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Residents and conservation groups tell Knox County commission the draft plan lacks 'teeth' to protect farmland, hillsides and habitat
Summary
At a March 21 workshop, multiple public commenters and advocacy groups urged Knox County officials to strengthen enforceable protections for farmland, hillsides, riparian buffers and wildlife corridors, and requested maps and mandatory implementation steps rather than advisory language.
Public commenters at the March 21 Knox County informational workshop urged commissioners to revise the draft comprehensive plan to include stronger, enforceable protections for farmland, steep slopes and natural resources and to provide clearer implementation steps and maps.
Kevin Murphy summarized public input as four priorities: housing, protecting rural character and agriculture, school integration and fiscal responsibility, and he urged “concrete steps” and enforceable policies to protect rural areas. Sandra Corbella told commissioners the plan’s conservation language is too narrow and lacks maps and implementation policies that would identify and protect threatened species, riparian buffers and other natural resources; she said…
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