Two Great Examples of Jefferson County’s Limited Government

At the April 23 noise ordinance meeting, I saw two things I was very glad to see. First, our attorney Scott Shirley wrote an ordinance that was very limited in scope and temporary in nature, expiring in August. This gives the Commission time to decide if it needs to be permanent. The ordinance gives law enforcement a needed tool in that instead of the criminal penalty for breach of the peace, it allows for a civil citation (similar to a traffic ticket) to be issued. The ordinance only applies t