Welcome to The Maysville Voice, the newsletter for those who reside and vote in the Maysville District in Buckingham County. I am pleased to bring you much information, links, and resources to inform and engage with you as your County Supervisor.

Personal Property Tax Delay to Help Taxpayers

On Tuesday evening, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to extend the due date for personal property taxes until Jan. 5 instead of Dec. 5 and we also voted to waive the 3% convenience fee for credit card payments until March 1 for personal property taxes. This is to help those on fixed incomes, those struggling financially, and those who live pay check to pay check pay their tax bills which, because of the economy, have seen higher values in their vehicle assessments. Of note, the Board did give assessment relief by concurring with the Commissioner in using a reduced value formula. Please help me spread the word!

Town Hall Meeting is Saturday at 9 AM

I welcome you to join us for the final 2022 edition of The Maysville Voice, which will be held virtually, online. Those invited include School Board Member Joii Goodman, along with CenturyLink representative Rich Schollman, to provide updates to the Maysville District. You’ll hear updates from our previous board meetings (we will discuss gold mining, telecommunications, taxes, and more). I will be taking questions from my constituents. Please make plans to attend!

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Contact Me!

Should you have any questions, concerns, ideas, or opinions about this newsletter, county government, services, opportunities, etc., please never hesitate to contact me. You can reach me at 434-390-7023 via text or phone, email me at jmiles@buckinghamcounty.virginia.gov, or write me at PO Box 188, Buckingham, Virginia 23921.

Jordan

Thomas Jordan Miles III

Chairman, Buckingham County Board of Supervisors

District Four Supervisor (Maysville)
434-390-7023 

13170 West James Anderson Highway 

PO Box 188 

Buckingham, Virginia 23921 

www.MilesforMaysville.com

Welcome to The Maysville Voice, the newsletter for those who reside and vote in the Maysville District in Buckingham County. I am pleased to bring you much information, links, and resources to inform and engage with you as your County Supervisor.

Some topics we will be considering or hearing about during our meeting on this Tuesday include: Honoring Tyshea Chambers for being crowned Miss Five County Fair 2022 and her other amazing accolades, which I am so proud of and glad we can honor our youth; consideration of appointments/reappointments to the Planning Commission and Industrial Development Authority; consideration of an EMS grant; hard surfacing the Route 56 Solid Waste Site and the Glenmore EMS Parking Lot; presentations from Ben Price with the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund and Kelly Jones with the Peter Francisco Soil and Water Conservation District; and updates on the hotel coming to Buckingham (which they have obtained their building permit) and the Centra Medical Facility in Dillwyn.

Your Personal Property Tax Bill

Onto a very important topic: Personal Property tax bills. I, like you, saw a drastic increase in my bill this year on my vehicle, a used pickup truck, which I purchased used in late 2019. Let me be clear, the tax rate DID NOT INCREASE AND HAS NOT GONE UP IN MANY YEARS. The increased bills are being driven by the assessed value and the result of the economy being in the state it is. The Commissioner of the Revenue, who is tasked per the Virginia Constitution with assessing certain property, even changed her assessment method some time ago to a lesser value to help bear the brunt of the tax assessment.

Here is my plan: I plan on proposing waiving the fee for paying personal property taxes with a credit card and the county eating that fee, and waiting penalties past December 5 for a date to be determined.

There is no doubt that, because of the economy and interest rates and inflation over 8 percent, this will be a hard winter, especially for the working poor and those on fixed incomes. I do feel that these two measures can help ease the burden somewhat.  Also, the County Treasurer will work with you on what you owe. Like what I plan to do, you can set up a payment plan to pay your Personal Property taxes in a structured way rather than all at once. Please contact the Treasurer for more details.

In other news, during our Statewide Gold Mine Committee Meeting last Thursday, I called on the committee to include, in our report, a recommendation to the Virginia General Assembly to ban and/or put a moratorium on new gold mining in the Commonwealth as our Committee findings and those of the National Academy of Sciences have clear and compelling evidence that Virginia’s regulatory structure does not have what it takes to protect our air, water, environment, and way of life against a gold mine operation.

