Edinburg
Minutes
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES –
MAY 12, 2026
The Edinburg Town Council met for a Public Hearing on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Mayor Harshman called the Public Hearings to order at 7:15 p.m. All the Council Members were present. Also present was Maud Watson.
The purpose of the Public Hearing was to receive comments on the proposed amendment of the 2025-2026 Budget and the proposed Budget for the year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027.
Maud Watson made some comments that did not pertain to the subject of the Public Hearing about the water bills and she asked to have reminders about the Council Meetings emailed to the residents.
There were no other comments.
A motion was made by Councilman B. Dellinger and seconded by Councilwoman Wymer-Hollar to adjourn the Public Hearing at 7:27 p.m. Motion carried.
The Edinburg Town Council met in a regular session on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Mayor Harshman called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. All the Council Members were present. Also present was Maud Watson and Capt. W. Dellinger from the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Department.
A motion was made by Councilman B. Dellinger and seconded by Councilman Crisman to approve the minutes of the April 14, 2026 regular meeting. Motion carried.
Mayor Harshman stated that he forgot to place an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 160, Vehicles and Traffic, Article III, Town Licenses, Section 160-12 Assessment of license fee and Section 160-13, Amount of license fee, of the Code of Edinburg, Virginia on the agenda and he is requesting that it be added under New Business. A motion was made by Councilman Wood and seconded by Councilman B. Dellinger to approve adding an item to the Agenda under New Business. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Crisman and seconded by Councilwoman T. Dellinger to approve the Treasurer’s report and to pay all the bills as presented. Motion carried.
The Water & Sewer Committee had no report. Mayor Harshman called attention to Inboden’s report for April and reported that the Town has been hauling a lot of sludge.
Mayor Harshman reported that the 200,000-gallon tank and water pumping station still have a few items that need to be completed before the Health Department can be contacted about bringing them online. Ron Ross asked the Engineer about installing a Tee on one of the lines feeding the tank to make it easy to drain the tank when needed since right now, a plug at the base of the tank needs to be pulled and the person must get out of the way since 200,000 gallons of water comes rushing out. The mayor stated that the Tee will allow the Town to be in control of the valve when it needs to be drained and it will be used almost immediately during the sterilization of the tank prior to placing it online.
Mayor Harshman reported that the DEQ did a compliance inspection in April at the Wastewater Treatment Plant and for the most part, things were good. There was some documentation that the Town wasn’t doing that is now required with the new treatment process and there was not a copy of the new O&M manual readily available onsite. The mayor also reported that the Town is also now required to have the new influent flow meter calibrated as has always been done with the effluent flow meter and before the upgrade, the Town only measured the effluent but now must measure the influent as well.
The Street Committee had no report. Mayor Harshman reported that the historic style streetlight order has arrived.
The Ordinance Committee had no report.
The Personnel Committee had no report. Mayor Harshman reported that a part-time employee is needed to work at the Mill.
The Finance Committee had no report.
The Property Committee had no report. Mayor Harshman reported that the King Cola building is finally done, but the final bill was higher than expected, so the Town paid them the price that they quoted and they have accepted the final payment. The mayor stated that the 2002 Dodge Pickup needs some steering and rear suspension work done and the Town received a quote of $2,463.68 for these repairs. He also stated that the Town bought this truck new and another truck could not be purchased for anywhere near the amount of this quote, so he thinks that the work should be done. A motion was made by Councilman Crisman and seconded by Councilman B. Dellinger to approve the repairs on the 2002 Dodge Pickup for a quote of $2,463.68. Motion carried.
The Cemetery Committee had no report. Mayor Harshman reported that the VFW and the Quicksburg Ruritans will be helping the Town with placing the Veteran flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day on Wednesday, May 20th.
Councilwoman Wymer-Hollar reported that the Eagle Scout will be bringing his project to the pool tomorrow. She also reported that she has most of the lifeguards lined up, the pool will be opening on Memorial Day weekend and the Ducks will be starting practice on May 26th.
Councilwoman Strong stated that there are 10 broken spindles at the Gazebo in the park that need to be replaced.
Mayor Harshman reported that a Model T group from Luray met at the park on Monday.
Councilwoman Wymer-Hollar reported that the park and the ballfields are being used and the mini library is stocked. She asked the Sheriff’s Department to start patrolling the pool on May 23rd, when it opens.
The Insurance Committee had no report.
The Health and Safety Committee had no report. Capt. Dellinger stated that there were 1,375 Calls for Service in April. Capt. Dellinger reported that the camera system at the entrance to the park will be coming down in 3 weeks and a new one will probably be purchased. Mayor Harshman stated that there is a car that has been parked at the lower end of the parking area near Theatre Shenandoah for over a year that has expired tags and it appears that is being used for storage. He asked Capt. Dellinger to have the deputies find out who it belongs to and have it moved.
Mayor Harshman reported that the Town has closed on the Shentel parking lots and he has received copies of the deeds. He also reported that the Town will be working on the upper lot as soon as the Maintenance Department has the time and they plan to move the parking blocks away from the fence. Councilman Wood asked if public parking signs will be put up in the parking lot and the mayor stated that the Shentel signs will be removed and public parking signs can be put up.
Councilman Dellinger asked about the double crosswalk signs and Mayor Harshman stated that he has not heard anything from VDOT about them.
Mayor Harshman reported that the Theatre Shenandoah signs will be going up soon.
Mayor Harshman stated that he attended the April Tourism Council meeting and in addition to the normal updates on marketing and financial reports, most of the meeting was a presentation by Kelli Weaver from the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC). Kelli Weaver is the Destination Development Manager for the VTC and she presented an overview of the many resources that the VTC has available to assist with promoting this area. The mayor stated that he will share the minutes from the meeting with the Council when he receives them.
