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By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor

The Chilton County Commission is holding a public meeting on Feb. 20 to discuss the first phase of proposed changes to the county’s subdivision regulations. The meeting is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. and will be held in Courtroom 1 at the Chilton County Courthouse.

Changes to the subdivision regulations in Chilton County have been a working progress for close to a year and something the commissioners had near the top of their to-do lists when they took office last November. Commissioners Roger Perkins and Alan Childress spent many long hours doing extensive research across multiple counties current regulations, spoken to other commissioners in other counties, attorneys, land developers and current residents who the proposed changes would affect. They came together to create the new proposed changes that will be showcased at the Feb. 20 meeting.

Perkins said that the proposed changes to the regulations will regulate actual development and provide a working set of rules that will usher in prosperity and common-sense growth for the county. They will also more extensively protect the rights of individuals by giving them more complete authority over their personal properties.

“We have found that while nothing is perfect, these changes would have us on the right track as far as doing two things that are important to the community,” Perkins said.

While it is difficult to overview the proposed changes without having the entire Chilton County Subdivision Regulations at your disposal, the public meeting will discuss six proposed changes to the regulations. Discussions at the meeting will be centered around additions and deletions to sections in Article II and Article VIII. The public is encouraged to attend the meeting, and the meeting will be open for questions as well.