Our upcoming Board of Supervisors regular meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022 in the Peter Francisco Board Room in the County Administration Complex on Route 60. I encourage you to attend to learn more about your County Government and how your tax dollars are spent. If you’re unable to attend in person, you can view our meeting live here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfIL3rVTUEqgxBwXCQoBDTA.

Here is a link to our agenda and full Board Packet: https://buckinghamcountyva.org/administration/boards___commissions/board_of_supervisors/board_agenda_minutes_youtube.php. Should you have any questions or concerns about anything contained in the packet or on the agenda, please reach out to me. My contact information is below at the end of this newsletter.

Public comments may be made in person during three minute increments. You must sign up before our meeting to speak.

Continued Outages with CenturyLink

As you know, even as BrightSpeed has taken over CenturyLink, I have continued to lean in and fight hard to get the company to restore telephone and internet outages that have been persistent in our county, but more so for the company to replace its failing infrastructure. I am still getting messages and calls about their failing infrastructure and billing errors for those who even have transition to FireFly!

Here are some links of past media coverage of that effort.

https://www.wtvr.com/problem-solvers/buckingham-phone-line-issues

https://www.nbc29.com/2021/09/30/century-link-customers-buckingham-complain-not-having-telephone-services/

https://www.nbc12.com/2021/09/30/century-link-customers-buckingham-county-complain-not-having-telephone-services/

Join our Chamber of Commerce!

The Buckingham Chamber of Commerce, which I am humbled to serve as President of; is our county’s largest and most impactful civic group. For this month and during December, for only $35 per year, you can be a member, whether you’re a business owner or not, of an organization that holds monthly meetings with speakers, food, and many updates; receive a monthly newsletter; participate and be recognized as Business of the Month or recipient of the Community Pride Award; attend ribbon cuttings and other special events; receive discounts in the annual Buckingham Guidebook; and receive many other perks, including participating in our annual Chamber Banquet held in January. But the best thing about our Chamber is the camaraderie and networking that we have amongst our small businesses. This month, our meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 PM, which includes a bake off featuring casseroles! To join, email info@buckinghamchamberofcommerce.com or call 434-983-2372. Dues will be $40 per year after Jan. 1, 2023 to join today.

Contact Me!

Should you have any questions, concerns, ideas, or opinions about this newsletter, county government, services, opportunities, etc., please never hesitate to contact me. You can reach me at 434-390-7023 via text or phone, email me at jmiles@buckinghamcounty.virginia.gov, or write me at PO Box 188, Buckingham, Virginia 23921. You can also come see me at my house at 13170 West James Anderson Highway, Buckingham, Virginia 23921.

Jordan

Thomas Jordan Miles III

Chairman, Buckingham County Board of Supervisors

District Four Supervisor (Maysville)
434-390-7023 

13170 West James Anderson Highway 

PO Box 188 

Buckingham, Virginia 23921 

www.MilesforMaysville.com

Welcome to The Maysville Voice, a newsletter for those living in the Maysville District. I am pleased, as always, to bring you links, resources, and information about what’s going on in Buckingham County.

This special edition centers around a State Legislature-driven study of the impacts of gold mining in Virginia. Part of this process, which a report will reflect by Dec. 1 of this year, includes a study from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), which is linked to below for your reading.

A reminder that our separate study by the State Committee studying impacts of a gold mine in the Commonwealth, which I serve on, will be held 9 am-3 pm Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Buckingham Community Center on U.S. Route 15 in Dillwyn. I encourage you to attend, if you are able.

The NAS study reports the following: “The report concludes that Virginia’s current regulatory framework, which typically addresses sand and gravel mining, is not adequate to address the potential impacts of commercial gold mining and lacks an adequate financial assurance system, which poses a fiscal and environmental risk to the Commonwealth.  Additionally, Virginia lacks opportunities for the public to be engaged in permitting processes and a modern system for review of environmental impacts from potential gold mining projects.”

