25 years it was gone
buried under millions of tons of New
York City
Refuge land Fields have also caused
landslides in 2005 a landslide from
Landfield killed 143 people in Indonesia
after a rign there have been five
notable landfill fires in the in the
North American continent one in in
Hawaii that burned for weeks one in
Connecticut that burned for weeks into
months and cost over $1
million one in British Columbia that
burned for months and cost $4 million
a Landfill fire in West Lake Missouri
that started in
2010 is still burning today as of now it
is 1,000 ft away from a
radioactive waste site that was
illegally dumped there in
1973 um in his article landfill
liability in the future of recycling
Neil sedman said
bad decisions will follow from incorrect
price signals to public decision makers
when the cost of prevention cannot be
compared to the Future costs of managing
environmental calamities scarrett I just
want to say one more
thing
landfill pricing is always
underpriced thank you Miss Garrett
Tony
Smith congratulations Miss Pat on your
election glad to see that I got a couple
great congratulations for a couple more
of you in a minute but I tried to do my
diligence and this is
it I couldn't get an answer out of
nobody that works for the PSA how many
children are drinking this water in C
wood back Valley everywhere households
nobody knows I mean this is just it's
unbelievable to me but here this dump
site I live where excuse me I live where
I can see it I've seen everything but
the mustard gas and I've seen where that
it was sit you know what I'm saying I'm
an old man so it ain't going to affect
me much I'm going to die in five or
seven years anyway 7072 is your lifespan
you know what I'm
saying but these young kids coming up
they don't have a chin
chance all right this dump site is in
one of the biggest water sheds around
here we already have millions of tons of
trash buried underneath the old
Lake I've drove by there for years and I
thinking why there people drinking this
water you can see the rocks changing
colors you know what I'm
saying and even the gentleman that
uh that had built these things installed
him even spoke against this
site at the first meeting a natural
water shed a TR stump is there maybe
y'all don't know it but from somewhere
1968 to 75 like I said I couldn't get a
straight an out nobody everything's a
secret but it's got to stop and it's a
national I mean natural water shed and a
trash these guys who want to build it
they have contributed 25,000 plus do
politician Republicans Democrats it
don't matter uh this should and must go
before The Supreme Court is my
opinion if you fall through with this
you will murder thousands of people
abort babies Charles Manson would be a
school girl compared to your Slaughter
of The Unborn and the living I'm sorry
if it sounds direct but it
is and I could not get a camp I done
told you about that nobody want to talk
to me scared to lose her job would tell
me
nothing and I got to thinking
maybe we need Trump's friendly visit to
come here don't think for a minute your
fellow Republicans at Russell County did
not go to January
6th on a friendly visit you know what
I'm saying nice friendly visit beat you
to death and knocked everything out but
we're not here for that but like I said
I I've seen it I've seen dust back when
check my minut I've seen dust back when
it was like two weeks the mind shut down
then they'd open it up you know what I'm
saying dust you couldn't even see your
hand before you now we got the trash
them they brought everything
in I don't know and there secret
meetings we know you've done them
non-disclosure agreements and
excuse my L and stuff like that but now
I'm getting pretty close but I like to
congratulate you Mr read two more two
more family relatives and you'll get a
Pucket pin you need a judge and school
superintendent and Carl I'd like to say
congratulations on giving yourself your
second
job than appreciate
you okay do I have anybody else that's
not signed up to speak you're very
welcome to at this
moment
anybody
name and address my name is Boyd I live
in town
limit wi scored
114 uh but because we pay both tax Town
and County I decide to come in front of
you today ask for
help uh me and my husband and two sons
one son moved to town of Lebanon back in
2018
the property we purchased near high
school was Ann next to town back in 2004
2014 and the purpose of annexing this
land was to provide public with imported
Public Service Road maintains
and Municipal service excuse me but uh
since then nothing happen Town doesn't
fix our road doesn't Town doesn't pick
our trash we don't have police patrol we
pay Town tax but we don't have any
service and uh we love town and Trussell
County very much we move here from CID
Blu my husband was born and live all his
life in
Richlands and we were happy when we
moved here but 2 years ago we purchased
Manufacture home
for our older son who used to live in
dur and since then our life become
nightmare uh we asked town to reson our
property from R1 zone two and R2 but
they refused since October I didn't have
an answer from town back in August I
went to town meeting and I asked Mr
tillor if it's possible for us to go
back to County and he said yes it's
possible then Mr Lester IAL with you
last year and you said it's possible
also so I'm asking you what is our next
step we would like to join
County because we live next to County
Line and uh we have a court
order which ask to remove our real
estate property from our property so my
son will be
homeless which you know Russell County
and the
town uh population went down in 5 years
11% and as
previous said that look we are not young
we have younger son 20 years old and
here is no job for him and then what's
happening to us right now
send very bad message to other people
and during this two years I met
with many people who try to move to
town and you know this time it's not
easy to build and not everyone have
