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South Burlington council debates growth-management plan, asks staff for scenarios and RFP draft
Summary
At an April 10 council retreat, South Burlington City Council discussed a proposed growth-management process, considered three growth scenarios (slow, business-as-usual, fast), and asked staff to synthesize options and draft an RFP for consultant work; a planned University of Pennsylvania design-studio partnership had been discontinued.
South Burlington City Council held a retreat April 10 to discuss a future growth-management plan and process, focusing on how to balance development, infrastructure needs and quality of life as the city grows.
City staff presented a memo outlining a proactive, values-driven process and recommended focusing on resilience, then modelling outcomes and trade-offs. Jesse Baker, City staff, told the council staff "recommend that a future growth management conversation center around being proactive and how we can thoughtfully plan for and shape growth over time." Baker also noted that the University of Pennsylvania professor who had been expected to participate had withdrawn from the partnership.
Council members repeatedly framed housing and population growth as the principal driver of other changes.…
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