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OKAY.[1. MOMENT OF SILENCE]
WELCOME EVERYBODY TO TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, DECEMBER THE 12TH, 2022.IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
[2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
WILL.PLEASE JOIN US IN PLEDGE WITH ALLEGIANCE, LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LATASHA THOMPSON.
APPLY THE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TWO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR MR. PRESS LAKE.
[3. ROLL CALL]
A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
APPROVAL OF MINUTES, MR. MAYOR.I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 20TH AT 28TH AND SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 29TH AND NOVEMBER 30TH, 2022 AS PRESENTED.
HAVE SECOND A DISCUSSION? YEAH.
ON THE, UH, PAGE TWO, THE SPECIAL MEETING.
WE NEED TO CHANGE, UH, TAKE MR. THOMPSON'S NAME OFF.
AND THOMPSON OR MR. YOU MEAN JACKSON? JACKSON? I'M IN JACKSON.
I WAS SITTING HERE LIKE, MM, I DON'T KNOW
I WAS LIKE, WE DID MR. THOMPSON SHOW.
IT WAS THAT DVD WE GAVE YOU, WASN'T IT?
SO DO WE NEED TO MOVE ANYTHING ON THAT OR JUST GO AHEAD AND NO, I'LL JUST MAKE A NOTATION.
[5. ADDITION/DELETION OF ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA]
AND DELETIONS OF ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA.DO WE HAVE ANY? YES, MR. MAYOR? UH, UNDER THE BUSINESS ITEMS 11 C, THE ADVANCED APPLICATION AUTHORIZED TO ADVERTISE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING VACATION OF A PORTION OF AN ALLEY.
UH, I, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION ON THAT, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE US, UH, REMOVE THAT ITEM FROM THE AGENDA.
I, I, I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE IT OR IF I CAN JUST MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE IT FROM THE AGENDA UNTIL FURTHER INFORMATION REMOVE AND TAKE IT TO A WORK SESSION.
UH, SO DO YOU WANNA SELECT A DATE FOR A WORK SESSION? PUT THAT IN YOUR MOTION.
COULD YOU TELL ME THE DATE OF THE NEXT WORK SESSION? JANUARY 9TH.
JANUARY 9TH IS THE NEXT WORK SESSION.
SO, AM I DOING THIS IN THE FORM OF A MOTION THEN? YES.
UH, I'M, I'M, I'M MOTION THAT WE REMOVE 11 C BUSINESS ITEM, UM, VACATION OF A PORTION OF AN ALLEY, AND MOVE THAT TO THE JANUARY 9TH WORK SESSION.
ANY DISCUSSION? ROLL CALL PLEASE.
[6. RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS/REPORTS/PRESENTATIONS]
UP NEXT, RECOGNITIONS AWARDS, REPORTS, PRESENTATIONS.SO WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE LEAVING, AND THIS IS A PLAQUE PRESENTED TO COUNCILMAN GARY GLASBY GLASSBY AND GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS AS A DEVOTED PUBLIC SERVANT TO OUR COMMUNITY AS A TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER.
AUGUST THE SEVENTH, 2017 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2022.
UM, AND WE ALSO HAVE ONE HERE FROM MS. THOMPSON RESERVES.
I DON'T KNOW IF SAY MUCH MEANS THE DATES, IT'S JUST THE DATE PRESENTED TO LATASHA THOMPSON AND GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR AMENDING CONTRIBUTIONS AS A DEVOTED PUBLIC SERVANT TO OUR COMMUNITY AS A TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER.
JANUARY THE FIRST, 2019 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2022.
YOU GUYS WANNA COME ON DOWN AND
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STAY RIGHT HERE? YEAH, RIGHT.ACTUALLY, THAT'S WHAT I DID THE LAST TIME.
SO, UM, MR. HOLLOWAY
UM, SO, BUT BEFORE I DO, I JUST WANNA SAY, SO I CAME ON COUNCIL, UM, JANUARY OF 2020 BEFORE EVERYTHING BROKE LOOSE, UM, AND SERVED WITH LATASHA AND WITH GARY AND CHRIS.
AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL TO SHOW ME THE ROPES THAT I'M SURE THERE WERE MANY TIMES I ASKED WAY TOO MANY QUESTIONS, RIGHT? UM, AND SO, BUT I'M, I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME, UH, THAT I GOT TO SERVE WITH YOU ALL AND YOU ALL TRAINED ME UP.
