Tension at Botetourt County Board meeting over citizen comments

BOTETOURT CO., Va. – A tense exchange between a local resident and the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors raised questions about public participation at the board’s March meeting.

Chloe Johnson, a Blue Ridge native and member of the Southwest Virginia Data Center Transparency Alliance, said she was shocked and emotional after the encounter with Board Chair Mac Scothorn.

“It was shocking to me. I did get a little upset, emotional, like crying,” Johnson said…

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