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Council committee pauses school questionnaire used in concurrency reviews after heated debate
Summary
After a lengthy and contentious discussion, Lexington County committees voted to stop sending the current school‑district questionnaire as part of the county’s concurrency review process and directed staff to revisit metrics and school‑district engagement.
Lexington County committees voted to stop sending the existing school‑district questionnaire that has been part of the county’s concurrency review process, following an extended and sometimes heated discussion about how the questionnaire is used and whether it creates legal or policy problems.
Under the county's current concurrency practice, sketch plans and preliminary site plans are routed to fire, EMS, solid waste and the sheriff for a 20‑day review; the county also sends a questionnaire to local school districts asking…
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