Michelle V. Covert

Voted with the full council, 6-0, to hire an engineering company to study a site for a new town well.

May 11, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Moved to appoint Cara Lundgren-Stowe to a vacant council seat. It passed 3-0.

September 17, 2026

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Moved to have the town attorney draw up a promissory note paying Nicole Washington her contract and attorney fees to settle her lawsuit. It passed 3-0.

September 17, 2026

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Moved to adopt the town's FY27 budget, which passed 3-0 with only three of six council members present.

September 17, 2026

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Moved to hire Nicole Washington as permanent town manager, including a $45,000 back payment the town owed her and one year of severance if forced out. It passed 3-0.

August 10, 2026

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Voted for a council motion opposing giving up Mineral's town charter. It passed 3-0 with three members present.

August 10, 2026

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Seconded and voted for firing the town's attorney, John Conrad. The motion passed 3-0.

August 10, 2026

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Voted against rescinding the council's July 13 vote to rehire Town Manager Nicole Washington. The rescission passed 4-3.

July 23, 2026

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Filed a petition with fellow council member Becky McGehee in Louisa County General District Court to enforce Virginia's open-records law (FOIA) against the town.

July 23, 2026

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Moved to rehire Nicole Washington as town manager on a three-year contract at her prior pay. It passed 3-1.

July 13, 2026

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Seconded and voted for a motion to reject the proposed FY27 town budget. The motion passed 4-2.

June 25, 2026

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Moved to update the town's water shutoff procedure with new temperature rules for disconnecting service. The council approved it 5-0.

April 13, 2026

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Moved to drop the town's $5 minimum charge on real estate and personal property tax bills. The council approved it 5-0.

April 13, 2026

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Voted against a new council open-meeting policy after members disputed whether its remote-participation rules matched Virginia's open-records law (FOIA). It passed 3-2.

February 9, 2026

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Voted against firing Town Manager Nicole Washington. The motion passed 4-3 after the mayor broke a 3-3 council tie.

January 12, 2026

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Ran the Mineral Town Council meeting as acting mayor while serving as the town's vice mayor.

September 8, 2025

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Won a special election for a Mineral Town Council seat, running unopposed with 78 votes.

November 7, 2023

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