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political representatives seem reluctant to support Tier III status because they dislike dealing with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and fear that Tier III status will allow DEQ to get its “nose in the tent” of our business.
But it would be “cutting off our nose to spite our face” if we let a disdain for DEQ keep us from supporting Tier III designation.
For me, the greatest benefit from Tier III status is that it may help us stave off rampant and unwanted development. When the full force of development pressure is applied - which it surely will be — we
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