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Housing, open space and Meadowood split candidates; strategic plan proposed to reconcile goals
Summary
Forum speakers debated how to balance housing demand, open‑space preservation and historic assets. Eric Wellman said he would oppose housing on Meadowood; Heather Goetz and Wendy Max Dudas emphasized a strategic plan to align housing, conservation and historic‑preservation goals.
Candidates at the Oct. 18 Granby Simsbury Chamber forum discussed multiple tensions between housing needs, open‑space preservation and historic‑resource protection and offered competing prescriptions.
Why it matters: State housing requirements, local zoning and conservation priorities interact to shape where homes can be built and which open spaces are preserved. Those choices affect taxes, traffic, school enrollments and town character.
Positions and examples: Eric Wellman, independent candidate, said he would not support building housing on the Meadowood…
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