June 26 2024 Board Work Session Minutes 408
MINUTES
WORK SESSION
FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2024
7:00 P.M.
BOARD ROOM, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
107 NORTH KENT STREET, WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
ATTENDEES
Board of Supervisors: Josh E. Ludwig, Chairman; Judith McCann-Slaughter, Vice
Chairman; Blaine P. Dunn; Heather H. Lockridge; John F. Jewell; Robert W. Wells and Robert T.
Liero were present.
Staff present: Michael Bollhoefer, County Administrator; Scott Varner, Director of
Information Technologies; Wyatt Pearson, Planning Director; Karen Vacchio, Public Information
Officer; Austin Cano, Assistant County Attorney; and Ann W. Phillips, Deputy Clerk to the Board of
Supervisors.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Ludwig called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LAKE FREDERICK
COMMUNITY
Gary Porter, Mary Davis, and Tom Bottorf, representing the Lake Frederick Inter-County
Service Area (ICSA) Working Group, made a PowerPoint presentation titled "ICSA Impact on the
Lake Frederick Community and Frederick County."
Chairman Ludwig suggested that Frederick Water be invited to do their annual update to
the Board soon to allow them to respond to issues raised in the presentation.
Supervisor Dunn and Mr. Porter discussed the Frederick Water financial information
provided in the PowerPoint.
Chairman Ludwig and Mr. Davis discussed Frederick Water's new water softener
discharge policy and definition of wastewater in the County's ordinance.
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Supervisor Jewell, Mr. Davis, and Mr. Bottorf discussed the wells at Lake Frederick not yet
being used to supply water to the community, a contract being approved for a processing plant and
a grant being obtained to assist with the plant.
Supervisor Wells thanked the presenters and suggested the Board should meet with
Frederick Water for a response to the presentation by Lake Frederksk residents.
Chairman Ludwig discussed the composition of Frederick Water's governing board saying
it could be increased from five to seven members with one being a member of the Board of
Supervisors.
By consensus, the Board agreed to invite Frederick Water staff to meet on July 24, 2024.
Supervisor Lockridge and Mr. Porter discussed the financial information and the cost of
the seven-mile pipeline as being $19 million.
Supervisor Liero asked that the latest presentation be provided to Frederick Water's
Executive Director, Eric Lawrence, prior to his meeting with the Board of Supervisors.
ADJOURN
At 8:40 p.m., the meeting was adjourned on motion of Vice Chairman Slaughter, seconded
by Supervisor Jewell.
Josh E. Ludwig Michael Bollhoefer
Chairman, Board of Supervisors County Administrator
Minutes Prepared By:
Ann W. Phillips
Deputy Clerk, Board of Supervisors
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