As you may know by now, the planning board met last night. One of the subjects of discussion was setting their public hearing date for the comprehensive plan. The date discussed was Monday October 30th.

If you have questions about their version and the plan in general, please email them to Tom Ellis the chair of the planning board. Also, I would ask that you include the rest of the planning board members and all of the town board members in your communication.

I would also suggest you ask for their comments and show up at the October 16th meeting. You may use the privilege of the floor for a respectful three minute of comments. This may assist in clarifying your concerns.

If you wait until the October 30th meeting, there will not be time for them to consider your requests, comments or concerns. There will be no debate at a public hearing. They will only listen and then vote. One person has already used this technique of reaching out to all the members of both boards. I found it extremely informative and effective. I will support his positive suggestion of not changing the zoning in his area.

For those if you who are disappointed that you could not ask questions in a public forum at the informational meeting, my apologies. My personal opinion is it was not appropriate to defend another committees recommendations. It should be up to them. There was also an opportunity to ask questions in small groups. I talked to five people that night concerning general questions.

After the planning board passes their version of the comp plan, they will send it onto the town board. There will then be a public meeting where you will be allowed questions. My goal is to also receive all your comments or concerns before then. This will not be a debate. It is a evening to respectfully share information.

There then will be a public hearing and the comp plan will be passed. Please feel free to contact me at elavignetownoflansing.com or (607) 592-6542.

I look forward to hearing your comments, concerns and suggestions.

Respectfully,

Ed LaVigne, Lansing Town Supervisor
Lansing, NY
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