Committee delays smart-growth bills

Smart-growth advocates watched Tuesday as the building lobby put off several ordinances to require adequate public facilities. The Senate Local Government Committee unanimously voted to send the ordinances to a growth study commission chaired by Fairfax Delegate Robert Hull, D-38th District, and Midlothian Sen. John Watkins, R-10th District. Proponents of adequate public facility ordinances say…

Committee delays smart-growth bills

Smart-growth advocates watched Tuesday as the building lobby put off several ordinances to require adequate public facilities. The Senate Local Government Committee unanimously voted to send the ordinances to a growth study commission chaired by Fairfax Delegate Robert Hull, D-38th District, and Midlothian Sen. John Watkins, R-10th District. Proponents of adequate public facility ordinances say…