opportunity to build your money to build
house and it's fast and easy and cheaper
to buy manufacturer home but town is not
allowed to do this I went to town
meeting today at 3:00 I asked town to
give me an
answer for my request to
reson and you're here miss boy sorry
I've let you go way over and I apologize
so um thank you I'm sorry you're fine
just uh continue to work with the county
um administrator I don't know what this
is all about
so
sorry it's a zoning issue which is I
understand that but but I would like to
we would like to move back to
County so who I can talk to
next thank you Miss boy thank you so who
who is next who I can
move thank you
thank anyone else for public speaking
you need my name and
address Jennifer chumbley Cleveland
Virginia 285 iby Ridge Road I just want
to first of all say thank you guys for
your terms of service and appreciate
each and every one of you and everything
you've done and I just want to let you
know that we're still here we're still
against the Landfield all these folks
have made great arguments so I'm not
going to go over all that again but um
we can't be bought out and we're not
going to be bought out and we're going
to stand firm against this no matter
what thank
you thank you very much anyone else want
to
speak I next but I don't think it really
should go on on Rand work
82
old F Castle Road forgot where I
lived and I lost one of road all right
anyway
uh I was going to leave it for account
the next
board and I said well you know why I do
that when y'all were the ones it's been
it's been going on with I want to know
about the recycling bins we have out
here what good are they they don't
recycle down at the dump
Center I mean they don't separate the
bottles and the glass and everything
been there I don't care what we take in
we had a lady got hurt out here a couple
months ago at one of them not falling
off of it a truck hitter but what I mean
she's put she's 80 something years old
and she put it in there and she got
hurt for what they're not going to
recycle it anyway it's it just makes
Russell County look
good so we need to get rid of them or we
need to recycle one of the two things
because they're useless right now and
next thing I got is you
know there's no wonder our kids
bully the way they do I sat in this room
for the last three years and I watched
these two get bullied every month
everything they went for y'all went
against if they said them lights was on
y'all would say they were
off it's a shame and we wonder why our
kids
bully I hope y'all don't have the ones
stand here don't get it the other way
then you going to see what you've been
putting them through when every time you
speak you get shot
down you know and I I'm with Tony Smith
you know we had to get people we wanted
in where we
wanted they were right it should be and
when the next ones go off they should
have give the honor to the next ones to
put in who they want to work with
so
bullying that's all it comes down to is
bullying
I said there's no wonder we do it we do
it until our own kids are doing it in
the schools and stuff they sit at home
they sit in here this is head here the
almighty and then they they was watch
this on TV they G
see BS people you know I hope the next
ones that come in here we'll do what the
people want to do instead of what y'all
think we need see we put you into them
offices because we want you to do what
we want to do we elect you be our
Representatives we don't let you to make
decisions for us I might not like the
decision Steve makes in my district but
I'm GNA call I got Steve's number and
I'm gonna call him this is what we need
to do and y'all need to listen to Pit if
you getting 100 calls a day or whatever
you said whatever it was listen to what
those 100 people got to say listen to
what your constituents got to say This
is BS when you make your own decisions
what we thans best for the county and
two of you told me that's what we do we
make what we think's best it don't
matter majority
rules that's what you know it's we the
people we are we the people we put you
in that seat we prove last month we'll
take you right back out of them thank
you Mr
Burke anybody else for public
comment
kind of always wanted to do
this but my my comments are a little bit
more light-hearted but I don't want to
take away from all the serious and
important comments that you've gotten
from the public you know over the last
five years of serving as a county
attorney I've gotten to hear and see the
work of this board sport of Supervisors
but importantly the people that show up
and I got to tell you I mean I'm an
attorney and I'm supposed to talk for a
living and I get kind of comfortable but
it takes a lot of courage and dedication
to your community to come here and speak
in a group you know you know some people
you know and some people you don't so I
truly applaud all of you all and some of
some of you have gotten to know over the
years because I see you at least once a
month and I wanted to thank you all too
and I I think this board thanks you too
for the time and input that you give
them but I wanted to thank the Board of
Supervisors Lonzo and Vicki for trusting
me to be the county attorney for the
last 5 years it's um really been a role
that I enjoyed and I learned a lot and I
feel like a lot of the things that I did
learn in this role I'm going to take on
to my new position and I think it's
helped prepare me to serve in that role
and again I just wanted to um I'll be
praying for for this board I hope you
know Russell County keeps moving forward
and that's the best we can hope is to do
our best and then whoever comes after us
to keep doing doing their best I hope
one day when I retire whoever replaces
me they're like they did so good we
don't even know who was that Katy Patton
lady because that's what that's what
brings our County forward and that's
what um I think we all hope for is just
for the best and I just again I'm
