Following a public hearing on the subject, Middlefield Village Council voted 5-1 last Thursday to eliminate its Board of Zoning Appeals and transfer those responsibilities to the Planning Commission. Councilman Richard Seyer voted against the ordinance. The elimination of the BZA is set to go into effect 30 days from the Jan. 9 vote.BZA member Dan Gyure objected to the move during the public hearing, indicating that dissolving the board takes away some rights from citizens to express differing views from planning commission members.“The commission members are well qualified, but by cutting off one leg of the process, you won’t...
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