Board of Supervisors September 26, 2023 Sheet 1  September 26, 2023 County of Greene, Virginia  THE GREENE COUNTY BOARDOFSUPERVISORS METO ONTUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 26, 2023, BEGINNING AT 5:30 P.M. IN PERSON IN THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION  BUILDING MEETING ROOM  Present were:  Dale Herring, Chair Marie Durrer, Vice Chair Steve Bowman, Member Davis Lamb, Member Abbey Heflin, Member  Absent was: Staff present:  Cathy Schafrik, County Administrator Jim Frydi, Director of Planning & Zoning Kim Morris, Deputy Clerk Terry Beigie, Grant Writer Melissa Meador, Director of Emergency Services Kelley Kemp, County Attorney  RE: CLOSED MEETING Meeting the following matter(s):  WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Greene County desires to discuss in Closed Discussion, consideration, or interviews of prospective candidates for employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, disciplining, or resignation of specific public officers, appointees, or employees of any public body concerning the Emergency Services Department, appointments to the Board of Zoning Discussion or consideration of the acquisition of real property for a public purpose, where discussion in an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating Consultation with legal counsel employed or retained by the public body regarding specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice by such counsel regarding hiring a WHEREAS, pursuant to: 2.2-3711(A)C), (A)(3), and (A)(8), of the Code of Virginia,  Appeals, and the Water and Sewer Department.  strategy of the public body.  financial consulting firm.  such discussions may occur in Closed Meeting;    Board of Supervisors September 26, 2023 Sheet 2  NOW,THEREFORE, BEITRESOLVEDthat. the Board of Supervisors of Greene County Upon motion by Davis Lamb, second by Marie Durrer and unanimous roll call vote, the  does hereby authorize discussion of the aforestated matters in Closed Meeting.  Board entered into Closed Meeting. Recorded vote:  Marie Durrer Dale Herring Steve Bowman Abbey Heflin Davis Lamb  Yes Yes Yes Absent Yes  Motion carried. RE: OPEN MEETING Board returned to open meeting. Recorded vote:  Upon motion by Davis Lamb, second by Marie Durrer and unanimous roll call vote, the  Marie Durrer Dale Herring Steve Bowman Abbey Heflin Davis Lamb  Yes Yes Yes Absent Yes  Motion carried.  By unanimous roll call vote, members certified that only public business matters lawfully exempted from the open meeting requirement and only such matters as identified by the motion to  enter into closed meeting were discussed.  Recorded vote:  Marie Durrer Dale Herring Steve Bowman Abbey Heflin Davis Lamb  Yes Yes Yes Absent Yes  Motion carried.  RE: APPOINT ARTHUR MORRILLTO THE BZA  Upon motion by Steve Bowman, second by Marie Durrer and unanimous roll call vote, the Board moved toj petition the Circuit Court to appoint Arthur Morrill to fulfill the unexpired 5-year term previously held by William Zutt on the Board of Zoning Appeals which will expire on March  13,2026.  Recorded vote:  Marie Durrer Dale Herring  Yes Yes    Board of Supervisors September 26, 2023 Sheet 3  Steve Bowman Abbey Heflin Davis Lamb  Yes Absent Yes  Motion carried.  RE: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE  The Chair opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by a moment of  silence.  RE: ADOPTION OF AGENDA agenda was adopted as presented. Recorded vote:  Upon motion by Steve Bowman, second by Marie Durrer and unanimous roll call vote, the  Marie Durrer Dale Herring Steve Bowman Abbey Heflin Davis Lamb  Yes Yes Yes Absent Yes  Motion carried.  RE: MATTERS FROMTHE PUBLIC pay study salary adjustments.  Sheriff Smith was present to thank the Board, the County Administrator and staff for the Ms. Kim Leuders was present to share her displeasure with her water bill and the dates/gallons of usage not making sense and how upset she was with her interaction with the RE: RECOGNITION OF THE GREENE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR EARNING A VACO ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Mr. Jeremy Bennett, Director of Intergovernmental. Affairs for VACo, was present to recognize Melissa Meador and the Department of Emergency Medical Services for earning a VACo Achievement Award for starting the department in 155 days, during the pandemic, from scratch. Mr. Bennett said that, in 2003, VACO established the achievement award to recognize counties that have adopted innovative approaches to providing public services and identifying programs that could serve as models for other counties to emulate. He said that they received 135  Director of Water and Sewer.  entries in 2023 and there were 33 winners selected from 20 counties.  