The Farmville Herald requested a statement from me regarding the NAS Report:

“Upon a cursory review of the NAS Report’s conclusions and recommendations, and in reviewing the draft report that our Committee is finalizing, I am not surprised at the NAS’ conclusions. It is crystal clear that the Commonwealth does not have a regulatory system that effectively and consistently reviews and examines the environmental impacts of gold mining. Without such, the impacts on water, public health, air, soil, and the livelihoods of those living anywhere near a gold mine would prove to be detrimental and dangerous at best. 

As I also have mentioned numerous times, Virginia’s bonding requirements are far from sufficient from where they need to be to protect the environment, the community, and in the case of potential abandonment or bankruptcy of a mining enterprise, would leave the community to foot the bill. From performance standards, public engagement and environmental justice, financial assurances, and, most importantly, the human and environmental impacts of a gold mine, Virginia currently does not have what it takes to safely regulate a gold mine–it’s that simple. 

In the final draft report that our Committee will discuss on Thursday during our meeting, we will consider opportunities that localities in the Commonwealth have using their zoning ordinances specific to regulating uses and activities in certain zoning designations, which include the mining of gold.”

GET THE REPORT

READ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

Virtual meeting info for Thursday:  

Welcome to The Maysville Voice, the newsletter for those who reside and vote in the Maysville District in Buckingham County. I am pleased to bring you lots of information, links, and resources to inform and engage with you as your County Supervisor. This newsletter is filled with lots of resources and information for our Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 Board Meeting, which I hope you will consider attending.

Take note that this month we will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 11, not Monday, Oct. 10 due to the Columbus Day Holiday the County observes.

We don’t have an overloaded agenda for next week. We have no new zoning cases to consider, though we do have two Special Use Permit hearings for two Air BnBs, campsites, and event venues; a separate public hearing on adjusting some building permit ordinance fees; a presentation of a resolution in memoriam to the family of the late John Kitchen Jr., who served honorably for many years as the Maysville District Supervisor; a consideration of reappointments to the Planning Commission and Industrial Development Authority; appointment of a new board member to the Anti-Litter Task Force; and consideration of a recommendation regarding pit privies.

Please make sure to pay close attention to what you sign up for to speak as you must sign up and be recognized before speaking during public comment or any public hearing. 

Our upcoming Board of Supervisors regular meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, in the Peter Francisco Board Room in the County
Administration Complex on Route 60. I encourage you to attend to learn more
about your County Government and how your tax dollars are spent. If you’re
unable to attend in person, you can view our meeting live here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfIL3rVTUEqgxBwXCQoBDTA.

Here is a link where our agenda and full Board Packet is posted: https://buckinghamcountyva.org/administration/boards___commissions/board_of_supervisors/board_agenda_minutes_youtube.php.

Should you have any questions or concerns about anything contained in the
packet or on the agenda, please reach out to me. My contact information is
below at the end of this newsletter.

Public Comments may be made in person by using the following
method:  In person Public Comments must sign up to speak.  Sign up
times are 5:30 p.m. to 5:55 p.m. Again please be cognizant of what you sign up
for to speak to as if you don’t sign up you won’t be allowed to speak on
Tuesday. 

When you speak, please state your name, district, address, and which hearing
you are commenting on. The three (3) minute rule will apply to public comments.

Recording of the Latest Statewide Gold Mine Committee Meeting

Here is the recording of our latest Statewide Gold Mine Committee Meeting, which I hope you’ll take a look and listen at. Joe Lerch, of the Virginia Association of Counties, outlined how local zoning works and noted ways Boards of Supervisors could ban gold mining in their Zoning Ordinances with ease.

