MEETING NOTICE

Planning Commission – Village of North Bennington

Wednesday May 22, 2024

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM at Depot Office

AGENDA

The primary purpose of the meeting is to address next steps.

4:00 PM Query for Public Comment; revise agenda if needed

4:05 PM Welcome Our Newest Member!

4:10 PM Rules of Procedure - Review

4:15 PM Review and Approve Previous Meeting Notes

4:20PM Discuss Village Emergency Planning: VLCT Grant Specialist Conversation, Fire

Station Options, Shelter Possibilities, Visit by Dam Inspector

Discuss Potential Planning Commission Letter to Trustees Re: VTrans

Concerning Dam Maintenance and Emergency Action Plan; Request Hazmat

Response Planning of Vermont Railway

4:45 PM Village Center as a State Designation Area – Renewal Required November 2024;

Consider Expansion and Implications of New Statute Revisions;

Options: Examine H687’s huge scope; Carrots and sticks; Renew as is; Force

BCRC planning and let expire; Is playing the State’s game worth it; BCRC

doesn’t call it Zoning Preemption, Call it what you will, it is zoning

preemption; Mandated housing goals and requirements for demonstrated

progress; State is infatuated with control over municipalities through

competition; Potential letter to Senator

5:20 PM Village Plan – Task List Started and Topics for Plan Update; Deep Dive

Assignments

5:25 PM Mechanic Street Sidewalk Grant

5:30 PM Conclude Meeting

Note: Any public comments identified as the first item of this agenda will be addressed briefly at

the beginning of the relevant agenda item.