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Regional planners back aligning state, regional and municipal POCD cycles; implementation questions remain
Summary
RiverCOG and regional planners supported HB 6,994 to shift the State Plan of Conservation and Development to a 10-year cycle and to sequence state, regional, then municipal updates so plans align. Testimony urged staggered timing, additional implementation authority and coordination with decennial census releases.
Frank DeFelice, chair of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments (RiverCOG) regional planning commission, told the committee HB 6,994 would align the timing of state, regional and municipal Plans of Conservation and Development (POCDs) on a 10-year cycle and sequence updates so state goals inform regional and local work.
DeFelice said municipal and regional plans already use 10-year cycles and that changing…
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