NEWS
Commissioners continue debating subdivision rules
By BARBARA GREEN
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Montague County Commissioners are leaning toward a 3-acre, 2-acre rule for water and septic within a subdivision, as the court continues updating its county-wide rules.
The court began work on these updates several months ago and last month asked for additional information on RV Parks and Mobile Home Parks. County Judge Rick Lewis outlined the RV parks which are considered subdivisions and fall under those rules. Mobile home parks have separate rules.
Commissioner Bob Langford said he would like to see the same rules that apply to subdivisions applying to mobile home parks. Lewis said he would pass that on to the legal counsel assisting with the updates.
While commissioners are examining all aspects of the rules the water well acreage has driven virtually all the discussion. The question of moving up from the present two-acre tract for
After a year of renovations Nelson Street at Mill was reopened today to traffic. Nearly $3 million in repairs were made to this area to repair major drainage issues. A Bowie police vehicle came along and was the first vehicle to roll through after city staff and council members removed the barricades. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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