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Planning staff outlines 2025 work program; flags proposed state board for large solar projects
Summary
Staff presented a recap of 2024 and proposed priorities for the county’s 2025 planning work program, including finishing the Montgomery Matters comprehensive plan, village planning, transportation/CIP work, zoning updates, and monitoring a proposed state-level solar review board that staff and planning groups oppose.
County planning staff presented a recap of 2024 accomplishments and a proposed 2025 work program to the Montgomery County Planning Commission on Jan. 8, emphasizing completion of the county’s comprehensive plan update, village planning, transportation project programming and a zoning ordinance update.
The staff presenter (planning department) told commissioners the Montgomery Matters comprehensive plan is in draft goal form and will be returned to the public in an online survey planned for later in January, with hard copies made available at high‑traffic county locations. Staff said village planning will begin in 2025 using a methodology under development with consultants to define village boundaries and growth criteria, and that the…
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