What’s On the Agenda? Stafford’s Board of Supervisors Meets Today, Feb. 4

Stafford County’s Board of Supervisors will hold its next meeting today, Tuesday, February 4, at 5 p.m. The meeting will be streamed live, and the agenda will be posted online.

Here’s a sample of what’s on the agenda today:

Transportation

A petition to have VDOT accept several roads into the state highway system: Decatur Road, Quarry Road, and Winding Creek’s Rotunda Way, Elmsley Lane, Driscoll Lane, Mountain Path Lane, Grisham Road, and Pima Court. These roads have been reviewed by VDOT and County staff and determined to be eligible for the State Highway System.

In Stafford County, public streets are usually built as part of an approved subdivision or development plan. Both VDOT and County staff monitor the construction, with VDOT having more control. The developer is responsible for building and maintaining the streets until they meet all VDOT requirements. Once the streets meet those standards and there are enough homes on them, VDOT will take over responsibility for maintenance and add the streets to the public highway system.

Planning Commission

The board will vote on approving the Planning Commissions annual report for activities in 2024.  The planning commission held 12 regular meetings and 31 public hearings in 2024. In 2023, they met 27 times.

11 public hearings were held for zoning reclassifications. This included changes for properties like Belmont Park, Clift Farm, Jackson Historic District, Stafford Technology Campus, and several others. 10 public hearings were held for Conditional Use Permits, with some applications also involving zoning reclassifications. The projects included Sheetz at Warrenton Road, Aquia Town Center Starbucks, two new elementary schools, Vulcan Concrete, and more.

Planning Commissioners also serve as members or liaisons to other boards and commissions. They are part of the Technical Review Committee (TRC), which meets when needed by the applicant or the County. This year, two TRC meetings were held, including projects for Belle Plains Campground and Cool Spring Self Storage Revision, attended by Commissioner Caudill.

The report also says the Planning Commission reviewed one residential subdivision, the Mainline subdivision, which was approved for 114 townhouse lots. They also approved a preliminary site plan for the Rocky Run Village subdivision with 107 single-family lots and the Melrod commercial site plan for 4 data center buildings, totaling 948,200 square feet.

Elections

A proposal to authorize the County Administrator to purchase electronic pollbooks at an initial cost of $226,420, with $25,800 annual fees for license, maintenance and support. The current pollbooks are ending their lifetime use, and the company no longer supports the operating system.

Sheriff’s Office

The sheriff’s office received a $12,500 grant from Virginia State Police’s Help Eliminate Auto Theft (HEAT) program. The sheriff is requesting the board approve the use of that grant for an automated license plate reader software. The proposal states the automated license reader will integrate with public safety programs like AMBER alerts and missing person investigations, in addition to improving the process of identifying stolen vehicles and apprehending suspects. The software would decrease the frequency of auto thefts in the county, according to the report.