UH, SO, BUT, UH, THIS IS PRESENTED TO CHRISTOPHER OR CHRIS HOLLOWAY, CHRIS W HOLLOWAY, AND GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR AS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS AS A DEVOTED PUBLIC SERVANT TO OUR COMMUNITY AS MAYOR FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2021 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2022.
ALSO AS COUNCIL MEMBER, JANUARY 1ST, 2019 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2020 AND JULY 1ST, 2008 THROUGH JULY, JUNE 30TH, 2012.
AND ALSO YOU SERVED AS VICE MAYOR.
UH, SERVED AS VICE MAYOR FROM JULY 1ST, 2010 TO JUNE 30TH, 2012.
AND THIS IS PRESENTED TODAY ON DECEMBER 12TH, 2022.
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY, IT'S THE SHAME WE HAVE A TOWN MANAGER.
HEY, I WAS TOWN MANAGER FOR THREE DAYS.
IT'S A ROUGH THREE DAYS, WASN'T IT WAS ROUGH.
YOU'RE REALLY, I TOLD 'EM ONE FOUR SALARY.
I MEAN, A MILLION DOLLARS, THE BIT MUCH.
THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY WASN'T BAD.
OKAY, DOES EVERYBODY HAVE THEIR THANK YOU.
ANYBODY HERE LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? I THINK CHASE WANTED TO RIGHT, SAY, CHASE GILLESPIE, COME ON UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
TELL YOUR DAD HOW AWESOME HE IS,
ALL RIGHT, UP NEXT, UH, REPORTS, REPORT OF TOWN
[9.A. Report of Town Manager]
MANAGER.I WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE TOWN.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, WE DID ISSUE A PUBLIC NOTICE LAST WEEK ABOUT OUR CONTRACTOR BUSHONG.
THEY WILL BE UPGRADING THE WATERLINE ON BRAXTON ROAD BETWEEN LEACH AND POLK AVENUE.
UH, THIS WILL, THIS WORK WILL START THIS WEEK AND WILL PROGRESS THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY.
PLEASE USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THAT AREA AS WELL AS WALKING.
WE ALSO PLAN TO HAVE OUR CONTRACTOR BACK IN TOWN IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS TO FINISH THE LIME PAINTING, UH, FROM THE RECENT PAVING PROJECTS.
AND AS WE APPROACH THE HOLIDAYS, OUR TRASH AND RECYCLE SCHEDULE WILL CHANGE DUE THE OBSERVANCE OF THE HOLIDAYS FOR TOWN STAFF.
SO, FIRST OF ALL, DUE TO THE REDUCED WORK WEEK, WE WILL HAVE NO YARD WASTE COLLECTION FROM DECEMBER 19TH THROUGH JANUARY 6TH, BUT WE WILL START COLLECTING YOUR CHRISTMAS TREES.
I KNOW WE'RE NOT WANTING TO WISH CHRISTMAS AWAY, BUT WE WILL START COLLECTING YOUR CHRISTMAS TREES STARTING ON JANUARY 11TH.
UH, WITH THAT SAID, THERE IS A LITTLE CHANGE IN OUR TRASH AND RECYCLING SCHEDULE DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS.
SO ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23RD, THE TOWN OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED AND WILL BE COLLECTING YOUR TRASH TWO DAYS BEFORE ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21ST.
ALSO, TRASH AND RECYCLING FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 26TH WILL HAPPEN ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28TH, TWO DAYS LATER.
AND THEN WE RUN INTO THAT SAME SITUATION
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FOLLOWING THE NEXT WEEK WITH TRASH AND REC, TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTION FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 2ND WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4TH.PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR, FOR THE PACIFIC CHANGES, OR JUST GIVE US A CALL AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE SCHEDULED FOR YOUR PICKUP.
ALSO, WANNA LET THE TOWN KNOW THAT WE ARE STILL MONITORING THIS WEATHER CONDITION THAT'S COMING UP ON THURSDAY, AND WE'LL MAKE ANY PREPARATIONS WE NEED, SUCH AS PRE-TREATMENT, BUT WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT.
JUST WANNA LET THE CITIZENS KNOW.
AND FINALLY, ON BEHALF OF ALL TOWN EMPLOYEES, WE WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A SAFE NEW YEAR.
[9.B. Report of Councilmembers]
YES, MR. MAYOR.MR. MAYOR, I JUST, UM, WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL OF OUR CITIZENS AND AND FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
UM, I JUST WANNA GIVE MY APPRECIATION, UM, LIKE I'VE SAID BEFORE, YOU KNOW, I, I WAS HUMBLED WHEN, WHEN I WAS ELECTED, AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITIZENS OF, OF FRONT ROYAL, UM, FOR GIVING ME THE HONOR TO SERVE.
