Town representative flags potential problem with ‘family transfer’ language in draft subdivision regulations

Mar 18, 2025

Penn Spell, Sheridan’s representative on the Madison County Planning Board, told the council that the planning board recommended approval of draft subdivision regulations but rejected his suggested change to the family-transfer section; he said state law allows a transferee time ‘up to two years,’ a phrase he considers defective and possibly unenforceable, and he could not find a county resolution setting a timeline.

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Penn Spell, the Town of Sheridan’s representative to the Madison County Planning Board, reported to the council that the planning board held a public hearing on Feb. 24 and recommended approval of draft subdivision regulations but declined one of his suggested edits to the family-transfer provision.

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