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Commissioners split on forming wastewater task force; planning commission jurisdiction cited

3302637 · May 14, 2025
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Summary

A proposal to create a 15-person wastewater task force drew competing views on whether the county commission or the planning commission should lead the effort; commissioners voted not to form the commission-originated task force.

The Bedford County Commission considered a motion to form a 15-member wastewater task force made up of developers, realtors, engineers, planning staff, wastewater experts and commissioners to produce recommendations by August.

Proponents said the task force would bring industry experts and local stakeholders together and would report to the rules committee; opponents said state law and long-standing procedures assign primary authority to the planning commission and warned against duplicative parallel processes.

Commissioner (mover) described the proposal as modeled on the county's homeless task force and said realtors and developers asked for the…

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