Mr. Herring said that this program is not even 3 years old at this point. It began October 14, 2020. The former Rescue Squad building was condemned, and they had to be housed at the Stanardsville Volunteer Fire Department until their building was completed. He said the department now consists of 17 EMT's and 20 Paramedics. He said that there have been 12 successful resuscitations and 2 births in this time period. That is 14 people that would not be here    Board of Supervisors September 26, 2023 Sheet 4  ifit weren'ti for the dedication of the staff. Mr. Herring said that the department is part oft the UVA SCOPES project which is a grant funded program to enhance the capabilities with telehealth technologies in the back of the ambulance. Mr. Herring shared his firsthand experience with the department and said that the staff has always been very professional and gone above and beyond.  He thanked the department for their service.  Mr. Bennett said that hel has never heard of such an accomplishment in the Commonwealth Mr. Bowman noted the achievement that the whole operation was pulled together in 155  and said that it is quite an impressive achievement and that it sounds like a great crew.  days and congratulated the staff. RE: CONSENT AGENDA  Upon motion by Steve Bowman, second by Davis Lamb and unanimous roll call vote, the  Board approved the consent agenda as presented.  a. b. C. d. e.  Minutes of previous meeting Animal Shelter (See Attachment "A") (See Attachment "B") (See Attachment "C") conditions (See Attachment "D")  Resolution to accept and appropriate $1,013.00 for carryover programs for the Resolution to declare an intent to reimburse for vehicle and equipment financing Resolution to accept and appropriate $75,000 for a CSA supplement for FY 2023 Resolution to declare Greene County an agricultural disaster area due to drought  Recorded vote:  Marie Durrer Dale Herring Steve Bowman Abbey Heflin Davis Lamb  Yes Yes Yes Absent Yes  Motion carried.  RE: RESOLUTIONOFI INTENTTO AMENDTHE: ZONING ORDINANCE, SUBDIVISION 1. ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 19-5 - PERFORMANCE BONDS AND THE 2.ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 16-17- WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES 3. ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 19-5 - TEMPORARY EVENTS AND THE GREENE COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE II - JIM FRYDL, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING & Mr. Frydl said that his department has identified some areas in the Zoning Ordinance that can benefit from further clarification and additional information. He said that he is requesting authorization from the Board to begin the process with the Planning Commission.  ORDINANCE ANDTHE GREENE COUNTY CODE AS FOLLOWS:  SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE SECTION7-2  ZONING    Board of Supervisors September 26, 2023 Sheet 5  Mr. Lamb asked if these hearing would be open to the public for dialogue. Mr. Frydl said that, ifiti is the will of the Board, they could hold public workshops. It was decided that the Board could decide whether or not to hold additional workshops when the items come forward from the  Planning Commission.  Upon motion by Steve Bowman, second by Marie Durrer and unanimous roll call vote, the Board authorized staff work on and forward proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance to the Planning Commission for their review and recommendation. (See Attachment "E")  Recorded vote:  Marie Durrer Dale Herring Steve Bowman Abbey Heflin Davis Lamb  Yes Yes Yes Absent Yes  Motion carried.  RE: BOARDOFS SUPERVISORS WORKSHOP - WATER & SEWER PROJECTS Ms. Schafrik said that this presentation represents decades of work that has already been done regarding the water project. Alan Harrison, Herb White, and Courtney Rogers were also present. Ms. Schafrik said that they will be providing updates roughly every 4 months with the next update in January followed by May and then September. She said that this presentation will focus on the White Run Reservoir project but noted that there are other large infrastructure projects that need to be funded such as the Stanardsville water and sewer projects. She shared an aerial view of the proposed reservoir, a timeline of the project to date and drought data. Ms. Schafrik said that there are challenges and capacity concerns because we are at the mercy of the waterflow which affects our ability to be able to attract the economic development to be able to maintain a  reasonable tax rate.  