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Windham Select Board backs rehearing request in Carlson housing appeal
Summary
The Windham Select Board voted to support a Zoning Board request for a rehearing in Carlson vs. Town of Windham; the roll-call vote was 2-0-1 after a brief non-public review of legal advice and a recusal by one member.
The Windham Select Board voted July 22 to support a rehearing request to the Housing Appeals Board in the case Carlson vs. Town of Windham following a non-public review of legal advice.
Vice Chair Heath Partington moved that the board support the Zoning Board—s rehearing request; the motion was seconded by Roger Hohenberger and approved 2-0-1 (Heath Partington—Yes; Roger Hohenberger—Yes; Chairman Ross McLeod—Abstain). Michelle Stith had recused herself from the matter during the discussion.
The minutes state the board "considered correspondence from Attorney Bernie Campbell" as part of the non-public review. The record cites RSA 91-A:3 II (l) as the statutory authority under which the board entered non-public session to review legal advice.
The action is recorded in the meeting minutes as a formal supportive vote; the minutes do not include additional detail about the substance of the legal advice or the reasons for Chairman McLeod—s abstention. The minutes list Bruce Breton as absent for the meeting.
The board returned to public session at 6:10 p.m. and subsequently adjourned. The minutes were submitted by Town Administrator Michael Branley.
