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Council backs planner hire to reduce single point of failure in planning department
Summary
After hearing that the planning and economic development director is the department’s sole continuity point, councilors supported funding a planner position (75% covered by TIF) to handle code updates, grant work and implementation tasks.
The South Berwick Town Council agreed in principle to include funding for a new planner position in the budget packet it will present to voters, after hearing that much of the town’s planning and economic development work depends on a single staff member.
Town Manager (speaker 3) introduced the discussion and invited the town’s Director of Planning and Economic Development (speaker 6) to explain the requested hire and its role. The director…
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