The board will also vote on various appropriations including money for a Marcus Alert system and school nutrition programs.
Having already received a recommendation for approval from the planning commission on Oct. 8, a proposal to let a construction waste dump site in Christiansburg grow to more than five times its current size is up for vote with the Montgomery Board of Supervisors on Monday.
Supervisors will meet at 7:15 p.m. in the second floor board chambers at the county government center, 755 Roanoke St., Christiansburg.
The county Planning Commission voted Oct. 8 to recommend approval. Questions were raised about the daily trip estimates. A design firm representative acknowledged that up to 30 trips per day is based on looking at total possible trips and establishing a daily average; he said it's possible there could be more than 100 trips on one day and significantly fewer trips on another.
County planners expect that nearby residents and property owners "will be impacted by the noise and traffic created during the operation."
Following county planners' questions about the expanded facility's design, the design firm added a 20-foot-wide buffer zone between the proposed expanded site and residential properties.
Black Diamond Resources LLC operates the existing 8-acre facility, which has been in operation for about eight years. The company proposes expanding operations to about 43 acres on a nearly 66-acre site. It would allow for disposal of 2 million cubic yards of debris over a 40-year period, including soil, brick, concrete block and broken concrete.
The company also proposes establishing a contractor's storage yard for equipment.
The site near the Route 460 bypass and Interstate 81 is adjacent to residential properties including 86 apartments, 38 duplexes and 16 single-family homes, according to county planning department documents.
Planning documents note that the town has received "numerous complaints" from nearby residents about current site operations. Concerns have centered on mud, dust and gravel "being tracked along multiple properties." Also, concern has been raised over how debris storage can affect stormwater drainage, possibly cause road damage and affect the appearance of the neighborhood.
However, planners note, the most recent complaint to the town was received in 2021.
The design firm says heavy equipment and construction vehicles will use the existing access point on Village Lane. The firm has said that on some days, there will no additional traffic, but construction traffic could go to 20-30 trips per day "when an active project is utilizing the site."
Other notable agenda items include:
-- A public hearing and vote to approve new planning and zoning fees effective Nov. 1
The proposed new fees include:
-- A vote authorizing advertisement of a proposed new ordinance that merges existing erosion and sediment control rules with stormwater management rules in a single document.
-- Approving several appropriations, including: $118,000 from the technology trust fund to the circuit court clerk's office for professional services; more than $86,500 of state grant money to the sheriff's office to support personnel and vehicle costs for a Marcus Alert system that enhances services for people in crisis due to mental health, substance use or developmental disabilities; and $313,000 from the school nutrition fund balance to support school nutrition programs.