Commission requests data and map corrections before finalizing Charlestown draft plan

Jan 13, 2026

Board members flagged demographic and map errors in the draft plan — including disputed population percentages, a nonconnecting State Route notation and school consolidations — and the consultant agreed to verify and update the draft before it goes to council.

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During the question-and-answer period a board member raised concerns about several data points in the draft. He asked whether the population-change figures for nearby Jeffersonville (a cited roughly 107% increase from 2013–2023) were correct and whether Salisbury and other town percentages were accurate.

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