Planning Board advances Master Plan implementation work, votes to continue subcommittee

Members of the Master Plan Subcommittee reported progress on a draft titled "Canaan Master Planning Goals and Objectives" and proposed converting that draft into an Implementation Plan that lists actionable tasks tied to the existing Master Plan and recent survey responses. Mike Daniels and Nan Stone briefed the board on those efforts during the July 23 meeting.

Claude Lemoi moved and Stephen Freese seconded a motion "to have the Master Plan Sub-Committee continue to develop the new 'Goals and Objectives' document as a new 'Implementation Plan.'" The motion was approved unanimously. The subcommittee said the intention is to demonstrate measurable progress toward goals before a full Master Plan rework, which the minutes note is expected by 2029 under state statute.

Board members did not set a formal deadline for the Implementation Plan but directed the subcommittee to continue drafting and return a revised document for future review. The vote gives the subcommittee authority to refine the draft for later public review and incorporation into the town's Master Plan process.