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Public Works and Planning Committee forwards Plan Rutherford to full commission
Summary
After multi-year preparation and public meetings, the committee voted to transmit the Planning Commission'adopted Plan Rutherford to the Board of Commissioners for consideration and public hearing.
The Rutherford County Public Works and Planning Committee voted to transmit Plan Rutherford to the full Board of Commissioners for its consideration, after Doug DeMasi, the county'as Planning and Engineering director, summarized the document and the Planning Commission'as recent adoption.
DeMasi told the committee the Planning Commission adopted Plan Rutherford on Sept. 8, 2025, after a multi-year process. "The discussions on this actually started back in 2021," he said, and the adopted packet on the committee members' iPads includes maps, a chapter of recommended actions and an implementation section.
The plan divides unincorporated Rutherford County into three broad character areas: rural preserve (generally one unit per five acres), rural living (1 unit per acre to 1…
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