Mills County Establishes Planning and Zoning Commission

With Mills County on the verge of a housing boom, officials are taking steps to regulate future subdivisions. At a special meeting in Glenwood Tuesday night, seven members and four alternates were selected to the county's fledgling planning and zoning commission.
Mills County Supervisors Chair Richard Crouch told KMA News that commission members were selected from almost 30 applicants. Crouch says the commission's purpose is to establish county zoning ordinances--something he feels is needed to order to oversee the increase in housing subdivisions.
Crouch says proximity to the Omaha-Council Bluffs area is fueling numerous development proposals in the county. Presently, Crouch says the only regulations in place are outdated. Crouch says R-D-G, a consulting firm based in Des Moines and Omaha, is assisting the county in the development of zoning ordinances.
Crouch says the commission could have the proposed ordinances formulate by mid-October, and begin the public hearing process shortly thereafter