grateful to you all and I look forward
to to working with you in a different
role thank
[Applause]
you you still have a minute 20 if you
want
to I thought it' be embarrassing if I
had anyone
else anyone else want to speak tonight
before I close public
comments all right going once twice
closed thank you very
much right
next next on our
agenda we have um the Constitutional
officers reports and request do I see
any tonight
next we
have the county the County Attorney you
got anything else Katie not not
Madam next we're moving on to the County
Administrator reports and request Mr
ler thank you madam
chair first on the count administrator
reports and request is of course the the
Veo preliminary legislative program
that have put in the board packet these
are the legislative issues that will be
before the uh the general assembly this
next session uh of course I want to also
remind the board members that during the
January meetings and the county meetings
and the Summits that will be up PR
please let us know that you'll be
attending those for you know the
remaining board members so we can make
reservations for that and set up any
meetings that we need with any of the
state or other agencies that we need to
do to get things rolling in uh in the
next general assembly next also is the V
do November 23 2023 report this is as
y'all can see this is the current status
of all the projects and Road statuses of
V do take a look at it if you have any
questions you know just let us
know uh of course uh as each election is
done the Board of Supervisors has to uh
approve the abstracts of votes for the
November the SE uh 7 2023 uh general
election for the county and as you can
see in your packet all the results for
each and every district and uh delegates
and the centers were in there I need an
approval as a and a whole for the
abstracts for the November the 7th
2023 uh general election so move I have
a motion I need a second second I have a
second uh any further discussions
hearing none I'll call for the vote all
in favor any opposed any abstentions
motion carries thank you Mr ler thank
you Madame
chair next on the County Administrator
uh report and request is of course the
Russell County Board of Supervisors and
Russell County Ida tobacco region
opportunity fund performance agreement
this is called the trough agreement this
is for the um this is agreement with the
new company that is Tate that's going
into the bush building this is an
opportunity for a grant from the
governor's office for
$146,000 that will come through the uh
the Ida for training and uh of the
employees over the performance agreement
of the trough agreement for
$146,000 I need a motion for approval
some move second I have a motion in a
second to accept the
$46,000 uh all in
favor any opposed any extensions motion
carries thank you madam
chair next is is um this is on the uh
number five on the county administrative
request is the dacd Community
Development block grant another Grant
this is uh on the Belfast waterline
extension phase two this is the
administrative and conditional close out
of this project and this is another
great thing that the PSA has done in
putting another project in into the Bale
fast area and that will give us an
opportunity to open up other
opportunities for other grants with the
PSA I need approval for the ministrative
and conditional close out on the Belfast
waterline extension phase two project
I'll make that motion and I'll second it
I have a motion and a second any further
discussion hearing none I'll call for
the vote all in favor any opposed any
exensions motion
carries thank you madam chair next on
the county Min request is the v. D Depot
project as uh anyone that's have an
opportunity to see to look at that the
depot has been remodel renovated and
this is the certificate of sub
substantial completion for V Dot I I
need approval for uh the substantial
completion of the DK Depot project
through V Dot
I'll make that motion and I'll second it
I have a motion and a second any further
discussion hearing none I'll call for
the vote all in
favor any opposed any extensions motion
carries thank you mam chair another V
issue the V Dot has requested at their
request a v do no cost rule addition
resolution on Route 836 extension this
is cson Lane as you could see in your
packet this this is uh the other
extension on the Route 58 project at the
Route 19 and the 58 intersection this is
a new no cost to the county rule
addition resolution for R 836 extension
on cson Lane I need a motion and
approval so move I have a motion I need
a second
second okay either one miss miss Porter
um all in any further discussion all in
favor any opposed any extensions motion
carries thank you madam chair next is
the Russell County School Board
reversion plan and appropriation
reallocation concerning the 2% employee
salary by the general assembly as
everyone knows that when we first began
the general assembly had in the bium had
a 5% approval in uh at the beginning of
the year year during the bayum budget
and during their final resolution of the
budget they increased it up another
additional 2% so this is a request uh
for All County uh Schoolboard employees
to be able to receive the additional 2%
Sal increase by the general assembly
motion to approval I have a motion I
need a second I'll second for the
purpose of discussion okay I have a
second for discussion we're in
discussion Mr BR how much are we talking
about one talking about
$16,784.23
th000 so we we most of back yes and that
was just because of the the length of
time that the state took to approve the
7% bud is that correct that is correct
sir second thing is this is not an
increase in their budget this is what
they did expand out last year so it's
not an increase in this fiscal year and
it was what was remaining of the last
fiscal year so there was no you need to
explain all yes I'm I'm okay yes any
further discussion hearing none I'll
call for the vote all in favor any
