Comp‑plan debate: commissioners split over counting drainage areas as open space
Commissioner Finnegan proposed reverting a 2022 change that allowed drainage retention areas and certain buffers to count as open space; the motion failed 3–2 after extensive public comment and follow‑up direction to staff to research alternatives and best practices.
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A large contingent of residents and civic speakers urged the board to preserve meaningful, usable open space and to stop counting drainage retention areas (DRAs) and buffer strips as the county’s required open space. Chair Diana Finnegan moved to restore the pre‑2022 language that excluded DRAs and similar features from the open‑space calculation; after lengthy public comment and debate the motion failed 3–2.
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