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Board recommends reappointing two planning commissioners; discussion flags SMRs, mining and solar rules
Summary
Committee recommended reappointment of two planning commissioners and discussed policy areas including small modular reactors (SMRs), gravel-mining safeguards and solar/wind siting rules.
The Barry County Committee of the Whole on April 15 recommended reappointment of John LaForge and Jack (applicant) to three-year terms on the county Planning Commission and heard an extended briefing about planning and zoning priorities.
Why it matters: The Planning Commission shapes local land-use decisions and ordinance language that guide new projects such as data centers, solar fields and gravel mining. Commissioners and the county planner flagged emerging technologies and industries that may require policy updates.
John LaForge, who identifies himself as the Planning Commission chair, told…
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