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as permitted parts of the festivities.
Zoning Department officials disagreed with that characterization, and said instead the Salahis had thrown a corporatesponsored event without first obtaining the required special permits.
With the future of certain of its business operations in jeopardy, the Salahis went before the Board of Zoning Appeals for clarification. There, the assistant zoning administrator, Tbdd Benson, brought forth statements and documents backing the county’s view that owners unlawfully played amplified outdoor music; set off fireworks; played outdoors music after the 10 p.m. cut-off time, and held an event after 11 p.m.
Some of the documents Benson presented BZA members were copies of what he said were advertisements for the party that included mention of sponsorship from the state tourism department.
Refuting Benson, and speaking in support of the Salahis, was Strother, who presented written affidavits from county officials that were aimed at proving the fireworks’ display 1 was legal. 1
He also said the references : on the party invitations to the 1 state’s tourism office were included only because of , Michaele Salahi’s modeling work and that department’s ' recognition of her as the “face of ! Virginia.” (
Other arguments and zoning interpretations were pre- j sented, but at day’s end, the < BZA deferred decision, and the , two sides reportedly worked • toward agreement in a more < behind-the-scenes approach. In < January, 2006, however, the j BZA again placed, the issue on
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