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Resident urges pause on animal‑control facility spending after FOIA shows nearly $8,000 in outside fees
Summary
A resident presenting FOIA documents told the Board the county has spent about $8,000 on outside professional services for a proposed animal control facility and urged a pause on further spending until renovation costs for the existing facility are estimated and a side‑by‑side cost comparison is published.
At the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors meeting on Feb. 9, resident Amy Lawhorne presented records she obtained under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and asked the Board to halt additional spending on a proposed new animal control facility until officials provide more comparative analysis.
Lawhorne, a District 2 resident and Dillwyn town resident, said the FOIA records supplied…
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