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Planning director outlines trimmed growth area; council and planning board to hold local and state reviews
Summary
Planning Director Darla Brown presented a proposed smaller 'growth area' map and redline edits to the comprehensive plan driven by LD 1829; the planning board will hold a public meeting April 8 and the council will schedule local hearings before deciding when to send the amendment for state review.
Darla Brown, South Berwick’s director of planning and economic development, updated the council on a planning‑board recommendation to amend the town’s comprehensive plan to shrink the defined growth area consistent with LD 1829.
Brown displayed maps showing the current growth area (bright green) and a proposed smaller alternative (salmon). She said the planning board used criteria including on‑street parking potential, sidewalk availability or feasibility, proximity to…
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