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The purpose of such public hearings shall be to allow the feasibility consultant to present the results of the feasibility study, and to inform the public about the feasibility study results and offer the public the opportunity to ask questions of the feasibility consultant about the results of the feasibility study.B\n\nExcept as provided in subsection C, the municipality shall publish notice of the public hearings required under subsection A three times in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the third notice appearing no less than seven days before the first public hearing.C\n\nIf there is no newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, for each 1,000 residents the municipality shall post at least one notice of the hearings in a conspicuous place within the municipality that is likely to give notice of the hearings to the greatest number of residents of the municipality. The municipality shall post the notices at least seven days before the first public hearing required under subsection A is held.D\n\nAfter holding the public hearings required by this section, if the governing body of the municipality elects to proceed, the municipality shall adopt by resolution the feasibility study.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236032,"text":"If the results of the feasibility study satisfy the revenue requirements of subsection D of § 15.2-2108.6, the governing body shall, at the next regular meeting after the governing body receives the results of the feasibility study, schedule at least two public hearings to be held at least seven days apart, but both shall be held not more than 60 days from the date of the meeting at which the public hearings are scheduled. 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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 677<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2023, chapters 506<\/a> and 507<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 225<\/a> and 242<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80578,"section_number":"15.2-2108.6","catch_line":"Feasibility study on providing cable television services","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2108.6\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80578,"section_number":"15.2-2108.6","catch_line":"Feasibility study on providing cable television services","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2108.6\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154447,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64856,"identifier":"15.2-2108.7","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1.1\/15.2-2108.7","url":"\/15.2-2108.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2108.7\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1.1\/15.2-2108.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Public hearings on feasibility study; notice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2108.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If the results of the feasibility study satisfy the revenue requirements of subsection D of § 15.2-2108.6<\/a>, the governing body<\/span> shall, at the next regular meeting after the governing body<\/span> receives the results of the feasibility study, schedule at least two public hearings<\/span> to be held at least seven days apart, but both shall be held not more than 60 days from the date of the meeting at which the public hearings<\/span> are scheduled. The purpose of such public hearings<\/span> shall be to allow the feasibility consultant<\/span> to present the results of the feasibility study, and to inform the public about the feasibility study results and offer the public the opportunity to ask questions of the feasibility consultant<\/span> about the results of the feasibility study. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection C, the municipality shall publish notice of the public hearings<\/span> required under subsection A three times in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the third notice appearing no less than seven days before the first public hearing<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, for each 1,000 residents the municipality shall post at least one notice of the hearings<\/span> in a conspicuous place within the municipality that is likely to give notice of the hearings<\/span> to the greatest number of residents of the municipality. The municipality shall post the notices at least seven days before the first public hearing<\/span> required under subsection A is held. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> After holding the public hearings<\/span> required by this section, if the governing body<\/span> of the municipality elects to proceed, the municipality shall adopt by resolution the feasibility study. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUBLIC HEARINGS ON FEASIBILITY STUDY; NOTICE (\u00a7 15.2-2108.7)\n\nA. If the results of the feasibility study satisfy the revenue requirements of\nsubsection D of § 15.2-2108.6, the governing body shall, at the next\nregular meeting after the governing body receives the results of the feasibility\nstudy, schedule at least two public hearings to be held at least seven days\napart, but both shall be held not more than 60 days from the date of the meeting\nat which the public hearings are scheduled. The purpose of such public hearings\nshall be to allow the feasibility consultant to present the results of the\nfeasibility study, and to inform the public about the feasibility study results\nand offer the public the opportunity to ask questions of the feasibility\nconsultant about the results of the feasibility study.\n\nB. Except as provided in subsection C, the municipality shall publish notice of\nthe public hearings required under subsection A three times in a newspaper of\ngeneral circulation in the municipality, with the first notice appearing no more\nthan 35 days before and the third notice appearing no less than seven days\nbefore the first public hearing.\n\nC. If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, for each\n1,000 residents the municipality shall post at least one notice of the hearings\nin a conspicuous place within the municipality that is likely to give notice of\nthe hearings to the greatest number of residents of the municipality. The\nmunicipality shall post the notices at least seven days before the first public\nhearing required under subsection A is held.\n\nD. After holding the public hearings required by this section, if the governing\nbody of the municipality elects to proceed, the municipality shall adopt by\nresolution the feasibility study.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 677; 2023, cc. 506, 507; 2024, cc. 225, 242.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}