opposed any extensions motion carries
thank you madam chair next is is we have
to clean up another one is and repair is
the Russ County DSS appropriation of
funds concerning the two 2% employees
salary by the general assembly this is
the County's appropriation for this and
uh this is an amount at
$534 192 request by Department of Social
Services to also increase their
employees by the 2% employee salary by
the general assembly I need a motion for
approval I'll make that motion I'll
second that I have a motion in a second
any further discussion for the same
reason yes sir that was not in the
original budet that is
correct we're doing General Assembly
house cleaning
any any further
discussions hearing none I'll call for
the vote all in favor any opposed motion
carries thank you madam chair next is
the Department of Criminal Justice
Services this is an increase in law
enforcement equipment Grant uh it's a
$61,000 increase to the sheriff
department with a total of
$542,000 dollar I need approval and a
motion I made a motion approval I'll
make that motion for second I have a
motion in a second any further
discussion or any
discussion hearing none I'll call for
the vote all in
favor any
opposed any extensions motion carries as
fast as we give them money now they're
uh next is the Russ County Sheriff the
town of Lebanon the town of Honaker
police Shop with a cop requested
donation so that is at the pleasure of
the
board how much have they asked uh they
did not specify any any monetary amount
what have we done before this is
actually the first time that this board
has took this opponent well I'll tell
you uh Chief Castle uh was actually
doing this on his
own I think all of them were doing it
independently so he had talked to the
Sheriff's Office and town about
combining because they I know they're
getting a lot of kids a lot of kids that
U is needing help because of the economy
and inflation and stuff so I just wanted
to explain that they've decided to go in
together and combine their efforts so
this is actually supporting three
entities not just
one okay okay so um I'll entertain a
motion that we uh move forward with this
shop with a cop
donation and I need a second but we've
been in discussion so I'm I'm sorry I
let that happen but um can I get a
motion I'll
see I thought we had a motion yeah I'll
make a motion okay Mr Eaton make the
motion I'll second motion Mr breeding
seconds it now we're in
discussion um I think this is a lovely
idea but do we have uh funds we we got
the difference between the 116 and
123 you're keeping counts do you yes I
am so you got $6,000 pleas there three
entities yes about $1,000 for each
one that' be $3,000 they did mention a
th000 in brief but not as an individual
but that would be able to give each an
equal amount of share just like you do
with the fireworks and the rest if you
give to one give to all you know equally
better purpose I'll make a motion we
well you already got you've already done
the motion
3,000 amend the motion for the mail so
amend the
motion I'll amend the motion to
$3,000 okay very good so we have an
amended motion to U give 3,000 the shop
cop in donation to the shop with a cop
all in
favor any
opposed motion
carries all right Library of Virginia
I'm sorry Mr ler I'm stepping on you all
right number 12 thank you manam number
uh next on the county administ reports
and request is the Library of Virginia
revised uh state in Grant aid for fiscal
year 2024 for appropriation of
8,394 I need approval and motion I'll
make I'll second I have a motion and a
second to approve the Grant in a for
fiscal year 2024 any
discussion hearing none I'll call for
the vote all in
favor any opposed any extensions motion
carries next is also a grant the
Virginia Department of Emergency
Management Emergency Management
performance Grant and amount of $7,500
which is dedicated for uh training and
equipment I need a motion for approval
uh yes ma'am I'll make that motion 7
second it okay I have a motion in a
second for the vdem Emergency Management
performance Grant of $7,500 any
discussion hearing none I'll call for
the vote all in favor any opposed any
extensions motion carries thank you
madam chair next is the Russell County
Emergency Management burn ban resolution
we're requesting the cancellation of
this due to you know the amount of
participation precipitation there we go
I'll make motion we cancel yes that was
made that was made on November the 13
2023 we have a motion in a second to
cancel the burn ban any further
discussion all in favor any opposed any
extensions motion carries number
15 thank you madam chair next is the
Batista Master agreement for engineer
Environmental Services contract for
six-month extension I need approval for
it for the Batista
contract I make that motion
I have a motion I need a second to
extend the contract I have a second any
discussion hearing none I'll call for
the vote all in
favor any opposed any extensions motion
carries thank you madam
chair next is the next is the
uh the Virginia Department of Health and
Russell County Board of Supervisors
annual agreement this is with with the
Russell County Health Department this is
just an agreement of services I need a
motion for approval I'll make that
motion second I'll second I have a
motion in a second for the service
agreement for the health department any
discussion hearing none I'll call for
the vote all in
favor any
opposed any extensions motion carries
thank you madam chair next on the Comm
County Administrator request is the
Russell County operational medical
director at OMD contract for services
and this this is an o a medical
director's requirement since the Board
of Supervisors has upgraded the 911
services in our County for both fire
rescue and the sheriff that we had to
have a contractual agreement with the
omds and that is Dr Paul Phillips he's
he is highly qualified into the Russell
County Medical Center he is uh you know
