May 12, 2006

The Town Plan is Nearing Completion

The final 2006 Town Plan is nearing completion. The Planning and Zoning Commission will consider its adoption at an upcoming meeting in late May or early June.

If you would like to know more about how other towns have dealt with town planning, the Library has several books that might interest you. The author of A Better Place to Live: Reshaping the American Suburb studied new suburban developments and compared them to older towns to determine how suburbs can provide residents with an excellent quality of life. Sprawl is a hot planning topic. In Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream, the designers of the New Urbanist community Seaside, Florida, criticize zoning regulations that create sprawl and suggest alternatives. A Field Guide to Sprawl takes readers on an aerial tour of the many types of suburban sprawl.

Posted by EmilyW at 04:40 PM

January 23, 2006

P & Z to Hold Hearing on Town Plan Tomorrow Night

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the draft Town Plan of Conservation and Development tomorrow, Tues. Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. in room 206 of Town Hall. Click here to view the hearing agenda. (Adobe Reader required).

Take a look at the Town Plan before you attend the hearing. Click here to download it . The Library also has several copies available for checkout and to read while in the Library.

Posted by EmilyW at 09:30 AM

December 13, 2005

Draft Town Plan Available

The town is now in the process of approving its Town Plan of Conservation and Development. This planning process happens once every ten years. The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the draft plan on January 24, 2006 at 8 p.m. in room 206 of Town Hall.

Click here to download the plan from the town website. The Library has copies available for checkout and to read while in the Library.

Posted by EmilyW at 03:43 PM