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Columbia County holds first reading to let commissioners update land-preservation fees by order
Summary
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners held a first reading of Ordinance No. 2026-2 to repeal the old enabling ordinance and allow future Public Land Preservation Fund fee updates by separate board order; staff said state law removed a $10 cap, and the board requested the second reading be set for March 11.
Columbia County commissioners conducted the first reading on Nov. 18, 2026, of Ordinance No. 2026-2, which would repeal Ordinance 2006-10 and let the board adopt future Public Land Preservation Fund fees by separate board order rather than by repealing and replacing the enabling ordinance.
Staff explained the change grew out of new state law. "The board's taken this matter up at the request of the county surveyor, following the adoption of House Bill 3175 by the legislature," a staff member told commissioners, adding the…
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