Approved March 2025 Meeting Minutes
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
3/19/25 MEETING MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Faucette called Meeting to order at 6:02 PM.
II. ROLL CALL
• Saunders conducted Roll Call. The following IDA Members were present:
Faucette, Daniel, Reynolds, Nuckols (by Zoom), Merricks, Minter, and Adkins.
• Staff present: Shorter, Van Der Hyde, Rowe, Van Allen, and Saunders.
• Others in Attendance: Gregory Payne (Vice President, Economic Leadership, LLC,
by Zoom), Colby Warren and Brent Shelton with Warren Shelton PLLC
III. REVISIONS TO AGENDA
Motion by Daniel, seconded by Adkins, to swap Items VI(B) and VI(A) under Old Business.
Motion passed unanimously by IDA Members present.
IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Merricks, seconded by Minter, to approve Agenda. Motion passed
unanimously by IDA Members present.
V. CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Daniel, seconded by Minter, to approve Consent Agenda. Motion passed
unanimously by IDA Members present.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
Request for Qualification (RFQ) Update- Colby Warren and Brent Shelton with Warren
Shelton PLLC were present to discuss their submitted proposal for Pittsylvania County
Industrial Development Authority Attorney Services, RFQ.
On a motion by Merricks, seconded by Reynolds, to approve an annual contract for
$30,000 for 120 billable hours and $250 per additional hour used with Warren Shelton PLLC
for Pittsylvania County Industrial Development Authority Attorney Services. Motion passed
unanimously by IDA Members present. Faucette abstained from the vote.
Pittsylvania County Strategic Plan Update- Gregory Payne, Vice President of Economic
Leadership, LLC, provided IDA Members with a monthly update on the Pittsylvania County
Strategic Plan.
VII. NEW BUSINESS
On a Motion by Reynolds, seconded by Adkins, to approve the budget adjustment for the
Pittsylvania County Strategic Plan with Economic Leadership, LLC. Motion passed
unanimously by IDA Members present.
On a motion by Merricks, seconded by Reynolds, to approve the Staunton River Plastics
parking lot light pole and base. Motion passed unanimously by IDA Members present.
Daniel abstained from the vote.
Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) for Gretna Industrial Park Roadway- Reynolds
discussed the PER report with IDA members.
VIII. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATES
Rowe provided updates on the following projects: AeroFarms, Walraven, Morgan Olson,
Axxor, TECHnista, and Staunton River Plastics.
IX. MATTERS FROM IDA MEMBERS
There were none.
X. CLOSED SESSION
Motion to enter Closed Session (see attached Agenda Packet for full Closed Session
information) by Adkins, seconded by Daniel. Motion passed unanimously by IDA Members
present. IDA entered Closed Session at 7:28 PM.
XI. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND CLOSED SESSION CERTIFICATION
IDA returned to Open Session at 7:56 PM and Saunders read the Closed Session
Certification paragraph (see attached Agenda Packet for same), and conducted a
Closed Session Certification Roll Call, which was unanimously voted “Yes” by IDA
Members present.
XII. ADJOURNMENT
Faucette adjourned the Meeting at 7:56 PM.