Proposed conservation easement change tabled for three months for more study

The main meeting room at Town Hall was overflowing for the Planning Board’s Public Hearing on the proposed changes to the definition of developable land. The issue is whether or not conservation and open space easements should be considered in the calculation of developable land within the subdivision regulations. The Planning Board voted unanimously at the Tuesday, Oct. 15 meeting to continue the hearing until January 8, 2020 so that the issue could be studied further.
The afternoon meeting began with several disclosures. Chair Margie Comings said “For the record, my son (Scott Comings) works

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