he's is heavy involved in it with our
Emergency Services fire and the rescue
he's uh that this is a contract for
services that we have covered which is
existing under our Veo insurance and
this is services that we have to require
to step up the 911 services for Russell
County
Citizens I need a motion for approval
for the operational medical director for
with Dr Paul I'll second it I have a
motion in a second any further
discussion
hearing none I'll call for the vote all
in favor any opposed it is total zero
call it's volunteer B yes ma'am any
extensions motion
carries thank you madam chair next is
another V do resolution this is the
Russell County CO Road call Coal Hall
Road plan on Route 615 gravel lick
improvements that was approved back in
the spring by the cro committee for
$100,000 to do the um improvements on
Route 615 to gravel lick uh I need
approval for that on various routes
for the v. resolution I'll make that
motion I'll second I have a motion and a
second discussion I have a question yes
ma'am
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um what all does this entail potholes
dips curves $100,000 doesn't go very far
I'm just curious yeah
from that rout from that route from rout
right now that we have on Route 615 from
Route 6115 616 intersection to Route
61510 is repairs and widening it is a
cold Road it is designated as a c Road
and Co and Tim sits on that we had
designated $100,000 various places in
curb widening stabilization ditching and
you pavement repair and structure so
it's it's the whole length between both
intersections so we have had multiple
complaints as Tim will tell you that you
know there's been near accidents there
uh that and there's some widening and
Road repair that needs to be done for
the safety of the traveling public so is
this going to cover also down there past
the old trash where that big dip keeps
getting deeper this is like I said this
is from rout 6 15 616 intersection to
Route 615 to 621
intersection they should it would be the
whole length of anything that they can
do within
$100,000 that you know that that doesn't
sound like a lot but they can they'll do
this is actually the amount they gave us
um that was the estimate to do the
repairs that they felt like needed to be
done on that from route to route from
intersection to intersection and that
included all all f bad curve in there
Point kind of sticks out are they going
to cut that off we're going to we're
going to try to work that as far as the
$100,000 will go that's really danger
that's one that's one of the ones that
was one of the calls we get
yes so I need a approval for the
$100,000 in appropriation for the co
Hall Road plan on Route 615 CRA L
improvements okay I'll call for the vote
all in
favor any opposed
any exensions motion carries thank you
thank you madam chair next is a planning
Russell County Planning Commission
request with u this is the review of the
Cale construction review of the property
this is H as you can see in the language
that it is that the Russell County
Planning Commission requests that the
board of supervisor r on the on the
survey of the Cale property for the
requested the Planning Commission has a
request that the language that was added
to the Plaid on January the 3rd 2018 be
removed the commission determined that
this language cannot be enforced due to
multiple partials of land being served
on this RightWay before it meets the
boundaries of this property the motion
to recommend approval by the board was
made by Charlie eans and second by Jack
C in motion pass the this is a request
to have the terminology within those
plats to be removed to releas the
easement of the
RightWay right R
yes this this is the property at the
query query at the
query at the query for yes that is in
our packet that is and is been reviewed
by their Council and planning
commissional Council so this is an
approval to remove
it and I request to attorney speak to
the board and give a better explanation
of it he did at the Planning Commission
yes absolutely absolutely that's yes
sir Bill Turpin I'm with Blue Ridge
realy and one of our clients is Chris
Dale construction company or cdale
Construction Services um on the original
survey plan for that parcel which runs
it starts several hundred feet off of
Highway 19 and runs back to the Quarry
and then on Beyond on up the up the
mountain
um back sometime ago we're not sure how
but the there was a condition put on the
survey plan that only two of the four
Parcels could be served off of that
RightWay which is
plotted and we caught it not too long
ago and said wait a minute there's
something strange here because there's
four Parcels that have been approved how
can only two parcels be served off of it
and as you look further closer to Valero
towards 19 there's multiple Parcels
already of course they're undeveloped
already being served off of that right
away or could be served and so in
discussion with
Council both I think the Planning
Commission and our Council both all said
really it's unenforcable little note on
that survey plan so to be safe protect
everybody we felt it would be best to
come before the Board of Supervisors and
or the Planning Commission actually
suggested that maybe ORS has some more
information on that and they approved
what you see and made that request so
their recommendation is we just be
permitted to remove that condition off
of that survey plan so that all four
Parcels that are already plotted could
be served so that's really what it boils
down to there's no real significant
financial advantage to anybody other
than all four Parcels could be served
other than just two Parcels being served
which of course would run into some
legal issues if if it were restricted
that way open for any questions on
it as the board can see the plaes here
and I've highlighted the little notes
that was in it I did not see those into
the deed into the actual deed it was
only on the plat it was not written into
