Courtesy of The Island Flier:

After a two-month summer recess, the Village Center oard met last evening to hear County Planner George Kinney describe how nd when the village master planning process was going to begin. Councilman Dirck Bartlett and ounty Manager Andy Hollis also attended.

Mr. Kinney’s report was not encouraging. He as no budget to hire consultants, several mandated rojects have been added to his plate, one planner as left his staff, and efforts to hire an additional lanner so far have been fruitless. Therefore, no planning will begin in any village for many months. The County said they remain committed to eveloping village plans, but no one could say when.

Without village-specific guidelines in place, anything may be built anywhere that is not expressly prohibited under generic VC-zoning regulations.

If that makes you uneasy about what could happen—quite suddenly—to your village, consider writing a letter to the County Council. Tell them your concern. If you want the planning process to begin sooner rather than later, that might help them adjust their priorities.