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Washington County committee sends resolution on Steuart family holiday display to full court after tense debate
Summary
A county services committee amended language in a nonbinding resolution aimed at the Steuart family's large holiday display and voted 10–3 to forward the item to the full quorum court for consideration amid questions about enforcement and traffic impacts.
Justice Massingale moved a resolution asking the Steuart family's seasonal operations to cease until they obtain a conditional‑use permit, a large‑scale development permit and required floodplain approvals under Ordinance 2025‑044, but the committee spent much of its discussion debating whether a resolution could change enforcement.
“This is just a resolution. So, it really has no authority unto itself,” Massingale said while offering an amendment to soften the language; the…
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