Lack of Transparency

Lack of Transparency & Full Disclosure by the Planning Board throughout the Bylaw Amendment Process

THE PLANNING BOARD HAS STATED THEY HAVE BEEN TRANSPARENT DURING THIS BYLAW AMENDMENT PROCESS.

YET THE BOARD HAS:

1. POSTED INACCURATE AND MISLEADING MEETING AGENDAS,

CONTRIBUTING TO LACK OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

2. MISCHARACTERIZED UPDATES TO THE ZONING BYLAW AT

SPRING TOWN MEETING AS A RECODIFICATION -

I.E, A REORGANIZATION, WHEN INSTEAD IT'S A MAJOR REWRITE OF THE BYLAWS

3. IGNORED RESIDENTS' CONCERNS ABOUT REVISING THE ENTIRE

ZONING BYLAW IN ONE VOTE

4. CLAIMED INABILITY TO PROVIDE FULL DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSED

BYLAW LANGUAGE BEFORE TOWN MEETING

5. REFUSED TO PROVIDE MAILED NOTICE TO RESIDENTS

6. PRESENTED THE PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW CHANGES OUT OF CONTEXT FROM THE EXISTING ZONING BYLAW

7. CLAIMED IT WANTS PUBLIC INPUT BUT ITS ACTIONS SAY OTHERWISE