City Council

PROCEDURES FOR JULY 8, 2020 AMHERST TOWN COUNCIL MEETING A Town Council Meeting will be held by the Amherst Town Council on Wednesday July 8, 2020 at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall, at which time such matters as set forth in the July 8, 2020, agenda will be discussed. In accordance with the Governor’s Order, we ask that anyone attending the meeting in person wear a mask but respect a reason to decline due to a medical condition. In the alternative, and as a result of COVID-19 restrictions and limited space at Town Hall, all Citizens can observe the Town of Amherst July 8, 2020, meeting live on YouTube by using this link: https://youtu.be/9atBBclIb68 Citizen Comments: If you would like to comment at the July meeting, you may do so in two ways. • Any citizen of the Town of Amherst wishing to state his or her comments to Town Council who does not wish to appear in person must do so in writing no later than 6:30 pm July 8, 2020, by emailing: vicki.hunt@amherstva.gov. Please include your full name and your address in your email so an appropriate record can be kept. • You may also comment in person. There will be a sign in sheet on a table outside of the public meeting room entrance starting at 6:30 pm on July 8th. Citizens will be asked to wait in their cars for their turn to speak in order to keep the number of people in the public meeting room to an appropriate number to maintain social distancing. Staff will call citizens in for their turn to speak and each person has three minutes to speak. This time is for citizens to address Council, and not designed to be a question and answer session or a discussion time. If follow-up is requested, that will occur after the meeting. Reading of comments is limited to three minutes for individuals and groups are limited to five minutes, after which the reading of the comment is stopped and a hard copy of the comment will be given to the Clerk of Council who will provide copies of the comment to the Mayor and Council members to read in its entirety. Public Hearing: The public hearing for Lease of Property in Brockman Industrial Park for a temporary RV park as advertised for the July 8, 2020 meeting, has been canceled at the request of the applicant. If you have questions about the process, please call Vicki Hunt at 434.946.7885 or email her at vicki.hunt@amherstva.gov View entire revised July 8, 2020 Town Council Agenda here