County to seek updated cost-of-services study; Weldon Cooper proposal shown to board

County administration asked the board on June 3 whether it wished to pursue a new cost-of-services study to update fiscal impacts by development type. The board signaled consensus to proceed with procurement and staff presented a proposal from the Weldon Cooper Center with an approximate price just under $20,000 and a timeline to begin in September and finish by year end.

Mr. McLaren said the county last conducted a cost-of-services study in 2003 and that Weldon Cooper has performed similar recent work for other Virginia localities. Supervisors discussed the value of breaking out rural residential from higher-density subdivision impacts so the study can better reflect differences in service costs; one supervisor recommended a detailed breakdown to compare rural residential versus major subdivisions.

Board members agreed to follow procurement rules and gather additional bids; staff will proceed with the procurement process and return with a contract recommendation.