Lee County, Virginia

Notices:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED ROAD NAME CHANGE

The Lee County Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in the General District Courtroom of the Lee County Courthouse located in Jonesville, Virginia. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to take public comment on a proposed road name change. Peter Winston is requesting that Brumby Trail be changed to Skipper Chuck Trail. Mr. Winston is the only property owner served by this road. For further information, please contact Dane Poe, County Administrator, at (276) 346-7714.
Access for handicapped individuals is available. If you need special assistance or have questions regarding access, please contact the County Administrator’s Office at (276) 346-7714.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED ROAD NAME CHANGE

The Lee County Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in the General District Courtroom of the Lee County Courthouse located in Jonesville, Virginia. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to take public comment on a proposed road name change. Alfred Miller is requesting that Barlow Newman Trail be changed to Tranquil Valley Lane. Mr. Miller is the only property owner served by this road. For further information, please contact Dane Poe, County Administrator, at (276) 346-7714.
Access for handicapped individuals is available. If you need special assistance or have questions regarding access, please contact the County Administrator’s Office at (276) 346-7714.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Lee County Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing on June 21, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in the General District Courtroom of the Lee County Courthouse located in Jonesville, Virginia to solicit input on a Special Use Permit request. Kyle Kamerer has applied for a Special Use Permit to allow an automobile salvage yard and/or automobile graveyard in an A-1, Agricultural District. The property consists of approximately 24.5 acres of land (Tax Parcel #80-(A)-52) and is located at 494 Mount Foggmore Trail, Ewing, Virginia. For further information, please contact Richard Johnson, Community Development Director.
Access for handicapped individuals is available. If you need special assistance or have questions regarding access, please contact Dane Poe, County Administrator, at 276- 346-7714.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Lee County Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing on June 21, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in the General District Courtroom of the Lee County Courthouse located in Jonesville, Virginia to solicit input on the proposed amendment to the Transportation Section of the Lee County Comprehensive Plan. The proposed amendment is as follows:

Addition of four projects to the Transportation Section as listed below:

Remove traffic signal at the intersection of Highway 58A (West Morgan Avenue) and Route T721 (North Combs Rd) in the Town of Pennington Gap and replace with a roundabout;
Add a left turn lane on Highway 58A (West Morgan Avenue) from 220 feet west of Westgate Mall Circle to Route T1101 (Cecil Street) in the Town of Pennington Gap;
Install offset left turn lanes at the intersection of Highway 58A (Veterans Memorial Highway) and Trade Center Lane/Plum Drive;
Realign the northbound approach of Route 879 (Pioneer Rd) where it intersects with Route 58 Business (Dr Thomas Walker Rd), close the western entrance to Thomas Walker High School parking lot off of Route 879 and relocate it approximately 100 feet further south.

For further information, please contact Richard Johnson, Community Development Director.
Access for handicapped individuals is available. If you need special assistance or have questions regarding access, please contact Dane Poe, County Administrator, at 276- 346-7714.

PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23

The Lee County Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing on the proposed County Budget at 5:00 p.m. on June 23, 2022 in the General District Courtroom of the Lee County Courthouse in Jonesville, Virginia. Any citizen of the County is welcome to attend and state their views on this proposed budget.

This summary is prepared and published for information and fiscal planning purposes only. Please be aware that inclusion in the Budget of any item does not constitute an obligation or commitment on the part of the Board of Supervisors of Lee County to appropriate any funds for the item or purpose. A Budget for the Fiscal Year commencing July 1, 2022 will be adopted by the Lee County Board of Supervisors no later than June 30, 2022.

