Meet John Doe: County ignores long-range plans, wasting tax dollars, risking growth
That
headline is sure to irritate a few people, so let’s look at it more
closely. By “county” I mean the Winnebago County Board. “Long-range
plans” refers to the county’s 2030 Land Resource Management Plan (LRMP).
And “wasting tax dollars” refers to almost $300,000, or more, spent
developing the LRMP.
According
to the county’s website, the LRMP is: “a vision of how growth and
development will affect land in the unincorporated areas of the County
through the year 2030. More specifically, the 2030 Land Resource
Management Plan details out the County’s growth goals, objectives and
policies as well as illustrates same via the newly adopted 2030 Future
Land Use Map.”