Comprehensive Plan Review

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Committee Members:

Buffy Arbogast
Timothy Bontecou
Claudia Heunis
Fernanda Kellogg
Timothy Mayhew, Chairman
Margaret Schneible

Town Board Liaisons:

Robert Audia
Joseph Rochfort

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Comprehensive Plan Committee Updates

12/23/2021: The Comprehensive Plan Review Committee held two focus groups and included here is the recap of the comments from the meeting.

The Committee wishes to thank Paul Schwartz, DVM for his work on the committee. Taking the role of Chairman going forward will be Tim Mayhew. Tim has been on the Committee since commencement.

The next session of the Committee is planned for Dec 30th at 6:30 pm by Zoom. The general public is welcome to attend and public access to the Zoom call is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84127210668?pwd=SzU0UTlSaW9pWWlobnliQWdyblF2UT09

Call into the meeting at 646-558- 8656

Meeting ID: 841 2721 0668

Passcode: 962233

Comprehensive Plan Review Committee, Nov. 1, 7:30 PM, Town Hall, 10 Reservoir Dr.

The CPRC has requested that the Town Board accept the proposals from the following two firms to assist them through the review process:

Planner: Proposal by Community Planner and Environmental Associates

Attorney: Proposal by McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt

RFP: CPRC Request for Proposals

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86914316775?pwd=NTVhNXN4UlBqSVhmZUNZNGNoMzNCQT09

Dial in to meeting: 646-558-8656

Meeting ID: 869 1431 6775

Passcode: 252998

Please be advised that the Zoom meeting feature is a courtesy to the public. The Town advises that due to broadband connectivity concerns, those wishing to make comments or have full access to a meeting, should attend in person. At this time documents will not be shared on screen.

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On Thursday, August 26, an Open Forum meeting was held at 7:00PM in the Town of Washington Town Hall and on Zoom. The meeting lasted approximately 90 minutes. The rules were posted on the screen requesting people who desired to speak should register by name and address. Each speaker was limited to 3 minutes.
Attending in person were approximately 19 people and 7 people spoke.
Attending on line were approximately 75 people and 14 people spoke.
Additionally the Comprehensive Plan Review Committee wishes to thank John Dyson for the $10,000 donation to support the professional fees to guide the Committee in its work. PRPs were sent mid August requesting professional proposals and the Committee is waiting for replies
The Committee invites the public to attend the next Open Forum on Wednesday, Sept 15, at the Town Hall or by Zoom at 7:00PM Registration will be open at 6:45PM for those who wish to speak.

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July 28, 2021

The CP Committee set dates for two future meetings: Thursday, Aug 26, and Thursday, Sept 15 to be held at Town Hall. Details will be announced.

Thanks were given to the Trustees of the Tribute Garden for providing $50,000 to the Town of Washington to be used by the CP Committee to hire consultants to assist and guide the Committee in its work. The selection of the consultants will be the responsibility of the CP Committee. Additionally, the need for IT support was reviewed and assigned. The methodology to obtain the consultants was discussed and the first step will be to send out an RFP to a list of professionals that has been proposed by members of the CP Committee. This will be done promptly.

The need to obtain contacts/email addresses of residents of the TOW was discussed. There is no list currently.

The concept of hosting one or two 'listening meetings", open to the community was discussed and agreed upon. Details and location to be confirmed.

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pdf Comprehensive Plan Review Committee Charge

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Meetings:

document Transcript of 8/26/2021 Comp Plan Review Public Forum