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County counselor says NRP hearing can proceed even if some cities attend by representative
Summary
Atchison County’s counsel told commissioners the March 16 hearing on the revised Neighborhood Revitalization Plan may proceed to present the plan to the public even if some participating municipalities are represented by designees rather than a full quorum; the counsel offered procedural steps to protect each governing body’s authority to adopt the plan later.
County Counselor Van Paris told the Atchison County Commission on March 10 that the upcoming neighborhood revitalization plan (NRP) hearing can go forward to present the plan to the public even if some participating cities attend by representative, rather than with a full governing‑body quorum.
"The overarching purpose of the hearing is this is to present the NRP plan to the public," Van Paris said, arguing the county — as the plan administrator — can provide public notice and information while allowing any municipality that lacks a quorum to continue its portion of the adoption at a later…
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