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County launches update to countywide planning policies; annexation, affordable housing and renewable‑energy tax rules flagged
Summary
Franklin County began a countywide planning‑policy update and identified annexation procedures, population and affordable‑housing allocations, and state policy changes on greenhouse gas and renewable energy taxation as priorities; staff will engage cities and ports and seek interlocal agreement.
Franklin County planners and the county’s new planning consultant, Wes McCart, opened a countywide planning policy update during a Feb. 26 workshop, telling commissioners the update must align cities, towns and county policies for growth management, affordable housing allocation and new state mandates on greenhouse gas and transportation reductions.
McCart said state law changes (discussed as House Bill 1181 during the workshop) require local governments to address greenhouse gas reductions and transportation impacts as part of the comprehensive plan update; the county is eligible for a…
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