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THERE IS AN OPENING on the Rockbridge Area Community Services Board. This is a three-year term that will begin on January 1, 2024, and expire on December 31, 2026. You must be a citizen of Buena Vista to serve. For more information or to apply, please contact Sarah Burch, City Manager’s Office, 2039 Sycamore Avenue, Buena Vista, VA at (540) 261-8601 or email [email protected].
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BUENA VISTA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY
Notice is hereby given that on November 16, 2023, beginning at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard, the Board of the Buena Vista Public Service Authority (the “Authority”) will hold a public hearing to receive public comment and to consider the adoption of a proposed Resolution authorizing the issuance by the Authority of an aggregate not to exceed $5,424,000 Water Revenue Bond (the “Bond”). The Authority would issue the Bond to the United States of America, acting through Rural Utilities Service, an Agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (“RUS”), to pay capital costs to (a) purchase all of the various water system assets owned by the Economic Development Authority of Buena Vista, Virginia, (b) refinance and restructure the outstanding amount of the Authority’s 2011A Bonds, and (c) pay costs of issuance in connection with such undertakings(the “Project”). The Authority would pledge water revenues to repay the Bond and establish certain reserve accounts as required by RUS.
The public hearing, which may be continued or adjourned, will be held before the Board of the Authority in the City Council Chambers at the Buena Vista City Hall, located at 2039 Sycamore Avenue, Buena Vista, Virginia 24416. Any person interested in the Project, the Authority’s issuance of the Bond, or any other matters in connection with such financing may appear at the hearing, and may present comments. The Authority Board may set time limits on speakers and other rules and procedures for the conduct of this public hearing. Written comments regarding the proposed Resolution may be delivered or mailed to the Authority Board prior to the public hearing at the address above or given to the Authority Board during the hearing.
BUENA VISTA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY Jason Tyree, Executive Director
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
Notice is hereby given per Section 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia and Section 808 of the County of Rockbridge Land Development Regulations (the Regulations) that a public hearing will be held by the Rockbridge County Planning Commission on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at or after 7:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room in the County Administration Building, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450 to consider the following application: 1) PFJ Southeast LLC, PO Box 54710,Lexington,Kentucky, 40555 has made an application to amend the conditions of the current Special Exception Permit to expand the existing garage associated with the truck stop on the property. The property is identified as 711 and 713 Oakland Circle, Raphine, Virginia 24472 and is located on the west side of the intersection of Raphine Road (Route 606) and Oakland Circle (Route 917). The property is owned by PFJ Southeast LLC and is further identified as tax map number 28-A-14C. The property is in the General Business (B-1) Zoning District. Per section 605.03-18 of the Regulations, truck stops, truck terminals, and truck relay stations are a use by special exception in the B-1 District. The existing special exception permit was approved by the Board of Supervisors on April 24, 2017. The purpose of the pending application is to modify an existing condition of the current special exception permit to add a fourth bay to the existing garage. The property is located in the Walkers Creek Magisterial District.
Information on this application is available in the Rockbridge County Office of Community Development, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia, by phone at 540-464-9662 or by email at cslaydon@rockbridgecountyva. gov
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at its meeting on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Board Meeting Room on the 1st floor of the County Administration Building at 150 South Main Street, Lexington, VA, 24450, to consider adoption of the following: Ordinance Designating the Following Properties Owned by Boxerwood Education Association, Incorporated, and Located in the Buffalo Magisterial District, as Exempt from Local Real Property Taxation Per Virginia Code §58.1-3651: 3.29 Acres (Tax Map #74B-2-C, #74B-2-B, and #74B-2-F) with an Assessed Value of $3,900.00 and 2023 Real Estate Tax of $23.80, .1 Acre (Tax Map #74B-2-X) with an Assessed Value of $500 and 2023 Real Estate Tax of $3.06, and 4.002 Acres (Tax Map #74B-3-I) with an Assessed Value of $53,600.00 and 2023 Real Estate Tax of $326.96 All interested citizens are invited to attend the public hearing to express their views on the proposed Ordinance. While the Board meeting will be open to the public, citizens will have several options for remotely participating in the public hearing by following the instructions on the meeting agenda to be posted on BoardDocs at: https://go.boarddocs.com/va/ rcva/Board.nsf/Public. Citizens may also submit comment in writing by U.S. Mail to Board of Supervisors, Citizen Comment, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, VA; by email to [email protected]; or by placing in the dropbox located at the entrances to the County Administrative Office Building.
A copy of the proposed ordinance is on file in the Office of the County Administrator, County Administration Building, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450, for public inspection. Please call 463-4361 to request a copy or email a request to bwhitten@ rockbridgecountyva.gov.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
On November 14, 2023, beginning at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard, the Board of Supervisors of Rockbridge County, Virginia (the “Board”) will hold a public hearing regarding its intent to enter a lease arrangement of certain Leased Property (described below) with the Economic Development Authority of Rockbridge County, Virginia (the “Authority”) and a lender. Such lease financing arrangement would include an assignment of rents and leases and a grant of a leasehold interest in order to secure payment of an aggregate not to exceed $1,350,000 Lease Revenue Bond to be issued by the Authority on behalf of the County of Rockbridge, Virginia to pay all or a portion of the costs to purchase certain property for future economic development and pay costs of issuance for related financing(s).
