DALTON — The one thing that both supporters and opponents of zoning regulations in Dalton agree upon is that debate over the matter has divided the town, pitting neighbor against neighbor. The June 7 vote that defeated a permanent zoning ordinance is not likely to end that division.
An all-day voting session at the town’s municipal building produced 475 votes, defeating the zoning ordinance, 195-280.
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