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Planning board debates whether to give the town discretion to extend approvals beyond two years
Summary
The board heard a broad discussion and split views on draft town legislation that would allow extensions past the current two‑year approval window. Members urged clearer criteria for "good cause," more data on how often delays are caused by third‑party agencies, and time‑boxed extensions rather than open‑ended approvals.
The Goshen Planning Board spent a lengthy portion of its meeting advising the town board on proposed changes to the municipality's approval‑expiration rules, weighing whether to allow the planning board discretion to grant extensions beyond the existing two‑year limit.
"Why mess with it?" one member asked, reflecting one view that two years has worked and that extensions could complicate zoning consistency. Others pushed back, citing delays caused by…
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