The Town of Rutland Planning Commission voted to ask the applicant for the Belco‑Thomas subdivision to appear at a future meeting with clearer maps and a written explanation of the relief being requested before the commission will say whether further town subdivision approval is required.

Commissioners said the materials the commission received — including two exhibits and a recent letter from Jim Goss — were not legible enough to determine whether the configuration shown on Exhibit B would require formal subdivision approval or only a boundary line adjustment. Members discussed multiple parcel‑map versions, a small rectangular parcel near the reserve center and whether Parcel 2 provides legal access to the Army Reserve parcel that uses the access corridor.

Commissioners noted that town parcel records and the submitted exhibits do not align. One member said the town parcel map appears to be missing a line that should divide Lot 1 from Lot 4. Another said the applicant appears to have consolidated ownership under a single entity and that change may have created the confusion over which parcels provide access to the reserve center. Because of those discrepancies the commission declined to treat the letter as an automatic OK to proceed.

The commission adopted a motion requesting that Jim Goss (the applicant) appear at the next meeting and provide materials that clearly show the parcel boundaries, the anchoring reference on the survey, and the specific relief he is seeking from the town (for example, confirmation that no additional subdivision approval is required or a description of a boundary‑line adjustment). The commissioners also asked staff to tell the applicant to bring legible, printable maps and to be available in person to walk through the changes.

The motion was moved by Norman and seconded by Howard; all members present voted in favor. The commission agreed to place the matter back on the agenda when the applicant can attend.