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Comprehensive plan nears public release; APA to support long-range land‑use evaluation
Summary
Board heard that the consultant delivered the first full draft of the comprehensive plan (community profile + plan portion); staff expect public release in October for a 4–6 week comment period and described ongoing collaboration with the American Planning Association on land-evaluation and form‑based code concepts.
The town’s comprehensive plan lead (S4) told the board the consultant provided a first complete draft, comprising a roughly 300‑page community profile and a plan portion expected to be about 150 pages. The lead said work is ongoing to integrate feedback; the goal is to publish a public draft in early October and to run a 4–6 week comment period with outreach including newsletters and an open house.
Board members discussed the APA collaboration: staff have met with APA staff to develop a longer-term land-evaluation and regulatory approach that could include form‑based code as an alternative to traditional zoning, and staff said they will explore grant opportunities to fund detailed mapping and regulatory drafting. The board emphasized public involvement and signaled that significant changes will proceed only after public meetings and formal review.
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