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ORDINANCE
At a meeting of the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors held on April 6, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. electronically: On a motion duly made by Supervisor Williams, and seconded by Supervisor Koontz, the following Ordinance was adopted by the following vote:
Lud H. Kimbrough, III Aye Wayne H. Jessie, Sr. Aye
John B. Koontz, Jr. Aye
Reginald A. Williams, Sr. Aye
Peter W. Mansfield Aye
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR PRECINCTS, TO ESTABLISH BOUNDARY LINES OR PRECINCTS, TO NAME EACH PRECINCT AND TO ESTABLISH A POLLING PLACE FOR EACH PRECINCT IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA
WHEREAS, the Middlesex County Electoral Board recommends the relocation of the Urbanna Precinct polling place from the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department Building in Urbanna to the Urbanna Methodist Church in Urbanna; and
WHEREAS, the notice of changing the Urbanna polling place to the Urbanna Methodist Church was properly advertised for consecutive weeks prior to holding a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, a duly advertised public hearing was held on April 6, 2021 to receive public comment regarding this ordinance amendment; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors this 6th day of April 2021, that the Middlesex County Ordinance to Provide for Precincts, to Establish Boundary Lines or Precincts, to Name Each
Middlesex County
Board of Supervisors
Page 2 of 6 Precinct and to Establish a Polling Place for Each Precinct in Middlesex County, Virginia, adopted March 1, 2016, is hereby amended and reenacted as follows:
ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR PRECINCTS, TO ESTABLISH BOUNDARY LINES OR PRECINCTS, TO NAME EACH PRECINCT AND TO ESTABLISH A POLLING PLACE
FOR EACH PRECINCT IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA BE IT ORDAINED by the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors:
Section 1: All of that ordinance known as "An Ordinance to Provide for Precincts, to
Establish Boundary Lines of Precincts, to Name Each Precinct and to Establish a Polling Place for each Precinct," adopted as amended December 21, 2010 is hereby repealed.
Section 2: Pursuant to authority contained in Sections 24.2-306 through 24.2-309 of
the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, the precincts and their respective polling places for Middlesex County, Virginia are hereby created and established as set forth in this Ordinance.
Section 3: This Ordinance shall become effective April 7, 2021.
Section 4: The precincts for each election district and the polling place for each
precinct shall be as set forth below:
DISTRICTS AND PRECINCTS LOCATION OF POLLING PLACE
Jamaica Election District
Church View Precinct Church View
Saluda Election District
Urbanna Precinct Urbanna
Saluda Precinct Saluda
Harmony Village Election District
Harmony Village Precinct Harmony Village
Hartfield Election District
Wilton Precinct Hartfield
Pinetop Election District
New Market Precinct Deltaville
Central Absentee Precinct (CAP)
Central Absentee Precinct Saluda - Central Location Adjacent to the Registrar’s Office
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Section 5: The boundaries and polling places of the respective precincts are as set forth
below:
CHURCH VIEW PRECINCT
The Church View Precinct shall consist of the Jamaica Election District and shall be defined by the area made by connecting lines made at the following boundaries:
Western: The line shared with Essex County from the northern boundary of the Church View Precinct to the Southern Boundary of the Church View Precinct.
Southern: From the Western Boundary of the Church View Precinct along the Centerline of the Dragon Run to the Eastern Boundary of the Church View Precinct where it meets with the Saluda Precinct.
Eastern: The Eastern Boundary shall be the same as the Western Boundaries of the Saluda and Urbanna Precincts both within the Saluda Election District.
Northern: From the Centerline of LaGrange Creek, east to the Rappahannock River, west along the centerline of the Rappahannock River to the Boundary shared with Essex County.
The polling place for the Church View Precinct shall be the Hermitage Baptist Church, on State Route 602, in Middlesex County.
URBANNA PRECINCT
The Urbanna Precinct shall consist of that part of the Saluda Election District described as follows: Beginning at a point of intersection with the centerline of LaGrange Creek and Private Road LaGrange Lane; thence South along the centerline of Private Road LaGrange Lane to its intersection with Private Road Sun Beau Circle; a distance of 0.2 mile; thence South along the centerline of Private Road Sun Beau Circle to its intersection with Private Road Racetrack Road; a distance of 0.38 mile; thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of Private Road Racetrack Road to its intersection with Private Road Sunderland Creek Road; a distance of 0.7 mile; thence South along the centerline of Private Road Sunderland Creek Road to its intersection with State Route 676; a distance of 0.51 mile; thence in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of State Route 676 to the intersection with State Route 602; a distance of 0.87 mile; thence in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of State Route 602 to its intersection with State Route 1011; a distance of 2.14 miles; thence South along the centerline of State Route 1011 to the intersection with an unnamed road; a distance of 0.67 mile; thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of the unnamed road to its intersection with an unnamed road; a distance of 0.11 mile; thence in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of the unnamed road to its intersection with an unnamed road; a distance of 0.05 mile; thence South along the centerline of the unnamed road to its intersection with the centerline of Urbanna Creek; thence in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Urbanna Creek to its intersection with the centerline of the Rappahannock River; thence in a north easterly direction to its intersection with LaGrange Creek; thence in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of LaGrange Creek to its point of intersection with the centerline of Private Road LaGrange Lane at point of beginning.
