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Oldham County Fiscal Court adopts updated comprehensive plan after heated public hearing
Summary
After hours of testimony and sustained debate over wording and mapping, Oldham County Fiscal Court voted 6'to—3 to adopt a revised comprehensive plan that reduces the number of goals and objectives and alters future land-use map categories; opponents warned the changes weaken environmental protections and public participation.
Oldham County Fiscal Court voted 6'to—3 on Dec. 18 to adopt a revised comprehensive plan titled "Keeping Oldham County on Track," following a public hearing that included hours of sworn testimony from residents and a lengthy presentation by county planning staff.
Planning Director Ryan Fisher told the court the update condenses the plan's goals from 36 to 19 and objectives from 104 to 44, and that staff engaged the public with five in-person meetings, over 3,400 website visits and 407 completed surveys during the process. "The future land use map does not change anyone's zoning," Fisher said, explaining that the map is intended as a prediction and guide rather than an immediate rezoning of private property.
Opponents urged stronger, mandatory language and more citizen involvement. Barry Laws, a District 3 constable, asked the court to restore earlier language and to replace dozens of instances of "should" and "encourage" with…
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