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Noise-abatement monitoring pilot advances in Richmond; county staff describe narrow scope and privacy safeguards
Summary
A county update noted a legislative pilot authorizing noise-abatement monitoring systems in specified planning districts passed a committee and contains data-privacy and storage protections similar to camera programs; staff said the pilot is narrower than photo-enforcement proposals and could provide useful evidence before any broader expansion.
County legislative staff reported that a statewide pilot to authorize noise-abatement monitoring systems advanced from the Senate Transportation Committee and that the pilot would permit specified counties and cities in Planning Districts 8 and 16 to operate systems that detect and enforce excessive vehicle exhaust noise.
Jennifer Vaney, deputy director, said the bill—s current language authorizes counties to record and enforce violations…
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