Comprehensive Plan Committee postpones community meetings pending methodology review
New Lebanon halts Comprehensive Plan community meetings pending engagement strategy methodology review. Chair Ted Salem and the committee agreed to postpone outreach sessions and defer Room Enough for Both strategy integration until establishing town consensus on vision, goals, and objectives,
misc · Meeting of May 18, 2026
NY NEW LEBANON — New Lebanon halts Comprehensive Plan community meetings pending engagement strategy methodology review. Chair Ted Salem and the committee agreed to postpone outreach sessions and defer Room Enough for Both strategy integration until establishing town consensus on vision, goals, and objectives, based on recommendations from Tiffany Zezula, presenting via Zoom. Zezula suggested focusing community engagement on open-ended questions about town vision rather than survey results or group-specific interests.
The committee also recommended sole applicant JoAnna Phillips for appointment to the committee.
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Source: the misc meeting of May 18, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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