Frequently Asked Questions

Election officers are paid a stipend, which is determined by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections.  For information regarding the rate of pay, please contact your local registrar's office.

Election Officers are assigned to work in their home precinct polling place, but if no vacancies are available, you may be asked to work at another precinct. You may be asked to serve as an alternate to fill in for previously-assigned Election Officers who are unable to serve. 

Their duties include:

• Arriving at the polling place at 5:00 a.m. on Election Day
• Set up voting machines and signs to prepare the polling place for voting
• Processing voters by checking their names off poll books
• Operating and instructing voters on the use of voting machines
• Assist voters as necessary
• Tallying results, securing the voting machines, and closing polling place

Three (3) Election Officers work in the Central Absentee Voter Precinct (CAP) on Election Day. These officers check the names of absentee voters off poll book list and tabulate the absentee ballots.

The Brookneal-Campbell County Airport is owned by the Brookneal-Campbell County Airport Authority. The airport is in the Federal Airport System and construction was funded by the Federal Aviation Administration, Virginia Department of Aviation, the Town of Brookneal, and Campbell County.

The Brookneal-Campbell County Airport Authority manages and operates the airport. The authority is appointed by the Brookneal Town Council and the Campbell County Board of Supervisors. For more information visit the Campbell County Board of Supervisors page.

No events or activities non-aviation related may be held on the runway or inside of the security fence. The BCCA is in the FAA system of airports and, unlike New London Airport, is not a privately-owned airport. The runway cannot be shut down for non-aviation related activities.

Events that do not impact the operational status of the runway and aviation services may be held on appropriate areas of airport property as approved by the airport authority on a case-by-case basis. Contact Campbell County Economic Development office via email or at 434-332-9595 to be placed on the next meeting agenda.

Presently the Brookneal-Campbell County Airport provides an excellent facility for the flight schools in the area to train new pilots on landings and take-offs. There are frequent corporate and private flights transporting area residents to their destinations. SML Aviation conducts flight school operations from the FBO building.

As of October 2023, self-serve fuel service is available through Freedom Aviation. Questions about the fuel service can be address with the fuel provider.

Developers looking to build hangars for their own aircraft or to lease hangar space to others should contact the BCCAA to discuss potential locations inside the Airport fence already designated in the Airport's master plan.

There is a $40 monthly fee per the Tie-down Lease Agreement.

After submitting all necessary documentation, small businesses will be designated as HUBZone certified if they meet the following criteria:

• The firm must be a small business based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for size standards.
• The firm's principal office must be in a HUBZone.
• 35% of the firm's total workforce must reside in a HUBZone.
• The business must be at least 51% owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, or a Community Development Corporation, an agricultural cooperative, or an Indian tribe (including Alaska Native Corporations).

Applications will be processed within 60 days of a complete submission.

To qualify, businesses must satisfy SBA's definition of a small business concern, along with the size standards for small business. It's worth a look if your business has fewer than 200 employees.

A size standard, which is usually stated in number of employees or average annual receipts, represents the largest size that a business (including its subsidiaries and affiliates) may be to remain classified as a small business for SBA and federal contracting programs. The definition of "small" varies by industry.

For more information about size standards, you can contact the Office of Size Standards via email or by phone at 202-205-6618.

Enter your business' principal office address (the location where the greatest number of employees perform their work, excluding contract sites) into the HUBZone Map.

No. As long as the employees reside in any HUBZone, they can be counted toward the 35% needed to qualify. Nearby HUBZones include all of Pittsylvania County, Halifax County, Charlotte County, and a majority of the City of Lynchburg. Altavista businesses generally pull their workforce from the Town itself and many of these nearby areas making it likely that any Altavista small businesses would meet the workforce qualification.

There are four types of HUBZone Federal Contract Opportunities:

1. Competitive: Contracts can be set-aside for HUBZone competition when the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that at least two qualified HUBZone small business concerns (SBCs) will submit offers and that the contract will be awarded at a fair market price.
2. Sole-source: HUB Zone contracts can be awarded if the contracting officer determines that:
   1. Only one qualified HUB Zone SBC is responsible to perform the contract
   2. Two or more qualified HUB Zone SBCs are not likely to submit offers, and
   3. The anticipated award price of the proposed contract, including options, will not exceed: $5 million for a requirement within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for manufacturing or $3 million for a requirement within all other NAICS codes.
3. Full and open: Competitive contracts can be awarded with a price evaluation preference. The offer of the HUBZone small business must not be 10% higher than the offer of a non-small business.
4. Subcontracting: All subcontracting plans for large business Federal contractors must include a HUBZone subcontracting goal.

No, the requirement is for the business location to be in Campbell County.

Certainly, as long as you are still meet the eligibility requirements. Let us know you would like to be reconsidered and we'll advise you on ways the application could be improved to increase your chances that cycle. Just a minor adjustment could be all you need to succeed at the next cycle! You don't have to start from scratch.

Campbell County wants your business to succeed and your application to succeed! The template helps to ensure you are including the information the Review Committee will want to know before awarding the grant and creates a fair and level playing field for all participants.

If you would like help with the financial forms, we recommend making a (free) one-on-one appointment with an SBDC advisor or attend a bookkeeping-focused workshop as one of your required classes. Additional small business resources are available at any of the Campbell County library locations as well. Kristina Smith, Economic Development's Business Programs Coordinator, is another great resource for help with any of your application paperwork. Email Kristina Smith

There are no restrictions on how you spend the grant. You do not have to submit any expense reports. The grant money is yours to spend as you see fit. We expect all the steps required in the application process (writing a business plan, attending business management training) will guide you make responsible decisions.

A Grant Review Committee will review all submitted applications and score them according to the Scoring Guide. Businesses must meet a minimum scoring threshold on the scoring guide (PDF) and then final determination of awards will be decided by consensus of the Grant Review Committee.

First and foremost, a successful application must be complete. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Attend the cycle's Info Session to see a sample business plan that meets the scoring threshold, learn more about what specifics reviewers want to know when scoring, go through how to complete the financial documents and ask any questions (general or specific to your business).

The SBDC-Lynchburg Region can provide free, confidential guidance on developing an effective business plan including developing the required financial documents. The SBDC offers a one-page business planning class. That class and the SSCG Informational Session can be great starting points for your business planning.

The Spark Innovation Center in Altavista is another resource for area entrepreneurs. Spark offers business training classes that qualify for the required training and Autumn Evans, Business and Community Engagement Coordinator for the Town of Altavista, is an approved reviewer for the required Business Plan Review.

Reach out to the Economic Development department with any additional questions at 434-332-9595 or email the Economic Development Office.