UM, YOU KNOW, I GOT A LOT OF, A LOT OF THINGS, UM, ACCOMPLISHED AND, AND, AND, AND GOING, AND, YOU KNOW, UM, I, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR WORKING FOR Y'ALL AS WELL.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I, UM, WANNA SAY THANK YOU, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MR. MAYOR.
I WANNA WISH EVERYBODY THE, THE BEST OF THE HOLIDAYS.
UM, BUT I'M GONNA ASK EVERYBODY, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE OUT THERE WORKING AND BEING AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES ON CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S.
UH, I THINK WE NEED TO SAY KIND OF A SPECIAL THANKS TO THEM, UH, FOR TAKING TIME AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES TO DO THEIR JOB THE WAY THEY DO 'EM.
I THINK IT'S WHAT OUR WATER TREATMENT, OUR, UH, FRESHWATER PLANT.
AND I THINK OUR, UH, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB, AND I THINK WE JUST NEED TO THANK THEM FOR BEING OUT THERE FOR US.
I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY A FEW THINGS.
UM, I WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE IN THIS POSITION.
I HAVE LEARNED AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT WHILE BEING UP HERE TONIGHT.
I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BE LIKE, REALLY RELAXED AND JUST EXCITED AND FEEL A BREATH OF LIKE, RELIEF OR SOMETHING, BUT I DON'T, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S STILL THINGS I DIDN'T FINISH THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE FINISHED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH,
SO, I'M NOT SAYING GOODBYE TO POLITICS.
I'M SAYING LIKE, SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
AND, UM, I JUST THINK THERE'S JUST SO MUCH MORE THAT I CAN GIVE AND DO.
AND I WANNA WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HAPPY KAZA, HAPPY HANUKKAH, HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE, WHICHEVER YOU, WHATEVER YOU CELEBRATE.
UM, AND JUST ENJOY THE SEASON AND ENJOY TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY.
UM, SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, WE HAD THE CHRISTMAS PARADE HERE IN TOWN.
AND, UM, JUST SO MANY POSITIVE COMMENTS ABOUT THAT.
I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE, UM, THAT, THAT LATASHA AND AMBER AND I, AND JOE WAS A LAST MINUTE WAGON PULLER.
UH, WE GAVE AWAY AN ENTIRE WAGON FULL OF CANDY, AND THEN ALSO 800 BAGS TO THE CHILDREN ALONG THE PREY ROUTE SO THEY COULD COLLECT, UM, THEIR CANDY.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT WAS JUST, IT WAS A GREAT COMMUNITY, UH, EVENT.
THERE WERE TONS OF PEOPLE DOWN AT THE GAZEBO BEFORE THE PREY ROUTE WAS SO LINED THAT I ALMOST WONDER IF WE SHOULDN'T EXTEND THE ROUTE NEXT YEAR IF THERE ARE AS MANY PEOPLE, BECAUSE THERE WERE JUST SO MANY.
UM, BUT IT WAS A GREAT, UM, IT WAS A GREAT DAY AND A, A GREAT EVENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
NEXT, THIS PAST SATURDAY WAS THE COMMUNITY PLANTING DAY.
UM, I'M SURE YOU GUYS SAW A LITTLE BIT OF THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND EVEN THE TOWN WAS, UM, LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW.
SO IT WAS THIS PAST SATURDAY FROM NINE TO 12, AND THERE WERE 26, UH, TREES PLANTED.
NOW, I TOLD YOU GUYS THE LAST TIME I PARTICIPATED IN THIS, WE PLANTED LIKE A TWIG.
LIKE THERE WERE LIKE 500 TWIGS, BUT THIS WAS A REAL TREES.
THERE WERE, I THINK THERE WERE, UM, LIKE TWO INCH DIAMOND OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT.
THERE WERE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS, UM, THAT WERE DOWN THERE AND ALSO OUR STAFF.
UH, WHAT I REALIZED IS THAT WE HAD STAFF MEMBERS THAT ACTUALLY, ACTUALLY WENT AROUND THE DAY BEFORE AND PREPPED THE HOLES AND STAGED THE AREAS.
UM, AND THEN JUST A SHOUT OUT TO JUSTIN PROCTOR, WHO IS ON OUR
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EAC COMMITTEE.I KNOW JUSTIN WAS A HUGE, UM, ORGANIZER OF THIS EVENT.
