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Spotsylvania County, VA — Gerald Childress COIA / Charlie Payne Conflict

Spotsylvania County Supervisor Gerald Childress (Chancellor District, took office January 2024) owns and operates Childress Construction LLC (Virginia SCC Entity S8007777, formed January 23, 2019), which trades under the fictitious name 'Childress Solutions' (DBA registered July 20, 2022, SCC Filing 2207204760932). The company's own website markets structured cabling, data cabling, fiber optics, security systems, and network infrastructure — the exact services needed in data center construction. CONFLICT OF INTEREST — THE VOTES: • March 25, 2025: Childress voted AGAINST requiring Special Use Permits for data centers — the motion deadlocked 3-3 and failed, meaning developers won by-right approval. • October 30, 2025: Childress voted FOR reducing data center setbacks from 1,000 feet to 300 feet. His own words at the March 2025 meeting (Fredericksburg Free Press): 'It's not just working in the data center — it's construction of the data centers that they're training them how to do, and that's a great program for these kids.' Said while owning a data center cabling company. THE SEI SMOKING GUN: • 2025 SEI (filed January 14, 2025, covering calendar year 2024): Disclosed Childress Construction income >$250,000 and The Childress Agency income >$250,000. • 2026 SEI (filed January 13, 2026, covering calendar year 2025): Schedule A BLANK. Schedule B BLANK. Zero businesses disclosed. • Childress Construction LLC (S8007777) was ACTIVE every day of 2025 — confirmed by Virginia SCC CIS records pulled June 9, 2026. No dissolution filing. No ownership transfer. No amendment removing him as Managing Member ever filed. • Virginia Code §2.2-3114 requires disclosure of any business producing income over $10,000. His 2025 business earned >$250,000. His 2026 SEI discloses nothing. • Virginia Code §2.2-3120: Knowingly filing a false or incomplete SEI is a Class 1 misdemeanor. THE PAYNE CONNECTION: Charles W. Payne Jr. (Hirschler Fleischer, 725 Jackson St Ste 200, Fredericksburg) has served as Registered Agent for Childress Construction LLC since February 18, 2022 (SCC Filing 2202184216989) — with no end date. Payne is simultaneously REC's General Counsel and the rezoning attorney for data center developers in Spotsylvania, Caroline, and Orange counties. He is a registered lobbyist (VPAP confirmed). His firm (Hirschler Fleischer) represents KETTLER/RCK Digital in Spotsylvania's Crossroads Technology Campus SUP. Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.7: A lawyer shall not represent a client if representation involves a concurrent conflict of interest. Payne is the registered agent (attorney of record) for a business owned by a county supervisor — while that same supervisor votes on projects Payne's other clients are seeking approval for. Complaints already filed with: Spotsylvania Commonwealth's Attorney, Virginia Attorney General. SEI records request pending at Spotsylvania Circuit Court Clerk. Sources: Virginia SCC CIS Entity S8007777 (pulled June 9, 2026); Spotsylvania County SEI filings 2025 and 2026 (public record); Fredericksburg Free Press March 26, 2025 and October 30, 2025; Hirschler Fleischer public attorney biography (hirschlerlaw.com); VPAP lobbyist registry.

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DocumentJeffrey Black Employment Contracts and Salary History

This document is a collection of employment contracts and payroll data for a Spotsylvania County School System teacher, Jeffrey Black, covering the years 2003 through 2027. It provides a detailed, year-by-year record of the employee's base salary and contractual terms, illustrating a significant increase in compensation over his tenure.

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