(KNZA)--The Brown County Planning Commission held their first meeting last week since being formed.

The seven Planning Commission members met with consultant Dick Horton during the Brown County Commission meeting June 12. Planning Commission members present included Bill Vonderschmidt, Wyatt Kerl, Griff Howard, Rex Lockwood, Bill Sechler, Cliff Heiniger and Lafe Bailey.

Horton discussed the procedures and responsibilities of the Planning Commission, which will assist in the development of a comprehensive plan for the county.

Horton said the group's main emphasis will be on the creation of a citizens survey. He said they will be working with an Olathe-based market research firm to develop the survey.

Horton said the group needs to figure out what issues they want to have questions written around to ask in the survey. He said he will be interviewing stakeholders in the county to gather their input.