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MINUTES
WORK SESSION
FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MONDAY, JULY 18, 2022
12:00 P.M.
BOARD ROOM, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
107 NORTH KENT STREET, WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
ATTENDEES
Board of Supervisors: Charles S. DeHaven, Jr., Chairman; Robert W. Wells; Blaine
P. Dunn; Judith McCann-Slaughter; and Josh E. Ludwig. J. Douglas McCarthy, Vice Chairman;
and Shawn L. Graber were absent.
Staff present: Michael Bollhoefer, County Administrator; Jay E. Tibbs, Deputy County
Administrator; Roderick B. Williams, County Attorney; Karen Vacchio, Public Information Officer;
Wyatt Pearson, Planning Director;John Bishop,Assistant Planning Director; Scott Varner, Director
of Information Technologies; and Ann W. Phillips, Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors.
Other invited attendees: Bill Wiley, State Delegate; Wendy Gooditis, State Delegate; Zack
Golden, Sen. Warner's State Director; Lana Westfall, 10th Congressional District Rep. Wexton's
staff; Mark Merrill, Commonwealth Transportation Board; Randy Kiser, VDOT; Ed Carter, VDOT;
Ben Cline, Representative, Sixth Congressional District; and Daniel Davies, State Delegate Dave
LaRock's staff. Jill Vogel, State Senator, attended remotely.
CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS
Chairman DeHaven called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. County Administrator
Bollhoefer introduced the attendees.
PRESENTATION — FREDERICK COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES, ROUTE 37, AND
THE COUNTY'S FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS
Assistant Planning Director John Bishop gave a PowerPoint Presentation that included a
Review of Frederick County Key Transportation Priorities; a Review of the Route 37 History and
Next Steps; and a highlight of Frederick County's Growing Financial Commitment to the County's
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transportation needs.
The attendees and the Board discussed safety as a priority requiring transportation
improvements, a parkway concept for the remaining portion of the Route 37 bypass, expected
costs and funding options for the Route 37 bypass project, gridlock at 1-81 intersections throughout
the County,the SmartScale funding model and other grant opportunities,aligning grant applications
with stated priorities to enhance the County's chances to obtain funding, and the option for using
tolls to fund Route 37.
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO INTERSTATE 81 IN
FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA—ADOPTED
Planning Director Wyatt Pearson gave a brief overview of the proposed resolution.
Supervisor Dunn moved to adopt the resolution. Supervisor Slaughter seconded the motion and
referenced the discussion at a recent meeting of the Economic Development Authority in support
of promoting improvements on the 1-81 corridor in the County. The motion carried on a recorded
vote as follows:
Blaine P. Dunn Aye Josh E. Ludwig Aye
Shawn L. Graber Absent Robert W.Wells Aye
J. Douglas McCarthy Absent Charles S. DeHaven, Jr. Aye
Judith McCann-Slaughter Aye
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO INTERSTATE 81 IN
FREDERICK COUNTY,VIRGINIA
WHEREAS,within Virginia,I-81 connects 30 colleges and universities,21 cities and towns and 13
counties, and parallels the Blue Ridge Parkway,making this program critical to supporting job growth
and economic vitality while reducing congestion,enhancing safety and reliability, and improving quality
of life for everyone in our region: and
WHEREAS,Nearly 50%of the state's value of goods are transported along the corridor,which has the
highest per capita truck volume in Virginia; and
WHEREAS,Frederick County's geographic location makes it a desirable place for businesses to locate
because companies can reach two-thirds of the U.S. &Canadian population in a day's drive; and
WHEREAS,I-81 is a key economic artery for not only Frederick County,but also western Virginia; and
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WHEREAS,the I-81 Corridor Improvement Program consists of innovative,targeted improvements that
will have a substantial effect on the safety and reliability of a critical portion of our nation's
infrastructure;and
WHEREAS,the program will implement a series of improvements such as lane extensions to reduce the
rate and frequency of crashes along the corridor.In addition,the program improvements will
reduce congestion and improve reliability by adding capacity in targeted areas of the corridor and
improving speed of incident clearance to help limit travel delays.
WHEREAS,program improvements have been approved to widen I-81 in both directions between Exit
313 and Exit 317.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick,
Virginia,does hereby support program improvements to widen I-81 in both directions between Exit 317
and Exit 323,as well as widening in both directions between Exit 307 to currently planned Exit 313
should additional funding become available.
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ADJOURN
There being no further business, at 1:45 p.m. Chairman DeHaven adjourned the work
session.
Charles S. DeHaven, Jr. Michael Bollhoefer
Chairman, Board of Supervisors County Administrator
Minutes Prepared By:
Ann W. Phillips
Deputy Clerk, Board of Supervisors
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