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Marion County commissioners debate whether to add police and fire service level to comprehensive plan
Summary
County staff recommended not adding a formal level-of-service (LOS) standard for police and fire to the comprehensive plan, but commissioners asked staff to research whether comp-plan amendments can be denied when public safety services cannot be provided.
Marion County commissioners spent an extended portion of a workshop discussing whether the county should add a formal level-of-service standard for police and fire services to its comprehensive plan, with staff recommending no change and elected officials asking for follow-up research.
Blair Knighting, a staff member, told the Board that “none of [the municipalities in the area] are doing police or fire in their comprehensive plan,” and that her review with other Florida planners found such LOS provisions “are not really something that is done often.” She said the county already includes police and fire review in the PUD application process…
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