In Compliance with Sections 15.2-2006, 15.2-2272 and 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia as amended, the Wythe County Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing to consider adopting an ordinance vacating a portion of the Stones Throw Lane 50-feet Wide Right-of-Way through Lot 9 in the J.M. Grayson subdivision located in Austinville. The Board of Supervisors will hear comments from citizens concerning the adoption of the proposed ordinance. CLICK HERE for proposed ordinance.

The public hearing will be held on March 14, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., in the Board Room of the Wythe County Office Building, 340 South Sixth Street, Wytheville, Virginia. The public may comment in person at the public hearing or submit written responses to County Clerk Martha Collins at the address above or by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Wythe County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 6 p.m. or as soon thereafter as practical in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room, 340 South Sixth Street, Wytheville, Va., 24382.

The public hearing is to hear public comment concerning Amendment No. 1 to Ordinance No. 2021-4 entitled, “Service District For Staff Street Area of Wythe County, Virginia”.  You may view the proposed Amendment HERE.

The public may comment in person at the public hearing or submit written responses to County Clerk Martha Collins at the address above or by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

The Wythe County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 6 p.m. or as soon thereafter as practical in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room, 340 South Sixth Street, Wytheville, Va., 24382.

The public hearing is to hear public comment concerning Amendment No. 1 to Ordinance 2012-5 entitled, “Subdivision Ordinance of Wythe County, Virginia”. You may view the proposed Amendment HERE.

The public may comment in person at the public hearing or submit written responses to County Clerk Martha Collins at the address above or by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Wythe County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 6 p.m. or as soon thereafter as practical in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room, 340 South Sixth Street, Wytheville, Va., 24382.

The public hearing is open to comment on an ordinance establishing the Bentwood Drive Transportation Service District in the Lead Mines District. The property owners have petitioned the county to create the Service District in order to establish approximately 0.8 miles of Bentwood Drive as a paved public secondary road.  

The district would be created on an equal-share basis with each petitioner responsible for one-seventeenth of all annual costs related to construction, utility relocation and administrative costs of the district. Half of the construction cost would be paid by the Virginia Department of Transportation local assistance revenue sharing funds.

The public may comment in person at the public hearing or submit written responses to County Clerk Martha Collins at the address above or by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

You may view the proposed ordinance HERE.

Sealed bids will be received for the Appalachian Expo (Apex) Center, in the Assistant County Administrator’s Office at the Wythe County Administration Building, 340 South Sixth Street, Wytheville, VA 24382 on or before February 13, 2023, at 11:00 AM. Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud on February 13, 2023 at 11:30 AM in the Wythe County Board of Supervisor’s Conference Room.

Bids will be accepted by Mathew C. Hankins, Assistant County Administrator This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Bids must be received by the time and date above with an electronic copy of contractor’s bid emailed to CJL Engineering’s Mr. James M. Vizzini PE (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Emailed bids will not be accepted. All Bids must be plainly marked “Additions and Alterations to the Appalachian Expo (Apex) Center”. Note: “Additions and Alterations to the Appalachian Expo (Apex) Center” indicated on the subject line for bids emailed to CJL Engineering.

Bidding Contractors must fill out the Acknowledgement of Receipt form and email it to Mathew C. Hankins (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) no later than Tuesday, February 6, 2023 at 4:00 PM. It is the intent of the Wythe County Board of Supervisors that the Work will be awarded under a single prime General Construction Contract.

A non-mandatory Pre-bid Conference will be held Wednesday February 1, 2023 at 10:00 AM for the project. Attending contractors are to meet at the site located at 200 Apex Drive, Wytheville, VA 24382. Bidding contractors are encouraged to attend to familiarize themselves with existing site and building conditions.

All questions must be submitted via emailed to CJL Engineering, Architectural Designer, Chris Polacek (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with “Appalachian Expo (Apex) Center” clearly indicated in subject. No questions will be received or responded by phone. All questions must be submitted on or before Tuesday February 6, 2023. No questions will be addressed after that date.

An electronic copy of the Bid Documents will be available to interested bidders for this Request for Proposal by contacting CJL Engineering, Cris Harbaugh, PE (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

The work generally consists of locker rooms, seating, concession upgrades, play surfaces for hockey and soccer, refrigeration, fire protection, plumbing, HVAC and electrical work.

The Wythe County Boards of Supervisors reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids, or any part of a Bid, and to waive informalities, and to award the Bid in the best interest of Wythe County. Wythe County is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Offeror.