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Dorset Select Board moves forward on housing outreach, sets public meetings and November vote
Summary
The Select Board agreed March 17 to advance public engagement on housing, scheduling April 22 and May 20 meetings, commissioning concept designs for public review, launching a resident survey, and preparing for a community vote in November.
The Dorset Select Board agreed on March 17 to advance a public engagement process for planned housing at Raptor Lane, scheduling public meetings on April 22 and May 20 to focus on housing finance and the final market study presentation. According to the minutes, "The topics will be housing finance and the final market study presentation." The Board directed staff to incorporate new concept designs for public input and to run a resident survey to refine a concept ahead of a community vote in November.
Board members said the public input process and recent Town Meeting results supported moving forward with community outreach rather than pausing plans. The process will include at least two rounds of public meetings and a survey to test preferences before staff prepares materials for the November vote; no final decisions about project scope or unit counts were made at the meeting.
