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Mountain Village Charter School pauses planned campus; Plymouth board will let conditional approval lapse
Summary
Mountain Village Charter School told the Plymouth Planning Board it cannot commit to beginning construction under its conditional approval because of financial constraints; the planning board voted to let the conditional approval expire and to renotice new hearings if the school returns with new plans.
Mountain Village Charter School told the Plymouth Planning Board it cannot commit to starting construction on its conditionally approved campus within the required timeframe because of financial constraints, and the board agreed to let the approval lapse unless the applicant returns with revised plans.
Joseph (planning staff) summarized the board’s prior conditional approval of the project on Jan. 18, 2024, and the subsequent one‑year extension the board granted to meet conditions. The approval required changes including a separated pedestrian walkway, walkway lighting and other conditions the board set before construction could begin.
In a written communication read by staff, Delaney Carrier, vice president of the board of Mountain Village Charter School, said: “We at MVCS appreciate the patience … Unfortunately, we have concluded that at this time, we cannot commit to beginning construction within the time frame of the current site plan conditional approval due to our financial constraints versus the ever increasing costs of construction.” Carrier added the school is “continuing with plans to move to a new campus, and are exploring options, including purchase or lease of a different property, or modifying the current build plans.”
Joseph advised the board the school had not submitted the revised plans the board required for compliance and recommended letting the conditional approval expire; under the town’s site‑plan review regulations applicants have one year to meet conditions and two years to begin active, substantial development. Board members said they wished the school well and voted to let the approval run out; the extension currently on the file will expire on Jan. 18, 2026, after which the prior conditional approval would lapse unless the applicant reopens the matter.
The board had previously approved a conditional permit for a multibuilding educational facility with conditions; staff noted Mountain Village had come back several times for continuations of the compliance hearing without providing the required revised plans. The board’s action was procedural: it did not rescind the earlier approval but decided not to continue the compliance hearing and to allow the time limit to run so the applicant may return with a new application if circumstances change.
