The Blacksburg Town Council held its regular meeting on April 28, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the Roger E. Hedgepeth Chambers. The council approved the FY2027 budget, adopted fee increases for water, sewer, and solid waste, and authorized participation in a multi-defendant opioid settlement. A proclamation for National Travel and Tourism Week was also presented.
Will the council come to order and will the clerk please call the roll? Anderson, present. Campbell? Present. Oliver. Eric. Here. Goodhart? Present. Cassol? Present. Sutton. Here. Before we get to the consent agenda, I have a proclamation for us tonight, and Emma from the Regional Tourism Office will join us for a proclamation on national travel and tourism week. So you wanted to join me down here. Thank you for joining us. So whereas the travel industry is essential to the success of every industry and will continue to be a critical part of Blacksburg's economy, development, and workforce. Whereas travel is an economic powerhouse for every state and destination across the country with an economic impact of three trillion, supporting 15 million American jobs. Whereas travel spending supports vibrant and safe communities in Blacksburg and across the United States by generating ninety-two billion in state and local tax revenue in 2025 to support essential services such as education, emergency response, public safety, and more, whereas travel enables success for all industries, including manufacturing, agriculture, defense, health care, and more, by driving sales growth, innovation, education, and operations that power our economy, our nation, and the New River Valley. Whereas Americans travel industry cannot be globally competitive without maximizing growth in leisure, business, and international inbound travelers. Increasing travel to and within the United States drives our economy to a more prosperous future and connects America. Whereas one in every 11 U.S. jobs depend on travel, making it a critical driver of America's economy and a force for connection and opportunity. And whereas travel is an essential industry, and we must continue to communicate that growing travel leads to economic growth, benefits businesses, fosters mutual understanding, and connects the nation. Therefore, I, Michael Sutfin, mayor of the town of Blacksburg, do hereby proclaim May 3rd through 9th, 2026 as National Travel and Tourism Week in Blacksburg, and urge our citizens to join me in recognizing the essential role this industry plays in Blacksburg in the Newer Valley. So here you go, and thank you for the all that you do supporting our travel and tourism industry. Thanks. And now we will move on to the consent agenda. There are two items on the consent agenda. Item A is the approval of the town council minutes from April 7th, and item B is resolution 4B 26, which is a resolution of the town council of Blacksburg, Virginia approving the town's participation in the proposed combined settlement agreement resolving opioid related claims against associated pharmacies, Inc., the American Associated Pharmacies, J. M. Smith Corporation, Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company Incorporated, Morris and Dixon Company, North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company, Inc. and United Natural Foods Inc., including its subsidiaries, Super Value and Advantaged Logistics, collectively referred to as the six remnant defendants, and directing the town attorney to execute the documents necessary to effectuate the town's participation in the settlement. So we have two items on the consent agenda. What is council's pleasure on the consent agenda? I move approval of the consent agenda. Second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Seeing none, will the clerk please call the roll? Campbell. Aye. Oliver. Aye. Ford. Aye. Goodhart. Aye. Cassol. Aye.