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Residents oppose proposed ETJ reduction; board tables decision
Summary
At a Nov. 3 public hearing, multiple West Jefferson ETJ residents asked the Board of Aldermen to keep their properties in the town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. After discussion and objections from board members, the board voted 5-0 to table consideration of the ETJ relinquishment.
At a public hearing opened by Mayor ProTem Rusty Barr, several residents from neighborhoods within West Jefferson’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) urged the Board of Aldermen not to shrink the town’s ETJ.
Speakers at the hearing included Martin and Tammy Dinstmanis of Candlelight Park, Sarah Alston of Mountainview Estates, James Bumgardener, Shelia Driver…
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