Goochland supervisors to hear $2.7 million school budget request
Supervisors will take public comment on a $2.7 million school design request tied to Goochland Middle and High School and a future CTE addition. The hearing starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the county administration building.
Goochland County supervisors will hear a request Tuesday that could set up up to $2.7 million in architecture and engineering spending for Goochland Middle and High School, along with a Career and Technical Education center addition. The public hearing begins at 6 p.m. in Board Meeting Room 250 at the Goochland County Administration Building, 1800 Sandy Hook Road, after a 3 p.m. regular business meeting.
The item on the July 7 agenda asks supervisors to consider a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2027 Goochland County budget to transfer and appropriate the money for school design work. County meeting materials say the county’s official intent is to reimburse itself from future bond proceeds, which puts the request squarely inside the broader debate over how Goochland will finance school facilities work and when those costs may move into long-term debt.
For families with students at Goochland Middle and High School, the hearing matters because it is the step where supervisors can hear directly from residents before acting on the amendment. For taxpayers, the bond reimbursement language is the key detail to watch, because the county is laying groundwork for future financing rather than treating the design money as a one-time administrative expense.
The county says public hearings, if any, are held at 6 p.m., and that the July 7 meeting is open to the public. Residents who want to follow the agenda before they arrive can review the posted meeting materials on the county website. Those who cannot attend in person can watch the meeting through the county’s livestream and archived video links, which are available through the meeting portal and YouTube channel.
The Board of Supervisors page also says audio amplification headphones are available on request. Goochland County has said it is in the process of launching a new CivicClerk agenda and meeting management platform, part of a wider shift in how residents will track board calendars, meeting packets and video in the months ahead.
Tuesday’s hearing is one of the clearest opportunities before summer budget decisions for residents to weigh in on the scale and timing of school-related spending in Goochland.
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