the covenants now correct me if I'm
wrong but it was not in the de and that
was one of the issues that the Planning
Commission had too I might mention too
the adjoining owners Dave Leonard and U
forget who's on the other side right now
they're not opposed to it because
obviously their properties are off of
other right of ways it's of no concern
to them so they're they're okay with it
as
well unless Rd wants to add anything did
you want to add anything else I think I
CAU most of that I would you may four
separate tracks and um four separate
deeds and each one is on the plat and of
course plan commission previously
approved it subject to the notation
we're talking about on the plat which
really doesn't make any sense at this at
this point in time that's been pointed
out to you by the Planning Commission um
we're on we're actually on a deal for
this piece and um one of the conditions
that these folks are going to have is
they want to be able to if they ever
should have to sell those and individual
tracks and they should be able to just
just just one of these situations where
it really don't make a whole lot of
Horse Sense the way it's kind of came
down and I guess over a period of time
too so that's that's kind of what we're
dealing
with so I guess the motion will be from
the CL from the CL uh plat per the
Planning Commission has requested to
have the language that was added to that
plat on January the 3rd 2018 to be
removed that the commission has
determined that the language cannot be
enforced due to multiple partials of
land already being served by this
RightWay that before it meets the
boundaries of this property I'll make it
motion see I sir we have a motion in two
seconds I'll take either one miss Porter
um for the construction review that's
all going to say right now as I repeat
it back because I can't repeat back your
motion so any further
discussion hearing none I'll call for
the vote all in
favor any opposed any extensions motion
carries thank you madam chair next is
the home anchoring Castlewood hry
closure dates this is that time of year
so last year we closed them to around
January the 15th but there's but there's
been a lot of recent interest in the in
the canies so yes and uh there's been
other activities going on so it's at the
pleasure of the board what y'all want to
consider for this on open close but it
was like at the middle of January
because what one of the things that we
had to consider uh from our operational
perspective was during the cold season
was the meats and as everyone knows they
love to do the meats and the canning
during this time frame but other than
that that's at the pleasure of the board
so so if what y'all want to consider or
so can I ask uh you are uh you're
suggesting that we need to continue push
it further out into January or not what
my recommendation would be and y'all can
this is my recommendation only just
based off of what we're seeing is don't
put it D down yet readdress it at the
January board have an opportunity to
talk to your you know each area and see
what they would like to decide before
that before you make a motion to move
that date and put it in place and put it
in hard hard figures
okay yes yeah I just wanted to make sure
that y'all because y'all will be getting
calls especially down around this meet
time that they'll be what is the closure
day what's the Clos day so they all get
in a hurry and everybody waits the last
minute and they'll be calling you asking
what the closure date is so let's just
table it go back and talk to both areas
and then we can y'all can make a
decision tell you this there's been a
lot of holiday canning yes there candy
meat candy and it it's been amazing uh
with how they've took advantage of the
canies to do a lot of holiday stuff with
candies and cakes and stuff like that so
I'm I'm grateful they're using it so we
have a motion to table this U so move
mad caner thing I'll second it all right
have I'll have it on J have a motion in
a second to table H's back on the
board's uh approval list for January all
in favor any
opposed next is the county December
holiday payroll and uh schedule this is
the holiday currently we have a half day
off on the 22nd and we have the full day
of course off on Christmas now
um normally the uh the governor and
Virginia Supreme Court we match their
schedules so it it right now and it
looks like full day off instead of a
half day off on the
22nd and return to work on the 26th now
that may change that's the thing so I'd
like to ask for the motion to be because
the governor can step in any time and
say okay I'm I'm feeling the merry
Christmas and the 26 is the designate
state holiday so the motion needs to
mirror whatever the state that is
correct and Virginia suprem court and
Virginia suprem court so move I'll
second it I have a motion in a second
for the holiday payrolling schedule any
further discussion I'll call for the
vote all in
favor any opposed any extensions motion
carries thank you madam chair next is
another schedule this is Russ County
January board which is on a holiday the
first Monday of every month which is the
first for the regular board meeting so
we need to Y need to select a date on
that one
too
the next Monday is the
eth well I don't suppose it makes any
difference to me EI we could do it on
the second which is Tu Tuesday or do it
on matter
ex I will say um Terry is going to be
the one I think covering the January
meeting and I think he will be able if
it matters to I think he'll be able to
be in person if it's on the second but
if it's the eth he'll be in Richmond and
have to participate let's go for the
second then I agree with that Mr Brady
yeah I'll make a motion we move to the
second January I'll 6 PM yes sir thank
you January 2nd will be the next um
board meeting of 2024 the very first
board meeting of 2024 mark your
calendars six
o'clock thank you madam
chair the last item that was
put on the amend agenda is the D the v.
