In 2008 Peacham continued to proceed with new, though controversial, subdivision regulations. Public outcry could be heard in almost every town meeting about the subject. In theory, this is to protect the town's from developers who might want contstruct sprawling subdivisions, but the opposition claims the new ordinance would be too specific and too expensive to follow in practice.
The legislation regulates just how and where a house can be built; the most disputed part of this plan is to prohibit building on slopes with a 20% grade or higher. Although this is to control erosion, the opponents say this is far too much control for a town of this size to have. Even the writers of this ordinance agree that even their own houses would be illegal to build should the laws have been in effect during the time they were built.
Town officials are planning a final draft for sometime this year, and input from both sides in encouraged.
The comission holds meetings on the second Tuesday of each month, a 7 P.M. in the town hall.
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