County commissioners to decide on planning updates

The Hill County commissioners met Thursday afternoon to review updates to the growth policy for the county.

Paul Tuss, executive of Bear Paw Development, confirmed that, per law, every county is required to have an up-to-date growth policy.

Clay Vincent, retired county sanitarian, said the growth policy outlines what a county must provide for the community and its people. This includes amenities such as parks, playgrounds, housing and businesses.

The last time the county commissioners met to establish a growth policy was in 2010.

“Our thought is to go through this and update what nee...