Under state law, the local P&Z is required to weigh in when there’s a proposed new lease of a public building before the town’s legislative body votes on the lease itself. Prior to the vote, some commissioners voiced concern that they had no details about the draft lease’s contents. “The challenge is we don’t know the particulars of the lease, nor the term,” Commissioner John Engel said. Its nearly $8 million renovation came in at more than twice the original budget, rankling town funding bodies. The public hearing is intended to meet the public hearing requirement of Connecticut General Statutes Section 7-163e.”