Lynchburg City Council will convene at 7:30 p.m. today in City Hall, 900 Church St., for a regular business meeting. Items on the agenda include:
- Public hearing on the use of stimulus funds in the Community Development Block Grant program, a federally funded but locally managed program that supports a variety of community improvement initiatives. An advisory committee has recommended that the city’s $237,404 stimulus appropriation in this area be dispersed among: administrative costs, the Lynchburg Community Action Group, Rebuilding Together, Fifth Street corridor improvements, the United Way’s Smart Beginnings program and the Interfaith Outreach Association.
- Public hearing on the Holly Hill Townhomes development, a 75-unit project located on Graves Mill Road. The developer behind this proposal has asked that the matter be postponed until July, but the city has already publicly advertised its intent to hold a hearing tonight. It is not clear whether the hearing will proceed as scheduled; council is expected to render a decision during the meeting. The Holly Hill project has generated opposition from its neighbors and was recommended for denial by the planning commission.
- Continuation of the public hearing regarding Lynchburg School Board vacancies. This will be the third hearing that council has had on this matter. It is not unusual for council to extend the hearing on school board appointments in hopes of generating additional applications. At this point, the city has five candidates for the District I board seat, three for District II and one for District III.
New candidates will be accepted until the hearing is closed.
City Council will also hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. to interview one school board candidate. Several candidates have been invited to interview with council on June 19. This session was rescheduled as the candidate had a conflict that day.
Council will conduct the interview in closed session, but the proceedings will be videotaped and made available to the public following the final school board appointments. This is in keeping with a new system implemented by council last year.
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