CPC approves administrative spending to advertise Oct. 15 public hearing on CPA plan

The Townsend CPC agreed to publish the legally required public notice for a public hearing on the draft CPA plan scheduled for Oct. 15 and approved using administrative funds to pay for the advertising. A volunteer offered to draft the legal notice and to forward it to the town administrator (Sabrina) by Sept. 9 so advertising deadlines can be met. "I can draft it, and I send it to one of you... I'll support you more on that," the volunteer said when offering to prepare the public-notice language.

A motion to approve administrative spending to advertise the Oct. 15 hearing was made and seconded. Committee members completed a roll-call vote in favor of placing the notice in the local paper and on town channels; the transcript records the motion carried. The volunteer and staff were instructed to confirm the cost with the town administrator and submit the advertisement to the selected local papers and online channels, as required by statute.