Saying the Master Plan is a legal document with no legal authority, Town Manager Kevin Smith told the Town Council on Monday night that the Master Plan is a guide the town can use as it makes planning decisions. “I…
Serving in public office is far more than an ego boost. It’s a big responsibility, both to the voters and to the future of the community. Getting up to speed – on documents, budgets and personnel – is a major…
Master Plan Implementation Committee member Mike Speltz told the group that the airport development area should be discussed because what is going in seems to be different from what the Master Plan envisioned. “There is a lot of development going…
LONDONDERRY – Commons attorney Ari Pollack of the Concord law firm Gallagher, Callahan and Gartrell, P.C., said the yearly meeting that is part of the Woodmont Commons agreement will be held Feb. 5 at the Planning Board meeting. Town Planner Cynthia…
With some ordinances on the books for 20 years or more, the Town has decided to conduct an ordinance audit with contracted planner Arnett Development Group. Town Planner Cynthia May said the purpose of an ordinance audit is to see…
Comprehensive Planner Jon Vogl told the Planning Board the Town has received “a pretty healthy response” after it notified members of the former Master Plan Steering Committee about plans for a Master Plan Implementation Committee. The new committee would be…
In the continuing saga of the Town Forest, Town Manager Kevin Smith said he had been in contact with Conservation Commission Chairman Deb Lievens and Heritage Commission Chairman Art Rugg on the matter. “Subsequent to one of the last meetings…
The Planning Board had a brief discussion of the zoning ordinance and whether changes in wording should take place. A zoning audit will be taking place to review the ordinance. “The idea of a zoning audit wasn’t to go in…
The Planning Board is considering implementation of the recommendations included in the Master Plan it adopted in March, and settled on establishing a committee to head that process. The Master Plan Steering Committee spent nearly two years crafting the document.…
The more than 600-acre Woodmont Commons Planned Unit Development (PUD) Master Plan, under review for well over a year, has been approved by the Planning Board. Much of Woodmont Commons encompasses the former Woodmont Orchards, an apple orchard that is…
