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Resident asks Buckingham supervisors to pause spending on proposed animal control facility

Buckingham County Board of Supervisors · March 1, 2026
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Summary

A resident who reviewed FOIA records told the board the county has already spent nearly $8,000 on outside services for a proposed animal control facility and urged officials to pause further spending until renovation estimates and side‑by‑side options are produced.

Amy Lawhorn, a Buckingham County resident from District 2 and the Town of Dillwyn, told the board she filed a Freedom of Information Act request after the January meeting to understand plans for a possible new animal control facility. She said staff provided 96 documents and that the records show the county has already spent nearly $8,000 in…

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