Notice of Public Hearings on the Addison County Regional Plan Amendments & Readoption

The Addison County Regional Planning Commission will hold two public hearings on December 12 and January 9, 2002 at 7:15 p.m. on the proposed amendments to and readoption of the Addison County Regional Plan. The December hearing will be held at Middlebury College's Kirk Alumni Center and the January hearing will be held at the College's Kenyon Lounge in the Memorial Field House, Middlebury, Vermont. These hearing are held pursuant to 24 VSA § 4348. This notice is issued pursuant to 24 VSA § 4447(b)(1).

Statement of Purpose and Areas of the Region Affected

The Regional Plan is used as a basis for guiding planning efforts in the Addison Region. For major development applications, certain sections are used as review criteria in Act 250 and other state regulatory proceedings. All areas within the jurisdiction of the Addison County Regional Planning Commission are affected.

The Addison County Regional Planning Commission proposes to make amendments to the Population and Housing Section of the plan, the Introduction to the plan and some technical and non-substantive changes to the Consistency Section of the plan. It also proposes to re-adopt the entire plan as amended. Accordingly, all sections of the plan will be subject to discussion at the public hearing.

Plan sections include:

1. Introduction
2. Substantial Regional Impact
3. Population And Housing
4. Natural Resources
5. Economic Base
6. Transportation
7. Utilities, Facilities And Services
8. Energy
9. Future Land Use
10. Consistency

Copies of the proposed plan can be viewed at municipal offices in the region, the Addison County Regional Planning Commission office, 79 Court Street, Middlebury, VT 05753, or online at www.acrpc.org. For further information please call Adam Lougee or Brandy Saxton at (802) 388-3141.