Town of Blackstone

 AGENDA

 

Call To Order:                        April 20, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m.

 

Prayer/Pledge of Allegiance:

 

Minutes:

1. Regular (Special) Council Meeting – 3-30-26

 

Visitors: 

1. Mr. Roland Kooch – Davenport & Co.

(Fort Avenue & Forest Drive Pump Station)

2. Mr. Dave McCormack – Dillard Crawley Building

3. Ms. Eppes – Juneteenth – 6-27-26

4. Ms. Jenny Davis Bunn

5. Ms. Beverley Ambs

                                                                                                                                               

Fire Chief’s Report:                Included

                                               

Payment of Bills:                     Included

 

Appropriations:                     

 

Committee Reports:               

1. Employment & Police – 4-14-26

2. Buildings, Property & Cemetery – 4-16-26

                                               

Unfinished Business:              

1. Award Bid – Reconductoring Subdivisions

2. Boundary Adjustments

3. Award Bid – Dillard Crawley – Fire Alarm & Sprinkler

4. School Buildings – Asbestos Abatement Bid

5. Raw Water Line             

6. HR Services

7. Proposed Compensation for Elected Officials

                                                                                    

On-Going Projects:              

 1. Dilapidated Buildings

2. Meals Tax / Lodging Tax

3. Street Improvement Projects

4. Wrigglesworth Sports Complex                                            

5. Dillard Crawley Building – 114 S. Main Street

6. Armory

7. Weatherization

8. Workforce Housing

 

New Business:                        

1. Peele Manor – Phase II

2. Blackstone Emergency Squad – Community Event

3. Town Square – Street Closure Request

4. DCJS – Local Law Enforcement Grant – Acceptance

5. The Inn at Blackstone – Upcoming Events

6. DMV Agreements – Government Application/Extranet Access

7. Virginia Business Ready Sites Program

                                                                                               

Committee Referrals:  

1. Burn Ordinance

2. Sewer Project – Jacks Branch Trunk Line

 

Mayors Minute:                     

 

Police Report:                          Included          

                                                                       

Citizen Comments:

 

Any Other Business:              

 

Closed Session:

1. Personnel – Treasurer Position

2. Acquisition or Disposition of Real Property

 

Informational:                       

DBi Letter – Tourism Committee

Employment & Police Committee Minutes – 3-26-26

March 2026 BABS Ridership

Spilman Thomas & Battle Invoice – Included    

VML/VACo Finance Invoice – Included

OneDigital (HR) Invoice – Included

Benchmark Credit Card Breakout

Pink Slip Notices

DBi Monthly Information – Not Included

Tourism Development Committee – Not Included                     

Armory Donations – $500 check for the month of March 2021   

Town of Blackstone – Financial Reports – Included