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Board pares back infrastructure and affordability questions from survey
Summary
Members removed a question listing local services (trash, internet, snow removal) and agreed to delete the housing affordability item, concluding those items could mislead respondents about the board's authority and were outside the board's immediate control.
The board decided to remove a set of infrastructure and services questions (question 7) after members said those items might give residents the impression the planning board can directly provide services such as trash pickup or internet access. One member observed, "none of those are anything that we actually that you can actually do anything about," and the group agreed to delete the item.
Members also agreed to remove a housing‑affordability question (item 8) because the board does not build apartments and affordability in Kirby is driven largely by regional education taxes. A member noted that the town’s tax structure and school choice dynamics influence housing cost more than local zoning, and the board concluded the survey should focus on questions it can act on or clearly signal where authority rests.
