No public input provided at House hearing on peripheral zoning repeal

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Rep. Wayne Wallingford of Cape Girardeau said that despite representing a city that requested peripheral zoning late last year, he thinks the state statute allowing the measure needs to be repealed. Wallingford's HB 498 moved one step closer to that end Wednesday with a public hearing, although no one spoke in support of or opposition to the legislation.

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