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Simsbury open space committee finalizes charter alignment, asks to notify abutters earlier
Summary
Members of the Simsbury Open Space Committee agreed to send a letter to the Charter Revision Commission proposing minor edits to align the town charter and town code, clarified member composition and designee language, recommended four‑year terms for appointed electors and proposed requiring abutter notification earlier in the referral process.
The Simsbury Open Space Committee agreed April 2 to finalize a letter to the Charter Revision Commission proposing minor edits to align the town charter and the town code governing the committee, and discussed adding explicit notice to abutters during property disposition and referral steps.
Committee members said the proposed edits are intended to make the charter and the town code consistent about who serves on the committee, how the chair is selected and how public notice is handled. The committee recommended making three appointed electors serve four‑year terms and clarified that selectmen may send designees in lieu of attending themselves.
The changes the committee reviewed include language from the town charter (Section 6‑15) and…
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