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Benton County consultant to begin outreach in LC area; committee told draft strategy due soon
Summary
County staff told the LC Citizen Advisory Committee a consultant will begin outreach in January after the county finalizes a community‑engagement strategy; the comprehensive plan rewrite will take more time and any policy changes must be accepted by the Board of Commissioners to become binding.
Petra (community development staff, interim) told the LC Citizen Advisory Committee that a consulting firm working on Benton County's comprehensive plan outreach is expected to present a final outreach strategy within a week and to begin community visits in January.
"Transportation policy is . . . a statewide planning goals. That's something that we are gonna have to address in the comp plan," Petra said, noting the outreach will include a "train‑the‑trainers" session in January to prepare local volunteers and staff to help gather community input.
Committee members were told the county is…
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