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York County supervisors debate impacts of pending state housing, bargaining and cannabis bills and direct staff to draft resolutions
Summary
Board members debated fiscal impacts of several pending state bills (including SB 454 on multifamily by‑right and collective bargaining proposals) and the chair directed staff to draft three resolutions for the March 17 meeting opposing aspects the board views as unfunded mandates.
York County supervisors spent a lengthy portion of the March 3 meeting discussing pending state legislation and its implications for local zoning, services and the county budget.
The county attorney briefed the board on several bills under consideration in Richmond, highlighting Senate Bill 454 as legislation that could allow multifamily housing by‑right on a portion of commercially zoned property. He described the bills as "onerous in terms of overriding the county's zoning" and urged continuing discussion…
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