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Commission discusses planning and zoning: planners favor combining; local commissioners favor keeping separate and streamlining process
Summary
Town planners from several neighboring municipalities recommended combining planning and zoning; Simsbury volunteers and commissioners argued separation better fits local volunteer capacity and meeting demands. Commissioners asked staff to recommend process improvements rather than immediate charter change.
Town planners who submitted written comments to the Simsbury Charter Revision Commission recommended combining the town’s planning and zoning functions into a single body. Commissioners and local planning and zoning members who spoke at the meeting pushed back, saying separate commissions better match volunteer capacity and the complexity of planning responsibilities.
Why it matters: Whether planning and zoning are combined affects…
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