County needs ‘smaller, responsible growth’

County needs ‘smaller, responsible growth’

Yikes! Friday the 13th was scarier than expected. Our Franklin County commissioners canceled the PUD meeting because of unforeseen circumstances. Maybe, just, maybe another unexpected issue was how many people are concerned with BIG developers imploding our lives. We want smaller, responsible growth. Our tax base has increased by leaps and bounds this past year, already.  Scary fact #1 included in the PUD ordinance: “A PUD (Planned Urban Develop…

Slowing growth a top priority as locals muse over land use rule changes in Dawson County

The desire to slow growth and development stayed top of mind for local leaders taking recent stock of ideas for land use rule changes in Dawson County.