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Brookfield Planning Board schedules Jan. 27 public hearing for Moose Mountain site plan after deadline dispute
Summary
Facing a contested timeline over whether the board had 60 or 65 days to act, the Brookfield Town Planning Board agreed to send a letter to the Moose Mountain applicant listing requested details and scheduled a public hearing for Jan. 27 at 7 p.m.; the applicant said delays have harmed the business.
The Brookfield Town Planning Board agreed to send a formal letter to Moose Mountain requesting additional site-plan details and set a public hearing for Jan. 27 at 7:00 p.m., after members disputed whether existing rules required a hearing within 60 days or 65 days of accepting an application as complete.
The decision came after an extended public comment from the applicant’s representative (Speaker 5), who complained that changing meeting times and repeated requests for information have delayed operations and cost the business revenue. “This is getting absolutely ridiculous,” Speaker 5 said, adding that the business had lost multiple weddings and events while awaiting the board’s actions.
Why it matters: the board’s interpretation of internal rules and the site-plan regulations determines statutory timelines for hearings…
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