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Reno County commissioners raise alarm about state bills they say would curb local control
Summary
Commissioners voiced concern that bills identified in the meeting (referred to as House bill 27 45 and House bill 27 28) would limit counties’ authority on taxation, new construction, and local input on energy projects; the board agreed to draft and sign testimony to submit before the hearing deadline.
Several members of the Reno County Board of Commissioners used their Feb. 11 meeting to criticize recently introduced bills at the Kansas Legislature that they said would reduce local decision-making and constrain county finances.
An unnamed commissioner opened the comments period saying two measures—referred to in the meeting as "House bill 27 45" and "House bill 27 28"—would be difficult for local governments to use and would limit local input. "House bill 27 28... takes away local citizens' right to have input to any energy systems," the commissioner said,…
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