Committee votes to send Plan Rutherford recommendation to full commission after planning panel rejects density change
Mar 4, 2026
The Public Works and Planning Committee voted 6-1 to forward the planning commission's Feb. 23 recommendation to keep rural living density at one unit per acre to the full county commission for a public hearing and decision, after Commissioners debated whether to hold a joint meeting with planning first.
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The Public Works and Planning Committee voted to send the planning commission's Feb. 23 action on Plan Rutherford to the full county commission for consideration and a required public hearing. Vice Chair Phil Dodd made the motion; after debate and a failed attempt to amend the motion to require a prior joint meeting with planning, the committee approved forwarding the item by roll call (six in favor, one opposed).
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