A proposed subdivision in Precinct 3 prompted an unusual legal debate as members of the Young County Commissioners Court questioned whether the county has authority to require a plat for a 200-acre tract off RG Loop Road north of Jeffrey Road.
The Young County Commissioners Court signaled its support last week for participating in the City of Olney’s industrial Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, or TIRZ, tentatively approving the concept and inviting Olney Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Tom Parker to return with formal documents for signature at the court’s next regular meeting.
The Olney City Council is moving closer to approving a revised and simplified building permit fee structure, a step city leaders say is increasingly urgent as development interest begins to accelerate.
What struck me immediately about the Young County Museum of History and Culture is how modern it feels modern in the way it understands the world we live in. Museums now compete with social media, YouTube, streaming video and everything else that lives on a screen. This museum clearly knows that and has made a real effort to meet people where they are.
An informational meeting for Project Saltworks, a proposed data center planned for southern Young County, drew about 30 residents to the Olney Civic Center on Feb. 5, offering a markedly different reception than similar meetings held in Graham.
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