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JULY 22, 1987
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A meeting was held July 22, 1987 at 12:00 p.m. with members of the MAPC and various City officials attending. Those in attendance were Lloyd McCracken, John Sloan, Ben Lamberth, Mayor Brodell, Joe Tomlinson and Jeff Gibson. The discussion evolved around what the MAPC is doing as far as planning is concerned and what the ordinances state the duties of the MAPC are. In recent meetings of the MAPC there has been much discussion on issues of annexations, rezoning, etc that the commissioners are undivided about whether or not they come under their powers. The commission is seeking some directives on how to proceed on these matters. One suggestion was to revamp the annexation committee that once existed especially with the 1990 census coming up. At one time a City Planning Commission existed but has been abolished. It was felt by some that the powers of the City Planning Commission, at the time it was abolished, were transferred to the MAPC.
A request was made that the ordinances establishing the MAPC, abolishing the City Planning Commission and any amendments to those ordinances regarding the duties responsibilities and the jurisdiction of the MAPC be found to provide some possible answers to many unanswered questions. Some members of the commission feel that the ordinance that established the MAPC has nothing to do with what the commission is doing now. There are many differing interpretations of the City Ordinances as a result of the way they are written and the dates on which they were written. At the present, requests have been sent to other cities in the state for information on their zoning and annexation ordinances. All in attendance were in agreement to the fact that the City Ordinances need to be updated and some deleted to meet the needs of the City which has experienced rapid growth in recent years and to provide direction for future planning. The League of Women voters undertook part of this task in 1986. The task would be to re...
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