Planning Board

All of the Town Planning Board meetings are open to the public.  The New York State Open meetings law requires that all of our meetings (business meetings, Public Hearings, workshops, etc) be advertised and open to the public.  The law does NOT require that we allow you to speak at our regular monthly business meetings but we believe that anyone who is interested enough to attend be allowed to speak.  Therefor we have part of our meeting set aside as Privilege of the Floor when anyone may speak for a brief time - usually three minutes - on a topic relating to our business as long as they are  respectful of the Board and others in attendance.  Public Hearings are special meetings called for the purpose of receiving comments from members of the public on a specific topic. Everyone attending a Public Hearing is given time to speak but must be respectful and concise with their comments so that everyone has a chance to speak.

If you are interested in the future of the town of West Sparta and have some time to devote to learning about zoning and planning issues we would be pleased to have you as a member of the Planning Board. You must be 18 years of age or older and a resident of this town.  Four hours of planning and zoning training is required each year but is provided for free. You must be willing to attend our monthly meetings and may be asked to do some work on your own time. If you would like to attend one of our meetings  to find out more about us and what we do we'd  be interested in meeting you and answering any questions you may have.  Check the calender on the Town website to find out the date of our next meeting.