Here is the link: https://covaconf.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/covaconf/recording/playback/0f97772a1fcd103bbcbb00505681e464

Recording password: VAEnergy1

Rabies Vaccination Clinic

The County will offer, back by popular demand, a Rabies Vaccination Clinic at the County Administration Complex on US Route 60 on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 9-11 AM. Information needed is dog or car owner’s name, address, and the animal’s name, sex, age, breed, and color. Note that all cats must be restrained by cage or crate. Owners and responsible for their cats. The price per vaccination is $8. The event is sponsored by the Health Department and the County Animal Control Office. My friend and constituent, Dr. Bryan Auten, will be the attending veterinarian.

Contact Me

As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or text me at 434-390-7023, email me at jmiles@buckinghamcounty.virginia.gov, or visit me at 13170 West James Anderson Highway, Buckingham Court House Village on Route 60.

Humbly serving you,

Jordan

Thomas Jordan Miles III

Chairman, Buckingham County Board of Supervisors

District Four Supervisor (Maysville)

434-390-7023

13170 West James Anderson Highway

PO Box 188

Buckingham, Virginia 23921

http://www.MilesforMaysville.com

This is a Special Edition of The Maysville Voice, informing those living and voting in the Maysville Election District of upcoming actions and considerations that affect them by the Board of Supervisors.

Permit for Mixed Use Project Withdrawn

This is somewhat of a deviation of our normal newsletters as this information pertains to the County Planning Commission’s upcoming Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, 7 PM Meeting, to be held at the County Administration Building on U.S. Route 60.

This hearing on Monday is expected not to be held by the Planning Commission based on the fact that the applicant, Atlantic Investment Corp., has withdrawn their proposed Special Use Permit.

The Planning Commission voted several months ago, to hold a Public Hearing regarding the Special Use Permit of the Industrial Park Property that the Board of Supervisors, months ago, voted to enter into a contract of sale with Atlantic Investment Corp, LLC. You can find information on the proposed Special Use Permit here: https://cms9files.revize.com/buckinghamcounty/Document_Center/Agenda%20&%20Minutes/Planning%20Commission/2022/PC%20Packet%209-26-2022.pdf

Those in favor and in opposition can speak during the public comment portion of the meeting before the Planning Commission though you must sign up before the meeting begins.

You can find the video for the Planning Commission meetings and their agenda and supporting documentation here: https://www.buckinghamcountyva.org/administration/boards___commissions/planning_commission.php.

You can find more information on the proposed mixed use development here: https://milesformaysville.com/newsandupdates/.

Statewide Gold Mine Study Committee Meeting is Monday morning

A meeting of the Statewide Gold Mine Study Committee will be held at 9 AM at the Community Center located on U.S. Route 15 North across from the FasMart. It is the former Dillwyn Primary School. It is located at 16266 N James Madison Hwy, Dillwyn, VA 23936.

You can find more information on the Committee, which I served on, here: https://energy.virginia.gov/mineral-mining/GoldMiningStudy.shtml.

If you cannot attend, here is the virtual meeting information:

Here is the webex info for 9/26.  This should be on our webpage shortly.

As always, should you need to reach me, please do not hesitate to email, call, or text me, anytime.

Thomas Jordan Miles III

Chairman, Buckingham County Board of Supervisors

District Four Supervisor (Maysville)

434-390-7023

13170 West James Anderson Highway

PO Box 188

Buckingham, Virginia 23921

www.MilesforMaysville.com

Welcome to The Maysville Voice, the newsletter for those who reside and vote in the Maysville District in Buckingham County. I am pleased to bring you lots of information, links, and resources to inform and engage with you as your County Supervisor. This newsletter is filled with lots of resources and information for our Monday, Aug 8, 2022 Board Meeting, which I hope you will consider attending. 

We also have six rezoning and zoning-related public hearings which were set on July 11 for this coming Monday.  It will indeed be a long meeting. The hearings revolve around a private Amish one room school, a proposed campsite venue, AirBnB, and event center, a Dollar Tree, a natural gas storage and distribution expansion, a general convenience store, and an agricultural based business including feed and supplies. 

