THORNTOWN Residents armed with sticky notes, pens and ideas gathered for a Boone County Comprehensive Plan workshop to help map the countys future and shape growth for the next 20 years.

"I am part of a multi-generational family that lives on farm land and we care a great deal about what happens to our county, Josh Miller, who lives in Boone County north of Lebanon, said.

Miller was one of dozens who attended the community workshop. One of his biggest concerns is that the county is growing too fast.

"It's unsustainable and we are doing it without a solid plan, Miller said.

Miller also said he is concerned about light pollution because he lives in the country to see the stars at night. While several attendees raised worries about solar-panel farms and wind farms across the county, Mille

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