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Planning Board schedules site visit after light‑trespass complaint at Main Street short‑term rental
Summary
At its Dec. 4 meeting the Planning Board set a site visit for 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, to inspect reported light trespass from an adjacent short‑term rental identified as the Rowley property on Main Street. No formal enforcement action was recorded at the meeting.
Mike Howard, chair of the Springfield Planning Board, called the board to order Dec. 4 and the members set a site visit to inspect a neighbor’s complaint about light trespass.
The board recorded discussion of light trespass from an adjacent short‑term rental identified in the minutes as the Rowley property on Main Street and scheduled a site visit for 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8 to view the situation on site. The minutes do not specify who initially raised the complaint or whether a formal enforcement complaint has been filed.
The matter was discussed as part of general board business; the minutes show no motion or vote to pursue enforcement at this meeting. Planning Board members will inspect the property before the board’s next regular meeting on Dec. 18, where the issue may be revisited.
Attendance at the Dec. 4 meeting included John Trachy, Ken Jacques, Darrin Patten, Tanner Jacques, Jen Roberts (Selectboard representative), Tim Bray (zoning coordinator) and Tim Josephson (Upper Valley LSRPC). The minutes list Steve Dzubak, a selectman, and Gene Hayes of the Zoning Board as also present.
The board’s appointment of a site visit signals an intent to gather direct observations; any next steps, including formal complaints or enforcement actions, were not specified in the meeting minutes and will depend on findings from the inspection.
