At the October 14 Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board unanimously approved an appropriation of $1 million for the architectural and engineering services for a new elementary school design. In addition, the BOS authorized the School Board to move forward with new trailers for Walton School and school bus replacements.
Dr. Lisa Pennycuff, Prince George County School Superintendent, gave a presentation for the Architectural and Engineering contract for the new elementary school. The School Board made this request to allow the division to proceed with the design phase in order to be prepared to move forward with building the school as soon as a site is secured. Sites that have been considered for the replacement of Walton Elementary School include Buren Property, Middle Road, Yancey Tract, building on the site of the current Walton Elementary, and a site provided by Fort Lee through land grant or 99/100 year land lease. Currently, the option that has support from both the Board of Supervisors and the School Board is the site that may potentially be provided by Fort Lee.
In addition, the School Board requested a carry-forward of unexpended FY2019 funds to purchase trailers for Walton Elementary School and two additional school buses. The BOS agreed by consensus to allow the School Board to move forward.
Other matters that came before the BOS at its meeting and work session:
• Discussion and consensus to move forward on an email server migration to the Cloud.
• Approved on consent a proclamation of World Polio Day on October 24.
• Unanimously approved an appropriation in the amount of $12,250 for a VDEM Homeland Security CERT and Community Preparedness Grant with Chairman Hunter abstaining.
• Unanimously approved an authority to advertise a public hearing for November 26 to amend the 2019 General Obligation Bonds in the amount of up to $450,000 for additional school trailers.
• Heard a public hearing and unanimously approved an ordinance to amend The Code of the County of Prince George to fund an Electronic Summons System.
• Heard a public hearing and unanimously approved a special exception request of Mark and Terri Perkinson to permit an animal boarding place.
• Unanimously approved a postponement of an award of contract for the public safety radio system to November 13.
• Unanimously approved a revision to the employee personnel policy regarding travel.
• Unanimously approved a revision to the employee personnel policy regarding expense reports and purchase cards/account.
• Unanimously approved a request that the Virginia General Assembly enact an amendment to The Code of Virginia which would allow Prince George County to levy an additional 2% transient occupancy tax.
• Unanimously approved a budget transfer from contingency in the amount of $8,380 for the Burrowsville Community Center signs.
• Unanimously approved an award of contract and appropriation in the amount of $79,418 for the replacement of the HVAC in the IT Server room.
• Unanimously reappointed Mr. Richard Henshaw to the Industrial Development Authority.
• Unanimously postponed the appointments to the US Census County Committee to November 13.
• Received an update on the Carey Roundabout Dedication.
• Received a follow up on Clean Community Day #2.
• Received the quarterly financial report.