Greene County

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Greene County is 20 miles north of downtown Charlottesville; Albemarle County is at its southern border. The county seat is Stanardsville. Greene County is a member of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District. It is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).


Population

The county population was estimated to be 21,030 on July 1, 2021 according to the Weldon Cooper Center. [1] [2]

Weldon Cooper projects the population increasing to 22,376 in 2030, 24,661 in 2040, and 27,315 in 2050. [3]

Government

Greene County is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors. Prior to the mid-1980's, there were only three members. [4]

Mark B. Taylor became the the new administrator on April 9, 2019. [5]

Fire and rescue

The county created it own fire and rescue service in 2020. [6]

Until then, the three fire departments that cover Greene are all volunteer departments. The rescue squad is a hybrid of volunteers and University of Virginia personnel. [7]

2018 Greene County Emergency Operations plan

2024-2025 Board of Supervisors

  • Marie Durrer, Chair, Midway District (term ends December 31, 2025)
  • Davis Lamb, Vice Chair, Ruckersville District (term ends December 31, 2027)
  • Steve Catalano, Stanardsville District (term ends November 15, 2024)
  • Francis McGuigan, At-Large (term ends December 31, 2027)
  • Tim Goolsby, Monroe District (term ends December 31 2027)

2022-2023 Board of Supervisors

  • Marie Durrer, Midway District (term ends in December 2025)
  • Abbey Heflin, Stanardsville District (term ends in December 2025) (resigned October 6, 2023)
  • Davis Lamb, Ruckersville District (term ends December 2023)
  • Dale Herring, At-Large (term ends in December 2023)
  • Steve Bowman, Monroe District (term ends in December 2023)

Elections

2019

The general election was held on November 5, 2019.

Independent Edwin Consolvo defeated incumbent Republican Matthew Hardin for Commonwealth's Attorney.

A Special Election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 for the purpose of filling the remaining term of office of the Greene Clerk of Circuit Court. [8] Acting clerk Susan Birckhead defeated Steve Keene for the position 2,203 votes to 2,024 votes.

Incumbent at-large Supervisor Dale Herring defeated James Murphy 3,373 votes to 2,647 votes.

Davis Lamb beat Tom J. Flynn for the Ruckersville District 778 votes to 691 votes.

Steve Bowman beat incumbent David Cox for the Monroe District seat 756 votes to 636 votes.

Steven Smith won re-election as Sheriff. [9]

Larry Vernon Snow was re-elected as Commissioner of Revenue despite being indicted on federal identity theft charges. [10]

2020-21 Board of Supervisors

  • Bill Martin, Chair, Stanardsville District
  • Marie Durrer, Vice Chair, Midway District (term ends in December 2021)
  • Davis Lamb, Ruckersville District (term ends December 2019)
  • Dale Herring, At-Large (re-elected in 2019)
  • Steve Bowman, Monroe District (term ends in December 2019, did not win re-election) [11]

2018-2019 Board of Supervisors

  • Bill Martin, Chair, Stanardsville District
  • Michelle Flynn, Vice Chair, Ruckersville District (term ends December 2019)
  • Dale Herring, At-Large (re-elected in 2019)
  • Marie Durrer, Midway District (term ends in December 2021)
  • David Cox, Monroe District (term ends in December 2019, did not win re-election)

Administrators

The first administrator was Ethyle Giuseppe. [12]

County administrator John Barkley stepped down in the summer of 2018. The Board of Supervisors named Brenda G. Garton as the interim administrator on July 10, 2018. [13] Mark B. Taylor was appointed to the position.[when?]

Comprehensive plan update

In 2021, Greene County is reviewing their Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Commission had a work session on the land-use chapter in late March. [14]

Regional participation


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Greene County is a member of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District.

Water supply plan

Planning to increase the municipal water supply operated by the Rapidan Service Authority continues in the fall of 2018. The Greene County Board of Supervisors held a work session on September 18, 2018 to hear more details of a plan that would involved the construction of a new dam to create a reservoir. The project could cost between $45 million and $65 million. [15]

According to the permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allows for the inundation of 15,891 linear feet of White Run and several tributaries of the Rapidan River. The project is located north of Dairy Road and east of Watson Road near the town of Stanardsville. The county has until September 12, 2022 to complete the project according to the permit. The full volume of the reservoir will be 900 million gallons with a surface area of 125 acres. [16]

Snapshot of Greene County Water Demand from DEQ

Timeline

References

  1. Web. [University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center, Demographics Research Group. (2020) Virginia Population Estimates], University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center, Demographics Research Group, retrieved May 31, 2022.
  2. Web. Population growth up 12.8 percent, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Town Crier Productions, January 29, 2022, retrieved May 31, 2022.
  3. Web. Virginia Population Projections, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia, retrieved November 19, 2023.
  4. Print: 2 Counties Mull Board Expansions, Steven Johnson, Daily Progress, Worrell Newspaper group January 2, 1986, Page B1.
  5. Web. Greene County Names New Administrator, Staff Reports, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, January 9, 2019, retrieved April 22, 2019.
  6. Print: Week Ahead for August 10, 2020, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Community Engagement, Town Crier Productions.
  7. Web. Greene residents air issues with fire-rescue, Terry Beigie, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, February 1, 2020, retrieved February 2, 2020. Print. February 1, 2020 page A3.
  8. https://www.greenecountyva.gov/news/80-depts/517-special-election-on-november-5-2019-for-greene-clerk-of-circuit-court
  9. Web. Large turnout in Greene brings change to local government, Terry Beigie, Greene County Record, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 7, 2019, retrieved November 14, 2019. Print. November 13, 2019 page J1.
  10. Web. Greene official, son plead not guilty to federal charges, Tyler Hammel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 16, 2019, retrieved November 17, 2019. Print. November 16, 2019 page A1.
  11. Web. BOS moves up meeting start times & vote in leadership, Terry Beigie, News Article, Greene County Record, January 21, 2021, retrieved January 23, 2021.
  12. Web. Ethyle Giuseppe dies at 101: 'Remarkable benefactor' to be honored at service Saturday, Terry Beigie, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 1, 2019, retrieved November 3, 2019. Print. November 1, 2019 page A3.
  13. Web. Brenda G. Garton Named Interim County Administrator, Press Release, NBC29, July 13, 2018, retrieved July 23, 2018.
  14. Web. Land-use chapter was tackled first in GC comp plan review, Terry Beigie, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, April 1, 2021, retrieved April 4, 2021.
  15. Web. [1], Terry Beigie, News Article, Greene County Record, September 27, 2018, retrieved October 4, 2018.
  16. Web. Department of the Army Permit 2011-1973, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, retrieved November 9, 2019.
  17. Web. July 15, 2020: Masks, water, meetings, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Community Engagement, Town Crier Productions, July 15, 2020, retrieved September 12, 2020.
  18. Web. July 20, 2020: Greene County water, Council action, mobile home park rezoning in Albemarle, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Community Engagement, Town Crier Productions, July 20, 2020, retrieved September 12, 2020.
  19. Web. RSA board votes to take over Greene water plan, scraps facility fees on bills, Tery Beigie, News Article, Greene County Record, July 17, 2020, retrieved September 12, 2020.
  20. Web. July 22, 2020: Travel quarantine, Chapter 11 for Worldstrides, Greene water, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Community Engagement, Town Crier Productions, July 21, 2020, retrieved September 12, 2020.
  21. Web. July 29, 2020: Hampton Roads restrictions, Delegate Rasoul's diagnosis, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Community Engagement, Town Crier Productions, July 29, 2020, retrieved September 17, 2020.

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