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In his July 20 decision on the Atkinson’s conditional use permit for their 306 Center Street project, hearing examiner David Lowell starts with a premise, that “the validity and potential applicability of the Contract Rezone [is] in question.” He cannot resolve it because his file is without needed “additional information in the Examiner’s record.” In remanding – sending it back – to the Town, he directs the administrative staff to pull the developer and his challengers into resolving the question by “allow[ing] the site owners and parties of record for file LU21-5...