Mr. Herb White of WW Associates said that thisi is thel longest project that he'sever worked on and has been involved with it for over 20 years. He said that this is a pump storage project where we will pump water out of the Rapidan River during wet weather flows, fill up the reservoir and be able to use the water during winter dry weather flows. He said that the project has been broken into five pieces. The first is the access road. He said that Vista Heights Road is being upgraded for access to the water plant. This project is scheduled for completion in early 2024. The: second part willl be the raw waterline. The old water plant will be converted to a pump station, and we need a raw water line from the reservoir to be able to: fill it up. The line has been designed and approved by the Health Department. He said that we do need some easements and those are being worked on. The third part is raw water intake which is the water intake in the river which will be submerged under the river. There will be the need for a more significant pump station which has been designed, approved by the Health Department, and we' ve got our permits from the Corps. The forth part of the project will be the reservoir which has been designed and is awaiting the bidding process once we purchase the last two pieces of property. We have obtained the permits for this as well. The fifth part of the project will be the new water treatment plant that is rated for 3 million gallons per day which will be large enough to support growth over the next 30 years. Mr. White said that a key issue is the existing plant is 50 years old and needs replacement,    Board of Supervisors September 26, 2023 Sheet 6  even without any additional growth in the County. The estimated cost is $50-$70 million and we don'thave the real estate to build it. We will also need land to build the new intake structure and an reservoir to hold the water, which would require new Corps permits and the timeframe would be approximately 5 years to build it. The current permits that we have with the Corps are good through June 2028 and this project requires action now to make sure that we can get it completed  before the permits need to be renewed.  Mr. Courtney Rogers said that he, like Mr. White, has been working with Greene County for over 20 years. He said that we had to borrow funds in order to have the reservoir set up and purchase stream credits in the amount of $14 million, which included engineering work to date and the road project. This funding has already been procured and we'll: need to do a long-term take out oft that. We've done an interim funding and we'll do a long-term funding when we do the next tranche. The need now is an estimated construction cost of $75 to $100 million. He said that we may end doing aj portion now and aj portion later because ofthel bidding environment. That number isar range because of the volatility that's going on right now in the bidding market and with supply chain issues and inflation. He said that his job as our financial advisor is to go out and try toi figure out how can we borrow this money with the lowest cost possible and we're looking at a 30-year financing with rates in the 5-6% range. Using those interest rates with the $75 to $100 million sizing, we're looking at debt service that could be in the $61 to $8 million range per year. When we look at the finances of the county, water and sewer rates for customers are probably not going to be able to carry the full cost of that debt service, SO we'll need to be looking for other revenue  sources.  Mr. Harrison gave an overview oft the timeline for the project. He said that the access road iss scheduled for completion in the spring of 2024. The raw water line will take approximately 18 months to complete, and assuming an early 2024 advertisement, could be completed in late 2025. The raw water intake and pump station will take approximately 24 months for construction and, assuming end of 2023 advertisement, should be completed late 2025. The reservoir has an estimated 36-month construction period and a 12-month filling period and, assuming early 2024 advertisement, should be completed early 2027 and filled by early 2028. The water treatment plant has an estimated 36-month construction and, assuming mid 2024 advertisement, should be completed in early 2027. He said that the next steps are to complete the access road, bid the reservoir and raw intake/pump station projects and to pursue sources of funding.  Mr. Bowman asked which part of the project the Stanardsville water pressure issue would be corrected. Mr. Harrison said that Stanardsville is a separate project which would have to be updated with new plans and a funding source. He asked Mr. White how the process of taking water from the river would work. Mr. White said that it would be decided using a ratio of the flow of the river and how much we're allowed to take. Then, we would decide whether to sendi it to the reservoir of the water plant. Mr. White said that the operator may want to blend the water and take some from the river and some from the reservoir. Mr. Harrison said that the design gives a tremendous amount of flexibility to the operator as the control valves can be adjusted on the fly. Mr. Lamb and Mr. Bowman questioned whether this plant would have the latest computer controls that willl help prevent cyber-attacks. Mr. White saidi it willl be on an internal network with firewalls. Mr. Harrison said that we would adhere to AWA cybersecurity standards and that we anticipate    Board of Supervisors September 26, 2023 Sheet 7  using a firm that understands SCADA systems and know how to program and protect them. Mr. Harrison said that there will be a security fence around the water plant and the reservoir will be protected by our ordinance. He said that the plant would also have alarms, cameras, motion  detection, etc.  