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Town Council Meeting

July 15, 2025 · Independence, VA
Source: 07 15 2025 Council Meeting (DOCX)
Retrieved April 27, 2026 from www.independenceva.com ↗
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Attendees

✓ Mayor Mark Miller (Council Member)
✓ Vice Mayor Joan Collins (Council Member)
✓ Jason Cassell (Council Member)
✓ Buddy Halsey (Council Member)
✓ Aaron Davis (Council Member)
✓ Lance Hart (Council Member)
✓ Kit Marshall (Council Member)
✓ Kathy Knutson (Town Manager)
✓ Roger Brooks (Town Attorney)
✓ Matthew Adams (Police Chief)
✓ Terry Osborne (Public Works Director)
✓ Kim Farmer (Town Clerk)
✓ Sandy Venzie (Citizen)
✓ Larissa Venzie (Citizen)
✓ Richard Hughes (Citizen)
✓ Michelle Pridgen (Citizen)
✓ Present: 16/16

Decisions

#1

APPROVED

#2

PROPOSED

#3

PROPOSED

Agenda Items

#1

Grass and Weed Ordinance

Update to the grass and weed maintenance ordinance, clarifying definitions and increasing notice periods to 10 business days
#2

Parade Registration Proposal

Implementing official parade registration to ensure compliance with VDOT regulations and to manage the event more efficiently
#3

Unrestrained Dogs Ordinance

Proposal to establish an ordinance for unrestrained dogs within the town limits, citing the need for consequences in the current ordinance

Public Comments

3 speakers
Sandy Venzie · Topic: Grass and Weed Ordinance

Raised concerns about properties not being excluded from the ordinance, despite being considered fields

Larissa Venzie · Topic: Managing Vacant Fields and Accepted Farming Practices

Asked if Sandra Venzie properties would be considered abandoned properties

Michelle Pridgen · Topic: Independence Farmer’s Market

Thanked town employees for their efforts and reported on the success of the Fourth of July event and upcoming events