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Residents and parks officials press Planning Board to restore $100,000 for park rezoning and master-plan work
Summary
Multiple park advocates and the Parks & Recreation Commission urged the Planning Board to reinstate $100,000 to map and rezone parcels used as parkland, arguing unzoned park parcels are vulnerable to development and that $100,000 is small compared with long-term risks.
Park advocates, the Parks & Recreation Commission and nonprofit park stewards urged the Stamford Planning Board on Jan. 7 to restore $100,000 proposed for mapping and rezoning parcels that are used as parkland but are not formally zoned as parks.
Melanie Hollis, chair of the Parks & Recreation Commission, said that rezoning provides "a layer of protection" for parkland and urged the board to fully fund three requests: a $100,000 rezoning…
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