05-21-2015, 05:21 AM
"on 'Conservation' designation/zoning"
Conservation land usually doesn't allow any development (see, it's right there in the designation).
1.4 BILLION dollars
Any project with enough "value proposition" can get special land-use waivers; this "value" can include both non-monetary compensation (bragging rights) and vague promises of indirect trickle-down (jobs, theoretical increase in tax base).
TMT being permitted to become operational
As an extra added bonus, it's all State land, so any use allowed by State automatically supersedes County zoning/planning. If allowed to participate, County permitting/building will be similarly hamstrung, in part because they don't have any inspectors qualified for "a TMT".
Conservation land usually doesn't allow any development (see, it's right there in the designation).
1.4 BILLION dollars
Any project with enough "value proposition" can get special land-use waivers; this "value" can include both non-monetary compensation (bragging rights) and vague promises of indirect trickle-down (jobs, theoretical increase in tax base).
TMT being permitted to become operational
As an extra added bonus, it's all State land, so any use allowed by State automatically supersedes County zoning/planning. If allowed to participate, County permitting/building will be similarly hamstrung, in part because they don't have any inspectors qualified for "a TMT".