March 11, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting

If I thought news spread like wildfire for the November 12, 2024 Planning Commission meeting, I was surely not prepared for how much public input the Planning Commission would receive when the controversial Concept Plan returned for the second public hearing.

I will give credit where credit is due, when the people of Jefferson County have a cause they want to fight for, they’ll fight tooth and nail to get the outcome they want. In November of 2024, this project had received 171 pieces of public comment, leading the full physical version of the Packet to reach 604 pages, in March of 2025 however the final total ended up being 1048 pieces of public comments, leading the final page total of the Agenda Packet to 3,704 pages long.

I have elected to not post a 3,704 page document to this portfolio, that copy of the packet can be found on Jefferson County’s website.

Another notable record to come from this meeting was the length of time it took to finish the public comment portion of the meeting. Every planner I ask is always impressed that the day before I worked an 8 hour workday, prepped the auditorium of the local high school, then helped facilitate an 8 hour meeting for one single project, and I wear that like a badge of honor! In the end, the Planning Commission moved to deny the Concept Plan, which is now turning into legal trouble but that is outside the realm of a Planning & Zoning Clerk, but it is interesting to have this specific project on the horizon, I believe that it’s possible to make it a 10 hour meeting…

Click to watch the meeting recording!