He said it … I think he meant it. …

** MORATORIUM **

… did you feel the earth move?

It was at the end of tonight’s Planning Commission Meeting …

• Commissioner Chesney “What are we doing about the situation in Lemmon Valley?”
• Engineer Trevor Lloyd “The Board of County Commissioners is working on it.”
• … some murmurs …
• Commissioner Chesney “Shouldn’t we have some kind of moratorium on building there until that situation is sorted out?”  Commissioners Horan and Lawson concur.
• Commissioner Chvilicek “Nathan, can we propose a moratorium?”
• Attorney Nathan Edwards “I think so, but I don’t have the statute in front of me.  It would require Board of County Commissioners approval, so it may not be worth doing from the Planning Commission.  I will report back to the commissioners. “

I strongly inferred that Lawson will press to advance a moratorium on construction in Lemmon Valley even if the Planning Commission can only propose it to the county commissioners.

DISCLAIMER: The above is not accurately verbatim.  It is how I remember it: it happened pretty fast.