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Somerset County schedules public hearing on food sovereignty ordinance for Rockwood and unorganized territory
Summary
Commissioners agreed to post and hold a public hearing at their next meeting on a proposed food sovereignty ordinance — introduced by local residents — that would extend protections for direct producer-to-consumer food exchanges to Rockwood and SomersetCountyunorganized territory.
Somerset County commissioners on Tuesday agreed to post and hold a public hearing at their next regular meeting on a proposed food sovereignty ordinance that would apply to Rockwood Township and portions of the countyunorganized territory.
The ordinance concept was introduced to the commission via email and a brief presentation from community guests who said the measure is intended to support local food access, small-scale production and informal exchange without creating onerous new regulation for residents. The commission and staff said they would post the ordinance and take public comment…
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