Staff outlines strategic growth element work for comp plan; Senate bill drives requirement

County planning staff and consultants told the Lake County Planning Commission that their strategic growth-element (SGE) work will identify where future growth should be directed, what densities are appropriate and what long-term costs to serve those areas would be. The presentation framed the SGE as part of the comprehensive-plan update required by state law: "Senate bill 24,174 made this a required element with certain populations as part of your comprehensive plan update," a staff speaker said.