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Swanzeyâs Zoning Board of Adjustment is appealing to the New Hampshire Supreme Court its recent court loss over a 76-unit senior housing complex near the Keene Dillant-Hopkins Airport.
âThe board met with legal counsel, and the board voted to appeal the superior court ruling to the state Supreme Court,â Director of Planning and Economic Development Matthew Bachler said.
Cheshire Superior Court Judge David Ruoff vacated the boardâs spring decision to deny an appeal on a special exemption hearing to Avanru Development Group, saying that the board gave too much weight to public sentiment opposed to the housing development.
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A proposed apartment complex killed off by Swanzeyâs Zoning Board of Adjustment may be coming back after a judge deemed that the board acted illegally to deny an appeal to the project.
Cheshire Superior Court Judge David Ruoff vacated the Swanzey Zoning Board of Adjustmentâs spring decision to deny an appeal on a special exemption hearing to Avanru Development Group, saying that the board gave too much weight to public sentiment opposed to the housing development.
âBoards undoubtedly must give public comments weight as they reflect public interest. But zoning proceedings are not popularity contests,â Ruoff wrote.
Jack Franks, president and CEO of Avanru Development Group, is hopeful he will still be able to build the project, which he said is needed because of the affordable housing crisis in the state.
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