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South Aberdeen board continues full agenda and Highway 5 overlay hearing to Feb. 9
Summary
The South Aberdeen board voted to continue its full agenda and a public hearing on a Highway 5 corridor overlay to a Feb. 9 work session at Town Hall, saying the hearing was already publicly noticed and did not require re‑advertising.
The South Aberdeen board voted on Jan. 26 to postpone all items on its agenda and to continue a public hearing on a Highway 5 corridor overlay to its Feb. 9 work session at Town Hall.
A Council member moved to continue the meeting and the Mayor seconded; the board voted verbally in favor and the motion carried. The board then opened the continued public hearing concerning a text amendment described in the record as “amendment z 8 25‑o7” tied to UDO text amendment T 8 25‑o2 (approved 06/23/2025), and voted to continue that hearing to Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. at Town Hall.
A Commissioner noted that because the hearing had been publicly noticed earlier, the board would not need to re‑advertise the hearing when it resumes on Feb. 9. "We don't have to re advertise it," the Commissioner said, describing the continuation as a procedural step to allow more time for consideration.
What happened: the board used two short procedural motions to defer formal consideration and allow the Feb. 9 work session to consolidate agenda business. No substantive debate on the overlay amendment occurred at the Jan. 26 meeting; the continuation preserves the board's ability to reconvene discussion and public comment on Feb. 9.
Next steps: the board expects to take up the continued items and the Highway 5 corridor overlay hearing at the Feb. 9 work session, beginning at 6 p.m. in Town Hall.
