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Board pauses hearing on 148 Oldsipan Road after notice objection; parties to collaborate and renotice for March
Summary
An objecting attorney said the applicant's public notice for a subdivision at 148 Oldsipan Road failed to list several implicated variances; the board urged the parties to collaborate on revised notice language and set the item for the March 12 hearing if necessary.
The planning board paused action on the application for 148 Oldsipan Road after an attorney representing nearby neighbors objected that the applicant’s public notice did not identify several variances, including a lot‑area variance.
At the meeting the attorney told the board he had only seen the notice and related materials late the previous afternoon and said the notice failed to specify whether the application involved minor or major subdivision or which variances were implicated. Board members and applicant counsel discussed the concern and agreed the proper course was to collaborate on a revised notice. The chair asked the applicant and the objecting attorney to confer and to notify the board within a week; if they could not agree the board directed the applicant to renotice for the March 12 hearing date.
Board counsel noted that adequate notice is important to avoid later judge‑ruled defects that could require re‑hearing. The board emphasized resolving the issue promptly to avoid unnecessary expense for applicants and delay for neighbors.
Next steps: the applicant and opposing counsel will attempt to agree on notice language within one week; if no agreement is reached, the application will be renoticed for the March 12 hearing as directed.
