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Board forms committee to study Access Management & Control Ordinance after rural access concerns raised
Summary
After prolonged debate about county driveway/access spacing and maintenance responsibilities, the board rescinded an immediate referral to the Planning Commission and instead formed a short‑term study committee (two commissioners and three staff) to review the county’s Access Management and Control Ordinance and return recommendations.
Goodhue County commissioners debated on Nov. 4 whether to refer the county’s Access Management and Control Ordinance to the Planning Commission for review. Commissioners, planning staff and public works staff discussed competing concerns: rural property owners seeking more flexibility to add access points, the safety and traffic engineering basis for spacing (speed and crash history), and county long‑term…
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