Please make sure to pay close attention to what you sign up for to speak as you must sign up and be recognized before speaking during public comment or any public hearing. 

We will also consider several budgetary requests from the sheriff’s office, along with a recommendation from the ARPA Finance Committee regarding funding requests. 

We’ll also consider a vote on allocating $5,000 for the Youth League for travel expenses for the Coach Pitch Team Expenses in a retroactive manner. We are all so proud of them!

We’ll also be hearing presentations from the Department of Wildlife Resources, the Department of Forestry, and a presentation for a resolution in memorial for the late Bonnie Lou LeSueur Wood. 

Our upcoming Board of Supervisors regular meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in the Peter Francisco Board Room in the County Administration Complex on Route 60. I encourage you to attend to learn more about your County Government and how your tax dollars are spent. If you’re unable to attend in person, you can view our meeting live here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfIL3rVTUEqgxBwXCQoBDTA.

Here is a link where our agenda and full Board Packet will be posted the week before: https://buckinghamcountyva.org/administration/boards___commissions/board_of_supervisors/board_agenda_minutes_youtube.php.

Should you have any questions or concerns about anything contained in the packet or on the agenda, please reach out to me. My contact information is below at the end of this newsletter.

Public Comments may be made in person by using the following method:  In person Public Comments must sign up to speak.  Sign up times are 5:30 p.m. to 5:55 p.m. Again please be cognizant of what you sign up for to speak to as if you don’t sign up you won’t be allowed to speak on Monday. 

When you speak, please state your name, district, address, and which hearing you are commenting on. The three (3) minute rule will apply to public comments.

Contact Me

As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or text me at 434-390-7023, email me at jmiles@buckinghamcounty.virginia.gov, or visit me at 13170 West James Anderson Highway, Buckingham Court House Village on Route 60.

Humbly serving you,

Jordan

Thomas Jordan Miles III

Chairman, Buckingham County Board of

Supervisors

District Four Supervisor (Maysville)

434-390-7023

13170 West James Anderson Highway

PO Box 188

Buckingham, Virginia 23921

http://www.MilesforMaysville.com

This is a Special Edition of The Maysville Voice, informing those living and voting in the Maysville Election District of upcoming actions and considerations that affect them by the Board of Supervisors.

This is somewhat of a deviation of our normal newsletters as this information pertains to the County Planning Commission’s upcoming Monday, July 25, 2022, 7 PM Meeting, to be held at the County Administration Building on U.S. Route 60.

The Planning Commission voted last month, in June, to hold a Public Hearing regarding the rezoning of the Industrial Park Property that the Board of Supervisors voted to enter into a contract of sale with Atlantic Investment Corp, LLC.

This hearing has been cancelled as the principal of Atlantic Investment Corp. LLC, Ted Lloyd, had decided that, rather than a rezoning application, a special use permit would better serve the intent of his purpose for the property due to the fact that the park is not fully zoned, as advertised, as M-1, light industrial.

This revelation, which was recently dawned on County Staff and the Planning Commission, is the impetus for the change by the applicant. It is not zoned as such. The zoning change came in 2015 by the then members of the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors.

To be clear, there will be no public hearing on the matter on Monday, July 25. Those in favor and in opposition can speak during the public comment portion of the meeting before the Planning Commission though you must sign up before the meeting begins.

You can find the video for the Planning Commission meetings and their agenda and supporting documentation here: https://www.buckinghamcountyva.org/administration/boards___commissions/planning_commission.php.

You can find more information on the proposed mixed use development here: https://milesformaysville.com/newsandupdates/.

The applicant, because he was provided incorrect information by the County, is seeking a joint public hearing with both the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors, in seeking remedy as not to be slowed in his process for a matter that was not in his control, that being the incorrect zoning of the industrial park which was conveyed to him.

As always, should you need to reach me, please do not hesitate to email, call, or text me, anytime.

