Planning Board endorses two lot-line splits

Planning Board · Meeting of October 14, 2026

Douglas Planning Board unanimously endorsed two lot-line adjustments, clearing zoning hurdles for future subdivisions on Perry and West streets. Land surveyor Jeff Stefanik's plan for applicant Chris Bettencourt added a frontage exception lot and a previously unmapped cemetery easement near Perry Street; consultant Tim Callahan's plan for Louis Tassino sets up an eventual three-lot Village Residential split on West Street. Both motions, made by members Michael Zwicker and Aaron Socrat, passed without objection.

Stormwater Regulation Committee chair Les Stevens briefed the board on a 15-page draft enforcement regulation tied to the town's Mumford River drainage map, warning that town-wide stormwater mapping in other communities creates "unnecessary application of filing" for residents with no nearby drains. Associate member Richard Preston reported the Master Plan Committee's 263-page draft is headed to a joint board vote October 28.

In the full story:

• Perry Street lot-line adjustment and frontage exception lot
• West Street lot-line adjustment and frontage exception lot
• Stormwater Regulation Committee: draft enforcement regulations
• Master Plan Committee: 263-page draft advances toward joint vote
• Ongoing development: William Estates and ASD Solar
• Administrative matters
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,288 words

Source: the Planning Board meeting of October 14, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.