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Baker County to end consolidated planning IGA with Baker City; commissioners authorize termination effective year‑end
Summary
After a multi‑year review of workload and state planning mandates, county planning staff recommended Baker City take back city planning functions. The board authorized written notice to terminate the intergovernmental agreement; staff outlined a transition plan to finish active city applications and help train city staff.
The Baker County Board of Commissioners voted Oct. 1 to authorize written notice terminating the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Baker City that consolidated city and county planning services. Tara (Planning Manager) told the board the combined program — created in 2012 — has increasingly been required to handle state mandated housing tasks after Baker City crossed 10,000 in population: housing needs analysis, an economic opportunities analysis and a multi‑year housing production strategy with multiple grants…
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