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Resident urges stronger litter enforcement; supervisors ask staff for recommendations
Summary
A Madison Heights resident urged Amherst County supervisors to adopt stiffer fines and accountability measures for roadside litter; the board asked staff to prepare recommendations, citing past efforts such as trash cans at county buildings and volunteer pickups.
Kara Jones, a Madison Heights resident, told the Amherst County Board of Supervisors on April 15 that litter along county roads is worsening and urged stronger enforcement and higher fines to deter illegal dumping and roadside littering.
“I have a really big concern with the trash problem in our county,” Jones said during the public comment…
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