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Senate advances county-level planning bill after heated floor debate
Summary
Senate Bill 189 would authorize voluntary county development coordinating committees to encourage cross-jurisdiction planning; the floor debate highlighted concerns about potential future mandates, tax boundaries and whether legislation was necessary for existing local practices.
Senate Bill 189, discussed at length on Feb. 23, 1998, would authorize county legislative bodies to adopt ordinances creating county development-coordinating committees that invite municipalities, school districts and special service districts to participate in quarterly planning discussions. Sponsors framed the bill as permissive — ‘may adopt’ language appears in the draft — and said it would…
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