Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

I want to say good evening, everyone, and welcome everyone to the Henrico County Board of Supervisors meeting for September the 22nd, 2026. Public comments will be given from the lectern in the back. For everyone who is watching the live stream of tonight's meeting on the county website, you can participate remotely in the public comment portion of the meeting. Speakers, you will see a timer located at the back desk. And once you begin speaking, the timer will begin. You will see a yellow light alerting you to the remaining time once the timer turns red. You will hear a beeping sound letting y

Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

You may be seated. Colleagues, I will call for a motion to approve the regular and special meeting minutes from Tuesday, September the 8th, 2026, regular and special meeting. So moved. Moved by Reverend Nelson, seconded by Mr. Rogers. All in favor say aye. Opposed, ayes have it. Minutes are approved. Mr. Manager, do you have any comments this evening?

So, Mr. Chair, no other comments this evening? Thank you so much, Mr. Manager. Colleagues, does anyone have a comment tonight? Yeah, I do have one.

All right, we're going to start with one. I got a quick one, Mr. Nelson, if you don't mind. And you'll appreciate this one. I know she's not watching tonight, but if someone is watching tonight and has Mrs. Glover's cell phone number, please text her happy birthday. Today is Mrs. Glover's 90th birthday. So, ma'am, if you watch this video, if you look back, if you get a text, happy birthday, and we love you. Thank you.

Happy birthday. I do, Mr. Chair. I'm going to take a moment to highlight a new county initiative, Rebuild Henrico, which is designed to focus reinvestment in public and community facilities, infrastructure, commercial corridors, and more. Earlier today, we launched the initiative at a public press conference announcing the county's purchase of a pair of blighted commercial properties on Williamsburg Road, the Bowl of America property, and the Old Days Inn. These properties have fallen into disuse and disrepair and become famous among surrounding residents and businesses. They were frequent tro

Thank you so much, Reverend Nelson. Mr. Manager.

Thank you, Mr. Manager, fellow members of the board. Come on around here, gang. We've got some show and tell here today. So while the fire folks are coming up, I want to... maybe share something that may be a secret, maybe not. But the chair, I want to thank the chair for this opportunity to present this tonight. The chair has some discretion sometimes on who gets to present proclamations and resolutions, and I appreciate him And all your consistent allowance for me to read these fire ones. So today, if you guys would hold this while I'm reading this, I thought this would be appropriate today

Thank you, Mr. Manager. I don't have the props that my colleague from Brooklyn has. I could ask some of my colleagues to come down here as the act of aging, but as the props, right? Could do some jumping jacks, but there is one colleague up there that does not fit this quite yet, so we'll keep that to ourselves. This is the proclamation for the Active Aging Week between October 5th and October 11th, 2026. Whereas County of Henrico residents age 50 and older are integral to the history, diversity, and experience of the community. And whereas the community benefits from the numerous contribution

Thank you so much, Mr. Crawford. Colleagues, are there any questions for Mr. Crawford? Well, this is a public hearing. Is there anybody present in person that would like to speak to this item? Is there anybody online that would like to speak to this item?

Thank you so much. Then the public hearing is closed.

Excuse me, sir. We've got to stop. We've got to be fair to everybody. No problem. I'm sure I'll speak on behalf of my peers. Can I just say one more thing before I end, sir? You've got to hurry up. I'll finish it right now.

We appreciate you, and we thank you for your work that you do and know that you have our support, and we'll be talking to you all. Thank you. Before we call the next speaker up, we have an Eagle Scout in the house, and we want you to come on up to the front dais if you could. We got more than one? All right.

Good luck, sir. We hope we can't wait to hear you succeed in achieving Eagle Scout. That's definitely the honor.

I'm sorry, sir. We're not yet letting just people speak. We're calling names.

Charge it to the head, not the heart, Ms. Gladfelter, sir.

I think Mr. Smith's going to speak to you right now. Excuse me? I think Mr. Smith's going to speak to you right now.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the privilege. Usually it's not a back and forth, but I do believe you were updated in the last couple days on the status of the notice of violations and the circuit court process with this individual. Is that correct? Have you received an update recently on it?