D ATV route study this is with Thom
Thomson L
engineering oh I'm sorry we didn't vote
thank you on the second on the second at
six o'clock I just moved right along
didn't I okay well we have a motion and
a second all in
favor I
apologize how was going
on
again the v d ATV route study for tox
engineering for
4949 90 this is the the D the D trail
system has been put in the ATV the
hiking and biking trails have been done
uh of course uh V do has a sign Plage
that they have to do and one of the
things that they require as you can see
in your packet they require that a PE do
a route study from the termin from
beginning to end through the whole route
study so again I checked with Virginia
energy which was they gave the whole
amount this was 100% Grant and they also
agreed today to pay for the route study
so again uh I need approval for 4
$4,990 for the Thompson Lon uh ATV rout
study thank you I have a motion for this
route study I need a second second I
have a second any further discussion
hearing none I'll call for the vote all
in favor any opposed Madam chair that
concludes County Administrator requests
and
reports okay well we're down to uh
discussions and reminders I'm going to
start to my right over here with Mr
Lovel you got anything just once again
thanks to everyone for the opportunity
I've enjoyed working with you thank you
Mr L Mr Ray
uh yeah I'd like to thank everyone for
the two terms that I have and I
appreciate it and I'd like to wish
everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year there you go Mr Eaton uh I
would like the board we did this once
before on these a rate increas this is
absolutely ridiculous I've made many
calls to our legislators and we don't
have anybody on the par of Utility Board
down here in this region but this is
going to be a huge impact financially on
the people that are already suffering
and I'd like for this board to send
another letter not only to the
legislators but to the governor himself
uh opposing any rate increases at this
current time with
inflation if I don't know if I need that
in form of a motion or if the board can
go ahead and act on I think we need do
we need a motion to send a letter yeah I
mean if you're going to act as a board
board yes I'd like to make that motion
all right Mr Mr E we'll take it we've
got this Motion in a second to send an a
letter
okay one more
thing we gotta
vote all in
favor any opposed any extensions motion
carries can you add Old Dominion power
or Kentucky we did that before
too dear
Lord motion to add
those hang on a
minute we did whatever we did before can
me K's talking she did a draft we we got
a draft already so we yeah because there
has been a lot of issues right now with
this increase and the reason that they
put out into the media was tree triming
I oh my God don't tell me you to race
and they told us it was 16 what $16 per
th000 kilowatt hours and that normal
house average is three
33500 so that calculat your increase not
16 bucks
well I want to amend the motion to add
those other uh on whatever we have
already drafted that way we make sure
that we get it on the books the motion's
been made correctly if that's okay Madam
chair okay so I'll entertain the motion
to accept a draft letter to on on the
citizens behalf from um the Board of
Supervisors stating uh American Electric
Power and adding Old Dominion power or
Kentucky Utilities please and I need a
second on that Amendment and I have a
second so any further discussion hearing
none I'll call for the vote all in
favor any opposed any exensions motion
carries one more thing uh Madam chair uh
it was an exciting time uh the other day
to see the grand opening of the new
courthouse that was another can had been
kicked down the road for years and uh
I'm just so thankful for judge Moore and
a lot of the judges was all there that
was able to work with us as a board get
some Debt Service off our back so we
could be able to do this project I will
tell the citizens there's a lot to
safety and health and this was such a
critical matter for us as a board to
take up and for safety and health and
also uh other factors so I feel very
grateful that we were able to accomplish
this this board was able to work
together to do this and I do want to
thank everybody that participated takes
a village a lot of times to get these
things done and and I'm real grateful
that we were able to accomplish it and I
would like to say Merry Christmas and
God bless everybody Russell County and
just pray for us that going through the
the next terms and stuff I want
everybody to pray uh for our board our
newly elected board members and also the
ones that are leaving let's just keep
everybody in our minds and our hearts
and our prayers thank you Mr Eaton
you're stealing Mr breedings Thunder
again he was on the courthouse committee
Mr breeding I'll mimic what David said
about the courthouse and this is a a
little more personal to me because it
was over 20 years ago when Jim gispie
called me I was working for Thompson Li
at time and uh said we need to make some
improvements at the courthouse so I came
in brought an architect in we went
through all this process and did some
redesign and things when it was all said
and done all they would let us do is
replace a few windows so that didn't it
didn't really pan out Ken has been
kicked down the road forever and ever
and ever one bathroom to serve that
entire court session all the people out
in the hall the opposing parties sitting
the hall way across from each other you
know it's just not a not a good mix and
uh we we're in a position and I've never
seen judge Moore get really mad until
one day we were in a meeting and I
mentioned you know they were talking
about trying to keep the courthouse
together and I saidwell you know maybe
we all look at spreading it out with the
district court over here and juvenile
domestic do the Circuit Court over here
he said that's not going to work that's
not going to work said if you need me to
write an order I will be happy to do so
well let me tell you what happens when
he writes an order he goes to the state
supreme court they don't bother with
County anymore they come down and they
they design they build them themselves
and they send you the
