Regional officials say current Bristol plan has shortcomings

Posted on December 19, 2011 |

• Bristol
• Bristol town plan

By Andrew Stein

BRISTOL — As the Bristol Planning Commission has ground away at a proposed new town plan — a document considerably larger than the current 12-page version — critics have repeatedly asked the question, “Why not readopt the present plan?”

Regional planners and town officials say the current town plan, first adopted in December 2001 and extended in January 2007, doesn’t conform to some state statutes. It also conflicts with other town plans.

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