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Clinton board moves to draft law barring new hotels and conference centers until comprehensive plan is updated
Summary
After months of public comment, the Town Board signaled consensus to have the town attorney draft a local law to prohibit new hospitality venues (hotels, motels, conference centers, inns) until the town updates its comprehensive plan; three projects already in progress remain excluded from the current moratorium per town counsel advice.
Council discussion and extensive public comment on Oct. 14 focused on whether to ban new hospitality venues — including hotels, motels and conference centers — pending a revision of the town’s comprehensive plan.
Councilwoman Catherine Mostello outlined the board’s proposed approach: prohibit all new hospitality venues until after the comprehensive plan is updated, and have the town attorney prepare a draft resolution for introduction at the Nov. 2025 meeting. "Enacting a new law prohibiting hospitality venues will supersede the moratorium and remain in place unless it is repealed and replaced with a new and more suitable local law to be adopted after a new…
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