The Planning Commission for Augusta County is meeting this afternoon, Tuesday, January 26, at 5:30, to consider zoning ordinances that would regulate the location of adult business stores otherwise known as “sexually oriented businesses.”Although the City of Staunton recently adopted such an ordinance, the county has not yet done so. As a result, the owner of After Hours Adult Video store on Springhill Road was quoted in the Staunton News Leader as stating the he would open a similar business in Augusta County and perhaps other locations in the Valley as well.
Numerous studies show that crime increases and property values decline wherever these businesses locate. Therefore, unless the Planning Commission and the County Board of Supervisors approve such an ordinance quickly, Augusta County residents are at risk for having an adult business near their homes, churches, schools, libraries, public parks – or nearly anywhere else that is not clearly regulated.
What Can We Do?
1. Contact members of the County Board of Supervisors for their support.
2. Attend the public meeting of the Planning Commission at the Government Center in Verona, which begins at 5:30 p.m. today.
If you need further information, please email.
Directions to Government Center
From the North: Harrisonburg, Winchester & Washington D.C.
From Harrisonburg and all points North, on Interstate 81, take Exit 227, Verona. Merge right onto Laurel Hill Road (Route 612). At the second traffic light, turn left onto Lee Highway (Route 11). At the next traffic light, turn left into the Government Center complex.
From the South: Staunton, Waynesboro, Charlottesville, Roanoke
From Staunton, Waynesboro, and all points South, on Interstate 81, take Exit 225, Woodrow Wilson Parkway. Turn left onto Woodrow Wilson Parkway (Route 275). At the first traffic light, turn right onto Lee Highway (Route 11). At the second light, turn right into the Government Center complex.
Follow signs to "Public Meeting Room."
Cross-posted at SixtyFour81.com
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