Act 250 and Section 248 Response Coordination

The review of Section 248 and Act 250 permit applications requires input from various programs throughout the Agency. The existing process for soliciting comments on current applications involves a weekly email to over 200 staff.  The process often does not receive prompt responses to these requests and requires Office of Planning and Policy (OPP) staff to manually solicit comments for certain projects, leading to additional time spent to ensure completeness.  The current minimum timeframe for this process is a 21-day turnaround, but can be longer depending on the type of application.