Baudek and Repola have attempted to clarify a few issues in their new weekly column in the Trail Gazette.
The problem is with the "discretionary" aspects of Town code. They say that the employees are allowed some discretion because "a small variance might well make the development a better end product..." "...the goals of the Town policies and operations are to make the required processes as user friendly as possible while respecting private property rights." Tell that to the individuals that own property in A zoning. This is a staff sponsored proposal that will strip development rights away from land owners. These are not greedy developers, they just want to maintain the rights they had when they bought their property. There is no balance here and no respect for property rights. The entire planning department should be abandoned along with this stupid proposal.
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