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Frederick County supervisors discuss state bills on speed cameras, housing targets and local authority
Summary
Supervisors at a Frederick County budget workshop discussed recent state bills that could affect county authority and funding for safety programs, and directed staff to consult the county lobbyist and prepare possible correspondence.
County supervisors used part of the workshop to discuss several state-level bills they said could affect local authority and county finances, including proposals on speed-camera revenue, statewide housing targets and clean-energy planning.
A board member reviewed VACO's summary of recent measures and said a Senate bill (as summarized in the workshop) would divert local speed-camera revenues to Richmond, while an alternate bill would allow excess revenue to remain local to offset costs. The board agreed conceptually that Frederick County should oppose any bill that would take all local speed-camera revenues away and leave…
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