Town of Mineral, Virginia

Established 1890 | Incorporated 1902

Announcements

Notice of Meeting

Tuesday June 6, 2023 the Personnel Committee will meet at 1pm in closed session to discuss/ perform a preliminary interview for town manager.

Monday, June 12, 2023, The Mineral Town Council will hold their regular monthly meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. which will include a public hearing on the FY 23-24 Budget and utility rates. See advertisement below. A public hearing will also be held on two road closures. East Third Street between railroad tracks and Louisa Avenue and East Eighth Street from 522 to end of town limits. (See full ordinance below)

Thursday June 15 the Utility Committee will hold a workshop meeting beginning at 5 p.m.

Thursday, June 15, 2023, The Mineral Planning Commission will hold their regular monthly meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The Town of Mineral Planning Commission meets for its regular session on the third Thurdsay of each month at 6:30 p.m in Town Hall at 312 Mineral Avenue.

ATTENTION: Water Tower Maintenance

There will be water tower maintenance on June 14 and 15. June 14 there may be low water pressure in the Town. June 15 There may be low water pressure or depending on where you are there may be no water.

Town Council Vacancy

On May 8, 2023, the Town Council expressed its intent to fill the vacancy on the Town Council by appointment and voted to receive letters of interest from people who are interested in being appointed to fill the vacancy. The appointed person will serve until the position is filled at the next General Municipal Election on November 5, 2023.

To be eligible for appointment, a person must be a registered voter, live within the town limits of the Town of Mineral, and submit a letter of interest as to why they wish to serve on the Mineral Town Council.

Please send or drop off letters of interest to the Town Clerk’s office at Mineral Municipal Building, 312 Mineral Ave, Mineral, VA 23117. Letters can also be sent by email to [email protected].

FOIA Requests

Public Hearings

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS #1
MINERAL TOWN COUNCIL

Please take notice that at the regular monthly meeting of the Mineral Town Council on June 12,
2023, at 6:30PM at Mineral Town Hall, 312 Mineral Ave., Mineral, VA, there will be public
hearings on the following proposed ordinance:
FIRST PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCE NO. 2023-01
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-01 CLOSES AND ABANDONS EAST EIGHT STREET
BETWEEN MINERAL AVE (522) & TOWN/COUNTY LINE IN THE TOWN OF
MINERAL. THE REQUEST TO CLOSE AND ABANDON THE STREET HAS BEEN
MADE BY JOHN AND LAUREN BALL. ORDINANCE NO. 2023-01 IS CONSIDERED
PURSUANT TO THE GRANT OF AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN VA. CODE SECTION
15.2-2006.
SECOND PUBLIC HEARING: AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY VACATED
AND ABANDONED BY ORDINANCE NO. 2023-01 TO JOHN AND LAUREN BALL.
A copy of Ordinances No. 2023-01 is available, as well as other associated documents, at
Town Hall or by contacting Edwin Jarvis, Acting Town Manager at 540-894-5100, 312 Mineral
Avenue, Mineral VA 23117.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS #2
MINERAL TOWN COUNCIL

Please take notice that at the regular monthly meeting of the Mineral Town Council on June 12,
2023, at 6:30PM at Mineral Town Hall, 312 Mineral Ave., Mineral, VA, there will be public
hearings on the following proposed ordinance:
FIRST PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCE NO. 2023-02
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-01 CLOSES AND ABANDONS EAST THIRD STREET
BETWEEN THE RAILROAD TRACKS ON EAST THIRD STREET AND LOUISA AVE
IN THE TOWN OF MINERAL. THE REQUEST TO CLOSE AND ABANDON THE
STREET HAS BEEN MADE BY BOBBY CARPENTER. ORDINANCE NO. 2023-02 IS
CONSIDERED PURSUANT TO THE GRANT OF AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN VA.
CODE SECTION 15.2-2006.
SECOND PUBLIC HEARING: AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY VACATED
AND ABANDONED BY ORDINANCE NO. 2023-02 TO BOBBY CARPENTER.
A copy of Ordinances No. 2023-02 is available, as well as other associated documents, at
Town Hall or by contacting Edwin Jarvis, Acting Town Manager at 540-894-5100, 312 Mineral
Avenue, Mineral VA 23117.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS #3
MINERAL TOWN COUNCIL

Budget (See below for budget materials)

ATTENTION: SPRING GROVE CEMETERY FAMILIES

Due to the high winds we have experienced as well as the spring season landscaping soon to start, we are asking families to remove all decorations that are on the ground. Any decor that is mounted to headstones or held by vases may be left at the site.

Decorative pieces that are not cleaned up by the families will be cleaned up by our maintenance crew. Thank you for your help to keep Spring Grove a beautiful place.

Town Council meets for its regular session on the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m in Town Hall at 312 Mineral Avenue. Persons wishing to be heard or having an item to be placed on the agenda should make their request to the Clerk of Council by the final Monday of the month preceding the meeting.

At the strategic Central Virginia crossroads between Richmond, Fredericksburg and Charlottesville, the charming Town of Mineral, Virginia is built on its heritage for gold, zinc and lead mining