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Select Board debates HDC appeals and whether to route disputes to court
Summary
Following a contentious HDC demolition appeal, the Select Board discussed asking the Historic District Commission and town counsel whether appeals should go directly to Superior Court rather than to the Select Board, and several public commenters urged clearer, publicized HDC procedures.
Public comment at the start of the meeting focused on the African Meeting House investigation and procedural concerns about Historic District Commission appeals.
Multiple residents said they felt excluded from the working group and raised questions about whether the HDC’s demolition procedures are sufficiently formalized and publicized. Campbell Sutton urged the board to ask the HDC to adopt a clear, public format for demolition appeals and suggested…
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