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Councilors warn of state bills that could limit local land‑use control and impose exemptions for fees
Summary
Council members raised alarms about Senate Bill 337 and other late session measures they said could erode local land‑use authority and reintroduce fee exemptions for certain organizations; the city’s legislative liaisons and the League of Cities and Towns were discussing responses.
Councilmembers used their report segment to flag two pieces of state legislation and ask staff and Centerville’s legislative contacts to monitor and, if necessary, oppose elements that could limit local authority.
Council members described Senate Bill 337 — introduced late in the session — as a proposal to create a new Beehive Economic Development Corporation with the authority to pursue cross‑jurisdictional projects the bill’s proponents describe as "legacy projects" benefiting the…
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