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Elbert County commissioners discuss temporary pause on land-use applications while comprehensive plan is updated
Summary
Commissioner Mike Book proposed a temporary, narrowly tailored pause on certain land-use applications until the county updates its comprehensive plan and rules; commissioners asked staff for fiscal and legal impact analysis amid concerns about economic ripple effects and scope.
Elbert County commissioners on April 9 debated a proposal to institute a temporary pause on some land-use applications while the county updates its comprehensive plan and land-use regulations.
Commissioner Mike Book introduced the discussion, saying the county’s consultant projects the update will take “10 to 14 months” and asking whether the county can afford to wait. “This discussion is about implementing a temporary, I repeat temporary, pause in land use applications until we get this done,” Book said. He said staff should draft language for a narrowly…
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