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County approves first reading of logging ordinance
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After four drafts and a split vote, Effingham County commissioners approved the first reading of a timber operations ordinance. By a 3-2 vote, commissioners took a step in enacting new regulations for loggers in the county. The ordinance does not include a surety bond, which timber cutters had lobbied against, and does not require a notice of 48 hours before beginning operations.
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