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No Confidence: Supervisors Reject flawed Comp Plan

December 16, 2018 by Wayne Creed 2 Comments

The Northampton County Board of Supervisors voted to reject the draft Comp Plan and remanded it back to the Planning Commission.

The Board, in a show of no confidence for the Planning Commission,   requested that a consultant firm with expertise in county and municipal planning be hired to assist with the update.   Supervisors noted that, in rejecting the plan, important elements were missing, such as the data and studies were to old and out of date to be useful.

Housing statistics were based on 2014 data, and public sentiment was based on 2012 input.

The Board also felt that the tone was too negative, and did not take into consideration tourism growth, agriculture and aquaculture.

The draft was also not in compliance with statutes such as requirements that account for groundwater and surface water and affordable housing.  

The Board has directed the Planning Commission to begin the process again, this time leveraging extensive public input.

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  1. tony sacco says

    December 17, 2018 at 1:42 am

    this Comp Plan is a farce, it does not cover the African American poverty with no possibility to increase their standard of living, no jobs, no housing, no health care.
    Did the African American participation take part in the survey, I don’t think so.

    Another poor performance by the Board and Planning Commission.

    When is this County ever going to learn, all people must come first and not for the few powerful people that run this County.

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  2. Jane McKinley says

    December 17, 2018 at 10:12 pm

    Did I read your comment correctly? The Board of Supervisors rejected the comp plan which, to me, sounds like a great move. They acknowledged the shortcomings and listened to the feedback from concerned citizens (me being one).

    Cudos to the Board! Now, let’s get a new plan that reflects the interest of all entities and offers promising avenues for growth.

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