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PAC discusses municipal choices under Act 181 and Act 250; staff capacity emerges as key constraint
Summary
CCRPC staff and municipal representatives discussed whether to opt into Tier 1A or Tier 1B under Act 250 reforms, with several towns citing limited staff capacity and questions about handling existing Act 250 conditions.
CCRPC staff opened a forum Feb. 12 for municipalities to discuss whether to opt into Tier 1A or Tier 1B under the state’s Act 250 changes and the related Act 181 housing requirements. Taylor Newton, CCRPC planning program director, framed the conversation around two municipal concerns: the loss of Act 250 review thresholds and the regulatory "backfill" towns would need to adopt if Act 250 jurisdiction were removed.
Newton asked for general thoughts; Kate McCarthy offered two…
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