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MARC presents draft Future Land Use map; Commission and residents question Tier 1B, 'Village Area' at prison property
Summary
Jason Rasmussen of MARC presented a draft Future Land Use map proposing a Tier 1B designation and a 'Village Area' classification for the prison property. Commissioners and attendees raised procedural and land-use concerns, including whether Tier 1B would reduce Act 250 oversight and whether the designation could encourage development beyond the historic downtown.
Jason Rasmussen (MARC) presented an overview of Act 181 updates to Act 250, regional plan update requirements, a proposed Tier 1B designation, and a draft Future Land Use Map that includes a proposed "Village Area" at the prison property. The presentation identified the draft map as part of the regional plan update and noted it remains subject to state review and State Land Use Review Board approval.
Commissioners and participants raised several questions and concerns: whether the Planning Commission had formally voted on the proposed Tier 1B map prior to Selectboard approval; whether labeling the prison property a "Village Area" could encourage development outside the historic downtown; whether the prison site should be retained as Tier 2; and whether Tier 1B would reduce Act 250 oversight. MARC and the Commission clarified that future development proposals would still require local review and permitting and that the grasslands wildlife management area remains mapped as rural conservation. Regional plans update every eight years and may be amended, the presenters said.
