Tuesday night the Planning & Zoning Commission again continued the public hearing on modifications to the special permit and site plan for the Manor House until a March 25 special meeting as it awaits more information from both the applicants and those opposed to the plan.
March 25 will be the fourth session for the public hearing, which has already heard more than nine hours of testimony during the first three meetings.
The Manor House, located in a residential zone on Maple Street, has hosted guests for nearly 50 years and was granted a special permit to operate as a country inn in 1996. A site plan is referenced in the minutes of the meeting that approved the permit, but it cannot be located, complicating the current P&Z Commission’s ability to judge what exactly was approved 29 years ago.
The application currently under discussion seeks to modernize and enhance services at the inn by adding recreational facilities at the rear of the main building, constructing a new storage garage, expanding their current food service, and upgrading the parking area. Earlier plans to construct two Nordic-style guest cabins and their associated walkways and lighting have been removed.
Click here for links to the proposed plan and other application documents.