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Residents urge protection of farmland in Monmouth land swap; staff request reclassification of community development employees
Summary
During public comment residents asked Polk County to protect farmland threatened by a proposed Monmouth land swap and urged a county hearing on HB 2647; staff requested reclassification of three community development employees effective May 1 with an estimated $7,000 annual budget impact.
Residents during the public‑comment period asked Polk County commissioners to protect farmland bordering a proposed Monmouth land swap and to hold a county public hearing if the city approves annexation.
Joan Bostrom, who gave her address as 14920 Ferns Corner Road in Monmouth, said her partner’s farm at 10995 Mistletoe Road is the only home directly impacted along the property line of the proposed land swap and urged the county to protect farmland rather than allow conversion to housing. “That’s our concern is how the county will protect…
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