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Commission agrees to adopt town plan with standard energy chapter, finish EEP later
Summary
Commissioners accepted a strategy proposed by Chair Michael and regional planner Devin to adopt the town plan now with a conventional energy chapter and readopt later to include the Enhanced Energy Plan, a move intended to streamline statutory review and avoid procedural delays.
Chair Michael and commissioners agreed that adopting the town plan with a standard energy chapter first — then readopting later to incorporate the full Enhanced Energy Plan (EEP) — would reduce the risk of a lapse and simplify the immediate statutory review.
Devin explained the practical benefit: "What Michael's proposing would be to adopt the plan with just a regular energy chapter... And then what you can do is readopt the plan at a later date to include that EEP as well." He added that the regional commission could provide focused review and assistance to get the EEP buttoned up after the town plan is adopted, potentially before the end of the calendar year.
Commission discussion focused on sequencing and which EEP policies to place in the main plan versus the EEP document, and the group agreed to continue EEP work but shift primary energy resources to finalizing the town plan for immediate submission.