AND THERE THE WHOLE TIME, HE'S JUST, HE'S JUST AN AMAZING ADDITION TO THAT COMMITTEE.
AND SPEAKING OF LUCK, JIM OSBORNE, WHICH IS OUR TOWN ARBORIST.
UM, HE IS ANOTHER, UH, JUST AN, UM, AN EXPERT IN HIS FIELD.
AND, UH, HE WAS A BIG PART OF THAT.
I'M, I DON'T, I DON'T PLANT, I DON'T HAVE FLOWER BEDS.
I'M JUST NOT, BUT I KNEW I BETTER, I WANTED TO SHOW UP.
I WALKED IN AND SAID, I, I'M WILLING TO HELP.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO.
I COULD POUR THE COFFEE, I COULD DO WHATEVER.
SO JIM SAID, WOULD KENYA, YOU OPERATE A ZIP TIE? I SAID, I, I'VE SEEN MY, MY HUSBAND USED THOSE ZIP TIES BEFORE
SO, SO I JUMPED IN THERE AND HE WAS STAKING EVERY TREE STARTED OFF, I STARTED OFF DOING THE ZIP TIES OF THE NETTING THAT GOES AROUND THE TREE TO PROTECT FROM THE DEER.
AND THEN I SAW HIM SHOWING THIS OTHER GUY HOW TO TIE THE SLIP KNOTS FOR THE STAKING.
AND, AND I PRACTICED THAT A COUPLE TIMES.
AND HE SAID, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YOU CAN DO THAT.
AND THEN HE HAD TO DRY, HE HAD TO GO SOMEWHERE, AND WE HAD TO TIE THE STAKES DOWN WITH THE, THE STRING.
I'M MAKING THIS SOUND REALLY SIMPLE, BUT IT WAS, IT WAS A LOT OF WORK.
AND, UH, I LEARNED HOW TO DO THAT.
SO BEFORE I LEFT THERE, I SAID, I ACTUALLY FELT VERY ACCOMPLISHED.
UM, BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEM, THEY'RE ALL AROUND BING CROSBY, EVEN UP BY THE, UM, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OVER NEAR THE CARNIVAL GROUND.
SO, UM, BUT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WERE A PART OF THAT, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
UM, UH, YOU KNOW, YEAH, IT, IT, IT WAS JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND PEOPLE TO APPRECIATE, UM, HELPING THEIR COMMUNITY AND FINDING WAYS TO DO THAT.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND SEE YOU GUYS IN JANUARY.
MR. MAYOR, I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD A FEW COMMENTS.
UM, I WILL SAY THAT THE CHRISTMAS PARADE WAS A HUGE SUCCESS, THANKS TO LIZZIE AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED AND CONTRIBUTED TO THAT.
UM, I AGREE THE STREETS WERE LINED.
THANK YOU TO JOE, THE TOWN MANAGER FOR STEPPING IN AND PULLING THE WAGON OF BAGS AND CANDY.
I THINK HE WAS LIKE A WEEK ON THE JOB WHEN WE CALLED HIM AND SAID, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HANDS.
WAS IT, UM, IT WAS THREE DAYS
UH, AND I JUST THINK THAT SHOWS JOE'S COMMITMENT TO THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL, AND THE PEOPLE HERE.
UM, I WAS SUPER HAPPY FOR THAT.
AND THEN, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO GARY AND CHRIS AND LATASHA.
UM, AS WE HEARD WITH ALL OF THEIR RESUMES FOR THEIR PUBLIC SERVICE, UH, THEY HAVE A PASSION FOR IT, AND THEY'RE ALL AMBITIOUS AND EAGER IN THEIR OWN WAYS.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE FINISHED SEEING THEM IN SOME RESPECT.
UM, AND IN TIMES IT'S BEEN VERY CONTENTIOUS.
WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT DONE IN MY SHORT TERM ON COUNCIL 13 MONTHS.
UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF IRONS IN THE FIRE, AS BJ LIKES TO REMIND US.
UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER AND WORK EFFECTIVELY DESPITE OUR DIFFERING OPINIONS.
AND I RESPECT EACH OF YOU FOR THAT.
AND, UM, THANK YOU TO YOUR SERVICE AT THIS TOWN.
[9.C. Report of the Mayor]
THE MAYOR.UM, LORI, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL THROWING ALL THE CANDY OUT.
UH, I COLLECTED A LOT OF IT,
UM, MY GRANDSON ACTUALLY HAD A GREAT BIG BAG THAT BUSTED.
