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Rick Vassar
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Top issues during term (3)(Zoning)
critical↓Jul 2026[10]
Zoning amendments threatening Meat Jack and small businesses
Unclear — but Hope says the rules could put his family business out of operation.
low↓Jun 2026[2]
Rezoning 1692 Deerwood Road to commercial
high↓Jun 2026[2]
One-year moratorium on data center facilities
No direct cost; the pause buys time to write zoning rules that could limit energy and water use by such facilities.
Decisions during term (7)
Recorded while Vassar was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
tabled12-0Jul 20, 2026
Motion to return zoning amendments B, C, D, and E to the Planning Commission
tabled12-0Jul 20, 2026
Amendment to county zoning resolution to define temporary uses
approved11-3Jul 20, 2026
Reappointing Richard Vassar to Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals
deniedVoted yes6-8Jul 20, 2026
Reappointing Lee Willis to Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals
approvedJun 15, 2026
Rezoning of 1692 Deerwood Road from R-1 to C-2
approvedFeb 17, 2026
Zoning amendment — 157 & 159 Highway 25 East, Newport (C-1 to C-2)
approvedFeb 17, 2026
Zoning amendment — 122 Quail Roost Drive, Cosby (C-1 to R-1)
Voting record (1)(Zoning)
1 yes0 no
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