Yeah, I just want to make sure that you were updated on the first piece, which was the hoarder violation, the folks on Ackley. And the second thing is, certainly with the permission of the chair, I'll ask Mr. Newby just to give us a little update on the shrub ordinance policy.

We're going to do it for you right now, Richard. Hold on.

Yes. We're going to do it for you right now, Richard. Have you found anything about that yet? We can get you some answers right now. Go ahead, Mr. Newby.

Yeah, I'll help with this one, and then we've got to end this back and forth, Richard, because I have the text chains here from the last year and a half of when we've had this conversation.

No, actually, I'm going to help you with that, because the text message that I sent to you back in February said that we've discussed it with our state representatives, and it's in their hands right now. No, I have not had any further meetings with them to push that issue currently. Well, do we think it's...

I've got to stop you, because this is not procedural. Mr. Smith will reach out to you if he chooses to. I'm sure he will to have this conversation, but we can't continue in this vein. Thank you for your comments, and Mr. Smith will follow back up with you.

Ms. Rounds would like to make a statement.

Thank you, Andrea. I will note, I believe that the time period to file to be an intervener has passed, and I say that because I was briefed along with a colleague of mine very recently about this very issue, and the information that we were given was that that deadline has already passed, so there can be no formal, we cannot join the case as formal interveners. I hear you, though, on something other than that being a possibility, whether collectively or individually, and I know that those conversations are being had, so thank you.

2.6 plus a $3 million sidewalk project. That's going to help to finish that connections around the high school, the religious institutions in the library.

Please take that back. Please take that back. Sorry, but I can't. We don't want him walking in the sideways, big old head, you know.

Thanks for making the long journey from Verona out here to our meeting. I thank Mr. Hughes. tried to make a tent with you, or I don't even, I don't know if y'all talked today, but. He did call. Yeah. So, well, have you met face to face before?

So maybe afterward you can talk. I know Midview is one of the roads that we're looking at. Um, it's, I know you want us to do it quickly and it seems like something that can be done quickly, but it's in a group of other roads that we're looking at as well, possibly. We don't put speed bumps on roads that are 35 miles per hour. So the only way we can do speed bumps on Midview is to do 25. If we do it on Midview, there's a lot of people in that area. And so a lot of people that use Midview, you might want speed bumps, but we've done this several times before, reduce speeds, and then the neighbor

Well, thank you for your advocacy. Don't leave yet. Go on back real quick. Ms. Roundtree would like to address you if you don't mind.

Thank you, and I did ask that your email be responded to once I read it. So thank you. I get a lot of emails regarding this development because 3CHOP does abut Goochland County. I want to reassure you that we have been involved, and this is not just isolated to me, but I can speak for myself. I attended and spoke at the Goochland board meeting in opposition when they were considering it. They passed it. We went and our voices were heard. I was there until I think almost midnight that night. Went to many, have gone to many meetings in Hanover County on their cases that they've considered there

Thank you so much, Mr. Manager. Real quick, hold on. So we always allow for persons who did not sign up to speak. So if you would like to speak to us, you may go to the back and line up. One by one, please. Yep, get back. Same rules apply to you that apply to those who signed up. So just, sir, if you want to get behind her, if you could, in front of the glass, stand behind her. Madam in the raincoat, if you could stand behind him, that'd be greatly appreciated. Thank you all for your compliance. Thank you. Yes, ma'am.

Thank you so much. Just want to acknowledge you and thank you for coming out and sharing. I do joke anytime people come out from Verona, I know it's a nice ride. So do know that we hear you. We are talking. And this is a very active conversation amongst our board. So citizens are being heard. Thank you. Yes, sir.

Thank you so much. I'm sure Mr. Smith will appreciate you coming.

