On the agenda: Timberville August 13, 2026 Council Minutes — Flock camera (Aug 13)

MINUTES OF THE TIMBERVILLE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
August 13th, 2026
The regular monthly meeting of the Timberville Town Council was held Thursday, August 13th at 7:00
p.m. in the Town Council chambers with Mayor Donald Delaughter presiding.
MEMBERS:

Isaac Kelley-Absent
Sarah Berry-Present
Sharon Jones-Present

John Coffman-Present
Clarence Fox-Absent
Kevin Farmer-Present

PRESENT:

Austin Garber, Town Manager
Melinda Hooke, Clerk/Treasurer
Jeremy Hooke, Chief of Police
Quinton Callahan, Town Attorney
Beverly Garber, Town Historian
Chris Coffman, Maintenance Supervisor
Shane Turner, Police Sergeant

GUESTS:

Paula Bowman
Butch Bowman
Jennifer Coffman

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Delaughter led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance to the American
Flag.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion was made by John Coffman and seconded by Kevin Farmer to
approve the July Council minutes and July 26th special minutes. The motion carried with all present
members voting in favor.
Roll Call Vote:
Sarah Berry-Yes
John Coffman-Yes
Sharon Jones-Yes
Kevin Farmer-Yes
TREASURER’S REPORT: General Fund
Water/Sewer Acct.
Loan Balance
Money Market Acct.
ARPA Funds

$217,488.59
$415,709.54
$439,242.12
$1,305,272.67
$295,158.76

BILLS FOR PAYMENT: A motion was made by Sharon Jones and seconded by Sarah Berry to pay the bills
as presented. The motion carried with all present members voting in favor.
Roll Call:
Sarah Berry-Yes
John Coffman-Yes
Sharon Jones-Yes
Kevin Farmer-Yes
POLICE REPORT: Chief Hooke reported that National Night Out was a success, and he appreciated all the
hard work from the town employees. He also thanked the mayor and his wife for helping park cars.
The Flock cameras helped solve a grand larceny that occurred at Walmart on Friday, August 7th. The
suspect stole over $1,000 worth of merchandise. Chief Hooke said they were able to identify the vehicle
in Flock; the officer ran the registration through VCIN to obtain the registered owner’s information. This
allowed the officer to conduct an interview and obtain a warrant. The items stolen included Bluetooth
headsets and multiple memory cards valued at over $100.

PUBLIC WORKS: Town Manager Austin Garber reported that the zoning permit has been issued for 8
townhouses for the new Roxbury Subdivision.
Austin Garber and Maintenance Supervisor Chris Coffman continue to work with the potential developer
for the property behind the Food Lion Shopping Center as they determine if they are going to purchase
the property.
The plan review for the Walmart fueling station project is nearly completed by all the different agencies
involved in that process.
Austin Garber stated that the town is in the middle of plan review for the proposed Sheetz project which
will be located across from the Food Lion Shopping Center.
Austin Garber’s had a few conversations with the new owner of Living Waters/The Summit/Crown Point
Property as he works on a plan for building. Town Attorney Quinton Callahan explained the process for
the town to be reimbursed for back taxes once closing takes place.
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY: Austin Garber continues to get inquiries for businesses looking to locate in
Timberville. He points out the few spots that are currently vacant to them.
Randy’s Do It Best Hardware will be celebrating their 25th anniversary on September 12th.
Melinda Hooke reported on a new business that opened in the parking lot of Dollar General. El Gustito
Boricua will be selling prepackaged snacks from Puerto Rico on Fridays.
ZONING ACTIVITY:
-3010-3024 Roxbury Ln – 8 Unit Townhouse Building
-233 E Riverside Dr – Porch Addition
-309 Montevideo St – Addition
-15604 Forestville Rd - Fence
PARKS AND RECREATION: The Gutters have been installed on the stables at the American Legion Park.
The project came in under budget.
The final event in the Summer Music Series will be Friday, August 21st at 7:00. The band will be PRIME
and Smokin Q and the Fries Factory will be the food options. Austin Garber recognized the front office
team that has been working on coordinating the date for August. Last year’s August event was
scheduled at the same time as Spencer Hatcher, playing at the Bergton Fair. He said staff did a good job
making sure it didn’t conflict with other events this year.
Mayor Delaughter said the Broadway Lions helped park at National Night Out and thanked them for
helping at different events.
FINANCE: Austin Garber reported that the phone system and computer upgrades are getting close to
being completed.
PERSONNEL: Austin Garber said that interviews were conducted for the new public works position and
an offer has been made and accepted. If all onboarding checks pass, the new employee will begin on
August 24th.
There is an applicant that has applied for the open officer position and Chief Hooke is setting up an
interview for him next week.
PLAINS DISTRICT MEMORIAL MUSEUM: Sharon Jones reported that Bill Zirk will be speaking on his new
book “The Alms House”, Sunday August 16th. Town Historian Beverly Garber reported historical
happenings in Timberville.
OTHER BUSINESS: None
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
ADJOURNMENT: No further business, the meeting adjourned.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
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Melinda Hooke, Clerk

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Don Delaughter, Mayor