CHATHAM, Va. â The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors Finance Committee yesterday afternoon approved advertisement of the county budget for the fiscal year 2021-22. The board also heard updates on solar farm taxation options and 2022 property reassessment.
County Administrator David Smitherman presented a budget of over $211 million for FY 2021-22, of which $71.5 million comprises the general fund. The remainder is state and federal funds, amalgamating to an annual county budget totaling $26 million more than last year.
The budget proposal isnât perfect, but, It s our attempt to get us through one more year, Smitherman said.
Four years ago, the board engendered a four-year live within our means plan, Smitherman said. The plan helped the county bounce back from a historic low point in 2018, when county administrators were worried if they d be able to pay their own employees. Debt has diminished ever since.
DAWS funding is approved by Land Conservation Committee Crawford County
CRAWFORD COUNTY - At their January 12 meeting, the Crawford County Land Conservation Committee Soil and Water Concerns (LCC) voted unanimously to approve full funding for the spring testing for the Driftless Area Water Study.
This means that the LCC will fully fund up to 100 additional well water tests in the spring of 2021. This will be a maximum cost of $5,500, with each test costing $55.
Results of the 89 Fall 2020 tests were reported by County Conservationist Dave Troester:
• 22 of the 89 (25 percent) tests were positive for coliform bacteria, with four of the 22 tests also testing positive for e.Coli. The four tests positive for e.Coli represent 4.5 percent of all tests, which is above the statewide average.