Implementation letter to Supervisor Steve Vegliante

Dear Mr. Vegliante,

The Town of Fallsburg has invested a great deal of time and money over the past year and a half to update its Comprehensive Plan and revise the town’s Zoning Code.  This effort has produced a plan and corresponding regulations for the future of Fallsburg, one that is intended to protect the environment and character of the town.  Fallsburg’s Future has been involved in the process as active bystanders, and we believe that we provided helpful input. 

The 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update, adopted in June, 2018, includes a list of recommendations to be implemented by the Town Board.  We welcome and support the most of the recommendations, the first of which is to appoint a committee that will take on the task of implementation 

As we approach the New Year,  we want to be sure that the town  is creating this committee. Without it, confidence in the Comprehensive Plan can easily be eroded if residents believe that it only sits on a shelf collecting dust. 

Fallsburg’s Future sees the Comprehensive Plan as a living document, a useful tool in guiding the development of our town. 

According to the Comprehensive plan itself, in the section “Other,” O-3 states:

“Establish a standing Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee to ensure implementation of the recommendations of this Plan subsequent to its adoption, by continually monitoring progress and communicating with the Town Board, staff, and relevant Boards and Committees.”

We respectfully ask the Board what is the status of the Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee.

We appreciate your timely response and look forward to finding ways to support the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan’s crucial recommendations.

Paul Hoeffel

Fallsburg’s Future