Commissioner objects to $28,000 outer‑loop noise study; motion fails
Commissioner Fletcher pulled consent item 1f3 to question a proposed $28,000 noise study for the outer loop, warning it could set a costly precedent; engineering staff said the request stemmed from a single resident complaint and solutions would be expensive. A motion failed for lack of a second.
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Commissioner Fletcher pulled consent item 1f3 to request discussion of a proposed noise study for the county’s outer loop, saying the $28,000 cost could establish an undesirable precedent for future complaints. “This is $28,000, and it could turn into a precedent where we have people that just don't like noise for any reason,” Fletcher said, arguing the county should not shoulder broad noise‑control responsibilities absent denser development or clear legal requirement.
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