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Sedgwick County commissioners defer vote on countywide stormwater code amendment
Summary
After a lengthy debate over countywide water-quality and runoff controls, the Board of County Commissioners voted to delay action on amending the Stormwater Management Code for three weeks to allow further briefings and review of the 2016 policy change.
Sedgwick County commissioners voted to defer consideration of an amendment to the county's Stormwater Management Code for three weeks after debate over whether the change would reintroduce countywide stormwater controls rescinded in 2016.
The proposal before the board would restore stormwater quality and quantity requirements across the unincorporated portions of Sedgwick County rather than limit them to the county's urbanized zone. Supporters said the change is needed to reduce erosion, downstream sedimentation and water-quality impacts; critics called it overregulation that could impose time and cost burdens on property owners and developers.
Lynn Packer, director of public works and county engineer, told the commission the current absence of countywide controls lets runoff from new developments flow unchecked onto…
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