Town Plan 2017

Town Plan 2017 — The Bolton Town Plan is funded by a Municipal Planning Grant awarded by the Department of Housing & Community Development.

PLANNING COMMISSION TOWN PLAN HEARING

The Planning Commission was very pleased to have 18 residents turn out for the Planning Commission’s Hearing on the Town Plan (see hearing minutes on the Planning Commission page).

SELECT BOARD TOWN PLAN HEARING

The Select Board held their warned public hearing on the 2017 Town Plan on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, 7 p.m. at the Bolton Town Office, and adopted the 2017 Town Plan.

2017 Town Plan Adopted April 26 2017
2017 Town Plan Action List Adopted April 26 2017
Bolton Data Profile 2017
Online Map Viewer
Map 1: Natural Resources: Ecological & Wildlife Resources
Map 2: Natural Resources: Earth & Water Resources
Map 3: Working Lands
Map 4: Conserved Lands
Map 5: Recreation & Cultural Resources
Map 6: Hazard Areas
Map 7: Facilities
Map 8: Existing Energy and Constraints
Map 9: Energy Resource Areas
Map 10: Transportation System
Map 11: Existing Land Use/Land Cover
Map 12: Proposed Land Use
Map 13: Maintain, Evolve, Transform

Community Forum on Prioritizing Objectives

Thank you to the 18 people, including Planning Commission members, who attended the Community Forum on Monday, December 5, 2016. In addition to helping prioritize over 50 objectives for the Town Plan, we discussed key issues including development constraints, steep slopes, roads, the possibility and implications of a hamlet in West Bolton, and the need for economic development.

Results from Community Forum December 5, 2016

Community Engagement and the Vision Statement

As part of the planning process, the Planning Commission hosted several meetings between September 2015 and January 2016 to gather information about residents’ views of Bolton’s future (see below for summaries). Based on the information gathered at those meetings, the Planning Commission presented a Vision Statement at Town Meeting and requested feedback. The statement and a summary of the feedback are available at the following links:

Vision Statement

Summary of Feedback on the Vision Statement

The next step is to develop the goals and objectives that will help us realize our vision. The Planning Commission will work on developing those goals and objectives and hopes to present them in the fall. Meanwhile, drafts of goals for the sections of the plan will be available below as they are worked on. Feel free to provide feedback to the email address at the bottom of the page. Once the goals and objectives are completed we will begin working on the action steps (a.k.a. the to-do list).

Bolton Business Forum Summary