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Planning commission discusses changes to hearing procedures, notice and chair responsibilities after legal training
Summary
Following a legal training session, members of the Stearns County Planning Commission and environmental services staff discussed procedural reforms including hearing order, notice practices, chair responsibilities and public‑comment management.
Planning Commission members and county environmental staff spent a portion of the meeting reviewing training material on land‑use decisionmaking and possible local practice changes.
Environmental Services staff (Angie Berg) summarized takeaways from training by municipal attorneys, noting Minnesota Statute 394 as the statutory basis for county zoning authority and reminding commissioners that land‑use decisions must be reasonable and…
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