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ate the need for curb and gutters,” Mr. Luke said.

Council member Newbill Miller said, “We ought to go on and grant the request.”

Mayor Dean Morehouse said that it would present a “problem with equity” since other applicants had been required to post bonds for curbs and gutters along state roads.

Lewis Butler asked how long it would take to resolve the issue. He said the Citizens League has been trying to get the subdivision approved for two years..

Mr. Miller said, “I was one who posted the bond. I thought it was ridiculous. I don’t think anyone on the council wants curbs and gutters.”

The council decided to continue the public hearing on the application until after the new Subdivision Ordinance was adopted.

After considering some other items on the agenda, the council reopened the public hearing on the subdivision ordinance, which has been going on for months.

They amended the ordinance to specify that curbs and gutters might be required but only on new streets created by new subdivisions. They also put back in language that says site plans approved under the 1981 subdivision ordinance will be approved under the new one for two years and such approval may be extended for longer by vote of the council. They took out language saying the council might require a study by an independent soil scientist for drainfield approval. They added language that covers subdivisions approved under the old ordinance but not recorded, giving the applicant up to six months to file the plat.

Mr. Miller tried again to reduce requirements for site plans for single family dwellings. He said they would be too costly for many lot owners. Other members of the council said most future development in the town would be single family dwellings, and if they were exempted, the ordinance would not cover much.

The council then moved to adopt the new Subdivision Ordinance. The motion was unanimous among the six members present. Mr. Miller