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Planning commission declines to recommend extension of WSP public-comment period on parish zoning
Summary
After public testimony saying outreach missed many residents, Livingston Parish Planning Commission voted 6–1 not to recommend that the parish council extend WSP's comment/contract period for the new zoning maps.
The Livingston Parish Planning Commission on Feb. 6 voted not to recommend that the parish council extend WSP’s contract deadline for additional public input on the parishwide zoning maps, after residents and a master-plan committee urged more outreach.
The commission’s vote followed testimony from the master plan review committee and several residents who said many parishioners — especially older residents and those who do not use social media — had not seen notices about the zoning proposals. The master plan review committee earlier voted 4–3 to ask the planning commission to request a council extension for WSP to gather more comments.
Ralph Burgess, chairman of the master planning committee, told the commission the committee “would like to see if…y’all would make a recommendation to the administration and council to allow this…
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