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Board adopts styrofoam-exemption resolution for Carroll County schools
Summary
The board adopted a resolution granting an exemption process for Carroll County Schools from the new Virginia styrofoam ban on economic-hardship grounds; staff said the request reflects sunk costs in existing containers and a need to evaluate feasible replacements.
County staff presented a drafted resolution to allow the county to consider economic-hardship exemptions to the new Virginia styrofoam ban for the school system. "The board will recall at the last meeting that y'all had a request from the school, Carroll County, schools to grant a exemption to the new Virginia Styrofoam ban," staff said, explaining that schools face sunk costs in existing polystyrene containers and are still evaluating feasible replacements.
Mister Durbin told the board he prepared a simple resolution that sets forth economic-hardship factors and recommended adoption. Mister Collins moved to adopt the resolution; Mister Early seconded the motion. The board recorded affirmative votes and adopted the resolution.
The staff presentation described the waiver request as common for school systems facing replacement costs, and said staff would use the resolution to evaluate hardship claims. The resolution as adopted directs staff to apply the economic-hardship criteria in considering any exemption requests from Carroll County Schools.
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