Author Archives: Bob Fireovid

The timeline below demonstrates that our Planning Commission (PC) did not address resident concerns about either the no minimum lot size or the large size of the Village Zoning Districts (VZDs) earmarked for high-density development until after they received the … Continue reading →

This letter was presented by chair Sandy Gregg at the Selectboard meeting of 1/23/2023, after the Selectboard had voted to place the articles on the upcoming ballot at Town Meeting.

A detailed and very readable article about the citizen petition was published in the Jan 11-17 issue of The Islander. The article reported that the Selectboard questioned whether the ballot questions requested by the citizen petition were “binding” or merely … Continue reading →

After many residents in the Village Zoning Districts (VZDs) expressed opposition to the size of the VZDs (see survey results) and after the Planning Commission declined to address this opposition in any meaningful way, a petition was circulated to modify … Continue reading →

Volunteers walked the streets of the South Hero Village Zoning District and the Keeler Bay Village Zoning District to ask residents how they felt about the planned density for their neighborhoods. Volunteers spoke to those who were home or those … Continue reading →