Falls Village board adopts new town plan

FALLS VILLAGE — The Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to adopt the 2024 Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD) after a public hearing Thursday, Jan 25. Both the hearing and subsequent meeting were held online only.

Consultant Glenn Chalder of Planitmetrics presented a concise overview of the POCD, noting that by state law, such plans must be updated every 10 years.

Public comment was largely in the form of a lengthy list of questions and concerns from Daly Reville. Chalder noted that as a result of Reville’s close reading of the POCD, the Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity was added to the list of partner organizations. Reville also questioned whether one of the houses shown in a photograph is actually in the town. Chalder said he would double-check.

The new POCD is available on the town website.

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