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McLean County Farm Bureau urges clearer infill priority as final strategic land-use draft advances
Summary
At a Dec. 2 Land Use & Transportation Committee meeting, Anna Ziegler of the McLean County Farm Bureau told county staff the final draft Strategic Land Use Plan prioritizes "infill development" in text but lacks mapped infill areas, and warned the draft could convert tens of thousands of acres of farmland if enacted. MCRPC will receive and file the plan at a forthcoming Commission meeting.
Anna Ziegler, representing the McLean County Farm Bureau, told the Land Use & Transportation Committee on Dec. 2 that the county's final draft Strategic Land Use Plan appears to declare "infill development" a priority without showing mapped infill areas. "A picture is worth 1,000 words," Ziegler said, arguing that if infill is not shown on the plan map, "it doesn't seem like it's a priority."
Ziegler said the final draft shows a large amount of land that could be converted away from agricultural use if the plan guides future decisions. She told the committee the draft indicates "more than 20,000 acres in the county as a whole would be…
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