Counties warn Richmond on land-use power, utility costs and unfunded mandates at VACO regional meeting

Greene County Board of Supervisors Chair Steve Catalano welcomes Virginia Association of Counties members at a regional meeting held Wednesday at Guilford Farm in the county. Governmental officials from Greene. Madison,. and Orange counties attended the meeting where they discussed local issues they’d like to see the General Assembly either tackle or stay away from in the 2027 session in Richmond. PJR photo by Chuck Jackson.

Local officials across Central and Northern Virginia delivered a blunt message in Greene County on Tuesday: stop shifting costs to counties while taking away their power to decide what gets built.

At a Virginia Association of Counties regional meeting at Guildford Farm in Ruckersville, supervisors and county administrators said the biggest threats ahead are not abstract policy debates in Richmond…

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