Sumner BOA debates reconsideration and member rationale before voting
Board members debated whether new information justified reconsideration of the Jan. 2 decision. Member Richard Frino said a site walk and abutter letter prompted his changed view; Member Bonny Bishop said no new information justified overturning the earlier vote.
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A key procedural thread at the Jan. 23 hearing was whether the Corsons' and DEP's reconsideration requests introduced new information meriting reopening the earlier decision. Member Richard Frino said the site walk and the Corsons' letter prompted him to reconsider his earlier position; counsel asked him repeatedly to specify the new material he was weighing. "The variance granted was not the minimum necessary," Frino said, explaining his concern about precedent and ordinance purpose.
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