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The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors met on March 11, 2026, beginning with a work session at 2 p.m. followed by an evening session at 6 p.m. The meeting featured a VDOT update, presentations on the Chesterfield County Public Schools and County FY2027 proposed budgets, recognition of retiring employees, public hearings on eminent domain and surplus property, and citizen comments on various topics including sidewalk funding, automated license plate readers (ALPRs), and the county administrator search.
SVE employees Ronnie Hobson, Matt Mullen, and Shanna Howellett were recognized for their work managing sports and events. They oversaw a complete overhaul of the county's local sports policy, which went into effect March 1, 2026. The policy ensures transparent and equitable field assignments, with local resident sports organizations not charged fees. Presenters noted there are over 450 organizations renting fields, totaling over 30,000 bookings annually. Board members praised the team's customer service and the policy's fairness.
VDOT reported on spring maintenance activities. Since January 1, over 5,000 potholes have been patched, with 2,000 in the previous week. Mowing three cycles per year, starting late April. Street sweeping contract for FY27. Paving program: 287 lane miles in Chesterfield County in 2026, mostly in subdivisions. Chesterfield County has over 10,000 lane miles, the second largest road network in Virginia. Board discussed funding constraints and thanked VDOT for the historic ice storm response.
Operating budget of $1.1 billion, a 4.7% increase, with $47.9 million in new funding. Employee compensation increase of 5%. Teacher starting salary moves to $57,000 (goal $60,000). Balanced budget due to state rebenchmarking, VRS rate reduction, and $15 million county contribution. Capital projects: West Area High School opening next year, Bensley Elementary new building, Deep Creek Elementary, CTC Hull expansion, Grange Hall replacement, and new Dale District elementary with early childhood center. Major maintenance at $30 million target. Bus replacement plan: 15-year cycle using hybrid cash/finance. Board discussed competitive salaries and need for state funding.
General fund budget of $1.09 billion, 4.7% increase. Per capita cost of government flat when adjusted. County maintains lowest revenue per capita, operating cost per capita, and net debt per capita among state's ten largest jurisdictions. Tax relief proposals: new senior tax relief tier up to $80,000 income, personal property tax rate cut to $3.25, BPOL threshold increased to $750,000. 83% of resources to education, public safety, and infrastructure. Innovations include second parks field crew, cybersecurity investment, reorganization of sports administration, and housing development pilot program. Public safety presentations from Police, Sheriff, and Fire highlighted force multiplier strategies, security tech positions, apparatus funding, and volunteer EMS gaps.
Well, good afternoon, everyone. It's nice to see all of you. Welcome to the afternoon session of the March 11th Board of Supervisors meeting. Madam Clerk. Mr. Chairman. Approval minutes for the January 2010 Board of Supervisors Meeting. Could I get a motion on the second? Is there a second out there already? Second. All right, well, we would have all in favor. Okay, I think I'm live now. All right. Item two request to postpone agenda items and additions, deletions, or changes in the order of presentation. Staff has no requests. Item three, everyday excellence, Dr. Casey. Uh chairman, members of the board and the public that's here and uh the public that is watching, as we have been doing for many years. We start each meeting with uh everyday excellence, and and just to note, too, for the record prior to the meeting that the board actually uh meets those that are being honored and takes a nice picture with them for uh keepsake for for really us and for them. Uh today is no different, so if I could have JC Poma come up to the front here, uh it's our sports visitation entertainment executive director, and he's gonna share a little story with uh three of our exceptional employees from his uh division, which I think almost means the entire department is here uh, by the way. But I would want to just add to this is that this is an example of of an entity that's recently formed in essence, but is really just engaged in so many different manners with the public, uh with our leagues, uh with our visitors, and even was noted today that uh just the leagues themselves are just growing uh exponentially with uh again, I think Mr. Carl was at a meeting recently where there's 18 new teams in the uh Matoca area around Mosley uh elementary school. So all good things, but also all good things that need to be sorted out so that we can try and give everybody the access to to the rectangles, diamonds, and hardwood floors. So with that said, uh Mr. Poma. Thank you, Dr. Casey. Uh Mr. Chair, Mr. Vice Chair, members of the board. Um it's awesome to have three folks who I'm very excited to introduce you to. To my right is Ms. Ronnie Hobson, uh, and to my left is Mr. Matt Mullen and Ms. Shanna Howellett. Um I have the great pleasure to introduce these three superstars, and as Dr. Casey referenced, they make up the sports and events function within SVE. As you know, and Dr. Casey alluded to, this division was created this past year after we made the strategic decision to transition local athletics from parks and recreation.