The Town of Middlesex is committed to open and accessible local government. This page explains your right to attend and observe public meetings, how to watch meeting recordings, and what to do if you believe that right has been denied.
Vermont’s Open Meeting Law
The Middlesex Select Board and town committees conduct their business under Vermont’s Open Meeting Law (1 V.S.A. §§ 310–314). The law guarantees the public’s right to attend meetings of public bodies, requires that meeting agendas be posted in advance, and requires that minutes be made available after each meeting.
In 2024, the Vermont Legislature strengthened these protections through Act 133, which took effect July 1, 2024. Among other changes, Act 133 requires most municipal public bodies to meet in a hybrid format — offering both a physical meeting location and an electronic option — so residents can take part whether or not they are able to attend in person.
Meeting Notices, Agendas & Minutes
Agendas for regular meetings are posted at least 48 hours in advance (24 hours for special meetings) on the town website and at the town’s designated public posting places. Approved minutes are made available within five calendar days of each meeting at the Town Clerk’s Office and on the town website.
Meeting Recordings
Middlesex public meetings are captured two ways, and both are made available to residents.
Zoom recordings are made by the Zoom platform itself during the live meeting. They are oriented toward remote participants — you’ll see whoever is on camera over Zoom and any screens that were shared, and you’ll hear the audio piped through Zoom from both the room and online attendees. Zoom recordings are posted on this page, organized by meeting date. To view one, click the meeting date below and enter the passcode provided alongside it.
ORCA Media recordings are made by Onion River Community Access, using their own cameras and audio equipment set up in the meeting room. ORCA’s recording is the in-the-room view — the board at the front, the moderator, and residents who step up to speak — and is the best option if you want to see how the meeting felt for those attending in person. ORCA recordings are free, require no passcode, and are permanently archived on ORCA’s site. You can browse all ORCA-recorded Middlesex meetings here.
Between the two, Zoom gives you the remote-participant perspective and ORCA gives you the in-room perspective. For most meetings both are available, and you’re welcome to choose whichever works better for you.
If you can’t find a recording you’re looking for, please reach out to the Town Clerk at clerk@middlesexvermont.org.
Filing an Open Meeting Complaint
If you believe your right of access to a Middlesex public meeting has been violated, you have the right to file a written complaint. The process is set out in Vermont law at 1 V.S.A. § 314.
To file a complaint, please complete our open-meeting complaint form. Your complaint should describe the specific violation you believe occurred and the specific cure (corrective action) you are requesting — the statute requires both.
Completed forms may be submitted to the Town Clerk by:
- Hand delivery or U.S. mail: Middlesex Town Clerk, 5 Church Street, Middlesex, VT 05602
- Email: clerk@middlesexvermont.org
What happens next: Within 10 calendar days of receiving your complaint, the public body will respond publicly — either acknowledging the violation and stating that it will correct it within 14 calendar days, or explaining its determination that no violation occurred. If the public body does not respond within 10 calendar days, that is treated under the law as a denial of the complaint.
ZOOM RECORDINGS OF MEETINGS
Sept 1, 5pm Selectboard Regular Meeting
Aug 24, 12pm Selectboard Special Meeting
August 18, Select Board Meeting
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August 18, Budget Committee Meeting
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August 12, Select Board Meeting, Executive Session
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August 12, FIT Committee Meeting
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August 10, Select Board Meeting, Executive Session
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August 10, Trails Committee Meeting
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August 4, Select Board Meeting
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July 15, Planning Commission Meeting
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July 16, Road Committee Meeting
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July 14, 5pm Select Board Committee Meeting
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July 9, 5pm Hiring Committee Meeting
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July 8, 5:30 Cemetery Commission Meeting
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July 2, 5pm Hiring Committee for Town Administrator and Road Commissioner
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July 7, 5pm Select Board Committee Meeting
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July 1, 5pm Select Board Meeting
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July 1, 5pm FIT Committee Meeting
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July 1, 5pm FIT Committee Meeting, continued
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June 24, 5pm Hiring Committee for Town Administrator and Road Commissioner
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June 24 Conservation Commission Meeting
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June 23, Public Hearing RE: Roads Reclassification
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June 17, Planning Commission Meeting
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June 16, Budget Committee Meeting
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June 8, Trails Committee Meeting
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May 27, Development Review Board Meeting
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May 26, 2026 Select Board Meeting
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May 26, Conservation Commission
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May 21, Roads Commission Meeting
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May 20, 2026 Planning Commission
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May 19, 2026 Select Board Meeting
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May 19, 2026 Budget Committee Meeting
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May 11, 2026 Trails Committee Meeting
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May 9, 2026 Select Board Meeting
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May 6, 2026 FIT Committee Meeting
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May 5, 2026 Select Board Meeting
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May 5, 2026 Board of Civil Authority
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April 29, 2026 Conservation Commission Meeting
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April 28, 2026 Select Board Meeting
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April 23, 2026 Special Budget Committee Meeting
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April 22, 2026 Development Review Board Meeting, 6:41 pm
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April 22, 2026 Development Review Board Meeting, 6pm
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April 21, 2026, Select Board Meeting
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April 21,2026 Budget Committee Meeting
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April 16, 2026, Road Committee Meeting
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April 15,2026 Planning Commission Meeting
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April 13, Joint Meeting of Trails Committee and Conservation Commission
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April 7, 2026 Select Board Meeting
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April 1, 2026 Select Board Meeting
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March, 25, 2026 Development Review Board Meeting
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March 24,2026 Select Board Meeting
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March 24,2026 Budget Committee Meeting
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March 24, 2026 Conservation Commission Meeting
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March 19, 2026 Roads Committee Meeting
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March 18,2026 Planning Commission Meeting
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March 10, 2026 Select Board Meeting
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March 9, 2026 Trails Committee Meeting
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March 4,2026 Select Board Meeting
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February 25 Development Review Board Meeting
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February 24, 2026 Conservation Commission Meeting
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February 18,2026 Planning Commission Meeting
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February 17,2026 Select Board Meeting
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February 17,2026 Budget Committee Meeting
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February 9, 2026 Trails Committee Meeting
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February 4, 2026 FIT Committee Meeting
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February 3, 2026 Select Board Meeting
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January 29,2026 Select Board Meeting
