Board of Supervisors, May 26, 2026
Approves Voter satellite office relocation (Ordinance 7-18, Code Section 7-89), 7-0
How this board votes
The Board of Supervisors approved 90% of 59 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Drew Mullins (2 of 16 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors approved a transient occupancy tax increase from 9% to 11% (Ordinance 21-103) on a 6-1 vote, with Supervisor Guzman dissenting.
- Jurisdiction
- Spotsylvania County, VA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 26, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Purchase order for three 2030 Pierce pumpers
Approval of a purchase order to Atlantic Emergency Solutions Inc. for three year-2030 Pierce pumpers in the amount of $3,578,250, replacing two 2014 engines and one 2016 engine. Prepayment yields approximately $400,000 in savings. Item pulled from consent agenda for public explanation.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors approved a transient occupancy tax increase from 9% to 11% (Ordinance 21-103) on a 6-1 vote, with Supervisor Guzman dissenting.
Key Decisions (6)
Purchase order for three 2030 Pierce pumpers
Railroad Crossing Elimination Program grant application
Smart Scale Round 7 transportation applications
Transient occupancy tax increase from 9% to 11% (Ordinance 21-103)
Voter satellite office relocation (Ordinance 7-18, Code Section 7-89)
2026 bond referendum categories and amounts
Development Activity (8)
Shady Grove Fire Station
Infrastructure
New elementary school (Route 1 / New Post area)
Infrastructure
Germanna Point Drive extension to Spotsylvania Avenue
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
School overcrowding along the Route 1 / New Post corridor…
Commercial Demand
The transient occupancy tax increase to 11% targets hotels, campgrounds,…
Infrastructure
County is investing heavily in transportation via Smart Scale and…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: 4 staff members, the clerk, an attorney, a witness, and 2 members of the public.
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