In March, the Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors asked staff to compile recommendations in an effort to manage short-term rentals and several issues related to them.
On Tuesday, staff returned with recommendations for an ordinance, but the supervisors had concerns about how the regulations would be enforced.
The board eventually zeroed in on regulations focused on safety and septic systems and asked staff to work on an ordinance and bring it back for fine- tuning.
Short-term rentals via websites such as Airbnb have exploded in popularity in recent years, and Lake Anna is a popular area for such rentals. Kimberly Pomatto, deputy director of planning and zoning, said the county has more than 200 homes listed for short-term rentals, with most being in the Lake Anna area.
The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors got good news at a work session Thursday night in preparation for its upcoming vote on the fiscal year 2022 budget.
The board learned there was no longer a potential $700,000 budget shortfall as county tax revenue came in higher than expected, leaving the county with a surplus of $2.3 million going into the new fiscal year that begins July 1.
Assistant County Administrator Bonnie Jewell showed the board various options for spending the surplus.
Filling a $2.1 million gap in the funding request from the School Board is one option, according to Jewell. That money would allow the school system to give staff a 6 percent raise instead of a 5 percent raise. School employees did not receive a planned raise last year.
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Data Stream Broadband, a Florida based rural WISP, is adding 5G capability in parts of rural Virginia using Ericsson equipment. Data Stream intends to partner with Spotsylvania county for a 5G proof of concept trial with the deployment.
Data Stream already provides fixed wireless service throughout rural communities in Northern Virginia, including Fauquier, Spotsylvania, Culpeper, and Prince William counties. It began operations in Fauquier County in June 2019, a company spokesman tells Telecompetitor.
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