Island County commissioners will hold their first public meeting on the 2010 update to the Freeland Subarea Plan next week.

The public meeting is scheduled for 10:20 a.m. Monday, March 21 in the commissioners’ hearing room in the County Annex Building.

According to county planning staff, two other dates and times have been reserved for future public meetings/hearings: 2:15 p.m. Monday, March 28, and 10:15 a.m. Monday, April 4.

For background materials and other Freeland information, visit the county planning website at http://www.islandcounty.net/planning/Freeland.htm.