Thomas Jordan Miles III

Chairman, Buckingham County Board of Supervisors

District Four Supervisor (Maysville)

434-390-7023

13170 West James Anderson Highway

PO Box 188

Buckingham, Virginia 23921

www.MilesforMaysville.com

Welcome to The Maysville Voice, the newsletter for those who reside and vote in the Maysville District in Buckingham County. I am pleased to bring you lots of information, links, and resources to inform and engage with you as your County Supervisor. This newsletter is filled with lots of resources and information for our Monday, July 11, 2022 Board Meeting.

I was away on pressing work matters at a National Aging Association Conference in
Austin, Texas, but I bring you this report as to keep you updated.

The Board presented a resolution honoring Charles W. White Sr. and presented of certificates honoring the Buckingham County Varsity Baseball Team. The Board will present a resolution in memoriam to the family of Bonnie Lou LeSueur Wood in August as her family was unable to attend in July.

The Board heard many speakers during our Public Comment portion of the
meeting regarding an ordinance that would severely restrict if not outright
ban–using a rights-based rather than a regulatory premise–on Gold Mining in
the county. I currently serve on the Commonwealth’s workgroup studying this
issue, which is still ongoing.

Three public hearings were held: One for Ike and Rebecca Yoder for the purpose of operating a sawmill at 7041 Crumptown Road, which resulted in the issue being tabled until August to work more on the conditions in the proposed Special Use Permit.
A second was held, which resulted in approval, for Dominick and Erin Lamonte
for an AirBnB Bed and Breakfast and campsites at 1867 Mulberry Grove Road. The
third was for Roy and Janice Turner for an AirBnB Bed and Breakfast and Event
Center and Campsites at 429 Maple Top Lane. Some of the maximum event attendance stipulations were altered in this application by the Board (no more than 1,500 in attendance at any event four times per year).

We also have six rezoning and zoning-related public hearings in August which
were set on July 11. It will indeed be a long meeting.

The board authorized staff to develop a goldmining ordinance for Buckingham.
The Board referred a request from Straight Street for assistance with getting
public water to the building to the Committee on Finance, which I serve on.

The Board heard from our County Attorney regarding an update on the Centra
Health Medical Facility in Dillwyn (working through minor deed issues), and an
addendum to an agreement and sales contract with Atlantic Investment Corp. regarding a performance bond assuring the construction of the Knights Valley Association’s (the mixed use project of businesses and residences the Planning Commission is considering via a zoning-related case) pool house/club house and the lap pool amenities. The preliminary cost to construct the pool house is $210,000, the pump station, concrete decks and swimming pool at an estimated cost of $220,000. The total costs for the pool house and clubhouse along with fencing and landscaping is projected at $485,000.

A contract has been received by the County regarding repairs and renovations
to the old part of our historic courthouse, and kick-off meeting is set for
this coming Monday in our Courthouse Renovation Committee, which I serve on. This is very exciting!

The board also approved a one-time firearm safety training with no live ammunition
at the community center that will be conducted by a private entity.

Our upcoming Board of Supervisors regular meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in the Peter Francisco Board Room in the County Administration Complex on Route 60. I encourage you to attend to learn more about your County Government and how your tax dollars are spent. If you’re unable to attend in person, you can view our meeting live here: https://youtu.be/TDuVuDWskvo.

Here is a link where our agenda and full Board Packet will be posted the week before: https://buckinghamcountyva.org/administration/boards___commissions/board_of_supervisors/board_agenda_minutes_youtube.php.
Should you have any questions or concerns about anything contained in the packet or on the agenda, please reach out to me. My contact information is below at the end of this newsletter.

Public Comments may be made in person by using the following method:  In person Public Comments must sign up to speak.  Sign up times are 5:30 p.m. to 5:55 p.m.

When you speak, please state your name, district, address, and which hearing you are commenting on. The three (3) minute rule will apply to public comments.

