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Wells Select Board extends moratorium on large-scale development for 180 days

Select Board · October 16, 2024
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Summary

The Select Board voted 4-0 to extend a 180-day moratorium on large-scale development to allow more time to draft ordinances and study infrastructure impacts ahead of the June 2025 town meeting; residents urged stronger protections for aesthetics, traffic and natural resources.

The Wells Select Board voted unanimously to extend the town’s moratorium on large-scale development for an additional 180 days, saying the extra time is needed to draft possible ordinances and evaluate infrastructure needs ahead of the June 2025 town meeting.

Planner Mike Livingston told the board the original moratorium period was ending and, under state statute, the board may extend it another 180 days. "That time should be used to look at additional…

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