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Advisors together, please stand for the
invocation by Reverend Jones followed by
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the Pledge of Allegiance.
>> Lord, you're great and greatly to be
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praised. How excellent is your name?
There's none like you. We ask you
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tonight for your guidance that we may
make decisions relative to this county
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that bring glory, to bring honor to you.
We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
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» I pledge allegiance to the to the flag
of the United States of America and to
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the republic for which it stands, one
nation under God, indivisible, with
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liberty and justice for all.
You may be seated.
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Okay, next up is the setting the agenda.
Since this is a special meeting, there
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will be no
uh
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citizen comment periods or other
speakings.
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One item on the agenda is a motion to
approve the agenda as set.
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» So moved.
>> Mr. Ripsin moved to accept the uh agenda
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as written. Is there a second?
>> Second.
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» Reverend Jones seconded. All in favor
signify by saying I.
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» I.
>> Okay, before we hit that, I will say
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that if this is a baseball game, Mr.
Simpson has three strikes.
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And I know the people he represent,
their employers expect them to be on
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time. And this is the third time that
Mr. Simpson hasn't showed up for his job
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on time for his citizens.
Um
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I move
that the All right, say one other thing.
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I want to thank you all for coming.
It's going to go similar it did last
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meeting. We're going to move into closed
session, go in the other room.
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If a recommendation is made to take a
vote on the uh data center or on the uh
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water issue with Cambo County, we'll
come back out here and make that vote in
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public, but all the discussions will be
in
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uh closed session. And you're welcome to
stay. I don't know how long it'll take
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us to do it. But, you know, if you
brought board games or whatever, you
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know, you're welcome.
All right.
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All right. I move that the board enter
into closed meeting for the limited
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purpose of consulting with legal counsel
retained by the board regarding specific
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legal matters requiring the provisions
of legal advice by such counsel related
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to a proposed water agreement,
performance agreement, discussion of
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prospective business or industry and
region
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2000 authority and agreement accordance
with section 2-2-3711
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{parentheses} A {parentheses} 8 and
section 2-2-711
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{parentheses} A {parentheses} 5 of the
code of
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of Virginia is a second.
Mr. Hipps is second the motion to go
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into closed session. All in favor say I.
>> I.
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» Okay, we'll be moving into closed
session.
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» I certify that in the closed meeting
public business matters were lawfully
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exempted from open meeting requirements
and that only such public business
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matters as were identified in the motion
by which the closed meeting was convened
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were heard and discussed or considered
in the closed meeting.
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Mr. Senson.
>> Yes.
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Yes, ma'am.
>> Yes.
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» Mr. Hipps.
>> Yes.
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» And Mr. Wilson.
>> Yes.
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» Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Senson, uh and just to clarify,
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would you
like a full
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read of the two pages?
Or it's two pages?
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» It's a page and a half.
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» Which one is that?
>> I'm trying to read if that's the one
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you've got up there.
I mean, I can I'll make that one.
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Which one are you making a motion on,
Mr. Simpson?
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» Well, we can do that one since it's up.
I'll make a motion we accept the
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I'll read the title. Resolution of the
Board of Supervisors of Appomattox
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County, Virginia, conditionally
approving
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To be continued.
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Can uh
There we go.
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Uh conditionally approving the
settlement of pending litigation and
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related agreements and authorizing
execution subject to conditions
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and I'll add specifically about Region
2000 and the Campbell County CCOSA water
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agreement.
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» Okay, Mr. Simpson's made the resolute
made the motion to pass the resolution
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on the
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water and
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» Yeah, conditionally approving the
settlement of pending litigation related
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agreements and authorized execution sub-
conditions
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uh with Campbell County.
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Is there a second?
>> Second.
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» Mr. Hinkle has seconded it. Any
discussion?
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» Mr. Hinkle, uh Mr. Chairman, I want to
um
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just communicate that these are good
this agreement this resolution, excuse
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me, will be
on the county website. How quickly can
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we get that
on there?
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Ace, can you
What?
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This [clears throat] evening.
First thing in the morning. Okay.
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Um
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Yeah, just full disclosure that it'll it
will be publicly available. It is
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publicly available now, but it will be
on the website.
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And this I'm sorry. And this YouTube's
being recorded right now, too. So, if
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can pause the YouTube video and read it
from there too. So.
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And it'll also be on my supervisor page
sometime tomorrow too.
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Since you kept me up past my bedtime
here, might be later than
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All righty.
Any further discussion?
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Mr. Simpson.
>> I.
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» Mr. Jones. I.
Mr. Woska.
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» I.
>> Mr. Gibbs.
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» I.
>> I vote I also.
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So the resolution
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conditionally approving the settlement
agreement pending litigation and related
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arguments or agreements with Capital
Campbell County has been approved.
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Next resolution is on approval of the
data data center.
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Mr. Simpson, do you have that?
>> Uh Mr. Chairman, I'll
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Mr. Chairman, I'm
moved to ex- that we accept or adopt
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the resolution and I'm again I'll read
the full title as presented by our
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council.
Resolution of the Board of Supervisors
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of Appomattox County, Virginia
conditionally approving an economic
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development and performance agreement
and authorizing it its execution and
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delivery and I'll add that this is
related to the EDA park uh
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data center project.
>> Okay, is there a second?
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» Hearing no second on the resolution
regarding the operational agreement for
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the data center.
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It is tabled.
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All right, next up we have the uh
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engagement letter with Whitford
attorneys uh
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to allow us to continue to engage
Whitford Taylor and Preston LLP
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uh regarding the
uh
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issues with Campbell County and CCUSA.
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Is there a motion to approve the
engagement letter approval?
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» So moved.
>> Mr. Hips has moved that we approve the
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engagement letter.
Is there a second?
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» I second.
>> Reverend Jones has seconded. Any further
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discussion?
All right, approval. Mr. Hip Mr.
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Simpson?
>> Aye.
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» Reverend Jones? Aye.
>> Mr. Hips?
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» Aye.
>> Mr. Boswell?
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» Aye.
>> I vote aye also to approve the
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engagement letter with Whitford Taylor
and Preston LLP.
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All right, the next meeting is Monday,
September 21st
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of 2026 at 6:00 p.m. right here,
regularly scheduled meeting.
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Is there any other issues?
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If not, I'll accept the motion to
adjourn.
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» All right.
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» Mr. What Mr. Wolfskill's made a motion
to adjourn. Is there a second?
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» Second.
>> Mr. Hibbs a second. All those in favor
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say I.
>> I.
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» Motion's been approved to adjourn.