We have been waiting all week to determine when SB1402 will be heard in the house. The house committee has typically had it’s hearings at 3:00 PM but somehow this bill was scheduled differently.
Approximately 6:00 PM on March 21st, we were notified the bill would be heard March 22nd, at 8:30 AM. About 10 people showed up in opposition.
Why did we oppose? Because we believe that:
- This bill systematically shifts the power from the people to the city municipalities and developers
- This bill changes public hearing notice requirements and if affected neighbors do not get notice it is no longer a reason to postpone the hearings
- This bill stifles open meeting policy and increases the ability for backdoor negotiations
- This bill changes public hearing notice requirements and if affected neighbors do not get notice it is no longer a reason to postpone the hearings.
- This bill is clear that judicial review is limited to city and county– in other words, judicial review by citizens for bad actors is disallowed and written into our state statute.
- The county up until now had jurisdiction of unincorporated county land- the city can now request a judicial review and the fate of the unincorporated land will be in that of the civil justice system.
Let me know how you feel about this and how will this affect citizen who want to maintain the character of their communities??
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