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Newbury will challenge mandatory language in TRORC regional plan, board signals support
Summary
Tony O'Meara told the board he will submit a statement to the upcoming TRORC hearing challenging mandatory language in the revised regional plan and said housing targets in the plan are "unachievable"; the Selectboard voiced consensus support for his position.
Tony O'Meara, Newbury's representative to the Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Commission (TRORC) and Planning Commission Chair, reported on the revised TRORC regional plan and said he plans to submit a statement at the next TRORC hearing challenging mandatory language in the draft plan. O'Meara said that, unless amended, the plan's mandatory language and housing targets would lead him to recommend Newbury reject the plan.
The Selectboard expressed by consensus that they agreed with O'Meara's intended statement and thanked him for representing the town. O'Meara specifically criticized the regional plan's housing targets as unachievable for Newbury and framed his forthcoming testimony around those concerns.