bill so
this is the reason I said judge Mor I
didn't mean to get your dander up there
so that's the reason we we we're doing
what we H have have been doing here and
it's a great design if you haven't been
there go take a look at it it's it's
it's no Taj Mahal it's Basics there's no
granite in it anywhere it's very
functional but it's new and it's nice
it's got plenty of bathrooms for
everybody got plenty of space and uh and
our County Administrator kept us under
we're we're coming in well under budget
we still have some renovations to do on
the Old Courthouse we're going to be
able to use some of our Co money on that
so you're we're not through yet we're
not through you know it's it's going to
be really nice when it's all said you
know we're going to tear the old jail
down in fact they
may already started on it started
hopefully n if you have to go there I
mean yeah well you won't go to the old
anyway hope hopefully none of us
will at any rate it's been a long time
coming and I want to compliment Lonzo
because he has watched this like a dog
on a bone and we're coming in
substantially under budget to the point
that we can probably have enough money
to do the dog pound which we have kicked
down the road ourselves for the last
eight years we have got to get that done
that's next on my list anyway uh I wish
everybody a Merry Christmas Happy New
Year we need to keep in mind what the
season is all about you you know we've
been through a rather ugly election and
I want to get past that now it's time
for us to forget all this political
stuff sit down and work together try to
move things forward we've got we've got
to bring jobs into this area we've got
to work on something to keep our keep
our children here I've got two BO
they're both in
Charlotte right now and doing great but
they're three hours away and so are my
two
grandchildren I've got other
grandchildren that are around here but I
don't get to see those grandchildren as
often because there's no employment for
here one's an attorney and the other
one's in a marketing position but at any
rate
U I'm hopeful that at the beginning of
the year we'll be able to make some
modifications and we can be a little
more transparent maybe we can even
answer some of your questions you know
I'd really love to be able to do that
it's hard for me to sit here and bite my
tongue you know and and not answer some
of your questions when I know what the
answers are but it's just our policy
right now maybe we'll look at change in
that policy after the first year but
again Merry Christmas Happy New Year be
kind to each
other thank you Mr breeding well done uh
Miss DOT Mr breeding stole some of your
thunder you were on that Courthouse
committee
yes and it is a nice nice fresh clean
building there are no frills but it does
meet the requirements that were
necessary and yes I was in that meeting
with Mr breeding and judge Mo and he got
a little red and and here if everybody
knows the size Steve's up here judge
Moore's here and I'm thinking what am I
going to see this evening but it did
turn out beautifully we are under budget
it is something that's been needed and I
laughed uh I lived in the home that was
my grandparents and I told judge more
that the tailor never throw anything
away because I happened to find a Sunday
afternoon the uh program where the
courthouse had been renovated earlier in
was it 59 Steve something like that I
can't remember so I did bring that to
judge Moore and I laughed and I told him
I said I want you to put this in a
picture frame and just remember we're
hoarders at our house I could not
believe I found that and it does say who
was on the committee back then who was
president who was judge but it is
something that was well needed and I
want to say fellas I hate to see you go
but I wish you the best and if there's
anything I can do for you let me know
and I'm excited about seeing our new
folks come on and I wish everybody a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year thank thank Miss D Mr
Christian I'll just Echo say I Echo
everything been said about the
courthouse I don't want to repeat all
that stuff but I know when I first came
on the board there was some problem with
the Old Courthouse and I addressed those
and some of the things had been taken
care of some hasn't but I do desire to
see the Old Courthouse taking care of
the repair and whatever it need to be
don't degrade it but upgrade it that we
can keep that as a historical site and I
do appreciate everything thing I've been
able to do for the citizens R County the
four years I've been on the board uh
times I would like to have done more but
time to allow like say hundreds of phone
calls talking to people in person
calling and receiving calls but I don't
regret talking to either one I just
regret that there weren't more things
that I could have got accomplished for
the citizen during my 4E period but my
desire is like I say is to show the
people as part my
my Christian Bel and I do want to wish
again everyone a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year with the blessings of Our
Lord thank you thank you Mr Christian
and from all of us to all of you we wish
you a glorious season we look forward to
seeing you guys in the future and Steve
you're I want to say one I will be back
to the board meetings in the
future okay I forgot to mention Tim and
Oris and peanut gray they've been great
board MERS I've enjoyed working with you
guys I appreciate
all it's been it's been a it's been ups
and downs but we we muddled through
eight years years and uh Lonzo has
promised me that the clock will be fixed
on the courthouse and the chime
will ring on the
hour no oh yeah yeah all that'll be new
hbac
yeah okay once again from all of us to
all of you we wish you a glorious and a
very Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year and before I asked for a motion to
adjourn this will be your last vote I'm
going to do it a little different
tonight so I'm going to ask for a motion
for adjournment in a second please
I'll make a motion to a journ I got a
motion in a second I'm going to have a
roll call vote this is it boys and girls
Mr Lovelace yes Mr Ray yes Mr Eaton yes
Mr breeding yes Miss D yes and Mr
Christian