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Martin County begins final hearings on comprehensive plan updates; adoption set for March 25
Summary
Martin County planning staff told a county podcast that the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) process is entering its final public hearing phase after amendments to 16 chapters were transmitted to state agencies; the Board of County Commissioners will consider final adoption March 25.
Martin County planning staff said the county is in the final phase of a multiyear process to update its comprehensive plan and will seek formal adoption of amended chapters on March 25.
"Every seven years, the state requires us to do, housecleaning of our comprehensive plan," said Clyde Doolin, the county's comprehensive planning administrator. He told podcast hosts that the Evaluation and Appraisal Report, known as the EAR, is intended to update dated material, correct references and reflect changes such as municipal incorporations.
The EAR matters because it is a statutorily required review that keeps the county's comprehensive plan in compliance with state law and enables the county to continue processing plan amendments, Doolin said. "If we don't do…
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