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Plan Commission gives petition MIP 25-15 one month to respond, will dismiss if no reply
Summary
The Morgan County Plan Commission agreed to continue petition MIP 25-15 for one month to allow the applicants to respond; if the applicants fail to respond by the next meeting the commission will dismiss the petition. Commissioners discussed a $400 fee for minor plans during the exchange.
Morgan County Plan Commission voted to continue petition MIP 25-15 for one month and to dismiss the petition if the applicants do not respond by the next meeting.
Commission members discussed administrative options after staff reported limited or no communication from the applicants. At the meeting the commission noted the fee for a minor plan is $400 and confirmed it is within the board’s discretion whether to retain or waive the fee if an application is dismissed. A commission member moved that petition MIP 25-15 be continued to the next meeting with the explicit instruction that if the applicants do not respond by that date, the petition will be dismissed; another member seconded. Kenny is recorded in the discussion as having seconded a related motion later in the exchange. The motion carried on a voice vote.
Why it matters: Continuing the petition gives applicants a final opportunity to address outstanding requirements for a minor plan submission. If dismissed, the applicants would have to refile and pay applicable fees to restart the county review process.
The commission’s action did not resolve outstanding technical issues for the petition. Commissioners repeatedly emphasized the need for applicant communication; if no response is received by the next meeting, staff will remove the petition from future agendas and treat the filing as closed unless the applicants refile.
