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Resident says planning commission meeting procedures limit public access to written materials, urges revision
Summary
Resident Al Peterson told commissioners that planning commission hearings have left in-person attendees unable to share written evidence with absent commissioners and suggested scanning or projecting documents during hybrid meetings; he also urged longer subdivision approval timelines.
Al Peterson, a Columbia County resident, used the Feb. 5 public-comment period to say planning commission hearings have sometimes left in-person attendees unable to ensure all commissioners receive written evidence in hybrid meetings.
"Only two commissioners out of seven could even look at the papers," Peterson said,…
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