CML, CCI back land-use issue

With growth as the No. 1 issue on the minds of voters statewide, a legislative proposal expected to garner widespread support would encourage – and in some cases require – city-county coordination for annexation and other land-use matters.

The proposed legislation, for example, would promote the goal of having cities be kept compact, or densely developed, to preserve open space and lessen sprawl by encouraging new urban development to be in or adjacent to cities.

It also would strengthen the municipal authority to challenge formation or expansion of special districts and similar entities in unincorporated areas within a reasonable distance…