Shortage of planners impeding municipalities

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WITHOUT A PLANNER: Some towns, such as Tiverton, have gone years without a full-time town planner as they reckon with a housing crisis, other evolving infrastructure issues and new developments. For instance, in 2022, this undeveloped 12-acre Tiverton property was sold for $1.2 million. The new owner has said he has no plans for development. 
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WITHOUT A PLANNER: Some towns, such as Tiverton, have gone years without a full-time town planner as they reckon with a housing crisis, other evolving infrastructure issues and new developments. For instance, in 2022, this undeveloped 12-acre Tiverton property was sold for $1.2 million. The new owner has said he has no plans for development. 
COURTESY MOTT & CHACE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Tiverton’s town planner resigned in June 2022, and it’s a job that still remains vacant more than three years later. It’s a glaring gap as the town, like municipalities throughout the state, reckons with complex zoning ordinances, a housing crisis and other constantly evolving infrastructure needs, says William Gerlach, chairman of the town’s Planning Board.

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