LUPC outlines comprehensive-plan update; county reports first opioid settlement advisory meeting
Representatives from the Land Use Planning Commission briefed Hancock County commissioners on a three‑phase update to the county’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan, including outreach and a June public survey; County Administrator Michael Crooker reported the first Opioid Settlement Funds Advisory Committee met May 18 and will continue work in June.
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The Land Use Planning Commission presented an overview of its plan to update Hancock County’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan, which was last revised in 2010. Acting Chief Planner Stacy Benjamin and Acting Executive Director Ben Gazzo described a three-phase process: a pre-process phase for information gathering and outreach; an update process; and subsequent adoption steps. Topic areas in the pre-process include forest resources, flood hazards and resilience, land and wildlife conservation, and housing development. The LUPC plans a county Public Survey in June 2026 to gather input and proposes increasing the commission’s membership from nine to 11 to add a tribal representative and a legislative appointee.
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