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Volume 57, Number 41 • October 14, 2010
Board reviews noise and pet ordinances County gives updates on Three Chopt Water Line, HCA projects By Amy Condra acondra@goochlandgazette.com
At last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting county staff presented several ordinance amendments, including two drafts of a noise ordinance amendment and an amendment to a companion animal and public nuisance ordinance. The primary difference between the two noise ordinances is whether noise violations are measured by decibel or “plainly audible” standards. Examples of noise disturbances included social gatherings and parties, sound producing devices such as radios or MP3 players, noisy animals, trash and recycling collection, street cleaning and construction, peddlers and hawkers, amplified sound from vehicles, lawn care activities, on- or off-road motor vehicles, and the sounding of horns or other warning devices. “This is probably the third time this has come up in the last 10 or 15 years,” said Steve Oakley of Manakin-Sabot. Oakley said that he felt that the cost of monitoring decibel levels would be cost-prohibitive for the county. He also noted that agricultural operations were listed as an exemption to the noise ordinance. “It would be nice if we had some stipulations
Photo by Ken Odor
Janet Bumgardner, Assistant Director, left, and Ann Casey, Executive Director, have taken leadership roles in the Goochland Court Appointed Special Advocate program. The Goochland CASA program has served more than 130 children since it was established.
CASA leadership changes hands By Ken Odor jodor@goochlandgazette.com
Venable’s resignation in August, Ann board chairman George Gill. “She Casey has been named Executive came in and trained workers and did Director. At her side will be Assistant an outstanding job.” The CASA (Court Appointed Special Director Janet Bumgardner. Casey and Bumgardner were in Advocate) program in Goochland has “Geri did a wonderful job geta new leadership team. ting the program started,” said CASA see CASA > page 5 Following founder Geraldine
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