New state law removes commission from subdivision decisions

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The legislature’s assault on home rule continues, with the latest salvo a new state law that requires local governments to review and approve plats and replats administratively, largely removing from the equation the input of locally elected officials and citizens. As County Attorney Evan Rosenthal explained it to the Jefferson County Commission on Thursday, Oct. 2, Senate Bill 784, which the legislature approved in the last session and the governor signed