Community development director: comprehensive plan update, Hidden Canyon resort application, and cell‑tower constraints
John Isler told the board Crook County is updating its comprehensive plan (last updated 1978), processing a large Hidden Canyon resort application (225 units in phase one), and facing constrained options on a Pal Butte cell‑tower siting because federal law limits local rejection without technical proof.
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John Isler, community development director, reported Jan. 13 that updating the comprehensive plan and related code updates is a top county priority after decades without a full update. The county received a DLCD grant to update local inventories and will pursue an 18‑month process for solar siting policies to accommodate recent OERS rules allowing fast‑track review for large solar developments.
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