The Planning Commission is an eleven-member body responsible for reviewing and recommending ordinance changes and for conducting public hearings on plats, re-zoning requests, conditional use permit applications and interim use permit applications. There is one at-large position available. The term of the position is for three years, beginning upon appointment in 2003. Applicants must be a resident of Stearns County. Applicants shall not have received, during the two years prior to application, any substantial portion of their income from business operations involving the development of land within the County for urban and urban-related purposes. Applications are available from the Stearns County Environmental Services Department and are due in the Environmental Services Department no later than Feb. 26, 2003, with appointment anticipated on March 4, 2003. If you are interested in being considered for an appointment to the Planning Commission, or for more information, please call the Stearns County Environmental Services Department at (320) 656-3613 or, if long distance, (800) 450-0852.
