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Residents question annexation mapping and loss of county voice at Monroe County commission meeting
Summary
Two public commenters urged commissioners to revisit regional growth maps and explained concerns that municipal annexation and an urban growth map reduce county control over land, prompting clarifying responses from the county attorney.
Public comments at the Monroe County Commission meeting centered on municipal annexation and a county growth map that one resident said transferred control of large swaths of county land to municipalities.
Diane Leslie introduced herself and recounted family roots in the county before raising concerns about "Public Law 110‑1" and an urban growth map she said was adopted based on earlier census data. Leslie said the mapping had the…
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