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Select Board approves amended letter to state on Act 181 and removes contested road‑rule ask
Summary
The board reviewed a draft letter to legislators about proposed changes to Act 181/Act 250, debated item C (the road rule/long‑driveway treatment), agreed to delete that item and approved sending the amended letter on town letterhead with a request that Eric sign it before submission.
The Jericho Select Board reviewed and approved an amended letter to state legislators addressing proposed revisions to Act 181 and related portions of Act 250, removing one contested provision after debate.
Chris (board member and prime sponsor of the draft) explained the letter summarizes Jericho’s zoning, natural‑resource overlays and suggests specific changes for state consideration. The board focused discussion on item 9C, which would accelerate or alter the so‑called ‘road rule’ governing long driveways and permit triggers under Act 250. Several members said they were uncomfortable endorsing that specific change without more information; one member said the road rule could ‘unreasonably constrain rural housing development’ while another said they lacked enough information to take a stance.
After deliberation the board moved to delete item 9C from the draft and approved placing the revised letter on town letterhead and submitting it to the state within the ongoing legislative session. The motion passed by voice vote. Staff were asked to circulate the final text and routing information; the vice chair indicated the letter will be sent to a named legislative contact and that Eric Johnson would be asked to sign the document once it is finalized.
The action is a policy comment — not a regulatory change by Jericho — intended to inform state deliberations on timing and scope of Act 181 changes.
