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Planning board vows follow-up after members say town board bypassed referrals
Summary
Planning board members said the town board passed or advanced items without giving the planning board meaningful input. Members described a meeting with two town-board officials who promised not to "skip" the planning board; the planning board will seek formal follow-up and noted Article 78 as a remedial option if referrals continue to be ignored.
Speaker 1 described a post-meeting conversation with Supervisor Marston and Councilman Degotti in which the town officials reportedly promised that future matters would come to the planning board for review and not be "skipped." Several board members said they remain skeptical and asked whether the town board would formalize that promise in a resolution.
"They shook my hand and gave me their word," Speaker 1 said after…
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