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January 28, 2026 Development Review Board
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January 27,2026 Conservation Commission Meeting
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January 20,2026 Select Board Meeting
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January 20,2026 Budget Committee Meeting
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January 16, 2026 Select Board Meeting
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January 13,2026 Special Select Board Meeting
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January 12,2026 Trails Committee Meeting
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January 6,2026 Select Board Meeting
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January 6, 2025 Budget Meeting
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December 19,2025 Special SB Meeting
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December 17, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting
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December 16, 2025, Budget Committee Meeting
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December 16,2025 Select Board Meeting
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December 3, 2025 Development Review Board
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December 3, 2025, Select Board Meeting
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November 20,2025 Town Road Committee
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November 19,2025 Planning Commission Meeting
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November 18,2025 Select Board Meeting
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November 18,2025 Budget Committee Meeting
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November 10, 2025 Trails Committee Meeting
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November 10,2025 Special “Culvert” Meeting
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November 5,2025 Facilities Meeting
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November 3,2025 Board of Abatement Meeting or YouTube Link
November 3, 2025 Trails Committee Meeting
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November 3, 2025 Select Board Meeting or YouTube Link
October 28, 2025 Conservation Commission Meeting
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October 21, 2025 Select Board Meeting
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October 21, 2025 Budget Committee Meeting
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October 16, 2025 Road Committee Meeting
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October 13. 2025 Facilities Committee Meeting
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October 13, 2025 Trails Committee Meeting
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October 9, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting
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October 7.2025 Select Board Meeting
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September 24,2025 Development Review Board Meeting
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September 17,2025 Planning Commission Meeting
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September 16,2025 Select Board Meeting
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September 16,2025 Budget Committee Meeting
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September 8,2025 Trails Committee Meeting
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September 2,2025 Select Board Meeting
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August 27,2025 Development Review Board Meeting
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August 26,2025 Middlesex Conservation Commission Meeting
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August 26, 2025 Select Board Meeting
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August 19,2025 Budget Committee Meeting
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August 12, 2025 Select Board Meeting
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July 23,2025 Development Review Board Meeting
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July 22, 2025 Middlesex Conservation Commission Meeting
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July 16, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting
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July 15,2025 Select Board Meeting
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July 14,2025 Trails Committee Meeting
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June 25,2025 Development Review Board Meeting
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June 24,2025 Middlesex Conservation Commission
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June 21, 2025 Grievance Hearing
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June 18, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting
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June 17, 2025 Select Board Meeting
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June 17,2025 Planning Commission Meeting
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June 17, 2025 Select Board Meeting
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June 9,2025 Trails Committee Meeting
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June 3,2025 Select Board Meeting
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May 28, 2025 Development Review Board Meeting
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May 27,2025 Conservation Committee Meeting
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May 21,2025 Planning Commission Meeting
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May 21,2025 Conservation Commission Meeting
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May 20,2025 Select Board Meeting Con’td
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May 20,2025 Select Board Meeting
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May 20,2025 Budget Committee Meeting
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May 12,2025 Trails Committee Meeting
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May 8 2025 Cemetery Commission Meeting
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May 6, 2025 Select Board Meeting
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April 23, 2025 Development Review Board Meeting
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April 22, 2025 Middlesex Conservation Commission
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April 16,2025 Planning Commission Meeting
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April 15, 2025 Select Board Meeting
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April 14,2025 Trails Committee Meeting
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April 9. 2025 Select Board Meeting
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April 1, 2025 Select Board Meeting
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March 26,2025 Development Review Meeting
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March 25,2025 Middlesex Conservation Commission Meeting
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March 19,2025 Planning Commission Meeting
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March 18, 2025 Select Board Meeting
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March 18, 2025 Budget Meeting
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Click here to view the February 4, 2025, Regular Select Board Meeting
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Click here to view the January 14, 2025 Special Select Board Meeting
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Click here to view the January 7, 2025 Regular Select Board Meeting
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Click here to view the December 17, 2024 Regular Select Board Meeting
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Click here to view the December 3, 2024 Regular Select Board Meeting
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Click here to view the November 19, Regular Select Board Meeting
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Click here to view the November 12, 2024 Special Select Board Meeting
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RECORDINGS OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS
Please click here to view the February 19, 2025, Planning Commission meeting
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Please click here to view the January 15, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting
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Please click here to view the December 18, 2024 Planning Commission Meeting
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Please click here to view the November 20, 2024, Planning Commission Meeting
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Please click here for the October 16, 2024 Planning Commission Meeting
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Please click here for the September 18, 2024 Planning Commission Meeting
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Please click here for the July 17, 2024 Planning Commission Meeting
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Please click here for the July 10, 2024 Planning Commission Meeting
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RECORDINGS OF DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD MEETINGS
Please click here for the October 23, 2024 DRB meeting
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Please click here for the July 24, 2024, DRB meeting
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