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Committee advances bill requiring majority of county planning boards to live in unincorporated areas
Summary
The committee gave a favorable report to Senate Bill 324, which as amended requires that a majority of members on county planning boards reside in the unincorporated areas those boards govern; sponsor and county officials described the measure as a compromise addressing representation concerns.
The Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee voted to give Senate Bill 324 a do-pass recommendation after the sponsor, Sen. Mark Johnson (District 17), presented the bill and an agreed-upon amendment.
As amended, SB 324 requires that a majority of members of a county planning board — the statute’s governing body for planning matters in counties that opt in to the mechanism — reside in the unincorporated areas that the board’s actions…
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