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Planning Commission adopts resolution adding Flint Hills protection goal to county Comprehensive Plan
Summary
The Commission approved Resolution PC 26-01 formalizing adoption of the Butler County Comprehensive Plan and added Goal 5.5 directing large-scale industrial and commercial projects outside city growth areas away from the Flint Hills Ecoregion.
On June 2 the Butler County Planning Commission approved Resolution PC 26-01, formally adopting the county Comprehensive Plan as previously recommended on May 5, 2026 and incorporating a last-minute addition to the plan.
The new language — Goal 5.5 — directs policy "to protect the Flint Hills Ecoregion from large-scale industrial and commercial projects" and to guide such projects away from the Flint Hills. Staff described the addition as a technical amendment recommended by the Board of County Commissioners. Planning Commissioner Kermit Frey moved to approve the resolution; the motion carried 5-0 and Chair Jeff Varner will sign the document.
The change applies to county-level guidance for siting large industrial or commercial developments and will be part of materials presented to the BOCC for final adoption where required.
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