SO
BUT, UH, NO, IT WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE, UM, UH, WATCHING THE PARADE, I MEAN, IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
I MEAN, I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT MANY PEOPLE AFTER THERE IN A LONG TIME.
UM, SO I, I JUST WANNA SAY THANKS, UM, FOR THE PUBLIC, FOR TRUSTING IN ME TO, UM, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY BECOME A COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT AS THEIR MAYOR.
UM, I'VE ENJOYED IT OVER THE EIGHT YEARS THAT I'VE SERVED.
UM, IT, UH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I NEVER WOULD HAD DREAMED ABOUT DOING AS, UH, UM, SOMEONE IN THEIR YOUTH
UH, I NEVER HAD, UH, EVEN CONSIDERED IT.
UM, BUT AS YOU GROW OLDER, UM, YOU JUST, UH, REALIZE HOW MUCH YOU LOVE YOUR COMMUNITY AND, UH, YOU JUST HAVE A, A PASSION TO SERVE.
UM, I KNOW IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN SMOOTH, UM, BUT I THINK THE PUBLIC DOESN'T REALIZE THAT JUST CAUSE YOU'RE A COUNCIL MEMBER OR, UH, THE MAYOR, YOU CAN'T COME UP HERE AND JUST DO ANYTHING YOU WANT.
UM, AND I THINK EVERYBODY THAT RUNS AND AFTER THEY GET IN HERE, THEY REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT WHAT THEY REALLY THOUGHT.
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IT'S, IT'S A JOB.AND I, I JUST WANNA SAY THANKS TO ALL THE MEMBERS THAT I'VE SERVED WITH OVER THE YEARS AND SAID ALSO THE CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE.
UM, I CAN SAY THAT WE'VE, UH, WE CAN DISAGREE, BUT EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE NOW THAT I'VE SERVED WITH, I MEAN, WE CAN ALWAYS DISAGREE AND, AND WALK AWAY AND STILL BE FRIENDS.
UM, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I, I, I REALLY LOVE ABOUT THESE INDIVIDUALS UP HERE.
SO, UH, I'M GOING TO MISS HIM.
UM, BUT, UH, AS A FEW OF 'EM HAVE SAID, THIS MAY BE THE END HERE, BUT WE MAY BE BACK IN SOME OTHER CAPACITY.
SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU ALL.
THANK YOU TO THE CITIZENS, AND ALSO THANK YOU TO THE, THE TOWN STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF.
AND, YOU KNOW, BEFORE I LEFT, I WAS PRAYING TO GOD THAT JOE WAS GOING TO TAKE THAT OFFER
I'M GLAD THAT GEORGE IS FINALLY OUR TOWN, UH, ATTORNEY.
UM, IT'S A LEARNING PROCESS FOR HIM.
HE'S DONE NOTHING BUT, UM, UH, TRAFFIC, UH, FOR THE TOWN FOR SO MANY YEARS, AND HE'S ALWAYS HELPED.
UH, UM, I THINK TOM ROBINETTE WHEN HE WAS HERE, UM, WITH CERTAIN, UH, SPECIFIC CASES AND STUFF, AND THEN HE HELPED DOUG.
UM, AND I KNOW, UH, HE'S GOT A STILL A LOT TO LEARN, BUT, UM, HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB.
HAVE ALL THE COPS IN THE WORLD IN HIM.
AND JOE, UH, GLAD TO SEE JOE COME BACK.
UM, HE IS, UH, UH, UH, A NON-CONTROVERSIAL INDIVIDUAL,
I MEAN, HE'S, UH, OPEN AND HE'S, UH, UH, A SINCERE INDIVIDUAL, AND I THINK HE'S GONNA DO GREAT.
UM, AND I THANK BJ FOR THE FEW HOURS THAT HE SERVED
UH, HEY, I'LL TELL MANAGER FOR THREE DAYS, BJ.
UM, BUT ANYWAY, UH, NO THANK YOU ALL AND, UH, HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
[10. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]
AGENDA, MR. MAYOR.I MOVE THAT COUNSEL, APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
ANY DISCUSSION? ROLL CALL PLEASE.
UM, BUSINESS ITEMS APPOINTMENT
[11.A. Appointment to the Planning Commission]
TO PLANNING COMMISSION.MS. PRESLEY COUNSEL'S REQUESTED TO APPOINT A MEMBER TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO AN UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING AUGUST 31ST, 2024.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT GLEN E WOOD TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, SAID TERM ENDING AUGUST 31ST, 2024.
