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Residents protest county lease of bowling alley to lifetime-registered offender; county attorney says lease and ownership are legal
Summary
Parents and residents urged the Nottoway County Board to halt or re-examine a lease/sale of a county-owned bowling alley to a lifetime-registered level 3 offender; county attorney said state law allows property ownership and leases but enforcement depends on specific statutory restrictions.
Several parents and residents told the Nottoway County Board of Supervisors on Monday they oppose leasing a county-owned bowling alley to a man identified in public comment as a lifetime-registered level 3 offender. Benjamin Ehart, a resident, said the purchase "puts kids at risk" because families and children use the facility.
Erica Schaefer told the board she will not bring her children to the bowling alley and urged officials to reconsider the arrangement. "I don't think just like Ben just said that this is not good," she said, adding that typical restrictions on registrants commonly bar proximity to pools, schools or bus stops.
Other speakers, including Chris Bade, pressed…
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