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Resident urges Polk County to challenge city land swap under HB 26 47, citing non-contiguity and safety concerns
Summary
Resident David Pastor told the Polk County Board the city’s proposed urban growth boundary swap tied to “HB 26 47” is unlawful because the parcel the city seeks to add (area 1) is not contiguous; he also raised traffic and emergency-response safety concerns and asked the county to send an informal cease-and-desist letter.
David Pastor, a Polk County resident, told the Polk County Board of Commissioners during public comment that the city’s plan to swap land into the urban growth boundary under “HB 26 47” does not meet the law’s contiguity requirement.
“The HB 26 47 is very clear when it says that the areas to be swapped… the site itself must be contiguous with the urban growth boundary and the city limits,” Pastor said, showing a city-provided map and pointing to the area labeled…
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