Mr. Herring clarified that the project must be completed by 2028 or we would have to go through the permitting process again. Mr. Harrison said that is correct and that would be a very long and very expensive process. Mr. Herring said that he understands that the debt service would not be able to be paid by the current users. Mr. Rogers said that is correct. He said that there is an unknown of what this project will actually cost in the end which is why we' re thinking about breaking up the borrowing sO it will decrease the amount of payments early on. Mr. Lamb asked if the rate would change if we got a bond rating. Mr. Rogers said that we are going to start the process to get a bond rating. Mr. Lamb said that he agrees with Mr. Rogers thought that we start small and not try to: fund everything all at once. He said that he will try toj put the least amount of pressure as possible on the county finances. Mr. Herring said that this is a 50-year project. Mr. White said that the reservoir will last at least 50 years and the water plant will last at least 30 years. Mr. Herring said that this project will take care oft the existing stress on our water system and allow  development such as big box stores. RE: BOARDLIAISON REPORTS  Mr. Bowman attended the Jaunt meeting on September 13th. He said that Jaunt employees want to unionize. The Jaunt audit was completed and there is a link on their website to view it. The facility master plan was discussed and there is also a link to view that. Mr. Bowman shared his concern about a Greene resident who called Jaunt to pick her up and take her to Walmart to pick up aj prescription. She was told that they could pick her up and drop her off but would not be able to take her home because Greene County cut their funding. He said that this was an inappropriate response to our resident. He read an email response from Mr. Rieck in which he was questioned by county staff about this incident. Mr. Bowman said that he also feels this response was inappropriate. He may bring this up at the next. Jaunt meeting. He also attended the School Board meeting on September 13th. Their focus was on chronic absenteeism and presentations about division priorities. Mr. Bowman said that he was impressed with their accountability and accreditation update. He: said the division uses extensive data to drive theireducational effort, and he's very impressed with what they're doing. Mr. Bowman also attended the Planning Commission meeting and said that he believes the Board will be seeing the recommendation from the PC on the strategic planning goals that we have asked them to set for the Board on October 24th. They also had a public hearing on the Alignment Shop on James Drive which passed five to zero. Ms. Durrer attended the Central Virginia Regional Jail meeting last Thursday. Their revenues are looking good, and Mr. Durrer said that she hopes we will see ai reflection of those at  budget time. She said that the number ofi inmates has decreased.  Mr. Lamb said that he attended the Ruckersville Advisory Committee meeting and he will  attend Culpeper Soil and Water on the 3rd.    Board of Supervisors September 26, 2023 Sheet 8  Mr. Herring said that thel Emergency Services Advisory Board met last Tuesday, and it was decided that the Board will be dissolved and made into a committee oft the County Administrator which would allow the Chiefs to get together without having to call a public meeting. The Board can decide whether or not to appoint a member to that committee or not. He said the new committee will continue to follow the guidelines given to them by Mr. Jones. The regional transit governance study discussed how each locality would be represented whether it be decided based upon percentage of budget ori ifeach locality would have the same: number of representatives. The Rivanna River Basin Commission will hold its gth annual conference Thursday from 9-12:30. All of the information is available on the TJPDC website. Mr. Bowman added that Ms. Schafrik has also gotten some information regarding a micro transit that the Board should look into.  RE: COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS UPDATE  Ms. Schafrik said that DMV Connect is coming back on October 16th. She also reminded everyone that we've started a newsletter, and the next one will be coming out at the beginning of  October. The information to sign upi is available on the website. RE: OTHER ITEMS FROMTHE: BOARD  Mr. Lamb said that he would like staff tol look into the water level of the retention pond at Mr. Bowman asked that Ms. Schafrik work with the Water and Sewer Department regarding the issues that were brought up this evening under Matters from the Public and report backt tot the Board. He alsol brought upt the EDA's1 letter to the Board requesting that they reconsider their decision on the recent rezone to PUD that failed. Lastly, he asked for an update, in the form  Greenecroft subdivision.  