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CITY OF LEXINGTONPUBLIC HEARINGThe City Council of Lexington will conduct a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2024 during its regular meeting, held in the first floor meeting room of the Rockbridge County Administrative Offices, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia, concerning Ordinance 2024-04 which appropriates funds approved in the fiscal year 2025 budget. The ordinance includes rates, fees, and taxes to be established for the fiscal year. The proposed real estate tax rate for FY25 is $0.92 per $100; no changes for personal property tax rates are proposed. Water and sewer rates are proposed to increase by an average of 8.0%. Citizen comments are welcome at the meeting or you may submit public comments in writing to the following email address:[email protected], by US Mail to City Manager’s Office, 300 East Washington Street,Lexington VA, 24450, or by leaving it in the City’s drop box at the rear of the building (facingthe parking lot) and addressed to the City Manager’s Office. Comments will be distributed to City Council and entered into the minutes as public record.

CITY OF BUENA VISTAThe City of Buena Vista has an opening on the Board of Zoning Appeals. This term will begin immediately after appointment and will expire on December 31, 2026. You must be a citizen of Buena Vista to serve on this board. For more information or to apply, please contact Sarah Burch, City Manager’s Office, 2039 Sycamore Avenue, Buena Vista, VA at (540) 261-8601 or email [email protected]. You may also visit: www.buenavistava.org/city-services/government/boards-commissions/

REQUEST FOR BIDS TOWN OF CRAIGSVILLE LEAD SERVICE LINE ASSESSMENT AND INVENTORY April 10, 2024 The Town of Craigsville, VA (Town) is requesting bid proposals for services to support their lead service line inventory program. The Town has an estimated 900 service lines that must be verified. SCOPE OF SERVICES -Records Review -Field Verification -Administrative Services SUBMISSION DEADLINE Bids must be received no later than 4:00 PM, April 25, 2024. Bids received after this date will not be accepted. Bids can be emailed electronically to the attention of Sandra Dill, Town Clerk, at [email protected] and Mayor Richard Fox at [email protected] with "Lead Service Line Inventory" noted in the email subject line. Bid opening will be at 9:00 AM on April 29, 2024. For more information, contact Town Clerk, Sandra Dill at (540) 997-5935. The Town of Craigsville is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites the submission of proposals from minority and women-owned businesses and disadvantaged business enterprises.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTYNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGSNotice is hereby given per Section 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia and Section 808 of the County of Rockbridge LandDevelopment Regulations (the Regulations) that public hearings will be held by the Rockbridge County Planning Commission on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at or after 7:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room in the County Administration Building, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450 to consider the following applications:1) Virginia Electric & Power Company DBA Dominion Energy Virginia, 5000 Dominion Blvd, 3rd Floor SW, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 has made an application for a Special Exception Permit (SEP) for modifications associated with the timeframe of a previously special exception application pertaining to the storage of materials and equipment in Zone AE Hatched (Floodway) of the Special Flood HazardArea. The SEP was approved by the Board of Supervisors on November 28, 2023. The properties are located on the east side of River Road (Route 663) approximately 1.58 miles west of the southern intersection of River Road (Route 663) and Glasgow Highway (Route 501). The properties are owned byKeith W. and Penny G. Holland, 80 Forge Road, Lexington, Virginia 24450 and are further identified as tax map numbers 108-3-A, 108-3-B, and 98-16-1. The properties are located in the Agricultural and General Uses (A-2) Zoning District and are within the Flood Hazard [Overlay] District (FH-1). Persection 608.11-2(6) of the Regulations, the storage of materials and equipment in Zone AE Hatched (Floodway) of the Special Flood Hazard Area is a use by Special Exception in the FH-1 Overlay District. The properties are located in the Natural Bridge Magisterial District.2) Virginia Electric & Power Company DBA Dominion Energy Virginia, 5000 Dominion Blvd, 3 rd Floor SW, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 has made an application for a Special Exception Permit (SEP) for modifications associated with the timeframe of a previously special exception application pertaining to develop a private heliport. The SEP was approved by the Board of Supervisors on November 28, 2023.The properties are located on the east side of River Road (Route 663) approximately 1.58 miles west of the southern intersection of River Road (Route 663) and Glasgow Highway (Route 501). The properties are owned by Keith W. and Penny G. Holland, 80 Forge Road, Lexington, Virginia 24450 and are further identified as tax map numbers 108-3-A, 108-3-B, and 98-16-1. The properties are located in the Agricultural and General Uses (A-2) Zoning District. Per section 603.03-4 of the Regulations, private,non-commercial landing strips, or heliports are a use by special exception in the A-2 Zoning District. The properties are located in the Natural Bridge Magisterial District.3) Virginia Electric & Power Company DBA Dominion Energy Virginia, 5000 Dominion Blvd, 3rd Floor SW, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 has made an application for a Special Exception Permit (SEP) for modifications associated with the timeframe of a previously special exception application pertaining todevelop a transmission pole staging and assembly area (Public Utilities). The SEP was approved by the Board of Supervisors on November 28, 2023. The properties are located on the east side of River Road (Route 663) approximately 1.58 miles west of the southern intersection of River Road (Route 663) and Glasgow Highway (Route 501). The properties are owned by Keith W. and Penny G. Holland, 80 Forge Road, Lexington, Virginia 24450 and are further identified as tax map numbers 108-3-A, 108-3-B, and98-16-1. The properties are located in the Agricultural and General Uses (A-2) Zoning District. Per section 603.03-9 of the Regulations, Public Utilities are a use by special exception in the A-2 Zoning District. The properties are located in the Natural Bridge Magisterial District.Information on these applications is available in the Rockbridge County Office of Community Development, 150 SouthMain Street, Lexington, Virginia, by phone at 540-464-9662 or by email at [email protected]

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING #1PROPOSED 2024/2025 WATER AND SEWER RATESBUENA VISTA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITYThe Buena Vista Public Service Authority will conduct a public hearing on May 2, 2024, at or around 6:00 p.m. in the City CouncilChambers of City Hall, located at 2039 Sycamore Avenue, Buena Vista, Virginia. The hearing will be conducted to receive public input on the proposed FY 2025 schedule of water and sewer rates. A copy of the Resolution proposing the water and sewer rates may be obtained from the Secretary of the Authority in the CityManager’s Office located at 2039 Sycamore Avenue, Buena Vista, Virginia. The Authority is giving consideration to adopting thefollowing water rate and sewer rate for FY 2025:Water rates $8.58 per 1,000 gallonsSewer rates $9.04 per 1,000 gallons