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Augusta County board debates, then approves, National Quiet Zone resolution after dispute over cost estimates
Summary
After a lengthy debate over whether the National Quiet Zone imposes uncompensated costs on local taxpayers and public-safety radio design, the Augusta County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution urging federal review and possible modification of the Quiet Zone by a 5–2 vote.
The Augusta County Board of Supervisors voted 5–2 on Oct. 23 to approve a resolution calling for federal review and possible modification of the National Quiet Zone, after more than three hours of meeting discussion and public staff briefings.
The resolution, removed from the consent agenda for separate discussion, prompted extended questioning from several supervisors who said the item lacked a clear estimate of the financial impact on county taxpayers. Supervisor Seaton said he could not support a resolution that “recommends dissolution of the National Quiet Zone” without data showing how much it costs county taxpayers, and called for numbers on how…
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