Ms. I'm looking for help, too, in that, I mean, literally, we can't, for example, impose a noise ordinance on an industry or a business that is located in another county. There have been discussions. I actually was speaking to a colleague on the Goochland board at a plan RVA meeting not long ago about, you know, is there something that can be done at the state level to mandate discussions across county lines when it is a project that is going to have an impact, whether it's a data center or, you know, a mechanic shop or anything like that. And so I think that that is gaining more popularity as

Yeah, and we saw this in Hanover. We had a lot of, well, both counties, we had a lot of Henrico residents that showed up at both meetings. What I always kind of caution my Henrico folks is to be there, but let those residents be the voices, lead the conversation, because frankly, the electeds are going to listen the most to people that are casting ballots for or against them. But I think that both in Goochland and in Hanover, their residents very much appreciated the fact that Henrico residents filled up a lot of seats there. So if it is a project that is in a neighboring locality, my suggesti

As the manager stated, if you give a number, he'll reach out to you and your group. Make sure you're all aware of what's going on. Ms. Roundtree has already been in contact with you. So thank you so much. Yes, ma'am. Anyone else present real quick who would like to speak to the board tonight? All right. If that is the case, this public comment section is closed. Ms. Manager.

Two phenomenal projects. That's going to make a major impact. I move that the resolution is approved. A move by myself, seconded by Reverend Nelson. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed, aye. I have a resolution as approved.

Mr. Smith. Yeah, just a quick question. Sorry, Mr. Hughes. I thought Townhouse Road on the inside of it is probably. We're just taking the front?

Off Staplesville. That's correct. Okay. Then I'm all set. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I move the resolution. Thank you, Mr. Smith. It's been moved by Mr. Smith. Is there a second? Seconded by Mr. Rogish. All in favor say aye. Aye. Those opposed, ayes have it. The resolution is approved. Does the chair know other business this evening? Thank you, colleagues. Are there any more comments that you'd like to share before dismissing?

Yes, sir. Can I just say one thing, and I meant to say this to Scott, the presentation about the fire marshal. That was long and detailed, and I was intrigued by all of it. And I just wanted to say what I pulled out of that was investigative integrity and due process. And as a lawyer, that means a lot to me, because what that means is regardless, and I know that investigation with SWIM-RVA yielded that it was an accident. been the other way it could have been that somebody was found to be culpable for it whatever the result was what you guys did and the way that you do it meant that the proces

Thank you, Ms. Ronson. Ms. Roges? Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just two things specifically on the data center. I've encouraged residents to reach out to their state legislature as well because needing some help from the state. There is a meeting at Benedictine on October the 4th, I think it's from 4 to 7. That's being a town hall that's being hosted by the supervisor from Goochland County. So I just wanted to give that information out. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Ms. Rogas and Mrs. Smith. Yes, sir, Mr. Chair. Thank you for the opportunity here. It seems to be a fire night. I have a question. Mr. Whitlock, were you in an elevator two weeks ago?

Good to see you again, sir. Mr. Whitlock and I were trapped in an elevator two weeks ago for nearly an hour, 40-something minutes. And while we're on the topic of the fire department, the chief is right there. Mr. Whitlock, your facial expression when I hung up from that trapped elevator after calling that man right there, that's the guy to thank. And... Yes, it was. Well, sir, it was wonderful to see you this evening. This hour was more enjoyable than the 46 minutes that we spent together, but thank you. Good to see you. So are you going to share where you were? We were at the Shore Pump Town

Yeah. So the escalator was broken, and the other escalator was broken, which we have submitted. Mr. Whitlock and I have issues with the maintenance department at Shore Pump Town Center. We're going to send some letters. But both escalators were out, and the sign said not to use them. There was literally a hole, and it said, please use the elevator. I don't like using elevators. I want to walk the steps of the escalator. I got in it. Mr. Whitlock joined me in the escalator, and then power went off. It didn't move.

So is that why you came tonight? Did that encourage you?

In the disability conversation, thank you. Wow, that's amazing. But the chief answered his phone. Thank you, sir. And stationed, I also want to say, I mean, Mr. Whitlock did like every station in the area. They came. They were there.

Ladders. Don't say that that loud. Ladders. They did a phenomenal job. They were going to come through the roof of that elevator. Well, thank you, chief. That's your man right there.

Mr. Chair. I have a comment, too. Yes, sir. I just want to go on record to say this is the first time in 15 years of being on the board that every board or supervisor member other than the chair had a comment. So I just wanted to make sure that I made a comment too just to get on the record.

I'm going to make a comment. Yeah, there you go. There we go. Any of y'all got any more comments? I have no more comments. All right. That being said, thank you all for being with us tonight. This meeting is adjourned.