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Addison County panel starts rewrite of natural-resources chapter, plans new flood-resilience section
Summary
At a virtual meeting, the Addison County Regional Planning Commission (ACRPC) Natural Resources Committee restarted work to revise the regional plan’s natural-resources chapter, assigned staff drafting tasks and said it will add a new flood-resilience section to the chapter.
At a virtual meeting, the Addison County Regional Planning Commission (ACRPC) Natural Resources Committee restarted work to revise the regional plan’s natural-resources chapter, assigned staff drafting tasks and said it will add a new flood-resilience section to the chapter.
Hannah, JS manager for ACRPC, told the committee that the current natural-resources chapter is 104 pages and has not been updated since 2011. “It’s important to have details and analysis,” Hannah said, “but if things are really long, then sometimes they don’t get implemented or used as frequently because they’re just not as easy to interact with.” She said staff aim to shorten and reorganize the chapter to make it easier to use while keeping necessary analysis.
Committee members said the chapter should include environmental‑justice considerations and reflected a desire to center the needs of…
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