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The hearing shall be duly advertised in some newspaper having general circulation in the county and the town once a week for two successive weeks, stating the time and place of the hearing, and summarizing the terms of the proposed agreement. The second advertisement shall appear not less than six days nor more than 21 days prior to the hearing. The Commission shall then determine whether the proposed agreement provides for the orderly and regular growth of the town and county together, for an equitable sharing of the resources and liabilities of the town and the county, and whether the agreement is in the best interest of the community at large, and shall so advise the governing bodies in a written opinion.B\n\nIn addition to the advertising required in subsection A, written notice of the Commission on Local Government’s hearing shall be given by the town at least 10 days before the hearing to the owner, owners, or their agent of each parcel of land included in the area proposed for annexation under the terms of the agreement. One notice sent by first-class mail to the last known address of such owner, owners, or their agent as shown on the current county real estate tax assessment books or current county real estate tax assessment records shall be deemed adequate compliance with this requirement, provided that the clerk of the town shall make an affidavit that such mailings have been made and file such affidavit with the Commission. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as to invalidate any subsequently adopted agreement because of the inadvertent failure by the town to give written notice to the owner, owners, their agent or the occupant of any parcel in the area proposed for annexation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":251839,"text":"Once the town and county governing bodies have decided upon the terms of an agreement pursuant to § 15.2-3231, the proposed agreement shall be presented to the Commission on Local Government. The Commission shall conduct a public hearing at some location in the town or the county and interested parties may appear and offer evidence or comments. The hearing shall be duly advertised in some newspaper having general circulation in the county and the town once a week for two successive weeks, stating the time and place of the hearing, and summarizing the terms of the proposed agreement. The second advertisement shall appear not less than six days nor more than 21 days prior to the hearing. The Commission shall then determine whether the proposed agreement provides for the orderly and regular growth of the town and county together, for an equitable sharing of the resources and liabilities of the town and the county, and whether the agreement is in the best interest of the community at large, and shall so advise the governing bodies in a written opinion.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":251840,"text":"In addition to the advertising required in subsection A, written notice of the Commission on Local Government’s hearing shall be given by the town at least 10 days before the hearing to the owner, owners, or their agent of each parcel of land included in the area proposed for annexation under the terms of the agreement. One notice sent by first-class mail to the last known address of such owner, owners, or their agent as shown on the current county real estate tax assessment books or current county real estate tax assessment records shall be deemed adequate compliance with this requirement, provided that the clerk of the town shall make an affidavit that such mailings have been made and file such affidavit with the Commission. 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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 85 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. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 173<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63516,"section_number":"15.2-3233","catch_line":"Adoption of agreement","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3233\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":62162,"section_number":"15.2-3231","catch_line":"Agreements between towns and counties authorized; effect; provisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3231\/"}],"permalink":{"id":157161,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69662,"identifier":"15.2-3232","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/2\/15.2-3232","url":"\/15.2-3232\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3232\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/2\/15.2-3232","dublin_core":{"Title":"Hearing before Commission on Local Government required; notice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3232","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Once the town<\/span> and county<\/span> governing bodies have decided upon the terms of an agreement pursuant to § 15.2-3231<\/a>, the proposed agreement shall be presented to the Commission on Local Government<\/span>. The Commission shall conduct a public hearing<\/span> at some location in the town<\/span> or the county<\/span> and interested parties may appear and offer evidence<\/span> or comments. The hearing<\/span> shall be duly advertised in some newspaper having general circulation in the county<\/span> and the town<\/span> once a week for two successive weeks, stating the time and place of the hearing<\/span>, and summarizing the terms of the proposed agreement. The second advertisement shall appear not less than six days nor more than 21 days prior to the hearing<\/span>. The Commission shall then determine whether the proposed agreement provides for the orderly and regular growth of the town<\/span> and county<\/span> together, for an equitable<\/span> sharing of the resources and liabilities of the town<\/span> and the county<\/span>, and whether the agreement is in the best interest of the community at large, and shall so advise the governing bodies in a written opinion<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In addition to the advertising required in subsection A, written notice of the Commission on Local Government<\/span>’s hearing<\/span> shall be given by the town<\/span> at least 10 days before the hearing<\/span> to the owner, owners, or their agent of each parcel of land included in the area proposed for annexation under the terms of the agreement. One notice sent by first-class mail to the last known address of such owner, owners, or their agent as shown on the current county<\/span> real estate tax assessment books or current county<\/span> real estate tax assessment records shall be deemed adequate compliance with this requirement, provided that the clerk of the town<\/span> shall make an affidavit<\/span> that such mailings have been made and file such affidavit<\/span> with the Commission. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as to invalidate any subsequently adopted agreement because of the inadvertent failure by the town<\/span> to give written notice to the owner, owners, their agent or the occupant of any parcel in the area proposed for annexation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHEARING BEFORE COMMISSION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRED; NOTICE (\u00a7 15.2-3232)\n\nA. Once the town and county governing bodies have decided upon the terms of an\nagreement pursuant to § 15.2-3231, the proposed agreement shall be\npresented to the Commission on Local Government. The Commission shall conduct a\npublic hearing at some location in the town or the county and interested parties\nmay appear and offer evidence or comments. The hearing shall be duly advertised\nin some newspaper having general circulation in the county and the town once a\nweek for two successive weeks, stating the time and place of the hearing, and\nsummarizing the terms of the proposed agreement. The second advertisement shall\nappear not less than six days nor more than 21 days prior to the hearing. The\nCommission shall then determine whether the proposed agreement provides for the\norderly and regular growth of the town and county together, for an equitable\nsharing of the resources and liabilities of the town and the county, and whether\nthe agreement is in the best interest of the community at large, and shall so\nadvise the governing bodies in a written opinion.\n\nB. In addition to the advertising required in subsection A, written notice of\nthe Commission on Local Government’s hearing shall be given by the town at\nleast 10 days before the hearing to the owner, owners, or their agent of each\nparcel of land included in the area proposed for annexation under the terms of\nthe agreement. One notice sent by first-class mail to the last known address of\nsuch owner, owners, or their agent as shown on the current county real estate\ntax assessment books or current county real estate tax assessment records shall\nbe deemed adequate compliance with this requirement, provided that the clerk of\nthe town shall make an affidavit that such mailings have been made and file such\naffidavit with the Commission. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as\nto invalidate any subsequently adopted agreement because of the inadvertent\nfailure by the town to give written notice to the owner, owners, their agent or\nthe occupant of any parcel in the area proposed for annexation.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 85, \u00a7 15.1-1058.2; 1997, c. 587; 2003, c. 173.","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}}