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Council debates new committees for housing and economic development, staff capacity and alternatives
Summary
Councilors discussed forming committees or planning commission subcommittees to address housing and economic development, weighed volunteer vs. staff-led approaches, and flagged limited staff capacity and the upcoming comprehensive-plan process as a mechanism for deeper work.
Essex Junction councilors debated whether to form new standing committees to pursue housing, economic development and related strategic-plan priorities, or to rely on planning commission subcommittees and community-led, non-municipal organizations.
Councilor Marcus Serta urged creation of forums that bring developers and residents together "so that they can have an appropriate conversation about what housing looks like in the future," saying developers must be at the table because the city will rely on private development for housing supply. He argued a committee structure could…
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