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Home My WebLink About2/17/2026 - Regular 1 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE VINTON TOWN COUNCIL HELD AT 6:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE VINTON MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 311 SOUTH POLLARD STREET, VINTON, VIRGINIA MEMBERS PRESENT: Bradley E. Grose, Mayor Laurie J. Mullins, Vice Mayor Keith N. Liles Michael W. Stovall MEMBERS ABSENT: Sabrina M. McCarty STAFF PRESENT: Richard Peters, Town Manager Cody Sexton, Deputy Town Manager Megan Lawless, Town Clerk Jeremy Carroll, Town Attorney Kimberley Ramsey, Interim Town Treasurer Fabricio Drumond, Chief of Police Nathan McClung, Assistant Director of Planning and Zoning Mayor Grose called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. The Town Clerk called the roll with Council Member Liles, Council Member Stovall, Vice Mayor Mullins, and Mayor Grose present. Roll call After a Moment of Silence, Council Member Liles led the Pledge of Allegiance. Under Upcoming Community Events/ Announcements, and Council Activities: Vice Mayor Mullins announced the following event: March 24th – 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., Annual Senior Services Expo hosted by Vinton Area Chamber of Commerce. The event will be held at William Byrd Middle School. Vice Mayor Mullins announced the following Council activities: February 5th – Mayor Grose, Council Member Liles, and Council Member Stovall attended Legislative Day in Richmond; February 5th – Vice Mayor Mullins attended the RVTV Committee meeting; February 11th – Council Member McCarty and Council Member Liles attended the Community Development Committee meeting; February 17th – Mayor Grose and Council Member Stovall attended the Finance Committee meeting. Requests to postpone, add to or change the order of agenda items, no requests were offered. 2 Council Member Liles made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented; the motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Mullins and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 4-0-1; Yeas (4) -Liles, Stovall, Mullins, Grose; Nays (0) – None; Absent (1) – McCarty. Approved minutes of the Regular meeting of February 3, 2026. Under Awards, Introductions, Presentations, Mr. Sexton shared that at the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Expo hosted by the Virginia Asphalt Association and VDOT, the Mountain View Road Full-Depth Reclamation (FDR) Project won the statewide Engineer’s Choice Award. The Engineer’s Choice Award annually recognizes projects that demonstrate collaboration, effective collaboration, proactively identifying and solving challenges, and going above and beyond. Members from VDOT were in attendance to receive this recognition and expressed gratitude towards the Town for its collaboration. Under Citizens’ Comments and Petitions, Mrs. Janet Scheid spoke to Council about the disc golf course that is being installed along the Wolf Creek Greenway. Under Briefings, Ken Fay, Director of Real Estate Valuations with Roanoke County, provided a PowerPoint presentation on the 2026 Roanoke County Real Estate Reassessment. The presentation is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office as part of the permanent record. Council expressed their gratitude for the presentation. Under Briefings, Jeremy Holmes, Executive Director for Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (RVARC) provided a PowerPoint presentation on the RVARC Annual Report. The presentation is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office as part of the permanent record. Council expressed their gratitude for the presentation. Under Items Requiring Action, Mr. Sexton presented a Resolution that would allow the Interim Town Treasurer and Interim Finance Director to remove outstanding Personal Property delinquent taxes and Vehicle Licenses Fees over five years old from the active records to a permanent file. 3 Council Member Stovall made a motion to adopt a Resolution to remove outstanding Personal Property delinquent taxes and Vehicle Licenses Fees over five years old from the active records to a permanent file; the motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Mullins and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 4-0-1; Yeas (4) - Liles, Stovall, Mullins, Grose; Nays (0) – None; Absent (1) – McCarty. Under Public Hearing, there were no items for this section. Approval of Resolution No. 2665 to remove outstanding Personal Property delinquent taxes and Vehicle Licenses Fees over five years old from the active records to a permanent file. Under Reports from Committees, Mr. Sexton briefed Council on what the Finance Committee discussed at their meeting on February 17, 2026. The committee briefly went over the Roanoke County Real Estate Assessment PowerPoint presentation. Staff are currently working on the revenue projections for FY2027. The budget work session with Council will be on April 7, 2026. We will adopt the personal property and real estate tax rates at the Town Council meeting on April 7, 2026. Mr. Sexton advised that January 31, 2026, Financial Statements are not ready due to staff illness. Approval of the statements will be at the Town Council meeting on March 17, 2026. Council Member Stovall added that the Vinton Area Chamber of Commerce shared their Profit and Loss Year-to-Date Comparison sheet for 2025. The Chamber’s goal is to increase their memberships. Under Reports from Committees, Mr. McClung briefed Council on what the Community Development Committee discussed at their meeting on February 11, 2026. Topics in the committee meeting included updates to economic development projects such as 121 W. Lee Avenue, McGimsey property, Riverpark Shopping Center, Greenway Construction properties, 7 Walnut Avenue, Dos Mas grand 4 opening, and franchise updates at 1000 Hardy Road and 520 Hardy Road. Updates to community development projects included the approval of two grants with the Department of Energy, status of the gateway signage, Gus Nicks Blvd/Gish Mill Water Line Improvement project, mural updates, Wolf Creek Disc Golf Course, and FEMA mapping. Updates to transportation projects included the Glade Creek Greenway Phase III project, Walnut Avenue Improvement Project, and No Parking signage installation along E. Cleveland Avenue and Pine Street. Last, there was discussion on economic development incentives and the Capital Improvement Plan. Under Town Attorney, no comments were offered. Under Town Manager’s Projects Updates, Mr. Peters shared that Public Works staff put in 903 hours for snow removal and used 167 tons of salt. We have been waiting on warm weather for the Poured-In-Place surface at the Vinton War Memorial Park. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be planned around April 1st or 2nd. We will have a ribbon cutting ceremony for Wolf Creek Greenway restroom in conjunction with Roanoke Valley Greenways. The date is to be determined. Next, Mr. Peters shared that we have made some modifications to the collaboration agreement with the Vinton Area Chamber of Commerce for the upcoming year. Under Council and Mayor Comments, Council Member McCarty’s father passed away, so all members of Council expressed sympathy for the family. Vice Mayor Mullins commended the Police Department and the Deputy Town Manager for their participation in the Polar Plunge. 5 Council Member Stovall commented on a citizen’s social media post that acknowledged how good the Town services and snow removal are. Mayor Grose commented on the passing of Karen Woods, owner of Woods Service Centers Inc. He then shared gratitude for the work that has been done by the Public Works Department and the Police Department during the inclement weather. Lastly, Mayor Grose commented on the VML Legislative Day and shared that it was time well spent. Council Member Liles made a motion to adjourn the meeting; the motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Mullins and carried by the following vote 4- 0-1; Yeas (4) – Liles, Stovall, Mullins, Grose; Nays (0) – None; Absent (1) – McCarty. ATTEST: _______________________________ Megan K. Lawless, Town Clerk Meeting Adjourned at 7:14 p.m. APPROVED: _______________________________ Bradley E. Grose, Mayor