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Planning commission asks staff to draft recommendation on public‑hearing scheduling

2394720 · February 13, 2025
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The King George County Planning Commission on Thursday asked county staff to draft a recommended rule change for how the commission schedules public hearings after developers and commissioners raised concerns about a new, slower scheduling process.

The King George County Planning Commission on Thursday asked county staff to draft a recommended rule change for how the commission schedules public hearings after developers and commissioners raised concerns about a new, slower scheduling process.

The request followed public comments from Hobie Mitchell, managing member of Green Energy Ventures, who said the developer has been in the county’s review process since September 2022 and urged the commission to restore the older practice under which staff and the chair scheduled hearings when an application was ready. “I’m here tonight to request a process change,” Mitchell said.

Why it matters: Applicants said the current requirement that the full planning commission vote to move an…

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