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Montpelier council sets public hearings and sends draft city plan to regional review after clerical corrections
Summary
The council approved technical corrections to the city's new web-based Montpelier City Plan 2025, set public hearings (May 21 and May 28) and asked staff to seek regional review so the Regional Planning Commission could begin its statutory review.
Planning staff and the planning commission presented the web-based Montpelier City Plan 2025 and an accompanying archive (PDF) version. The council approved a set of clerical and archival corrections, scheduled public hearings and authorized staff to request regional approval so the Regional Planning Commission can begin its review in parallel with the council process.
Why it matters: The city plan sets vision, goals and implementation steps; the planning commission recommended a web-based storymap format to improve access and future updates. Staff explained the web-based plan will be the official document but that a PDF archive copy will be maintained for public access and legal record-keeping.
Details and next steps: Councilors amended the hearing schedule to hold a dedicated public meeting on May 21 and a second hearing on May 28. Staff said the planning commission's implementation chapters will be available and that formal substantive changes made after public hearings will require the usual review steps and additional hearings. Council also asked staff to pursue regional approval in parallel so that technical checklist items in the regional review could be resolved while the council completes its public hearing process.
Outcome: Council approved the clerical corrections, set public hearings for May 21 and May 28 and requested the regional planning commission begin its review of the draft plan.
