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Ken Roberts, longtime local official, interviewed for Valley County Planning & Zoning seat
Summary
Ken Roberts, who described decades of local service and state office experience, told Valley County commissioners he supports community conversations about moving from a CUP-based system toward zoning overlays; the board deferred a final appointment to a later meeting.
Ken Roberts, a Valley County resident who said he was "born and raised in Valley County," described his decades of public service Wednesday as he answered commissioners’ questions during an interview for a Planning & Zoning (P&Z) commissioner seat.
Roberts told the board he previously served on local school and planning boards in the 1990s, spent 12 years in the state legislature and seven years as state revenue commissioner, and has run the family farming operation for decades. "I have a vision for the county," he said, adding that he has worked on large developments including Tamarack, Blackhawk on the River and Jug Mountain Ranch.
Roberts fram…
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