The Shadow
Town of Iron Gate
P.O. Box 199, 401 Commerce Avenue
Phone: (540) 862-0770
AGENDA FOR THE IRON GATE COUNCIL MEETING
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 7:00 pm
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
Presentation by Kim Halterman from Alleghany Highlands Public Schools regarding the 1% Sales Tax Referendum that will be on the ballot November 3, 2026.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 27, 2026, THE WORK SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 AND THE WORK SESSION ON OCTOBER 19, 2026. THERE WAS NO COUNCIL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 DUE TO ILLNESSES.
APPROVAL OF RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND PAYMENTS OF BILLS
MAYOR’S REPORT
COMMITTEE REPORT
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Results from the Planning Commission regarding the hair salon.
Update on finding someone to maintain the Iron Gate website.
Putting utility bills into the homeowner’s name vs renter’s name.
Iron Gate is still under voluntary water restrictions
NEW BUSINESS
Remind residents of the question of reducing council seats from 6 seats down to 4 seats on the Nov. 3rd election ballot.
Remind the residents that the sewer rate for 2027 will be $18,792.28
Va Dept of Health approved the $50,000 fee for the Preliminary Engineering Report for Iron Gate.
No applications received associated with the Public Works dept. job opening.
Certified letter sent to resident for grass mowed by public works and the amount charged was $150.00.
Letter to homeowner about driving over sidewalks in Town.
The pump house meter in Wesgate is down to one bar. The Mayor is working on getting a price quote from Core & Main for a new measuring chamber with battery.
Town Hall will be open on Tuesday, Nov 3 for Election Day. Please do not leave any water bill payments on Megan’s desk as they could become lost
The River Park is closed for the season. Tidy Services will come over sometime after Nov 2 to winterize the port-a-potty. Public works will put a lock on the door and then the gate will be locked until spring
Iron Gate Fire Dept burned the brush pile for this season, so the Town should be good until spring
NLP Construction is buying water from Iron Gate for work they are doing on Rt 220. Their project should run until December, or January 2027 – depending upon the weather.
The Mayor consulted the Commissioner of Revenue for the County to see if Iron Gate could post charges to various companies, or to Garten directly, for using the Garten parking lot to store their equipment. The answer was No, we cannot do that.
Sent letter to owners of trailer located at 401 5th Street instructing them that it is a nuisance property and a rat nuisance and the trailer must be removed.
NEW BUSINESS (VOTING)
Vote to allow Robinson, Farmer, Cox Associates complete the Town audit in February 2027.
Vote to accept the Planning Commission recommendation regarding the Southern Steele Salon.
Council needs to vote to approve the zoning request, thereby approving the application for Southern Steele Salon.
Vote to accept, and sign, the resolution for insurance on town vehicles for the purposes of the Worker’s Compensation Act of Virginia.
Vote on Request for Adjustment on Utility Billing
Set the dates for the November Work Session and Council meeting
Adjournment
