12-08-2022 Work Session (3pm)WORK SESSION OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD IN
THE ROBERT C. CLAUD, SR. BOARD ROOM OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 17090 MONUMENT CIRCLE, ISLE OF WIGHT, VIRGINIA
ON THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND
TWENTY-TWO
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
Rudolph Jefferson, District 3, Chairman
William M. McCarty, District 2, Vice -Chairman (Arrived at 4:40 p.m.)
Richard L. Grice, District 1
Don G. Rosie, II, District 5
Joel C. Acree, District 4
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Randy R. Keaton, County Administrator
Donald T. Robertson, Assistant County Administrator
Robert W. Jones, Jr., County Attorney
Carey Mills Storm, Clerk
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Jefferson called the work session to order at 3:00 p.m.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Supervisor Grice moved to amend the agenda to allow a presentation from the
School Division to be the first item of business. The motion passed unanimously
(4-0) with Supervisors Acree, McCarty, Rosie and Jefferson voting in favor of the
motion; no Supervisor voting against the motion; and, Supervisor McCarty absent
for the vote.
Dr. Chris Coleman, Assistant Superintendent of Administration, Finance &
Operations, School Division, distributed and reviewed a list of safety upgrades
performed over the past several years reflecting that the School Division has
expended $1,054,945.17 on upgrades. He advised a total of $4,278,586.16 has
been spent by the School Division on security to date.
Don Jennings, County Engineer, Engineering Stormwater Division, provided a follow
up on the pilot grant program approved by the Board several months ago.
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George Greer, Peninsula Trail Riders, Inc. briefed the Board on a proposed
motorcycle event scheduled for June 4, 2023 at Heritage Park. His father, George
Greer, Sr., spoke on advertisement of the event.
It was the consensus of the Board that staff continue to work with the Greers on
the event.
The Board took a ten-minute break.
Vice -Chairman McCarty arrived at the meeting.
Upon returning to open session, Jamie Oliver, Transportation Manager, briefed the
Board on a Town Hall meeting held at Carrollton Elementary School on December
5, 2022 for the purpose of discussing the Route 17 Corridor with interested citizens.
She advised that provided at the meeting was an update on the STARS report; the
Route 17 Arterial Preservation Plan; alternatives for the Bartlett, Sugar Hill and the
Ashby-Omera intersections, as well as initiatives such as the Nike Park Extended
Road, the Bartlett intersection improvements and the Route 17 crosswalks. She
further advised that information responsive to citizen comments and concerns
expressed at that meeting will be posted on the County's website for access and
review by citizens related to recently collected traffic counts on Sugar Hill Road; the
Founder's Pointe internal speed study and traffic signal analysis; links to the Route
17 Arterial Preservation Plan and the STARS study, the Smart Scale applications for
Smiths Neck intersection and Sugar Hill Road. She advised that staff is requesting
VDOT to review both width and length on the northbound right -turn lane at Sugar
Hill Road; the speed limit along that roadway; and, are requesting viable options
for safety signage approaching the Sugar Hill intersection responsive to expressed
concerns from citizens.
The Board accepted Ms. Oliver's report and took no action.
ADJOURNMENT
At 4:55 p.m., Chairman Jefferson declared the work session adjourned.
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Carey Mills Storm, Clerk
William M. McC y, Sr., Chairman
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