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Board questions whether district involvement was clear on large Union development; staff says district provided comment
Summary
Board members raised concerns about a reported Union rezoning (reduced from 377 to 324 homes) and whether Boone County Schools had provided input; a district official said staff had met with the developer and routinely send comments to the county, and members asked about re‑establishing representation on the planning committee.
Board members discussed a recent article about a large proposed Union development that was reduced from 377 to 324 homes and questioned whether the school district had provided input about school impacts.
A board member said public comments at the project hearing had raised concerns about traffic and school overcrowding and that the article’s account made it seem the district lacked involvement. The member asked the superintendent whether the district had provided feedback to county planning officials.
Kim, a district official, responded that the district does make comments to the county on development requests, assessing whether proposed units are single‑family or multifamily and estimating how many students a development could generate. "So our process is we do make comment to the county," Kim said, and added the district had met with the developer to discuss the proposal.
Board members expressed concern that the district no longer has a representative on the planning and zoning committee and asked staff to reach out to determine whether a district representative can sit on the panel or, at minimum, attend meetings to provide early input.
The board did not take formal action on the development during the meeting but directed staff to follow up about participation in planning and zoning and to ensure the district’s involvement is accurately reflected to the community.
