Planning Commission holds session on land use and supports study of Charlotte’s farms

Planning Commission holds session on land use and supports study of Charlotte’s farms

The Planning Commission again took up business related to the East Charlotte Village at its Jan. 16 meeting, which also included a working session on Charlotte’s land use regulations. Five members of the commission took no action on the village commercial boundaries or lot size, but did go through the regulations to discuss where changes might occur if they reduce lot sizes from five acres to one.

Learn to identify and eradicate invasive species

Learn to identify and eradicate invasive species

If you live in Charlotte, you have invasive plant species living around you. Honeysuckle, garlic mustard, buckthorn… Ah, buckthorn. That beautiful green that stands out in the forest understory this time of year after all the other trees have lost their leaves. To remind us that Charlotte is in the epicenter of the buckthorn invasion of Vermont.