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Erie study session weighs comp‑plan density changes and orders more fiscal analysis
Summary
Town staff presented a two‑year comprehensive plan update and fiscal model March 4; councilors proposed adding a higher density band (20–30 du/acre) and asked staff for a refreshed fiscal analysis and clearer mapping before surveying voters on trade‑offs between taxes, services and density.
Erie town staff presented the draft comprehensive plan and an accompanying fiscal model during a March 4 study session, and council members asked for more financial detail before sending new questions to residents.
Planning Director Sarah Narmela said the update began in October 2022 and included extensive outreach, visioning and scenario planning. She described the plan’s role as advisory: "The comprehensive plan is essentially a guiding document for how we will develop over the next 5, 10, 20 years," she said. The draft map and policies were finalized in September 2024 and moved through…
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