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Washington County adopts new subdivision control ordinance after heated public comment
Summary
The Washington County Commissioners adopted a comprehensive subdivision control ordinance after public comment raised legal and property-rights concerns; the measure was presented in a detailed second reading, and commissioners said amendments could clarify ambiguities later.
Washington County’s Board of Commissioners voted on the second reading and adopted a new Subdivision Control Ordinance after a lengthy public comment period and debate.
The vote came after resident Max Green read a written objection, arguing the county’s notice and the ordinance’s administrative provisions did not comply with multiple sections of Indiana law and warning that similar defects had led a judge to invalidate a county ordinance in a prior case. Green told the board that failure to meet notice requirements risked court reversal.
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