GENERAL COUNTY FUND
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE

GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATION:
Legislative						2,387,864
General Property Reassessment						240,000
General/Financial Administration						364,495
Legal Services						23,340
Auditing						83,350
Commissioner of the Revenue						393,174
Treasurer						329,501
Board of Elections						256,208
Central Garage						151,509

JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION:
Courts						1,060,327
Commonwealth's Attorney						686,926

PUBLIC SAFETY:
Law Enforcement and Jail						5,103,740
Fire and Rescue Services						514,563
Enhanced 911						533,773
Inspections						224,399
Other Protections						230,036
Roads						500

HEALTH AND WELFARE						493,964
EDUCATION-MTN. EMPIRE COMM. COLLEGE						22,192
PARKS, RECREATION, AND TOURISM						125,219
LIBRARY						222,082
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING						268,732
EXTENSION OFFICE						84,969
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS						275,090
DANIEL BOONE SOIL & WATER/RC&D PROGRAM						46,968
MISCELLANEOUS AND CONTINGENCY						25,000
REIMBURSED EXPENSES						322,500

SUBTOTAL, GENERAL COUNTY FUND EXPENDITURE						14,470,421

CAPITAL PROJECTS						3,159,164
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT						1,788,573

TRANSFERS:
Debt Service						315,569
Local Share - School Fund						5,674,720
Local Share - Public Assistance/Social Services						1,460,549

GRAND TOTAL GENERAL COUNTY FUND						26,868,996

PUBLIC SERVICES:
Estimated Social Services Expenditures-State Share						9,428,812
Estimated Headstart Expenditures - Federal						1,572,303
Estimated School Expenditures-Federal, State, & Other						47,081,714

GRAND TOTAL ALL FUND EXPENDITURES						84,951,825

GENERAL COUNTY FUND
SOURCE OF REVENUE

REAL PROPERTY TAX:
Current Real Estate Taxes						5,510,000
Delinquent Real Estate Taxes						232,500
Land Redemption						85,000
Mineral Under Development						7,500

PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION						545,000

PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX:
Current Taxes						2,860,000
Delinquent Taxes						87,500
PPTRA Reimbursement						798,646

MOBILE HOME TAX:
Current Taxes						87,500
Delinquent Taxes						5,400

MACHINERY AND TOOLS						378,800
MERCHANTS CAPITAL						75,100
BUSINESS PROPERTY						225,500
PENALTY AND INTEREST						284,000
SALES TAX						1,786,052
UTILITY TAX						437,500
STATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TAX						301,200
BANK FRANCHISE						65,000
MOTOR VEHICLE TAX						718,150
TAX ON WILLS						2,800
AMUSEMENT TAX						100
HOTEL/MOTEL TAX						1,800
MEALS TAX						180,000
OIL AND GAS SEVERANCE TAX						2,500
ANIMAL LICENSES						750
TRANSFER FEES						900
BUILDING PERMITS						42,000
COURT FINES-LOCAL						800
RENT-BUILDING						67,500
INTEREST AND EARNINGS						34,500
COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY FEES						2,000
SHERIFF'S FEES						4,000
COURTHOUSE MAINTENANCE FEES						3,400
COURTHOUSE SECURITY FEES						20,500
SALE OF MAPS, SURVEYS						150
ZONING FEES						4,000
CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE FEES						14,000
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES						134,350
PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES						190,000
MOBILE HOMES TITLING						75,000
ROLLING STOCK						98,000
COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY EXP.						537,187
SHERIFF EXP.						1,809,823
VICTIM/WITNESS ADVOCATE GRANT						102,033
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GRANT						36,056
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER FUNDING						58,002
OTHER SHERIFF GRANTS & REIMBURSEMENTS						45,000
REGISTRAR EXP.						74,974
COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE EXP.						145,229
TREASURER EXP.						104,902
ELECTORAL BOARD						5,560
CLERK EXPENSES						397,370
EMERGENCY SERVICES						112,000
CLERK'S FEES						107,000
RENTAL TAX						5,700
OTHER CATEGORICAL AID						99,500
TIPPING FEES						140,000
REIMBURSEMENTS						496,200
MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS						20,000
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS						2,274,822

TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE						21,940,756

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE-SOCIAL SERVICES						9,428,812
SCHOOL FUND REVENUES (FEDERAL,STATE,OTHER)						47,081,714
HEADSTART						1,572,303
CAPITAL PROJECT GRANTS						2,855,042
TRANSFER FROM RESERVE						2,073,198

GRAND TOTAL ALL REVENUES						84,951,825

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