02-11-2015 Special MeetingSPECIAL MEETING OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS HELD THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY IN THE
YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTHTEEN AT 5:00 P.M. IN THE
ROBERT C. CLAUD, OROOM OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
PRESENT: Byron B. Bailey
Rex W. Alphin
Delores C. Darden
Alan E. Casteen
Rudolph Jefferson
Also Attending: Mark C. Popovich, County Attorney
Anne F. Seward, County Administrator
Carey Mills Storm, Clerk
At 5:00 p.m., Chairman Alphin called the meeting to oi"
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purpose of conducting a special meeting of the Board to address t
proposed new Route 460 alignment. I
Supervisor Casteen moved that the agenda be approved, as revised, to
include the discussion of a legislative item pertaining to localities
having the right to eliminate plastic bags to follow discussion on the
Resolution to Support the Preferred US Route 460 Alignment. The
motion was adopted by a vote of (5-0) with Supervisors Bailey,
Alphin, Casteen, Darden and Jefferson voting in favor of the motion
and no Supervisors voting against the motion.
Billy Gwaltney of 23489 Deer Path Trail stated the proposed ne I'A
alignment crosses 1.2 miles of his farm and will put Perry's Minnol
Farm out of business. He stated he has a peanut buying station, I
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routeshelling and farming operation located on Shiloh Drive that if he does
not have road access to in the fall, he will be unable to operate? He
requested the Board to delay its vote on the proposed resolution
tonight with the belief that there is a better route.
Brenda Stephenson of 13271 Windsor Boulevard stated the proposed
• down thebusinesses_ Farm / •
Windsor Woodworking. She submitted an article she had previously
submitted to VDOT which depicts the farms and families that a small
alignment would save if the new route was not on Old Suffolk Road
Robert 9430 Road spoke against • • i , •..
route, noting it would come as close as 200 yards to his backdoor. He
stated / appalled •y the little • • /. be accomplished •.
y this
project as compared to the amount of money being spent to build it.
Frank Grubbs of 13005 Shiloh Drive stated the proposed 17 -mile
project is illogical and accomplishes nothing. He stated that he cannot
find a purpose for this project because it tears up a community. He
stated this project is going to cost six times per mile what the regular
highway does in Virginia.
William Johnson of •, Five ForksRoad stated that the County
great investment• ♦ • Industrial Park and
encouraged the Board to search forother good reasons
Countybe impacted by the proposed route. i
Jamie Oliver, Transportation Planner, provided a PowerPoint
presentation recapping the history of the Route 460 alignment project;
the new recommended preferred alternative route, which was
publicly announced on January 12, 2015 and which will be presented
to the Commonwealth Transportation Board at its meeting on
February 18, 2015; the steps associated with its approval, if approved;
and, the County's areas of concern. She advised that staff has
developed a resolution of support for the recommended preferred
alternative, subject to specific provisions and that the Board designate
Chairman Alphin to represent the County's interest and provide
public comment to the CTB at its meeting on February 18, 2015.
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*upervisor Darden moved to adopt the following resolution t
support the recommended preferred alternative U.S. 460 with
change in the date of adoption to February 11, 2015: 1
WHEREAS, Isle of Wight County recognizes that the U.S. 460
Corridor Improvement Project is intended to benefit the long term
interests of the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth Transportation Board has
determined that the U.S. 460 Corridor Improvement Proj-
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priority for sufficiently addressing safety, mobility and evacuation,
and adequately accommodating freight traffic in order to meet
existing and future transportation needs; and
WHEREAS, Isle of Wight County concurs with the propose,no
prioritization and acknowledges that the recommended Preferrele-
Alternative of January 13, 2015, meets the purpose and need of t
U.S. 460 Corridor Improvement Project; and
WHEREAS, Isle of Wight County acknowledges that specific
constraints, including environmental, limit the location of the
proposed corridor improvements in Isle of Wight County; and
WHEREAS, Isle of Wight County is a constructive partner regarding
U.S. 460 corridor improvements that seek to benefit the welfare of
various local, regional and statewide interests and stakeholders
including the Port of Virginia; and
WHEREAS, several of the Port of Virginia's largest customers are
located in Isle of Wight County and have a demonstrated need to
access the U.S. 460 Corridor Improvements in order to provide safe
and efficient transport of their increasing freight traffic to and from
the Port from the Countys Shirley T. Holland Intermodal Park; and
WHEREAS, the Shirley T. Holland Intermodal Park has 974
developable acres planned and zoned for future industrial
development which will necessarily generate additional employee
and freight traffic; and
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WHEREAS, the future expansion of the Shirley T. Holland Intermodal
Park is a vital component of Isle of Wight County's sustained
economic viability.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
of Isle of Wight County supports approval of the location of the
seventeen (17) mile recommended Preferred Alternative to U.S. 460 of
January 13, 2015, subject to the provisions of the following prioritized
items:
1. A full interchange at the intersection of the recommended
Preferred Alternative and the existing U.S. 460 that provides
full access to the Shirley T. Holland Intermodal Park including
incorporation of improvements to the existing State Route 607
(Old Mill Road) intersection and the existing U.S. 460 corridor
between Old Mill Road and the County line, and options for
leaving State Route 636 (Old Suffolk Road) open.
2. A full interchange at the intersection of the recommend
Preferred Alternative and U.S. 258 for improved movement
along the Preferred Alternative and enhanced evacuation
from the northern portion of the County.
3. Grade separation at the following:
State Route 603 (Shiloh Drive), and State Route 600 (Deer
Path Trail).
4. Continuation of multi -modal access on US Route 258.
as possible such that the finalized route will be the least
intrusive possible to maintain specific landowner interest.
The motion was adopted by a vote of (5-0) with Supervisors Bailey,
Alphin, Casteen, Darden and Jefferson voting in favor of the motion
and no Supervisors voting against the motion.
Chairman Alphin brought up the issue of SB1103 and requested the
Board's consideration of sending a letter of support of that legislation
to allow localities the option of eliminating plastic bags.
Supervisor Bailey moved that staff be directed to send a letter in
support of SB1103 making it an option for localities as soon as
possible. The motion was adopted by a vote of (5-0) with Supervisors
Bailey, Alphin, Casteen, Darden and Jefferson voting in favor of the
motion and no Supervisors voting against the motion.
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