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Select Board agrees to first review town plan before revisiting Sutton bylaws
Summary
Adam Bruggeman urged the board to re-examine Sutton’s bylaws—citing concerns about working-lands rules, Airbnb, and forest development—while the board said a town plan review must come first and any bylaw changes would involve the DRB/PC and possibly voter approval.
Adam Bruggeman, listed in attendance as a DRB member but speaking 'representing himself,' asked the board to explain the rationale for revisiting Sutton’s bylaws, saying some residents find them too restrictive and cited working-lands provisions, short-term rental rules and subdivision standards as areas of concern.
Chair Joe Solinsky and other board members said the town plan should be reviewed before any bylaw rewrite and that the DRB/PC will be involved; Tim Simpson noted voter approval may be appropriate for significant changes. The board did not form a committee at the meeting and said the process will be lengthy and done with statutory compliance in mind.
