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Letter from Chip Northrup

Moratorium for Manocherian?

I live in the Town of Otsego and am on an advisory panel to the town’s comprehensive land-use plan revision. Michael Stuart’s letter to the editor regarding the proposed Manocherian subdivision [“On Subdivision,” issue of Thursday, October 2, 2025] expresses some misapprehensions about the proposal and does not address the impact it would have on the towns and the environment.

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