If there’s one thing I’ve learned about public input in the Urban Planning process while working at Jefferson County, it’s that news will spread like wildfire, and that is when you can see a real sense of community. The establishment of the Mountain Pure Bottling Facility was the first site plan application that came in while working in West Virginia, so I was finally able to see the process from the very beginning.
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Part of the major site plan process is presenting a concept plan to the Planning Commission, and when word got out this concept plan was happening boy did we get public comments. After compiling all public comments and putting them into the meeting packet, which can be read below, we also had over 100 people show up for public comment. After careful deliberation, the Planning Commission voted to send back the concept plan and requested more information, with more details being available in the West Virginia Independent Observer and Spirit of Jefferson newspapers.
While as a government worker I am required by law to remain unbiased, I am anxious to see what happens next in the site plan stages and how my role will be impacted by a major project going forward.
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