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Board asks county attorney and manager to review legal options before referring group-home siting questions to planning board
McDowell County Board of Commissioners · April 15, 2026
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Summary
Commissioners agreed to have staff and the county attorney examine legal constraints on regulating nonresidential group or inpatient-treatment facilities, then refer a narrowly scoped request to the planning board for recommendations on location and siting.
During citizen comments and a petition discussion on April 13, commissioners agreed to send a letter—accompanying a citizen petition—to the state permitting authority and to ask the county…
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