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TOWN OF INDEPENDENCE COUNCIL Meeting

July 15, 2025 · Independence, VA
Source: 07 15 2025 Council Meeting 2 (DOCX)
Retrieved April 27, 2026 from www.independenceva.com ↗
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Attendees

✓ Mark Miller (Mayor)
✓ Joan Collins (Vice Mayor)
✓ Jason Cassell (Councilman)
✓ Buddy Halsey (Councilman)
✓ Aaron Davis (Councilman)
✓ Lance Hart (Councilman)
✓ Kit Marshall (Councilman)
✓ 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

APPROVED

Agenda Items

#1

Grass and Weed Ordinance

Discussion and approval of updates to the grass and weed maintenance ordinance
#2

Parade Registration Proposal

Proposal to implement official parade registration and eliminate candy distribution during parades
#3

Unrestrained Dogs Ordinance

Proposal to establish an ordinance for unrestrained dogs within the town limits

Public Comments

3 speakers
Sandy Venzie · Topic: Grass and Weed Ordinance

Raised concerns about properties not being excluded from the ordinance

Larissa Venzie · Topic: Managing Vacant Fields

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