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StrongTeamRealtors.com To advertise call: 434.207.0223 SSEPT. 12–18, 2019 | FLUVANNA REVIEW | 3 County administrator addresses bond funding rumors BY HEATHER MICHON CORRESPONDENT At the top of the Board of Supervisors fund EDA’s economic development work Attendance ranged from approxi- New position mately 6,000 to over 7,000 per day over meeting on Wednesday (Sept. 4), County within the county. With 112 heating, ventilation, and the four-day event. Between gate sales, Administrator Eric Dahl addressed This is not the first time the EDA has fa- cooling (HVAC) systems countywide, the vendor space rentals, and carnival rides, rumors arising from the announcement cilitated the issuing of bonds for entities supervisors have been looking into creat- the county brought in around $25,300; of a public hearing before the Economic outside the county. ing a position for a full-time HVAC special- total expenditures were $15,600. Development Authority (EDA) later this Dahl reminded supervisors that the ist to join the public works department. Spitzer highlighted the amount of time month. county had approved bonds for the Jessica Rice, director of human resourc- and energy that goes into planning the The EDA is looking at issuing approxi- Veritas School in Richmond and for es, said the county currently pays $142,000 fair, staffing it, and cleaning it all up. He mately $3.7 million in tax-exempt bonds Region Ten as recently as 2013. per year to bring in a contractor to perform estimates he and his staff spent about to the Soccer Organization Charlottes- Fluvanna resident Sam Patterson spoke routine maintenance and repairs. By her 365 hours on the event. Members of the ville Area (SOCA) for the construction of a during public comments and asked the estimates, hiring a specialist could save Fair Board, headed by Wade Parrish, con- new fieldhouse in Albemarle County. supervisors not to support the bond is- between 40-45 percent annually. tributed over 265 hours on it and raised Dahl said he had received some calls suance if it comes back to them for final Supervisors voted 5-0 to approve and donated over $23,000. and emails from citizens wondering why approval later this year. Rice’s proposed job description and pay For next year, Spitzer recommended Fluvanna bonds would be used to fund In his comments, Patterson argued that proposals. The position will cost around raising the gate ticket price from $2 to an Albemarle project. “The answer is: it “frankly sends all the wrong signals” $62,000 in pay and benefits per year, and $3 and giving that extra dollar to the Fair we’re not funding it,” he told supervisors. to local soccer families for the county to there will be a one-time cost of $28,000 Board for use in the following year’s event. Fluvanna County has a bank qualified fund new training facilities to benefit a for a truck and tools. Currently, they receive no county funding. bond issuing capacity of around $10 rival league. The position was posted on the county He also recommended the Fair Com- million. None is earmarked for county Patterson added the Fluvanna Youth website with an application closing date mittee be allowed to host a beer and projects in 2019. Soccer Association (FYSA) doesn’t have of Sept. 20. The EDA is authorized to work as “a the resources SOCA already has and wine garden on Saturday from 11 a.m. to conduit” between the county and tax-ex- is about to lose its donated practice 6 p.m., likely focusing on local wines and empt organizations in need of funding to grounds in Zion Crossroads. Fair report breweries. While there was no formal motion, the use some of that lending capacity. Bor- The EDA will hold its public hearing on Aaron Spitzer, director of parks and supervisors signaled they supported his rowers pay the EDA both an upfront fee the proposal on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 5 recreation, reported on the last month’s suggestions. and annual payments, and the fees then p.m. in the county administration building. county fair at Pleasant Grove. Palmyra Rt.15 & Rt. 53 Goosehead Traditional 13027 JAMES MADISON HIGHWAY | 434.589.8412 Insurance VS Agencies MONDAY-SATURDAY: 6: 30 AM – 7PM Wednesday is SUNDAY: 9AM – 5PM BEER KEGS Avail. w/48 Hrs. 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