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Monadnock Ledger-Transcript - Antrim forms state's first Community Board, passes warrant


Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 3/13/2021 9:39:19 AM
Antrim became the first town in the state to establish a community board after voters overwhelmingly approved the measure at Town Meeting Thursday night. The board is tasked with enhancing public health, prosperity, quality of life, safety, and general welfare of all town residents. Residents passed all articles on the warrant, and all five zoning ordinance amendments passed during ballot voting on Tuesday.
It’s been legal since 2008 for a town to establish a community services and care planning board, as one might establish a conservation commission, yet no town had gone through the process until Thursday night. Select Board members gave some pushback to the proposal and questioned if there may be good reasons why other town’s hadn’t attempted it, voicing concerns about the board opening the town to potential liability and future costs. ....

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