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Commissioners pursue clearer land‑use reason statements and review cell‑tower code; outside legal experts to be considered
Summary
The board said it is strengthening written reason statements for land‑use decisions to ensure legal defensibility, is working with legal counsel and the planning commission on conditional‑use permits for cell towers, and will ask county legal to seek proposals from subject‑matter expert attorneys including Andrew Campanelli.
Bonner County commissioners said they are intensifying preparation of written reason statements for land‑use decisions to improve legal defensibility and are reviewing ordinance language on conditional‑use permits for cell towers.
A commissioner described working with the planning department and county legal to make the board’s reason statements more robust so decisions withstand legal…
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