Planning Board

Planning Board approves lot line adjustment for Stanton property. The Board voted 3-0-1 to approve a 0.53-acre lot line adjustment for Scott Stanton's Bradford Road property, which follows a voluntary merger of subdivided lots and increases road frontage on the receiving parcel to 14.48 acres. The

Newport Planning Board charts course for Master Plan revision. Vice Chairman Ken Merrow was designated as point person to coordinate corrections to draft chapters from Tim Josephson and the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Region Planning Commission during the April 22 meeting. The board unanimously

Newport Planning Board approves historic district, rejects water-sewer mandate. The board voted 4-0-1 to establish the Downtown Historic District along Main Street, refined from earlier proposals based on property-owner input following certified notice. Rachel Dilger led a 3-1 vote against

Planning Board holds first hearing on multi-unit housing ordinance. Planning Board member Scott Stanton proposed a warrant article for the May 2026 town meeting requiring residential projects with more than three dwelling units to connect to municipal water and sewer to concentrate development in