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Blacksburg Town Council Regular Meeting - August 26, 2025

Town Council — Tuesday, August 26, 2025
BodyBlacksburg, Virginia
SessionTown Council
DateTuesday, August 26, 2025
StatusFILED
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0:38

Council please come to order.

0:40

And will the clerk please call the roll?

0:42

Anderson.

0:43

Present.

0:43

Oliver?

0:44

Here.

0:45

Orde?

0:45

Here.

0:46

Egar Smith.

0:47

Here.

0:47

Addingley?

0:48

Here.

0:48

Sutfin?

0:49

Here.

0:50

Watson?

0:50

Present.

0:52

We will begin this evening with our consent agenda.

0:56

And that consists of uh item A, which is approval of the town council minutes for August 5.

1:04

A resolution eight E 25, a resolution of the Blacksburg Town Council approving the town's participation in the proposed direct settlement of opioid related claims against the Sackler family and directing the town attorney to execute the documents necessary to effectuate the town's participation in that settlement.

1:25

We also have a resolution eight F twenty five on future development of student housing in the town of Blacksburg.

1:34

We have a resolution eight G twenty five, a resolution of the Blacksburg Town Council approving the town's participation in the proposed settlement of opioid related claims against Alvigin, Amniel, Apatex, Hickma, Indivior, Mylan, Sun, and Zidis, and directing the town attorney to execute the documents necessary to effectuate the town's participation in that settlement.

2:03

What is uh council's pleasure on this consent agenda?

2:07

I move approval of the consent agenda.

2:09

Second.

2:11

We have uh motion and a second.

2:13

Will the clerk please call the roll?

2:14

Oliver.

2:15

Aye.

2:16

Ford?

2:16

Aye.

2:17

Egar Smith?

2:18

Aye.

2:18

Addingly?

2:19

Aye.

2:20

Sutfin?

2:20

Aye.

2:21

Watson.

2:21

Aye.

2:22

Anderson.

2:23

Aye.

2:24

Thank you.

2:26

We have no public hearings this evening.

2:29

We do have a portion of our agenda devoted to citizen comments.

2:33

If there is anyone who'd like to come forward and speak.

2:41

Seeing no one, we will move on to appointments.

2:44

Our our action this evening will be to reappoint Dr.

2:49

Nathaniel L.

2:50

Bishop to the Virginia Tech Montgomery Regional Airport Authority for a four-year term.

2:56

And I will need a motion on this.

2:59

I move that we reappoint Dr.

3:00

Bishop to the Virginia Tech Montgomery Regional Airport Authority for the four-year term.

3:05

Second.

3:06

Thank you.

3:07

We have a motion and a second.

3:08

Will the clerk please call the roll?

3:11

Aye.

3:11

Egar Smith.

3:12

Aye.

3:13

Addingly?

3:13

Aye.

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Summary of Proceedings

Blacksburg Town Council Regular Meeting - August 26, 2025

The Blacksburg Town Council held a regular meeting on August 26, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the Blacksburg Municipal Building, 300 S. Main St. The meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m., lasting approximately 4 minutes. All council members were present (Mayor Leslie Hager-Smith, Vice Mayor Michael Sutphin, Councilmembers Susan Anderson, Lauren Colliver, Jerry Ford, Jr., Susan Mattingly, Liam Watson) except Town Manager Marc Verniel. The agenda included a consent agenda with four items, a reappointment, and council announcements.

Consent Calendar

  • Town Council Minutes (August 5, 2025): Approved.
  • Resolution 8-E-25: Approving the Town’s participation in the proposed direct settlement of opioid-related claims against the Sackler family and directing the Town Attorney to execute necessary documents. Approved.
  • Resolution 8-F-25: A resolution on future development of student housing in the Town of Blacksburg. Approved.
  • Resolution 8-G-25: Approving the Town’s participation in the proposed settlement of opioid-related claims against Alvogen, Amneal, Apotex, Hikma, Indivior, Mylan, Sun, and Zydus, and directing the Town Attorney to execute necessary documents. Approved.

All consent agenda items were approved unanimously on a roll call vote (7-0).

Appointments

  • Reappointment of Dr. Nathaniel L. Bishop to the Virginia Tech / Montgomery Regional Airport Authority for a 4-year term. The motion passed unanimously (7-0).

Council Announcements

  • Councilmember Susan Anderson welcomed Virginia Tech students back for the fall semester and noted the town is "jumping."
  • She reminded residents of the Blacksburg Town Council candidate forum on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the same chambers, with five candidates running for three seats.
  • She also announced an online survey for the future new recreation facility, available until Monday, September 15, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. on the town's "Let's Talk Blacksburg" website.

Key Outcomes

  • All four consent agenda items were approved unanimously.
  • Dr. Nathaniel L. Bishop was reappointed to the Airport Authority unanimously.
  • No public hearings, citizen comments, unfinished business, or new business were conducted.

Meeting Transcript

Council please come to order. And will the clerk please call the roll? Anderson. Present. Oliver? Here. Orde? Here. Egar Smith. Here. Addingley? Here. Sutfin? Here. Watson? Present. We will begin this evening with our consent agenda. And that consists of uh item A, which is approval of the town council minutes for August 5. A resolution eight E 25, a resolution of the Blacksburg Town Council approving the town's participation in the proposed direct settlement of opioid related claims against the Sackler family and directing the town attorney to execute the documents necessary to effectuate the town's participation in that settlement. We also have a resolution eight F twenty five on future development of student housing in the town of Blacksburg. We have a resolution eight G twenty five, a resolution of the Blacksburg Town Council approving the town's participation in the proposed settlement of opioid related claims against Alvigin, Amniel, Apatex, Hickma, Indivior, Mylan, Sun, and Zidis, and directing the town attorney to execute the documents necessary to effectuate the town's participation in that settlement. What is uh council's pleasure on this consent agenda? I move approval of the consent agenda. Second. We have uh motion and a second. Will the clerk please call the roll? Oliver. Aye. Ford? Aye. Egar Smith? Aye. Addingly? Aye. Sutfin? Aye. Watson. Aye. Anderson. Aye. Thank you. We have no public hearings this evening. We do have a portion of our agenda devoted to citizen comments. If there is anyone who'd like to come forward and speak. Seeing no one, we will move on to appointments. Our our action this evening will be to reappoint Dr. Nathaniel L. Bishop to the Virginia Tech Montgomery Regional Airport Authority for a four-year term. And I will need a motion on this. I move that we reappoint Dr.

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