Colonial Beach Town Council

Potomac Crossing "Lennar" Traffic Impact Analysis VDOT Application (Link Below). Location is off 205 out by Wilkerson's and Public Works in Colonial Beach

Back in May while we were discussing the budget I pushed back on water and sewer increases because I felt we could do more to ensure home owners were not supplementing the bills of other users. I submitted a FOIA request for a sample of a dozen properties I suspected were not paying individual bills to see if there were inequities and my FOIA request was answered with “document responsive to your request does not exist”. After my first request came back with no document exi

Town Manager updates, CIP project funding, Menhaden fish conservation resolution, nuisance ordinance and museum/community garden lease renewals were all on Wednesday’s agenda. Approval of Minutes: September 19, 2026 - vote 7-0 Resolution #37-26, amends and Appropriates FY26-27 Budget, General Fund - This was to re-appropriate 122K in funds appropriate for police vehicles. Apparently, the vehicles were on back order and could not be purchased in FY26. Council Member Announceme

Town manager updates, employee recognition, legislative agenda approved, October and November meeting adjustments, FY27 personal property tax rate set and hearings approved for Oct were all items on Wednesday’s agenda. Amendments to the Agenda - recognition of Lisa Oakes 15 years of service. Removed close session from agenda. Vote 7-0 Approval of Minutes: July 15, 2026, and August 19, 2026 - Vote 7-0 (I abstained from July and Lisa abstained from August minutes due to u

Council member updates, Waste Water treatment plant update, Town manager updates and legislative priorities were all on Wednesday’s agenda. Lisa Grandstaff was absent Approval of Minutes: June 17, 2026, and August 5, 2026 - vote 6-0 Council Member Announcements Parks and Rec- several events were mentioned. Planning Commission - Their last meeting was July 13. BZA approved a variance. Finance - if you’re behind on your taxes or water, bill contact finance. Public Safety – th

Presentation from town interns, CIP prioritization exercise and vote to move $2.6M to the Capital improvement fund. Kenny Allison was absent and Tom Larson was on vacation so he attended via Zoom Council Member Reports Economic Development - Discussing future plans including 2027 boat shows, and a tourism campaign. Non-Governmental – Community updates. Parks and Rec - Coming events were announced including 11th Annual Water Festival and 46th Annual Rod Run. Planning Comm

General updates, presentations, fee discount policy discussion, conditional use permit for a coffee roastery, application for FEMA grant to move rescue squad, housing Authority members appointed, PFAS lawsuit and Wilder Lot sales contract canceled were all on Wednesday’s agenda. Approval of Meeting Minutes: May 6, 2026 vote 7-0 Resolution #23-26, Amends and Appropriates FY25-26 Budget, School Fund Resolution #24-26, Amends and Appropriates FY25-26 Budget, General Fund - t

Zoning change to allow small scale production, explanation of how Dodson water agreement deal was created, Fee discounts discussion and pickle ball courts were all on Wednesday’s agenda. Approval of Meeting Minutes: April 6, 2026 and April 15, 2026. Approved 7-0 Council Member Reports Economic Development – goals and objectives were discussed at their last meeting, specifically around the 50+ community. The economic vitality committee is working with businesses on a survey.

Who should have the authority to approve large town fee discounts? ON THE AGENDA - After finding out that certain developers have been charged way below market value for water sewer connection fees I asked that a discussion on the discount process be added to our June work session agenda. My request was "Consideration of amendments to the Town Code of Ordinances regarding authority to grant individual and business fee discounts". Town staff took the liberty to put a long w

Council and Town Manager updates, CIP approved, water sewer increases and Attorney for Lennar financing agreement were all on Wednesday’s agenda. Council Member Announcements Parks and Rec - May’s Dog Days event was cancelled. Town wide yard sale will be May 30th 8a-4p (email sadams@colonialbeachva.gov to get on the sale map). Several events coming up. Planning Commission – 130 Short Term Rentals applications, New Code Enforcement Officer. School - Commented on Saturday’s gr

Dear Citizens of Colonial Beach, I want to start off by saying it’s been an honor working for you as a council member for nearly 5 years. This is not a farewell speech because my term is not up until January but I did want you to know I will not be seeking re-election in the fall. This was not an easy decision because I really feel it is critical to have independent, honest, common-sense people on council and they are not always easy to come by. I feel blessed to have been

Communication Tower approved, water and sewer increase discussions, Fire Department building approval, Capital Improvement Plan and potential for allowing small scale production were all on Wednesday’s agenda. Kenny Allison was absent. Budget Amendment #19-26, Amends and Appropriates FY25-26 Budget, General Fund for VRSA grant proceeds - $1,100 in grant funds moved to general budget. Vote 6-0 Council Member Reports Planning Commission - Community enhancement officer hired. P

Colonial Beach Town Council is proposing Water Sewer Increase Public Hearing Wednesday May 6th at 6:00pm at 22 Washington Ave. There are several items on the agenda including a water and sewer rate increase. The proposed increase is $1.96 a quarter water and $21.44 for sewer which would be $23.40 a quarter so the new bill would be around $410 quarterly. Here's a link to the agenda packet with several public hearings which also includes the communications tower, Fire Depart

Council updates, town manager updates, quarterly reports, budget hearings including water sewer increases set for May 6th , bike fest application approved, approval to enter into North Beach, engineering design contract, and public hearing set for capital improvement plan were all on Wednesday’s agenda. Approval of Meeting Minutes: January 22, 2026, March 10, 2026, and March 18, 2026 - vote 7-0 to approve Resolution #16-26, Amends and Appropriates FY 25-26 Budget, General F

Here’s a brief summary of last Thursday’s meeting. Allowing Towers in Colonial Beach’s commercial zoning. This topic has been discussed for several weeks and at a prior council meeting town staff suggested we have a joint public hearing with the Planning Commission to listen to the proposal and a request for a CUP conditional use permit to allow towers in C1 Zoning. After push back from the public over serious concerns about allowing towers in any commercial zone staff modif

As I promised in my previous blog, I would do my best to get answers on why Boardwalk fees were discounted and if the Town Manager or Assistant Town Manager had the authority to waive water sewer tap (connection) fees. I also shared the memorandum of agreement (MOA) where the Town Manager (Assistant Town Manager at the time) signed off on what appears to be over $160k in discounts. Town Attorneys’ Response and Opinion I requested clarification from the Attorney on who has t

Another Discount - It appears the boardwalk developer somehow got approved for another deep discount on water sewer connection fees for the current project underway on the boardwalk, i.e. phase 3B (between Beach Shop and bathrooms). Preface - Before I get into the details, I want to make it clear, I’m not accusing anyone of wrong doing because I have not seen specific evidence of that at this point. If we have a policy or ordinance that allows large water sewer discounts

Where We Are At – April 15 th we will discuss the budget again and set a public hearing for May 6 th with any proposed changes to the tax and or water/ sewer rates. General Budget - The general budget has its problems but there is no proposed increase so I will mention a few concerns and focus on water and sewer since a significant increase has been proposed. In the last 5 years council (not me) has voted to raise real estate, trash, meals and lodging as well as water and

Town manager updates, School and County updates, Downtown CB report, Economic Development Report, Public hearing set for Fire Department building request, Budget discussion ( with adjusted water/sewer increase proposal ) and Beach erosion planning update were all on Wednesday’s agenda. All members were present, but Mr. Allison was 30 minutes late. I requested to amend the agenda to add an update on the Beach erosion planning which was approved 6-0 Approval of Meeting Minute