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Clifton Forge Town Council Meets October 10, 2017

 
COUNCIL AGENDA

TOWN OF CLIFTON FORGE, VIRGINIA

7:00 P.M. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2017

CLIFTON FORGE TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS

547 MAIN STREET


• INVOCATION

• CALL TO ORDER

• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

• PUBLIC HEARING: APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION

The purpose of the public hearing is for the proposed appropriation of grant funds to the Operating Budget in the amount of $327,850 which has been received from VDOT for the Smith Creek Trail Pedestrian Bridge.

          RECOMMENDATION: Proceed to second reading

• CONSENT AGENDA

• MINUTES      Council Meeting, September 26, 2017                                                                           RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes of September 26, 2017

• ACTION ITEMS

MOTION TO CANCEL NOVEMBER 21 AND DECEMBER 26, 2017 MEETINGS DUE TO HOLIDAYS WITH THE OPTION TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING IF NECESSARY

          RECOMMENDATION: Approve meeting cancellations

Resolution for 2017 Personal Property Tax Relief Allocation

• Each year, since 2005, the Town receives a lump sum of funds from the Commonwealth for personal property tax relief.  This year, as in the preceding years, the Town received $316,643.68.  According to code, the tax relief must be allocated so as to eliminate personal property tax for qualifying personal use vehicles valued at $1,000 or less.  The tax relief can only be applied to the first $20,000 of value of a vehicle.  Vehicles which do not meet the definition of qualifying are for example, including but not limited to, business use vehicles, farm use vehicles, motor homes, etc. 

     The tax relief must be at a sufficient percentage to fully utilize all the funds received from the Commonwealth.  For 2017 taxes, the tax relief amount is 67% on qualified vehicles which is the same tax relief percentage as 2016. 

          RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution

• INFORMATION

Clifton Forge Shriner’s Club Fall Festival will be held on October 20-22, 2017

Annual Leaf Pick-up will begin October 30 and continue thru December 10, 2017. Streets will be completed first with alleys last, following the set zone schedule with Wednesday of each week being bagged leaf day for all zones. Public Works asks that you do not mix any limbs with leaves because the leaf machine cannot pick them up. They also ask that you keep in mind that regular bulk and brush pick-up will be suspended and will not resume until leaf pickup has ended. For questions or to find out what zone your property is included in, please contact Public Works 863-2517.

• MANAGER’S COMMENTS

• UPCOMING EVENTS

- CLIFTON FORGE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

JAMMIN AT THE MILL—FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017, 7 PM

- CLIFTON FORGE PUBLIC LIBRARY

WANDA WALTON, AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING—THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2017, 6-7 PM

MISS SPIDER’S TEA PARTY—SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2017, 11 AM -NOON

PRE-SCHOOL STORY TIME—WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017, 11 AM – NOON

CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN PARTY—MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2017, 4-5 PM

POSTCARDS FROM THE PAST—TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2017, 6 PM

- MASONIC THEATRE

UNDERGROUND OPEN MIC WITH NICKIE CALHOUN—THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2017, 7 PM

“FRIDAY THE 13TH” A SOMETHING WICKED EVENT—FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2017, 8 PM

KEITH BRYANT IN CONCERT—SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2017, 7:30 PM

“YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN” MOVIE SCREENING—THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017, 7 PM

FALL FOLIAGE FESTIVAL THEATRE TOURS—FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017, 1 PM

“EVERYTHING EVERLY: A TRIBUTE TO THE EVERLY BROTHERS”—FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017, 7 PM

THE ANNOUNCERS IN CONCERT—SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2017, 7 PM

“SOMETHING WICKED” HAUNTED HOUSE—FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017, 7 PM

• PUBLIC COMMENTS

• COUNCIL COMMENTS



 
 
 

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