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Resident criticizes UDO change that would alter planning‑board public‑hearing role; town schedules formal review
Summary
A resident criticized proposed changes to the UDO that would alter planning‑board public‑hearing procedures and remove some explicit public‑comment timing; staff noted the amendment will be presented for public hearing Aug. 11 as Motion 25‑2025‑3.
A Matthews resident told the Board of Commissioners the town should not reduce opportunities for public comment after staff circulated an update to the town’s Unified Development Ordinance that would change how the planning board participates in public hearings.
At the start of the public‑comment period, Alex Freeman urged commissioners to oppose Motion 25‑2025‑3, a UDO amendment scheduled for public hearing on Aug. 11 that revises the planning board’s role in zoning‑map and text‑amendment public hearings. Freeman said the proposed…
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