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CCRPC committee reviews 2026 ECOS plan draft, flags housing-target recalculation and data gaps in environmental analysis
Summary
Planning Advisory Committee members reviewed the draft 2026 ECOS regional plan, which adds Act 181 and HOME Act requirements, updates the regional future land use map and supplements an environmental benefits and burdens analysis; staff said housing-target recalculations produced unexpected results and require more work before final recommendation.
Paul Conner, chair of the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission Planning Advisory Committee, presided over a Sept. 10 meeting where staff presented the draft 2026 ECOS regional plan and explained next steps for review and adoption. Planning Program Director Taylor Newton said the draft integrates the Metropolitan Transportation Plan and Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, adds seven supplements and incorporates requirements from Act 181 and the HOME Act.
Newton told the committee the plan’s structure has changed since 2018 to foreground climate change and equity and that staff focused edits on clarifications rather than new policy directions. “There are not major policy shifts, but just clarifications and specificity added (other than Act 181 and HOME Act…
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