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Select Board urges planning board to begin comprehensive plan update ahead of statutory timeline
Summary
The board discussed the town’s 2016 comprehensive plan, noted a statutory 12‑year review requirement, and asked the planning board to begin the update process or request assistance; the Select Board offered to host a joint meeting to set priorities and budgets for the work.
Select Board members raised the need to update the Town of Wayne’s comprehensive plan—approved in 2016—and noted that, under state statute, a comprehensive plan approval is valid for 12 years. The board recommended the planning board take responsibility for starting the update and offered assistance, including appointing a comprehensive plan committee or budgeting for outside consultants if needed.
Board members suggested a joint meeting between the Select Board and the planning board to discuss approach and timelines; several members recalled that preparing the last plan required significant staff time and community input. The board asked staff to draft a short, friendly letter to the planning board notifying them of the statutory timeline and offering support (help with a committee appointment, consultant resources, or budgeting assistance), and to schedule a joint session ahead of the planning board’s September meeting.
Select Board members said the planning board ordinance assigns primary responsibility for the comprehensive plan to the planning board and urged prompt action so the town can begin necessary work in time to preserve funding eligibility that can depend on plan currency.