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SALUDA PRECINCT
The Saluda Precinct shall consist of that part of the Saluda Election District described as follows: beginning at a point in the mouth of Urbanna Creek; thence along the center of Urbanna Creek to its intersection with the centerline of Glebe Swamp; thence East along the centerline of Glebe Swamp to its intersection of State Route 616; thence in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of State Route 616 to its intersection with U.S. Route 17, a distance of 1.15 miles; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of the U. S. Route 17 right-of-way to its intersection with State Route 665; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of State Route 665 to its intersection with an unnamed tributary of Dragon Swamp; thence along said tributary to Dragon Swamp; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center of Dragon Swamp and Piankatank River to an Unnamed Road and its intersection with the Gloucester County boundary line. which forms part of the boundary between Saluda Election District and Harmony Village Election District; thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of Unnamed Road to its intersection with State Route 644 a distance of .85 miles; thence in a Northwesterly direction along the centerline of State Route 644 to its intersection with State Route 629 - a distance of 1.08 miles; thence in a Northwesterly direction along the centerline of State Route 629 to its intersection with State Route 641 - a distance of .93 miles; thence in a Northeasterly direction along the centerline of State Route 641 to its intersection with State Route 33 - a distance of .46 miles; thence in a Northeasterly direction along the centerline of State Route 33 to its intersection with State Route 638 - a distance of 1.08 miles; thence in a Easterly direction along the centerline of State Route 638 to its intersection with Private Road Christchurch Lane - a distance of .12 miles; thence in a Northerly direction along the centerline of Christchurch Lane to the intersection with Private Road Sea Horse Lane - a distance of 0.03 mile; thence North along the centerline of Private Road Sea Horse Lane to its intersection with State Route 713 - a distance of 0.13 mile; thence Northeast along the centerline of State Route 713 to its intersection with the centerline of the Rappahannock River - a distance of 0.56 mile; ;
The polling place for Saluda Precinct shall be in the Public Meeting Room of the Cooks Corner Office Complex, on Route 33, Cooks Corner.
HARMONY VILLAGE PRECINCT
The Harmony Village Precinct shall consist of the Harmony Village Election District and shall be defined by the area made by connecting lines made at the following boundaries:
Western Boundary: The Western Boundary shall be the same as that described as being the Eastern Boundary of the Saluda Election District
Northern Boundary: From the centerline of Locklies Creek from the Western Boundary along the centerline of the Rappahannock River to the Eastern Boundary of the Harmony Village Precinct. Southern Boundary: The line shared with Gloucester County and Mathews County from the Western Boundary of the Harmony Village Precinct to the Eastern Boundary of the Harmony Village Precinct.
Eastern Boundary: Beginning at a point of intersection with the centerline of Locklies Creek and State Route 661; thence Southerly along the centerline of State Route 661 to its intersection with State Route 623 - a distance of 0.1 mile; thence Southwesterly along the centerline of State Route
Page 5 of 6 623 to its intersection with State Route 625 - a distance of 1.5 mile; thence in a Westerly direction along the centerline of State Route 625 to its intersection with State Route 33 - a distance of 1.38 mile; thence Southeasterly along the centerline of State Route 33 to its intersection with State Route 707 - a distance of 0.47 mile; thence Southeasterly along the centerline of State Route 707 to its intersection with State Route 629 - a distance of 0.28 mile; thence Westerly along the centerline of State Route 629 to its intersection with the centerline of the Healy's Mill Pond spillway - a distance of 0.19 mile; thence southerly down an unnamed creek into the Piankatank River and intersecting with the boundary of Gloucester County.
The polling place for Harmony Village Precinct shall be in the Cryer Center in Harmony Village. WILTON PRECINCT
The Wilton Precinct shall consist of that part of the Hartfield Election District defined by the area made by connecting lines made at the following boundaries:
Western Boundary: The Western Boundary shall be the same as that described as being the Eastern Boundary of the Harmony Village Precinct.
Northern Boundary: The centerline of Locklies Creek from the Western Boundary of the Wilton Precinct along the centerline of the Rappahannock River to the Eastern Boundary of the Wilton Precinct.
Southern Boundary: The line shared with Gloucester County and Mathews County from the Western Boundary of the Wilton Precinct to the Eastern Boundary of the Precinct.
Eastern Boundary: Beginning at a point of intersection of the centerline of The Rappahannock River and Unnamed Private Road; thence Southwesterly along the centerline of Unnamed Private Road to its intersection with State Route 702 - a distance of 0.61 mile; thence Westerly along the centerline of State Route 702 to its intersection with State Route 628 - a distance of .86 mile; thence in a Southerly direction along the centerline of State Route 628 to its intersection with State Route 33 - a distance of 1.42 mile; thence Northeasterly along the centerline of State Route 33 to its intersection with State Route 1040 - a distance of 0.4 mile; thence Southerly along the centerline of State Route 1040 to its intersection with Unnamed private Road - a distance of 1.11 mile, at the “End of State Maintenance”; thence Easterly along the centerline of Unnamed Private Road to its intersection with the centerline of Healy Creek - a distance of 0.11 mile.
The polling place for Wilton Precinct shall be in the YMCA Building at Hartfield. NEW MARKET PRECINCT
The New Market Precinct shall consist of the Pinetop Election District and shall be defined by the area made by connecting lines made at the following boundaries:
Western Boundary: The Western Boundary shall be the same as that described as being the Eastern Boundary of the Wilton Precinct.
Northern Boundary: The Rappahannock River from the Western Boundary of the Pinetop Election District to the Chesapeake Bay
Page 6 of 6 Southern Boundary: The Gloucester County and Mathews County lines from the Western Boundary of the Pinetop Election District to the Chesapeake Bay.
Eastern Boundary: The Chesapeake Bay
The polling place for the New Market Precinct shall be the Middlesex Volunteer Rescue Squad building in Deltaville.
CENTRAL ABSENTEE VOTER PRECINCT
A precinct established to receive, count and record absentee ballots cast within the County of Middlesex for all elections held in the County.
The polling place shall be located adjacent to the Registrar’s Office in Saluda.
Section 6: Should any section or provision of this Ordinance be declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
A Copy Teste:
Matt Walker
Clerk, Middlesex County Board of Supervisors