HAVE A SECOND ENDING DISCUSSION.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT I THINK GLEN'S GONNA BE A HUGE, UM, ATTRIBUTE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
UM, YOU KNOW, HEARING SOMEBODY WHO CHOOSES FRONT ROYAL AS THEIR HOME, THEY LEAVE AND REALIZE HOW GOOD IT IS AND COME BACK.
I LOVE FRONT ROYAL AS WELL, BUT I THINK, UM, GLEN'S GONNA BE A, A GREAT, UM, ADDITION TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
I THINK SO, MR. MAYOR, I JUST WANNA ECHO WHAT AMBER SAID.
I'M THRILLED TO HAVE GLENN AND, AND AS SHE SAID, BECAUSE HE HAS EXPERIENCE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN THE PAST, THAT'S GONNA BE AN ASSET AND JUST A LITTLE, LITTLE THROW OUT TO THE PUBLIC THAT, UH, COME JANUARY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER OPENING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE THINKING THAT YOU MIGHT WANNA DO, UM, LOOK FOR THOSE APPLICATIONS TO COME OUT.
ANYBODY ELSE? ROLL CALL PLEASE.
[11.B. Appointments to the Local Board of Building Code Appeals]
NEXT APPOINTMENTS TO LOCAL BOARD OF BUILDING CODE OF APPEALS.MS. PRESLEY COUNSEL'S REQUESTED TO APPOINT TWO MEMBERS TO THE LOCAL BOARD OF BUILDING CODE APPEALS TERM LIMITS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN THE BYLAWS ONCE BYLAWS ARE APPROVED BY TOWN COUNCIL.
SINCE THIS IS A FIVE MEMBER BOARD, THREE BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE APPOINTED AT A LATER TIME.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT GEORGE E. KLEIN JR.
AND C FRANK STANWICK TO THE LOCAL BOARD OF BUILDING CODE APPEALS.
THE L L B C A SAID TERMS TO BE ESTABLISHED IN BYLAWS ONCE BYLAWS ARE APPROVED BY TOWN COUNCIL.
ANY DISCUSSION? UH, YES, MR. MARY? I'D JUST, UM, LIKE TO LET OUR CITIZENS KNOW THAT THIS IS
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THE BEGINNING, UM, ASPECTS OF, OF GOING AFTER SOME OF THESE DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS AND, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE IN OUR TOWN.AND, UM, I SAID JUST BE PATIENT AND BEAR WITH THE, THE, THE NEW COUNCIL IS THEY WILL HAVE SOME WORK TO DO, YET STILL ON IT.
ANYBODY ELSE? I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THAT THIS COUNCIL SETTING HERE TONIGHT HAS HAD A VERY HUNGRY APPETITE TO GET DONE.
I KNOW IT WAS SOMETHING THAT GARY AND LATASHA WERE EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT SEEING ITS FRUITION.
UM, LIKE CHRIS MENTIONED, GOVERNMENT IS SLOW MOVING, BUT THIS IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT TO EVEN HAVE THE BOARD, UH, SEMI ESTABLISHED AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR.
WE DID MOVE THIS ALONG VERY QUICKLY.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TO THE AESTHETICS OF FRONT ROYAL, AND IT'LL ADDRESS A LOT OF CONCERNS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
UM, AND I CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY BETTER THAN GEORGE AND FRANK TO BE ADDING TO THIS BOARD AT ITS INCEPTION.
UM, THEY'RE BOTH GREAT ASSETS TO THE COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS.
UM, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS THROUGH.
ANYONE ELSE? MR. MAYOR, CAN I JUST ADD A DITTO TO WHAT I SAID BEFORE, THAT, UM, WE, WHEN WE ESTABLISH THIS, WE, UM, TWO MEMBERS COULD BE FROM THE COUNTY, AND THREE CAN BE FROM THE TOWN.
AND SO WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR THOSE THREE MEMBERS, UH, FROM THE TOWN.
SO AGAIN, ANYBODY WHO'S WATCHING THIS, IF YOU ARE, UM, THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST IN THAT, UH, ALL MEANS APPLY.
ANYONE ELSE? CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? VICE MAYOR CORO? YES.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY ONE OTHER THING.
I WISH, UH, NEW MAYOR COMING IN, UH, MS. KROLL THE BEST, AND, UH, THE NEW COUNCIL COMING IN, I WISH EVERYBODY THE BEST.
AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, UNLESS WE CALL A SPECIAL MEETING,