A good and productive meeting last night of the Commission’s Regulations Review Subcommittee. We discussed reasonable, common sense uses of set aside land in residential subdivisions. Things like agriculture, recreation, sustainable timber harvest, and wildlife habitat and land preservation. if land is to be set aside, then there can be ways to allow it to …
Representative Esty should practice what she preaches. I agree with the Hartford Courant’s clear and strong editorial that Rep. Esty should resign. I do not agree that we should accept only that she will finish her term in office and not run for re-election. I said so in my letter to the Editor in today’s …
A good meeting tonight of Woodstock’s Planning & Zoning Commission. Good progress made improving our town’s sign regulations. Another review of the Land Use Fee Ordinance showed it is not overcharging people for permits and not undercharging for the legitimate work town government does reviewing permit applications. Also, moving forward on making the Land Use …
I spent last night meeting with Woodstock’s Economic Development Commission (EDC). We discussed ways the Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC) and the EDC can work together. Good talk about ways to encourage appropriate economic development and tax base diversity for our community. The PZC has been doing a lot for economic development and agriculture support, …
