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Commission accepts landowner petition and outlines next steps for district formation
Summary
Prairie County staff certified petition materials showing about 75% landowner support (threshold 60%). The commission voted to accept the petition, and staff said a resolution and zoning/planning hearings will follow; materials will be posted to the county website.
County staff presented a packet of original petition maps, signatory sheets and supporting documents and reported internal certification work increased the counted landowner signatures to roughly 75 percent of the proposed district — above the 60 percent threshold cited in the presentation.
Following staff's certification briefing, the chair entertained a motion to accept the self-petition. The motion was made and seconded on the record and commissioners approved it by voice vote. The chair then described procedural next steps: county counsel or staff will draft a resolution for the commission to consider, the zoning and planning commission will be involved and a public hearing process will be scheduled. Staff said they would put the petition materials and the finalized spreadsheet on the county website so interested residents can download the map and attachments.
Commissioners and staff discussed technical follow-ups including confirming whether BLM or federal parcels would be counted in the district, how to incorporate public comments, and routing the draft resolution through internal review. One commissioner asked for a clear timeline to be posted online so landowners and interested parties could see what to expect next.
The commission did not adopt zoning text at the meeting; staff said the next formal step will be the resolution drafting and a planned public hearing process.
