Why is the Town pursuing municipal water and sewer?
Long ago, the Town of Waitsfield identified Waitsfield Village and Irasville as the appropriate locations for commercial development, services, mixed-uses, and higher-density housing. This is evident through the historic settlement pattern and mix of uses in the Village and, when the Village could no longer accommodate the demand, investments expanded to Irasville. This was reinforced and even guided through Waitsfield’s Town Plan, zoning bylaws, subdivision regulations, and other policies, as well as public investments like the sidewalk that connects them and the Slow Road. A major constraint limiting the potential for new housing, the expansion of existing businesses, and the establishment of a more pedestrian-oriented development pattern in this area is the lack of adequate wastewater disposal and inadequate separation distances between existing and potential private on-site wastewater systems and wells. Coincidentally, these municipal systems come before Waitsfield voters just mont
