LURs wend their way to the ballot; budget has to budge a bit

LURs wend their way to the ballot; budget has to budge a bit

With three meetings in eight days, the Selectboard is just about on track for time spent getting the budget and ballot items ready for Charlotters. With Land Use Regulation amendments on track to make it to a vote this spring, and around $70,00 that needs to be shaved off the budget, there’s a lot to talk about.

Spear’s application gets a continuance, ZA alleges pressure from town officials

Spear’s application gets a continuance, ZA alleges pressure from town officials

Back before the Zoning Board of Adjustment last Wednesday, Carrie Spear, owner of Spear’s Corner Store and on behalf of Court Street Associates, along with project manager Dan Goltzman, presented their application for a conditional use permit to construct an apartment above and add a deli inside her already-existing store.

Redactions, Open Meeting Law violations, and Ethics and Procedures issues

Redactions, Open Meeting Law violations, and Ethics and Procedures issues

Over 1,000 pages of emails from the Charlotte Zoning Board of Adjustment included a building permit from 1976, a zoning fee schedule from 1989, and several emails in which a zoning board member referred to his colleagues on the board as the “Z Boys.” What those emails and documents didn’t contain was a discussion among ZBA members outlining a change in policy and procedure for future applicants.

LUR amendment discussion prompts conflict of interest charge

LUR amendment discussion prompts conflict of interest charge

The Oct. 1 Charlotte Planning Commission meeting started with confusion and contention, partly due to the perpetual challenges of holding municipal meetings via Zoom video call and partly because of another conflict of interest allegation against Planning Commission member Bill Stuono—this time by a meeting attendee.

Selectboard passes budget and approves warning for Town Meeting

Selectboard passes budget and approves warning for Town Meeting

The January 14 Selectboard meeting opened and adjourned early, with the Charlotte Library addition and FY20 budget among the agenda items. First, however, during public comment portion of the meeting, Chair Lane Morrison was recognized for his contributions to the board. Bill Stuono said, “Thanks for your years of service to the board.

Selectboard Profiles: Community service runs deep in Tenney’s life

Selectboard Profiles: Community service runs deep in Tenney’s life

Frank Tenney is a member of the Charlotte Selectboard as well as the chairman of the Zoning Board of Adjustments. He has been on the Zoning Board for 12 years, and the Selectboard since March of 2017. Tenney has enjoyed being part of the Selectboard because it gives him the opportunity to know what’s going on in the town and to understand how the town is run. Tenney has this to say about why he became a member of the Selectboard:

R.L. Vallee withdraws application for a Maplefields Store off Route 7

R.L. Vallee withdraws application for a Maplefields Store off Route 7

Engineers for the proposed Maplefields off Route 7, Ferry and Church Hill Roads wrote to Zoning Board Chair, Frank Tenney, saying that due to comments by the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) concerning cross-traffic turns into and out of the proposed location, they and R.L. Vallee, Inc. are withdrawing their proposal for a Maplefields Store.