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http://ift.tt/1XQh9bo #tbt to a 1989 modeling exercise performed by UVM'S Visual Laboratory to show how strip commercial development might look in Williston Village. While the Village has changed since 1989, these are not the changes we've seen!

Comparing Cottonwood

Here are the two pre-application plans for Cottonwood Crossing submitted in 2015. You can move the slider back and forth to compare them:
Here is a comparison between the approved final plan for Cottonwood from 2010 and the most recent 2015 pre-application submission:

The latest proposal will be reviewed buy the Williston DRB at their November 10, 2015 hearing in the Town Hall meeting Room at 7:30 PM.

Three Cottonwood Plans

The Approved Final Plans for Cottonwood Crossing in 2010

The Initial Pre-Application Plans submitted for Cottonwood Crossing in Fall of 2015

The Pre-Application Plans for Cottonwood Crossing submitted on November 2, 2015 for

Cottonwood Crossing - Revised Site Plan

Below is a scan of the revised site plan for the Cottonwood Crossing development proposal.  The town's DRB will be discussing this again at their November 10, 2015 meeting.

Planning Commission News: Commission recommends approval of a Specific Plan for the New England Theological Seminary at the site of the former Pine Ridge School

At its hearing on October 6, 2015, the Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a Specific Plan to allow the New England Theological Seminary (NETS) to establish a residential theological seminary at the site of the former Pine Ridge School. A Specific Plan would change the zoning on the property to allow the NETS use on the property, which is otherwise not allowed. The Pine Ridge School, in addition to having been established prior to zoning in the area, might have qualified for a partial exemption from local zoning under state law. For those reasons, establishing a new type of school like a residential theological seminary requires a Specific Plan approval to amend the zoning bylaw for the property.

Overall Plan as submitted by NETS

The Specific Plan now needs to be reviewed and heard by the Selectboard. If the Selectboard approves the Specific Plan, NETS will be able to proceed with an application before the Development Review Board.