To the editor:
With Planning Board members serving five-year terms, this election will shape the town’s future for years to come. That is why I’m voting for Bill Vogt.
If you drive up Prospect Hill or around the Bowl, you will see a change in the town’s character. Our zoning bylaws adopted in the last century require homes to be built on lots of an acre or more fragment land that destroys wildlife habitat because they lack flexibility.
In Joel Russell’s Diagnostic Report of our bylaws and the Visioning Sessions, there was overwhelming support for zoning that protects open space/viewsheds and wildlife habitats, while allowing for the type of development supported by both environmentalists and home builders.
Bill has led the discussion at the Planning Board in implementing these and other changes to provide protections for our town’s most vital natural assets, offer more housing options, and address climate change.
Erik Rasmussen
Stockbridge