ofa workshop, with the Commissioner of Revenue regarding taxes.  RE: ADJOURN Board meeting was adjourned. Recorded vote:  Upon motion by Steve Bowman, second by Marie Durrer and unanimous roll call vote, the  Marie Durrer Dale Herring Steve Bowman Abbey Heflin Davis Lamb  Yes Yes Yes Absent Yes  Motion carried.  DR ae Dale Herring, Chair  Greene County Board of Supervisors  Greene  Soss  County Board of Supervisors  Gs    Board of Supervisors Septenher 26, 2023 Attachment A  RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE ONE THOUSAND THIRTEEN DOLLARS FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS FOR CARRYOVER PROGRAMS  WHEREAS, the Animal Shelter Department of the County of Greene, Virginia has WHEREAS, the following funds in the amount of one thousand thirteen dollars ($1,013.00) need to be accepted and appropriated to the 2022-2023 Operating Budget of the NOW,THEREFORE, ITI IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Greene, Virginia that one thousand thirteen dollars ($1,013.00) be received from the above programs and be accepted and appropriated to the appropriate line items in the 2022- BEITFURTHER RESOLVED that the County Administrator of the County of Greene, Virginia is authorized to make the appropriate accounting adjustments in the budget and to do  received private donations for the sterilization program; and,  County of Greene, Virginia:  2023 Operating Budget of the County of Greene, Virginia.  all things necessary to give this resolution effect. Adopted this 26th day of September, 2023.  Motion: Steve Bowman Second: Davis Lamb Recorded Vote: Steve Bowman Marie C. Durrer Abbey Heflin Dale R. Herring Davis Lamb DD % aen Dale R. Herring, Chair Greene County Board of Supervisors  Yes Yes Absent Yes_ Yes  ATTEST:  Cathy  Greene County Board of Supervisors KEE    Board of Supervisors September 26, 2023 Attachment B  RESOLUTION TO DECLARE AN INTENTTO! REIMBURSE  (Vehicle and Equipment Lease)  WHEREAS, the County of Greene, Virginia (the "County"), isap political subdivision duly WHEREAS, the County has determined that it is essential to finance all or any portion of the costs to acquire and equip certain vehicles and equipment for the County and the School Board ofthe County, including but not limited to vehicles, school buses, and equipment for use by the School Board, Emergency Medical Services, Sheriff's Office, Parks and Recreation, and the Maintenance Department, and (b) pay costs of issuance in connection with any financing(s) of  created and validly existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia; and  such undertakings (collectively, the "Project"); and  WHEREAS, the County now desires to declare its intent to use all or any portion of the proceeds of one or more tax-exempt obligations to be issued, in one or more series, to reimburse certain expenditures in connection with the Project, as required by federal tax laws, including Treasury Regulations $ 1.150-2 in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, all as further  described below.  NOWTHEREFORE, BE ITI RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF 1. The Board of Supervisors of the County (the "Board") hereby declares its intent and reasonable expectations for the County to reimburse itself for costs and expenses relating to the Project with a portion of the proceeds of one or more tax-exempt borrowings or leases (the "Obligations"). Accordingly, this Resolution shall constitute a declaration of "official intent" under Treasury Regulations $ 1.150-2, and the County may be reimbursed, if and when any  THE COUNTY,as follows:  Obligations shall be issued by the County, to the extent permitted by law.  2. Itisto be understood that such prior expenditures by the County in connection with the Project will constitute capital expenditures (or would do SO with aj proper election under general federal income tax principles) or will otherwise comply with the requirements of Treasury  Regulations S 1.150-2(d)(3).  3. The County has paid or caused to be paid, beginning no earlier than sixty (60) days prior to adoption and effective date hereof, and will pay or cause to be paid, on and after such effective date hereof, certain expenditures (the "Expenditures") in connection with the Project. Further, it has been determined that those moneys previously advanced no earlier than sixty (60) daysprior to the date hereofand to be advanced on and after the date hereofto payt the Expenditures related to the Project are available only for a temporary period and it is necessary to reimburse the County for the Expenditures from the proceeds of one or more issues of Obligations. Accordingly, the Board hereby declares its intent to reimburse the County with the proceeds of the Obligations for the Expenditures with respect to the Project made no earlier than sixty (60) days prior to the adoption of this Resolution. The County reasonably expects on the date hereof that it will  reimburse the Expenditures with the proceeds of the Obligations.    4.  