The county Planning Commission voted July 17 to forward the draft revisions of the county comprehensive plan to the appropriate state agencies for review and to recommend the document to the Board of Supervisors, and the commission scheduled a public hearing for Aug. 28, 2025.

The motion to forward the draft and set the hearing passed unanimously by voice vote after members indicated general agreement with the draft. A planning staff member reminded commissioners that the comprehensive plan is a land‑use and growth document and that the required phrase acknowledging that fact must be included before any zoning or land‑use decision.

The vote followed a brief work session during which commissioners said they had time to review the package. The commission recorded no detailed amendments during the meeting and directed staff to transmit the materials to the state agency for its required review before the item is considered by the Board of Supervisors.

Commission members also discussed scheduling: if the commission recommends approval, staff will advertise the Aug. 28 public hearing before the Board of Supervisors.

No formal text changes were adopted at the July 17 meeting; the action taken was procedural — transmission for state review and a recommendation to the Board with a public hearing date established.

The commission said the draft has been available to commissioners for several weeks and that any substantive edits or clarifying materials identified by staff or the state review would be handled before the Board of Supervisors hearing.