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Board schedules public hearing on substitute noise ordinance after business and data center comments
Summary
Two in‑person commenters – a commercial developer and Data Center Coalition representative – urged changes to the draft noise ordinance. After debate, the board voted 4–2 to advertise Supervisor Bodie’s substitute ordinance for public hearing on Oct. 28; several consent and procedural votes were also recorded.
At the Oct. 14 work session the Board of County Supervisors heard public comments and then voted to advertise a board member’s substitute noise‑ordinance text for a public hearing.
Two in‑person speakers addressed the board during public comment about the county’s proposed noise ordinance changes. Barry Braden, representing the Commercial Development Committee and a long‑time Brentsville resident, warned the board that “this noise ordinance that the county is trying to implement now is going to severely impact all businesses in this county,” and said many businesses in his area had not been informed about the proposal.
Nicole Riley, a Washington, D.C.‑area representative of the Data Center Coalition, said the draft ordinance lacks key pathways for operational facilities to achieve compliance and urged the county to add clarity and “pathways to compliance” that include grandfathering, safe harbors, realistic modification timelines, and enforcement alternatives that avoid criminal penalties for…
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