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The Washington City Council will meet Monday, March 25, 2013, to discuss the city's business including the improper siting of a jail improperly zoned property.

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City of Washington Council Agenda for Monday Night, March 25, 2013

    The Washington City Council will meet Monday, March 25, 2013, to discuss the city's business including the improper siting of a jail improperly zoned property.

    If the whole locating of the jail debacle, by a 4 to 3 majority of Beaufort County's Commissioners, is of interest to you, you should consider items #2 and 3 regarding the siting of the county jail, with item #3 being a report from the Planning Director reporting how the improper siting of a jail, in the Industrial Park (north), violates the city's zoning ordinance.
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