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Residents urge Middlebury to fund an updated POCD; former town planner says update is required by state law
Summary
An email read into the record and a resident speaker urged the Board to fund an update to the Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD), calling the update a statutory requirement under Connecticut law and arguing it guides land-use decisions and grant competitiveness.
An email from former town planner Mila Limson was read into the record urging support for funding an update to Middlebury’s Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD). The email said an up-to-date POCD is "not only a statutory requirement under Connecticut law, but more importantly, it is a critical investment in the future of our community," and argued the plan guides land-use choices, positions the town to compete for state and federal funding, and gives residents a voice in planning.
Resident Dana Shepard also spoke in favor of funding the POCD and said the plan, which was written eleven years ago and expired last year, needs updated language to reflect current needs and residents' development preferences; Shepard added residents should have had the opportunity to vote on POCD funding in this budget. No board member disputed the value of an updated POCD during the hearing; funding was discussed as part of the broader budget and Pay-As-You-Go priorities.
