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Planning commission asks for grant to rewrite flood-hazard bylaws; Selectboard delays approval
Summary
Planning Commission Chair Rich Turner asked the Selectboard to approve a resolution for a grant — with a 10% match — to rewrite the town's flood-hazard bylaws and the local hazard mitigation plan. Selectboard members questioned whether substantial updates were needed and put the resolution on hold.
Rich Turner, chair of the Planning Commission, thanked residents for completing a town-plan survey and asked the Selectboard to approve a resolution seeking a grant to rewrite the flood-hazard bylaws and update the local hazard mitigation plan.
Several Selectboard members questioned the need for a grant that requires a 10% local match, saying there is "very little that has to be updated in the bylaws." In response, the board paused action and put approval of the resolution on hold pending further review.
No vote on the grant resolution occurred at the Oct. 13 meeting; the board requested additional information about the scope of required changes and the cost implications of the matching requirement.
