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Noble County planners hear early-stage push for conservancy district as lawmakers eye zoning changes
Summary
Commissioners discussed a nascent West Lakes conservancy district petition, the petition thresholds and likely tax impacts, and expressed concern about recent state bills that could curtail local zoning control for solar, housing and data centers.
Noble County planning commissioners spent the bulk of their meeting on a report about a proposed conservancy district around the West Lakes area and on growing concerns about state-level zoning preemption.
Speaker 1, a commission representative who attended a recent hearing in circuit court, said residents pursuing a conservancy district have completed initial petitions and that the matter is at an early stage. "They turned those petitions into the court and the auditor then verifies that the signatures and everything are correct," Speaker 1 said, describing a multi-step process that will include additional hearings before any district is finalized.
Commissioners and public participants asked how the district’s boundaries and assessments would be determined. Speaker 3, a commission member, explained that…
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