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Time for some choices It’s time, in the words of a tired cliche, for Washington’s Planning Commission to fish or cut bait. Last Wednesday the Town Council met. One of the items on its agenda was a joint public hearing with the town’s Planning Commission on proposed amendments to the town’s zoning and historic district ordinances. The council was ready. There were residents in the audience with comments about the proposals. Unfortunately, the planners could not muster a quorum. Only two of their members, Bill Frizzell and Reinhardt Lynch, showed up. Despite waiting until the end of the council meeting, despite phone calls and a personal plea to Commissioner Joyce Kramer to attend the meeting, none of the other five members made an appearance. So, the hearing was cancelled, and will be rescheduled. The public hearing was announced back in June when the amendments were recommended to the council for, consideration. Six members of the commission were present at that meeting. The seventh, Wallace Critzer, has not attended a single meeting since he was appointed in August, 1986.
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