Comprehensive Plan Update Committee forwards revised plan to selectmen, recommends November 2026 ballot placement

Chris Chase, chairman of the Comprehensive Plan Update Committee, said the committee opened and closed a public hearing and voted to forward the revised comprehensive plan to the Board of Selectmen, and recommended the selectmen place the plan on the November 2026 warrant.

The committee met March 20, 2025. It opened a 10-minute public comment period and set public comment limits to three minutes per person. The committee then opened a public hearing on proposed changes to the town's 2005 comprehensive plan; no members of the public spoke during the hearing, and the committee closed the hearing after discussion.

Town Attorney said the committee followed the ordinance's requirements for presenting the update. "Under the ordinance, it's very clear what the requirements are ... this committee has to produce both a red line copy," the attorney said, noting a redline and a clean copy of the revised plan are available on the town website.

After procedural discussion the committee approved a motion to forward the…