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Morgan County resident cites stalled FEMA floodplain fence permit and Farm Bureau policy in public comment
Summary
Kent Singleton, a Morgan County Farm Bureau member, told the planning commission his FEMA‑required floodplain fence permit application has been delayed and that he has received no responses to appeals and GRAMA requests; he asked the commission to provide business license payment records and to place his item on future agendas.
During the public comment period at the Sept. 11 Morgan County Planning Commission meeting, resident and Morgan County Farm Bureau member Kent Singleton raised concerns about delays and lack of transparency on his FEMA‑required floodplain fence permit application and related GRAMA (Government Records Access and Management Act) requests.
Singleton said he has made repeated email requests and appeals under county policy that have gone unanswered for months. He told commissioners he was representing the Morgan County Farm Bureau's position supporting landowners' rights to construct and maintain lawful fences without undue interference, and he asked the commission to fulfill his GRAMA requests, provide proof of a payment connected to his business license, complete processing of the pending FEMA floodplain fence permit, and place the matter on both planning commission and county commission agendas.
Staff did not announce any formal action or timeline in response during the meeting. The planning commission moved on to the scheduled administrative and legislative agenda items after public comment.
Singleton said he would leave a printed copy of his statement with the record. His remarks were recorded as public comment; no staff response or commission direction on the permit was documented in the meeting transcript.
