Multiple speakers during public comment warned against item 4B (Lennar Homes/CDMP amendment) and related projects such as Kelly Tractor, urging protection of urban development boundary wetlands and better use of taxpayer dollars.

The committee voted to support an Open Space Committee letter saying Midpen’s Hawthornes area plan is unacceptable, citing public‑safety, scenic‑corridor and conservation‑easement concerns, and recommended the town consider hiring counsel and exploring acquisition of the parcel.

The Vermont Housing & Conservation Board briefed the committee on housing, conservation, and REDI grant-writing work; VHCB supports the governor's property transfer tax recommendation and highlighted projects converting vacant schools to apartments and investments that yield long-term permanent affordability.