Land Use Review Board says open‑meeting rules are straining its ability to complete Act 181 tasks

Feb 12, 2025

Members of the newly formed Land Use Review Board told the Senate Government Operations Committee that compliance with open‑meeting law, as currently interpreted, makes routine, collaborative work difficult and may require legislative fixes such as limited deliberative exemptions or restored site‑visit language.

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The Land Use Review Board told the Vermont Senate Government Operations Committee on Feb. 11 that recent reforms to Act 250 under Act 181 have given the new board wide, full‑time duties while open‑meeting requirements are limiting the ways members can collaborate between public sessions.

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