Mayor Harshman reported that he and the Town Treasurer met with Amanda Kerns from the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission to do the final report on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The report showed that the Town has expended 100% of the ARPA funds and the account is ready to be closed out as soon as the government portal is working.
Mayor Harshman reported that the Town received an additional PFAS check for $3,52.61 from the TYCO Settlement and this is in addition to what the Town received in the past from the 3M Settlement which was $28,915.08.
Mayor Harshman reported that Magic City performed the annual testing on the sprinkler system at the Edinburg Mill in March. They listed 2 items on their report, the first is about “No system information signs” which was listed last year, but they could not tell the mayor what signage was needed and the second item is something about the system being due for “50-year UL testing”. The mayor reported that the Edinburg Heritage Foundation has been paying for the annual testing, which is around $1,000 and the Town might have to get involved in paying for the 50-year UL testing, which was quoted at $3,850. Mayor Harshman asked the Council if they approved of the Town paying for the testing. A motion was made by Councilwoman Strong and seconded by Councilman Wood to approve of the Town paying Magic City the $3,850 that was quoted to do the 50-year UL Testing for the sprinkler system at the Edinburg Mill. Motion carried.
Mayor Harshman reported that visitation at the Mill was down 8% in April, but there was a 6% increase in visitors that paid to go through the Museum and a 3% increase in sales at the gift shop.
Mayor Harshman reported that he has ordered the signs for the quilt square descriptions for the Glass Mosaic Project at the Mill and he is waiting on the ladies to give him the first 3 quilt squares that they would like to see as the first panel.
Mayor Harshman reported that he took part in a meet & greet along with other government officials to talk with Katie Frazier, the Secretary of Agriculture & Forestry, Frank Stovall, the Director of Operations for the Department of Conservation & Recreation and Laura Ellis, the Department of Conservation’s Deputy Director of Administration & Finance about the impact of the Rail on individual localities and the entire corridor. The mayor stated that they were all in the area touring the corridor as the final VDOT information gathering is happening for the Rail with Trail option.
Mayor Harshman reported that he will be taking part in the Local Government Structure section of this year’s County Leadership Program which is an annual program where the attendees hear about the structure and functions of local government from the County Administrator, the Town Managers and himself.
Mayor Harshman reported that the graphics are ready to go to print for the LOVE sign and the area has been marked for the concrete base.
Mayor Harshman reminded the Council Members up for reelection to file their paperwork to be on the ballot for the November 3, 2026 election. The deadline to file is Tuesday, June 16th at 7:00 p.m.
The Architectural Review Board did not meet.
The Planning Commission did not meet.
There were two Zoning Permits issued:
1. Steven Crisman
4462 Palmyra Church Rd.
Fence
2. Theresa Schottler
111 S. High St.
Fence
There was no report from the Town Attorney.
Mayor Harshman asked the Council to consider adopting the Resolution to amend the 2025-2026 Budget. The mayor read the Resolution to amend the 2025-2026 Budget. A motion was made by Councilman Wood and seconded by Councilman B. Dellinger to adopt the Resolution to amend the 2025-2026 Budget. Motion carried. Recorded vote as follows: Wymer-Hollar – aye, B. Dellinger – aye, Strong – aye, Crisman – aye, T. Dellinger – aye, Wood – aye, Harshman – aye.
Mayor Harshman asked if anyone had anything that they wanted to discuss about the proposed Budget for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027. The Council had nothing they wanted to discuss. The mayor reported that the adoption of the 2026-2027 Budget will be considered at the June meeting.
Mayor Harshman read the enacting sections of a Resolution to establish the percentage of Personal Property Tax Relief for qualifying vehicles within the Town during the 2026 Tax Year. The mayor stated that the rate is 17%, which is the same as last year. A motion was made by Councilman B. Dellinger and seconded by Councilman Wood to adopt the Resolution to establish the percentage of Personal Property Tax Relief for qualifying vehicles within the Town during the 2026 Tax Year. Motion carried. Recorded vote as follows: Wymer-Hollar – aye, B. Dellinger – aye, Strong – aye, Crisman – aye, T. Dellinger – aye, Wood – aye, Harshman – aye.
Mayor Harshman asked the Council to consider reappointing Bill Smith to the Architectural Review Board (ARB) for another 4-year term since his current term expires on June 30, 2026. The mayor stated that Mr. Smith had asked to be taken off the ARB a while ago, but the Town never found a replacement, so the mayor asked him to reconsider and he agreed to being reappointed. A motion was made by Councilwoman Strong and seconded by Councilman Crisman to reappoint Bill Smith to the ARB for another 4-year term. Motion carried.
Mayor Harshman stated that when the Town received the information that the County provided for the Personal Property Tax with the Vehicle Licenses added, it was discovered that they had listed Trailers at a rate of $15 and the Town has always charged $25 for Trailers. He also stated that the other towns and the County charge $15 for Trailers and the Town would need to amend the Ordinance to lower the Trailer License to the $15 that the County charges. The mayor had to re-word some of the other categories of the Code section because trailers are mentioned several times in different sections and he also looked at Shenandoah County’s Ordinance and borrowed some of their wording. He previously emailed a copy of the amendment to the Council and he provided them with a hard copy. Mayor Harshman read the Ordinance to Amend Chapter 160, Vehicles and Traffic, Article III, Town Licenses, Section 160-12 Assessment of license fee and Section 160-13, Amount of license fee, of the Code of Edinburg, Virginia. The mayor stated that the second reading of this amendment will be at the June meeting.
With no further business, a motion was made by Councilman Wood and seconded by Councilman Crisman to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:06 p.m.