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Hearing Tuesday on broadband proposal

The Gloucester Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to receive input from county residents on the proposed agreement with Open Broadband, LLC. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the colonial courthouse.

The agreement calls for Open Broadband, LLC, to install equipment on existing county-owned towers and buildings that would provide wireless connectivity to residents in range. More details on the hearing can be found on at gloucesterva.info/640/Meeting-Portal.

Also during Tuesday’s meeting, the board will consider a resolution to support a “2nd Amendment Preservation Act” that was introduced by board member Phillip Bazzani during the board’s April 6 meeting.

The act would mirror a similar act that was passed in Newton County, Missouri. The act is designed to protect gun owners from any tracking of firearms and would stop any attempts to confiscate firearms from law-abiding citizens. The act also gives local law enforcement the ability to arrest any and...

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