The County will make, or cause to be made, a reimbursement allocation, which is  a written allocation that evidences the use of proceeds thereof to reimburse the Expenditures, no later than eighteen (18) months after the later oft the date on which each Expenditure is paid or the equipment is placed in service or abandoned, but in no event more than three years after the date on which each Expenditure is paid. This declaration ofintent to reimburse, as required by federal  tax laws, shall take effect immediately.  5. The maximum principal amount of Obligations expected to be issued or incurred by the County for the Project is reasonably anticipated to be approximately $2,150,000. 6. Itis to be understood that no Obligations shall be issued, sold, or awarded by the County unless and until the Board adopts an appropriate authorizing resolution and takes all other such further acts as may be required by law, in order for the County to issue any Obligations in  connection with the Project. ADOPTED: September 26, 2023  COUNTY OF GREENE, VIRGINIA  DA ller  Chair, Board of Supervisors  2    CERTIFICATE OF VOTES  The record of the roll-call vote by the members of the Board of Supervisors of Greene County, Virginia on the foregoing Resolution, duly adopted by the Board upon a roll-call vote at  its regular public meeting held on September 26, 2023, as follows:  Name  Aye X X X  Nay  Abstain  Absent  Dale R. Herring, Chair Marie C. Durrer, Vice Chair Davis Lamb Abbey Heflin Steve Bowman  X  Dated: September 26, 2023  By:  Clérk ofE  of  County of Greene, Virginia   ba  3    Board of Supervisors September 26, 2023 Attachment C  RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE SEVENTY-PIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION TO THE CSA PROGRAM  WHEREAS, the Department of Social Services for the County of Greene is requesting funding from the Office of Children's Services which shall be used toj provide services to youth  in the CSA Program; and  WHEREAS, the funds in the amount of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) need to be appropriated to the appropriate line item in the 2022-2023 budget of the County of  Greene, Virginia.  NOW, THEREFORE, ITISI HEREBY RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Greene, Virginia that seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) be appropriated to  the 2022-2023 budget of the County of Greene.  BEITFURTHER RESOLVED that the County Administrator oft the County of Greene, Virginia is authorized to make the appropriate accounting adjustments in the budget to do all  things necessary to give this resolution effect. Adopted this 26th day of September, 2023.  Motion: Steve Bowman Second: Davis Larb Recorded Vote: Steve Bowman Marie C. Durrer Abbey Heflin Dale R. Herring Davis Lamb  Yes Yes_ Abeent Yes Yes  DR K llen Dalel R. Herring, Chair Greene County Board of Supervisors  LCathys  Greene County Boàrd of Supèrvisors  -AA    Board of Supervisors September 26, 2023 Attachment D  GREENE COUNTY DISASTER RELIEF RESOLUTION  WHEREAS, the rainfall for the summer growing season has been extremely low across most of WHEREAS, Virginia Cooperative Extension, working their damage assessmentteams, and partner USDA agencies including the Virginia Farm Service Agency (FSA) to complete a damage WHEREAS, the damage assessment estimates show this lack of rainfall has caused yield losses of 50% in hay loss and 25.96% in pasture loss; and yield losses will continue to escalate unless there WHEREAS, the combined effect of hay yield loss and pasture loss is resulting in a severe shortage WHEREAS, producers are struggling to provide water to livestock due to lower levels in streams WHEREAS, US Geological Survey Groundwater data shows groundwater levels are at extremely low levels and there are reports of some wells under performing ini the area it is incumbent upon the Greene County Board of Supervisors to act responsibly to help protect vital public interests including the economic viability oft the Countysagricultural economy and farmersthat constitute NOW, THEREFORE, BE ITI RESOLVED by the Greene County Board of Supervisors that the County Administrator is directed to make a formal request of the Executive Director of the Virginia FSA, that Greene County be declared an agriculture disaster area and that all appropriate State and Federal disaster relief and assistance be made available to the farmers in Greene County.  Greene County; and  assessment for Greene County; and  is significant rainfall soon; and of hay in the area; and and springs; and  the core of that economy.  DR pun Dale Herring, Chairman Greene County Board of Supervisors  Attest Cathy  AHpe    Board of Supervisors September 26, 2023 Attachment E  ADOPTED BY THE GREENE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2023.  Motion: Steve Bowman Second: Marie Durrer Votes: Durrer: Lamb: Bowman: Heflin: Herring:  Yes Yes Yes Absent Yes  22 2h Dale Herring, Chair  ATTEST:  Cathy Schafrik,  Greene County Board of Supervisors  Greene County Board of Supervisors  S  2