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Residents press Marion County on zoning petition, annexation and homeless encampment

Marion County Board of Commissioners · May 11, 2026
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Summary

At the public forum, residents raised allegations that a protest petition had been improperly invalidated, questioned annexation notification and floodplain mapping, and reported a homeless encampment at French Creek Cove; staff said records and FEMA maps would be checked and the county counselor was asked to review petition questions.

Several residents used the commission's public forum on May 11 to press county officials on land-use and community-safety concerns.

Tom Rittenrow of Florence told the board he and other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit claiming the county improperly invalidated their protest petition and referenced KSA in his remarks; he alleged the zoning department miscounted property owners on the petition and accused the zoning director of a potential conflict tied…

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