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Staff outlines phased approach to pursue UGB expansion under SB 1537
Summary
City staff presented a phased plan to pursue Monroe's one-time Urban Growth Boundary expansion under Senate Bill 1537, detailing infrastructure analysis, public engagement, annexation review, and final state approval steps. Commissioners asked for neighborhood visioning for the north side; no vote was taken.
City staff presented a phased approach for pursuing Monroe's one-time Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) expansion under Senate Bill 1537, emphasizing a sequence of infrastructure analysis, public engagement, land-needs assessment, alternatives evaluation, annexation review, public hearings, City Council action and final state approval. Staff framed the approach as iterative and said it will require coordination with county and state agencies.
C.A. Fiorelli and planning staff said the UGB process will be supported by infrastructure capacity studies and public workshops; staff walked the commission through the set of procedural steps and the expected decision points. Commissioners pressed for a clearer vision for the city's north side — including the former brick yard property — and asked staff to research comparable communities that balanced growth with small-town character. The meeting recorded no formal motions or votes on the UGB matter.
