Rutland RPC lays out accelerated regional-plan schedule under Act 181, flags housing shortfall

Nov 21, 2024

At the Nov. 19 meeting the Rutland Regional Planning Commission reviewed a compressed production schedule under Act 181 that requires early agency review and Land Use Resource Board approval, released a Jan. 21 full draft plan timeline and flagged a projected need for roughly 9,000 housing units in Rutland County by 2050.

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At its Nov. 19 meeting the Rutland Regional Planning Commission heard a detailed update on the regional plan rewrite and an accelerated adoption schedule driven by state law changes known as Act 181. Executive Director Devin Erie told commissioners the plan must now be submitted to a new Land Use Resource Board and five state agencies for review before public hearings, shrinking the available time for drafting and revision.

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