DUXBURY - April 27, 2026 - In a deep dive into the town’s future, the Duxbury Selectboard and Planning Board met to discuss a major overhaul of the town’s zoning bylaws, shifting the focus from simple technical “recodification” to a more substantive “sharpening” of language intended to close loopholes. While members emphasized the need to bring use tables out of the 1940s, the debate highlighted a delicate balance between modernizing state-mandated energy rules and preserving the “rural and historical character” that residents have long fought to protect.
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The meeting opened with a joint session between the Selectboard and the Planning Board, led by Planning Chair Kristin Rappe. Rappe outlined an aggressive agenda for the coming months, including filling a board vacancy, adapting to new state clean energy permitting rules, and—most significantly—tackling the town’s aging zoning bylaws [01:13:02].