The Leased Property includes the Rockbridge County Administration Building and related real property and improvements located at 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450.
The public hearing, which may be continued or adjourned, will be held at the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room, 1st Floor of the County Administration Building, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450.
All interested persons may attend the public hearing and may present their views on the proposed lease arrangements and bond issuance, subject to the rules of the Board. Citizens may submit comments in writing: by U.S. Mail to Board of Supervisors, Citizen Comment, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia; by email to citizencomment@rockbridgecountyva. gov; or by placing in the dropbox located at the entrances to the County Administrative Office Building.
COUNTY OF ROCKBRIDGE, VIRGINIA By Order of the Board of Supervisors of Rockbridge County, Virginia
BUENA VISTA CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING November 2nd 2023
Pursuant to Code of Virginia Sections 15.2-2204 and 15.2-1800, and the City of Buena Vista Land Development Regulations, notice is given that the City Council of the City of Buena Vista will hold a public hearing to receive comment on the following matters.
1) R6 Residential Planned Unit Development zone Plan of Development for 33 acres on Beverly Hollow Rd, Tax Map 66-1—-5, for one (1) single-family house and private driveway 2) Abandonment of City Right of Way: 200 feet of alley in Block 44, Section 5, adjacent to 225 Ridge Avenue 3) Amendment to Sections 8-21 and 8-244 of the Code of the City of Buena Vista relating to City adoption of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, for the purpose of updated referenced third-party codes The Public Hearing will be held in Council Chambers, City Hall, 2039 Sycamore Ave, Buena Vista VA 24416. The meeting begins at 6:00 PM on Thursday, November 2nd 2023. Staff reports for each matter, and a copy of the Comprehensive Plan, are available from the Director of Community Development, Thomas Roberts, 2039 Sycamore Avenue, Buena Vista VA 24416 or (540) 261-8607 or [email protected] or buenavistava.org/planning.
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given per Section 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia and Section 808 of the County of Rockbridge Land Development Regulations (the Regulations) that a public hearing will be held by the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors on Monday, November 13, 2023, at or after 6:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room in the County Administration Building, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450 to consider the following application: 1) John E. and Alexandra L. Byers, 499 South River Road, Buena Vista, Virginia 24416 have made an application for a Special Exception Permit for the construction of an accessory structure in Zone AE Hatched (Floodway) in the Special Flood Hazard Area. The properties are located on the north side of South River Road (Route 608) approximately 0.12 miles west of the intersection of South River Road (Route 608) and Old Buena Vista Road (Route 631). The properties are owned by John E. and Alexandra L. Byers (above address) and are further identified as tax map numbers 77-3-3A, 77-3-3B, 773-3C, and 77-3-3D1. The properties are located in the Agricultural and General Uses (A-2) Zoning District and are within the Flood Hazard [Overlay] District (FH-1). Per section 608.11-2(1) of the Regulations, structures accessory to residential uses in Zone AE Hatched (Floodway) of the Special Flood Hazard Area is a use by Special Exception in the FH-1 Overlay District. The properties are located in the South River Magisterial District Information on this application is available in the Rockbridge County Office of Community Development, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia, by phone at 540-464-9662 or by email at cslaydon@rockbridgecountyva. gov
LEXINGTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SCHOOL FUND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 Pursuant to Section 22.1-92 of the Code of Virginia, notice is hereby given that a public hearing to receive comments on the School Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 will be held at 5:30 pm on November 7, 2023, prior to the School Board meeting to take place in the School Board office at 300 Diamond Street.
CITY OF LEXINGTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING APPLICATION OF MAXMARK HOMES LLC AND WEATHERBURN HOLDINGS LLC PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE WEATHERBURN PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF THORNHILL ROAD AND CHAMBERLAIN LOOP IN LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA.
A public hearing will be conducted by the Lexington Planning Commission at a meeting to begin at 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 9, 2023 in the first floor meeting room of the Rockbridge County Administrative Offices, 150 South Main Street, to allow persons to appear and present their views in response to an application by MaxMark Homes LLC and Weatherburn Holdings LLC. Application number PUD 2023-02 is a request to amend the Weatherburn Planned Unit Development to return to return Lot #21 to the PUD lot configuration as it existed prior to the most recent modification request dated June 19, 2023 and approved by City Council on August 23, 2023. The parcels subject to this request are TM# 39-1-1-20, TM# 39-1-1-21, TM# 39-1-1-22, and the adjacent open space (TM# 39-1-6).
A copy of the application, case number PUD 2023-02, is available for public review and examination between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in the Planning and Development Department located on the second floor of Lexington City Hall, 300 East Washington Street. Arne Glaeser Director of Planning and Development [email protected]
