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Will County board debates removing county-level public hearings for land-use cases
Summary
County officials and staff debated a proposal to eliminate the county board public hearing for zoning and land‑use matters and rely on the Planning and Zoning Commission record; no vote was taken and the item was scheduled for deeper training and review.
A proposal to eliminate county board public hearings for land‑use cases and rely on the Planning and Zoning Commission (PCC) record prompted an extended debate at the Will County Board Executive Committee meeting, with no final policy change decided and a committee‑of‑the‑whole training scheduled for May 14.
Supporters of limiting hearings to the PCC said state statute requires a hearing before the PCC and that relying on a single adjudicatory record could reduce duplicative procedures and legal exposure. An attorney from the State’s Attorney’s Office told members the statute requires at least one…
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