Planning & Zoning News: Town Meeting 2012 Countdown - Updated January 12, 2012, page 3..... The following positions for town offices are up for election in March 2012. As of January 9, there were no contested offices.     - Submitted: Thursday, January 12th [more ...] Town Boards Send Different Messages to PSB About Solar Project by Edd Merritt, January 12, 2012, page 1..... Agreeing on several issues and disagreeing on others – most specifically the placement of a 2.2 megawatt solar farm in an open agricultural field abutting the Charlotte/Hinesburg Road – two of the town’s i     - Submitted: Thursday, January 12th [more ...] It’s Time to Apply for an Affordable Housing Grant by Ellie Russell, June 30, 2011, page 5..... Are you considering adding an apartment to your house, garage, barn or some other structure on your Charlotte land?     - Submitted: Thursday, June 30th [more ...] Town Plan Updates Recommended by Nancy Wood, May 5, 2011, page 1..... Senior housing, ground water protection and transportation services were among the suggestions offered at the Town Plan Update public input session on April 28.     - Submitted: Friday, May 6th [more ...] PUBLIC INPUT SESSION FOR TOWN PLAN AMENDMENT Thursday April 28, 2011 At the Charlotte Senior Center. Three items in this issue of The Charlotte News are relevant to questions for discussion:     - Submitted: Thursday, April 21st [more ...] A Vision for Thompson’s Point: Interview with Rick Pete by Nancy Wood, April 21, 2011, page 5..... Picture this: golden fields of sunflowers along the road at Thompson’s Point. Or a working farm, with homestead and barnyard – open to visitors to buy fresh produce, eggs and meat.     - Submitted: Thursday, April 21st [more ...] Planning Commission Kicks Off Town Plan Update With April 28 Public Session by Charlotte Planning Commission, April 7, 2011, page 1..... The Planning Commission wants to know what town residents think about the current Town Plan and what they would like to see addressed in the next update of the plan.     - Submitted: Thursday, April 7th [more ...] Mediation Resolves Issues - Construction of an Inn at the Old Lantern May Move Forward by Nancy Wood, January 27, 2011, page 1..... A 10-hour mediation session on January 21 has led to agreement among the parties to a list of conditions that may allow the construction of the Inn at the Old Lantern to move forward.     - Submitted: Wednesday, January 26th [more ...] Mediation Resolves Inn at the Old Lantern Issues - Project May Now Move Forward A lengthy mediation session on January 21 has led to agreement among the parties to a list of conditions that may allow the construction of the Inn at the Old Lantern to move forward.     - Submitted: Saturday, January 22nd [more ...] Small Village ‘Feel’ Important to East Charlotte Planners by Edd Merritt, December 2, 2010, page 5..... Nearly 30 people gathered in the East Charlotte Grange Hall on November 18 to report and discuss what had occurred in their small work groups over the summer.     - Submitted: Friday, December 3rd [more ...] Conservation Action Plan Underway by Dorrice Hammer, September 23, 2010, page 5..... The Charlotte Planning Commission met with the Selectboard and other town boards September 16 to discuss the development of a Conservation Action Plan     - Submitted: Thursday, September 23rd [more ...] Planning Commission Reviews Changes to Regs by Edd Merritt, September 9, 2010, page 6..... The Planning Commission discussed the changes the Selectboard made to its original proposal and incorporated the changes     - Submitted: Thursday, September 9th [more ...] How Can a Golf Course in South Burlington Put Charlotte in a Jam? by Howard Verman, September 10, 2010, page 10..... The JAM Golf decision by the Vermont Supreme Court reversed the Environmental Court’s decision to deny a permit of a proposed ten-lot subdivision as part of the Vermont National Country Club project in     - Submitted: Thursday, September 9th [more ...] East Village Planning Groups are Meeting by Edd Merritt, August 26, 2010, page 4..... The work group looking into various “uses” for property in the East Village of Charlotte has been the most active of such groups over the summer.     - Submitted: Thursday, August 26th [more ...] Planning Commission Closes Hearings on Three Projects by Nancy Wood, August 12, 2010, page 6..... At the August 5 meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed the final plat applications for three projects,     - Submitted: Thursday, August 12th [more ...] Old Lantern Decision Appealed by Nancy Wood, July 15, 2010, pg 1....Neighbors Michael and Karen Frost have appealed the Planning Board’s June 7 approval     - Submitted: Thursday, July 15th [more ...] Neighbors Question Proposed Restaurant at Point Bay Marina by Nancy Wood, July 15, 2010, pg 1....During a July 1 site visit to Point Bay Marina, and later during the Planning Commission meeting at the Town Hall     - Submitted: Thursday, July 15th [more ...] East Charlotte Work Group Tasks Defined, Volunteers Needed by Edd Merritt, June 3, 2010, page 5..... A small, but interested group met at the Grange Hall last Thursday, May 27, to discuss a proposal for moving ahead     - Submitted: Tuesday, June 1st [more ...] Next Steps for the Inn at the Old Lantern by Nancy Wood, June 3, 2010, page 6..... Issues of screening, rights-of-way and potential erosion were brought up at the Planning Commission hearing on the Inn on May 20,     - Submitted: Tuesday, June 1st [more ...] Should Cafés be Allowed? by Edd Merritt, May 20, 2010, page 1..... Spurred by the denial of the addition of a café/tearoom to the farm stand at the Charlotte Berry Farm under current zoning regulations     - Submitted: Wednesday, May 19th [more ...] East Charlotte Planning Process Moves Forward by Edd Merritt, May 20,2010, Page 5..... What makes a village a village?     - Submitted: Wednesday, May 19th [more ...] Zoning Hearing on the Inn at the Old Lantern by Edd Merritt, April 22, 2010, page 5..... Lisa and Roland Gaujac put their proposal to build an inn behind the Old Lantern on Greenbush Road before the town’s Zoning Board of Adjustment on April 7.     - Submitted: Tuesday, April 20th [more ...] TownBites by Edd Merritt, March 25, 2010, page 5..... Grant Received by Habitat, Denial of Tearoom at Berry Farm, and Liam Murphy Development Proposal.     - Submitted: Tuesday, March 23rd [more ...] Raven Ridge Subdivision Approved February 25, 2010..... by Edd Merritt Planning Commission approves Raven Ridge subdivision. The final plat application for a subdivision of the Raven Ridge properties now owned by Ed Evarts and Raven Davis came before the Planning Commission.     - Submitted: Tuesday, February 23rd [more ...] Do We Need a Solid Waste Disposal Drop-Off Center in Charlotte? by Edd Merritt February 11, 2010, page 5..... Stephen Brooks, Charlotte’s representative to the Chittenden County Solid Waste Disposal District (CSWD), invited Brian Wright, facilities manager, to describe the organization’s operations and wishes for     - Submitted: Wednesday, February 10th [more ...] Habitat Receives Preliminary Approval from Planning by Edd Merritt 1/28/2010, page 1..... Eric Morrow and David Mullin from Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity and Peter Schneider from Efficiency Vermont met with members of the local task force overseeing plans for building three affordable houses on t     - Submitted: Tuesday, January 26th [more ...] Habitat for Humanity Seeks Interested Home Owners by Edd Merritt 1/28/2010, page 4..... Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity is building three affordable houses in Charlotte on the Burns Property off Greenbush Road across from the Old Lantern.     - Submitted: Tuesday, January 26th [more ...] Affordable Housing Projects Top Planning Commission Agenda by Edd Merritt 1/14/10, Page 4..... At its December 17 and January 7 meetings, the Charlotte Planning Commission heard requests for construction of affordable housing in three corners of town.     - Submitted: Tuesday, January 12th [more ...] Plouffe Lane Raises Questions of Accessibility and Parking by Edd Merritt 1/14/10, Page 5..... How many of us remember turning off Carpenter Road onto Plouffe Lane in order to dump our garbage?     - Submitted: Tuesday, January 12th [more ...] East Charlotte Planning Report Posted for Review The draft Final Report on the East Charlotte Village Planning Process has been issued for public review and comment.     - Submitted: Friday, January 8th [more ...] Planning Commission receives draft of report on East Charlotte meetings David Raphael, a consultant who facilitated three meetings of interested residents talking about elements they would like to see in Charlotte’s East Village plan, submitted a draft of his final report to the Planning Commission.     - Submitted: Tuesday, December 15th [more ...] Town Bite Vote to Amend Town Regulations Fails     - Submitted: Wednesday, February 4th [more ...] Planning Commission Seeks Input for East Village Plan The Planning Commission is beginning a planning process focusing on the East Charlotte Village     - Submitted: Tuesday, January 6th [more ...] Planning Commission Hears Proposed Changes to Town Plan Following ongoing subdivision requests by individuals, the Planning Commission heard public comments on sections of the Town Plan at its meeting last Thursday.     - Submitted: Wednesday, December 3rd [more ...] Burleigh Proposal for Subdivision and Conservation Receives Kudos The Charlotte Planning Commision reviewed the sketch plan for a two-lot subdivision of the Burleigh farm off the southern portion of Spear Street.     - Submitted: Sunday, August 31st [more ...] Williams Hill Development by Edd Merritt     - Submitted: Saturday, May 17th [more ...] The Town’s Best Interest? Landowners spoke out against public use of ancient roads at the April 3 Planning Commission meeting after reading over evaluations prepared by a commission sub-committee.     - Submitted: Wednesday, April 16th [more ...] What Has Changed in the Town Plan? by Dean Bloch, Planning Commission     - Submitted: Friday, October 12th [more ...] Pease Mountain Subdivision Gains Planning Approval Peter Schneider and Jessica Donovan’s application to develop a major residential subdivision of eight lots on the lower northeast slope of Pease Mountain in central Charlotte was approved by the Planning Commission with several conditions.     - Submitted: Thursday, August 9th [more ...] Pease Mountain Plan Draws Large Audience Nearly 40 people came to hear and be heard at the Planning Commission’s continuation of a plat hearing for the Planned Residential Development being proposed on the north slope of Pease Mountain.     - Submitted: Tuesday, May 22nd [more ...] [Post News...]

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