Supervisor Pugh reported to the Amherst County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 21 that the planning commission met Oct. 16 and forwarded several recommendations to the board.

The commission recommended approval of short-term tourist-rental permits for dwellings on Para Road and on Indigo Ridge. The commission also approved a geographical expansion of the Route 29 business beautification committee area to include Dillard Road and a section of Route 130 from the intersection at Dillard to Route 130, enlarging the district covered by the program.

Additionally, the commission scheduled a work session for Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. to discuss allowing certain types of businesses within the county’s residential district. Supervisor Pugh characterized those items as routine planning matters that came before the commission at the Oct. 16 meeting.