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Council waives water and sewer availability fees for two affordable housing developments; vice mayor abstains
Summary
Blacksburg Town Council approved resolutions waiving water and sewer availability fees for two affordable housing projects. Vice Mayor Michael Sutphin disclosed a conflict of interest tied to Community Housing Partners and abstained from the vote.
Blacksburg Town Council on a voice/roll call vote approved two resolutions to waive water and sewer availability fees for affordable housing developments known in the meeting as Stroubles Ridge and the Airport Road project; Vice Mayor Michael Sutphin disclosed a conflict of interest and abstained.
The disclosures came at the start of the meeting, when Sutphin said the Virginia State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act required him to state his interest. “My personal interest, employment in Community Housing Partners, which would…
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