If Public Chapter 1101 is not OK’d, it’s back to square one
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State planner Joe Barrett said it will go back to the Coordinating Committee, where committee members would revise it and send it back to the cities and the county for ratification again.
If no agreement is reached, an impasse could be declared and it would go through mediation, with the mediator chosen by the Secretary of State. If mediation doesn’t work, an administrative law judge would ultimately decide the growth plan for Warren County, Barrett added.
City officials have also wondered about Morrison’s ability to provide services in an urban setting and zoning regulations, given that Morrison’s proposed urban growth boundary is substantially larger than McMinnville’s in comparison to each town’s current size.
In a fax dated April 24, city officials noted the current corporate limits of McMinnville is about 10 square miles. Under what they’d like to see as the urban growth boundary, McMinnville would almost double its size to about 22 square miles in 20 years.
Morrison’s limits are currently less than three square miles. Under its proposed urban growth boundary as of April 24, the urban growth boundary would make that city grow to almost 38 square miles.
Under 1101, cities and counties must plan for projections in growth for the next 20 years and submit that plan to the state. An approaching July deadline makes the 1101 plan more pressing for some local governments, since some will be ineligible for state grants if the plan is not ratified on time.
Three city sources said this week they believe McMinnville would not be subject to losing grant funds this year if it’s not done on time. City officials also contend if the issue goes to arbitration, urban growth boundaries should be awarded to the city best able to provide the services.