Today at 9 a.m., a judge is scheduled to hear a request for an injunction to stop work on James City County’s proposed $190 million government center.
Seven county taxpayers filed the injunction request in Williamsburg-James City County Court, arguing the state constitution and state law require the county to stage a referendum before committing long-term borrowing for the center.
The board of supervisors is not scheduled to vote to officially approve construction of the government center, and a library annex, until their Dec. 9 meeting.
But they did approve $36 million worth of preliminary work including initial site work, which has been underway for several weeks at the center’s Longhill Road location next to the county recreation center.
Attorney Christopher Woodfin is asking for an injunction to stop that work until the court rules on the referendum question.
He named County Administrator Scott Stevens and the five county supervisors as defendants.
County attorney Adam Kinsman will be r…