Contact Me

As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or text me at 434-390-7023,
email me at jmiles@buckinghamcounty.virginia.gov, or visit me at 13170 West James Anderson Highway, Buckingham Court House Village on Route 60.

Humbly serving you,

Jordan

Thomas Jordan Miles III

Chairman, Buckingham County Board of
Supervisors

District Four Supervisor (Maysville)

434-390-7023

13170 West James Anderson Highway

PO Box 188

Buckingham, Virginia 23921

www.MilesforMaysville.com

Welcome to The Maysville Voice, the newsletter for those who reside and vote in the Maysville District in Buckingham County. I am pleased to bring you lots of information, links, and resources to inform and engage with you as your County Supervisor. This newsletter is filled with lots of resources and information for our upcoming Monday, July 11, 2022 Board Meeting.

We also will be considering and possibly taking action and considering the following items:

We will begin with the following presentations: Resolution in memoriam for Lynda Baber Anderson, resolution in memoriam for Bonnie Lou LeSueur Wood, resolution honoring Charles W. White Sr., and presentation of certificates honoring the Buckingham County Varsity Baseball Team.

We will also hold three public hearings: one for Ike and Rebecca Yoder for the purpose of operating a sawmill at 7041 Crumptown Road, for Dominick and Erin Lamonte for an AirBnB Bed and Breakfast and campsites at 1867 Mulberry Grove Road, and for Roy and Janice Turner for an AirBnB Bed and Breakfast and Event Center and Campsites at 429 Maple Top Lane. We also have five rezoning introductions to consider setting public hearings for possibly in August, and will hear from staff regarding potentially considering a goldmining ordinance and consideration of a grant acceptance, along with a request from Straight Street. We will also hear from our county attorney regarding an update on the Centra Health Medical Facility in Dillwyn and an addendum to an agreement and sales contract with Atlantic Investment Corp.

Statement Regarding Red Arrow Explosion

The Farmville Herald has reached out to me regarding the recent explosion that Red Arrow has taken credit for on social media where tannerite was used to blow up a vehicle near Arvonia. The following is my statement to them.

“I have reached out to Red Arrow Weapons for more information on this incident, but they have not responded as of this writing. They did not reach out to the county per our county administration leadership prior to the blast. Though it is not required by law per our staff, it would have been nice for the company to have notified either law enforcement or our emergency services department before the explosion took place so authorities could have notified those in that community. Second and third hand I am told that the blast shook numerous homes and even damaged some, but I have no official reports of this. We are researching what can be done, if anything, in response to the incident. We would encourage Red Arrow to be good neighbors and be conscious of the impact of such activities.”

Our upcoming Board of Supervisors regular meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 11, 2022, in the Peter Francisco Board Room in the County Administration Complex on Route 60. I encourage you to attend to learn more about your County Government and how your tax dollars are spent. If you’re unable to attend in person, you can view our meeting live here: https://youtu.be/TDuVuDWskvo.

Here is a link to our agenda and full Board Packet: https://buckinghamcountyva.org/administration/boards___commissions/board_of_supervisors/board_agenda_minutes_youtube.php. Should you have any questions or concerns about anything contained in the
packet or on the agenda, please reach out to me. My contact information is below at the end of this newsletter.

Public Comments may be made in person by using the following method:  In person Public Comments must sign up to speak.  Sign up times are 5:30 p.m. to 5:55 p.m.

When you speak, please state your name, district, address, and which hearing you are commenting on. The three (3) minute rule will apply to public comments.

Contact Me

As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or text me at 434-390-7023, email me at jmiles@buckinghamcounty.virginia.gov, or visit me at 13170 West James Anderson Highway, Buckingham Court House Village on Route 60.

Humbly serving you,

Jordan

Thomas Jordan Miles III

Chairman, Buckingham County Board of Supervisors

District Four Supervisor (Maysville)

434-390-7023

13170 West James Anderson Highway

PO Box 188

Buckingham, Virginia 23921

www.MilesforMaysville.com