Over three dozen community members attended the Joint City-County Planning Commission meeting on Feb. 27 including members of the Glasgow City Council and Mayor Henry Royse. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS
Glasgow News 1
Wednesday night more than three dozen landowners, developers, builders and residents attended a public meeting on the proposed Joint City-County Planning Commission urban and infill housing initiative.
Planning Director Kevin Myatt said this initiative was put forth to give people another option for development when it comes to lots that are smaller than the minimum set by present zoning regulations in Glasgow.
“We’re just trying to get the language [written] and at least have the ability for somebody to do this,” Myatt said.
Most in attendance that spoke voiced their support for the initiative, however there were several questions and concerns raised during the hour-long meeting including questions regarding government assistance — both federally and locally — capacity concerns, particularly in regards to water pipes, the viability of putting a more expensive house in the middle of an established neighborhood, and concern about street capacity.
Councilman Randy Wilkinson, who was in attendance along with more than a third of Glasgow’s city council, voiced his approval during the meeting.
“[Myatt is] just wanting to change the regs to give someone the opportunity to do this” Wilkinson said. “Whether they do it or don’t…somebody wants to take a gamble and try it, maybe it turns out good maybe it doesn’t, but that’s all [Myatt] wants to do with this…I think it’s a positive; I can’t see it not being if somebodies willing to take the risk.”
Myatt said the meeting had a good turnout with good community engagement and a good variety of people involved in the development process.
“I think it was fantastic,” Myatt said. “The turnout [the meeting] had was absolutely wonderful. I expect, and hope, we’ll get at least the same number and more when we start having additional meetings on this. We had a great sprinkling of realtors, developers, builders and landowners that I think [the Feb. 27 meeting] was the start of something that’ll be really great.”
He added there was no set limit on the required number of public meetings, but he imagined there would be several more to come.
To read about the proposed initiative itself, click here.
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