The research has been compiled. Nearly all of the comments have been submitted. The work on the Clark County Comprehensive Growth Management plan is officially off to the policy makers.
At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, the Clark County Planning Commission will kick off the first of two remaining meetings on the county’s 20-year growth plan, which will outline how Clark County provides jobs, land and housing for its growing population.
It’s been nearly three years since Clark County began the process of developing its comprehensive plan update. The last year and a half especially has been marked by controversy as Republican Clark County Councilor David Madore introduced his now defunct zoning proposal, Alternative 4, which would have allowed for smaller lots in rural areas.
That controversy is unlikely to end as the process comes to a close, even though both the Planning Commission and Clark County Council have finalized the plan’s zoning component. Though the council approved a zoning plan that allows for smaller forest, agriculture and rural lots, representatives from rural land-use organization Clark County Citizens United have continued to push for smaller lots in rural areas.
