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Planning board backs housekeeping zoning changes but not three wetlands amendments; conservation commission raises property‑rights concerns
Summary
Candidates and planning board members said Articles 1–7 are housekeeping language updates, while Articles 8–10 (wetlands exceptions and conservation‑area uses) drew opposition from some planning and conservation members who called them underdeveloped and potentially a taking of private property.
The planning board and several candidates at the forum March 4 described a package of zoning warrant articles on the ballot: Articles 1–7 were characterized as housekeeping changes to standardize permitted‑use language across zones, while Articles 8–10 — addressing wetlands, conservation‑area uses and exceptions — prompted extended discussion and disagreement.
Planning board members said the housekeeping amendments (Articles 1–7) consolidate wording about allowable uses so…
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