"This affects you, it affects me, and this affects the future the water in this town,” said teenager Stella Lunt, who lives nearby.
No injuries reported as boat catches fire after being launched.
Effingham's June 13 hearing revealed what the Planning Board has been missing for the past two years.
"We can't just arbitrarily decide that we think this is a bad idea and refuse it," said Effingham Planning Board Chair George Bull.
The board has a legal responsibility to protect the public by making a reasonable and lawful decision based on facts—all of the facts.
After his credibility is questioned, the geoscientist identifies four critical ways in which the plan fails to protect the public's health, safety and welfare.
The developer calls it the "best" plan. Critics promise a rebuttal.
The "discontinued use" issue is taken off the table at the last minute, even as the applicant and the town agree on a key point.
Nate Williams and Michael Cahalane, whose votes on the ZBA helped Meena LLC obtain a zoning variance for a gas station, will now deliberate the company's Site Plan Application on the Planning Board.
Days away from a hearing, there is still no unified Site Plan Application for Meena's Development of Regional Impact.
Templeton is accused of acting unprofessionally.
Impact of zoning officer's ruling remains one of a number of unknowns.
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