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Public commenters urge action after vending seizure and request railroad quiet zones
Summary
During public comment, a Vallejo small-business owner said county health staff and sheriff seized vending equipment without a warrant and damaged it; a Vacaville resident asked the board to pursue a Federal Railroad Administration quiet zone at two crossings, citing frequent train whistles and sleep disruption.
Several members of the public used the board's comment period to press the county on local enforcement and safety issues.
Scott Brown, who identified himself as a small business owner in Vallejo, said county health personnel and a sheriff's deputy seized his food-vending equipment when he set up on a public street. Brown said he paid half of an impound penalty to retrieve property that he described as damaged while stored in an impound yard and asked the board to review the seizure and seek reimbursement. "They stole my property," Brown said, adding he recorded the incident and planned to provide evidence to the board.
A Vacaville resident identified as Whitley urged the board to pursue an FRA-designated quiet zone at the Elmira and Frye Rhodes crossings, describing frequent train whistles (he cited up to 48 trains per day) and sound levels that he said regularly exceeded local limits. Whitley recommended installing supplementary safety measures such as concrete medians at crossings and said the city had reached its limit to act because the crossings are on unincorporated county land; he asked staff to consider Matt Tuggle in unincorporated-county operations as a point for action.
Other public speakers criticized county actions on EV chargers and expressed concern about proposed mileage-based taxes and privacy implications.
Chair closed the public-comment period after the allotted time. Several commenters said they would provide documentation to staff for follow-up.
The board did not take immediate action on these individual requests during the meeting; staff or appropriate departments would need to follow up to investigate enforcement details, property-recovery procedures and the feasibility and cost of FRA quiet-zone measures.
