are the current working maps on the net somewhere? If not,
can they be? If no-one else will put them up, I will.
tia,
johnt
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>>>>> "Dennis" == Dennis Geist <dgeist@uidaho.edu> writes:
> I want to introduce myself to the list and let people know about
> what's up with Latah County planning. Although I just signed on
> this list a week ago, I've browsed the last 6 months of
> archives, and it looks like rural/county issues have not been at
> the forefront. The paper's coverage has certainly been waning
> from its already paltry coverage...
> I've been on Latah Co. Planning (P&Z before 1995) for several
> years and am now vice chair of the commission. As most of you
> know, we've been working hard to evaluate and modify the
> "stopgap" (now "entrenched") 40-acre rule.
> After many hours of public meetings and deliberation, it looks
> like we're on the brink of proposing the following (this is
> strongly abridged and doesn't cover some other issues):
> 1. Divide the current Ag/Forest zone (about 99% of the county
> outside of the cities and areas-of-impact) into 2 zones: an
> Ag/Forest zone and a Rural zone.
> 2. The rural zone coincides with the "rural" region on the comp
> plan map (aka the Blue Area). (Very) roughly, that area is about
> a 6-section corridor centered by the Troy highway, plus other
> corridors in the northern part of the county. The new Ag/Forest
> zone is the rest. The boundaries were drawn in based on
> demonstrated agricultural and forest potential and productivity,
> taking into consideration current use.
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