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Residents tell Planning Commission Act 181 map could block future subdivision of conserved parcels
Summary
Scott and Aimee Reed told the Town of Whitingham Planning Commission that the draft land‑use map under Act 181 designates primary residences inside conservation lands and could prevent a 30‑acre parcel from being subdivided for the next generation. The Commission noted maps are guidance and agreed to use registered historic names.
Scott and Aimee Reed, local residents, addressed the Town of Whitingham Planning Commission during the meeting on June 2, expressing concern that the draft land‑use map under Act 181 places primary residences inside areas designated for conservation. The Reeds said that under the proposed map a 30‑acre parcel "can't be subdivided for the next generation," and they asked the Commission to more closely align the proposed map with the existing map in the Brickhouse Road and Ick Road areas.
The Commission responded that draft maps are guidance rather than final determinations and discussed options such as leaving some routes or parcels off conservation mapping or treating certain roads as private rather than town highways. The Reeds also raised a separate parcel on Route 8A of about 10 acres. Commissioners and staff discussed map labeling and agreed to prefer registered historic names over colloquial usages; members reached consensus to use the registered form beginning "Floyd Reed..." when referring to the Reed store site that appears on the State Register of Historic Places.
The Commission did not make a final determination on any individual parcel at the meeting. Commissioners said the draft maps will be part of the broader Town Plan review process, and the Commission plans further public outreach and a preliminary public meeting before an official hearing on the full draft.
