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Senate amends Act 250 exemptions for village centers, rejects one-year delay after land‑stewardship plea
Summary
The Senate adopted substitute language to allow up to 50 priority-housing units as interim Act 250 exemptions in village centers lacking permanent zoning until 2030, and defeated a one-year extension by 13–17 after senators aired concerns about landowner rights and planning incentives.
Senators spent substantial floor time on S.3.25, an act to study model bylaws and to create interim exemptions under Act 250 for certain village or community centers.
A substitute amendment accepted by the Senate allows up to 50 units of ‘‘priority housing’’ — developments that meet affordability or mixed‑use criteria — to be treated as interim exemptions in village centers and…
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