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New Canaan charter panel meets with Zoning Board of Appeals on membership, terms and public outreach
Summary
Group 2 of New Canaan's Charter Revision Committee met with Zoning Board of Appeals members to review charter language for the ZBA, discuss whether appointed posts should be electors, consider lengthening appointment terms, debate the number of alternates, and plan a resident survey postcard.
Group 2 of the New Canaan Charter Revision Committee met with members of the Zoning Board of Appeals on Feb. 26 to review the ZBA section of the town charter and gather feedback on possible clarifications or changes.
The committee opened the meeting by explaining that Group 2 is responsible for the zoning board-of-appeals section and invited ZBA members to comment on the existing charter language, including membership qualifications and term lengths. Cynthia Dole, a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, said she had been "reading through the charter" and raised a question about whether appointed positions are required to be electors of the town. A participant read the charter language aloud noting that the ZBA is "composed of five regular members together with a panel of…
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