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Residents tell McLean County Board the regional land‑use plan is flawed and rollout rushed
Summary
Two local residents urged the board to reject or delay the McLean County Regional Planning Commission’s draft strategic land use plan, saying the map contains errors, the outreach has been uneven, and the plan could prescriptively alter farmland and environmentally sensitive areas.
Several residents used the county’s public‑comment period to urge McLean County Board members to oppose or delay adoption of the McLean County Regional Planning Commission’s (MCRPC) draft strategic land use plan, saying the map contains errors, inadequate outreach and potentially harmful land‑use recommendations.
Ruth Burke, who identified herself as a resident of Old Town Township and a farmer, told the board the plan’s land‑use map “is riddled with errors” and argued the document would be prescriptive if adopted. “My ask, my plea to all of you is that you simply vote no when this plan comes up for a vote,” Burke said, and invited board members to visit her farm to see…
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