PLANNING BOARD MINUTES

July 23, 2008

 

APPROVED:

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AGENDA:                   PlanNH

                                    Proposed Changes to Bylaws

                                               

                                                           

ATTENDING:             Dan Paradis (Chairman), Don Milbrand (Sel. Rep.), Janice DellaCroce,  Denice DeStefano, Clay Dingman, Jerry McGwin

                                    Alternates:  Tom Babcock, Steve Favorite

                                               

ABSENT:                    Elizabeth Seeler (Vice Chairman – conflict)

                                    Alternates:  Murray Campbell (excused), Don Martin (conflict)

 

 OTHER:                      None

 

 

The meeting opened at 7:00 pm.   Mr. Babcock sat in for Ms. Seeler.

 

Minutes for July 9, 2008:

            The following amendments and clarifications were made:

Page 2, next to last paragraph, 2nd line, replace “it” with “the leaching portion of septic systems” and 3rd line, replace “leach fields” with “specifying leaching portions of septic systems.”  Page 4, 3rd paragraph from the bottom, next to last line, replace “coincide” with “concur”.  Page 5, 1st paragraph, 1st line, replace “they are” with “as a municipal body they are”.  Under Boundary Line Adjustment, 2nd paragraph, replace “Their” with “There” and 3rd paragraph, 2nd line, eliminate the “T” from “ANNEXT”.

            C. Dingman made a motion, second by D. DeStefano, to accept the minutes as amended.  The motion carried.

 

PlanNH:  No show.

            The members discussed who will be making up the committee (Dan Paradis, Don Milbrand, Michelle Bonsteel, Jan Laferriere, and Paul Weston).  The members of the Planning Board will help as needed and Mr. Dingman added that his wife, Sandra Heaney, would also help.  Mr. Paradis stated that he will ask Mr. Weston about holding a meeting so as to get this organized.  The members discussed press releases and felt that they should include things like how this all came about.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Planning Board Minutes

7/23/08

Workshop – Proposed changes to the Bylaws:

            Mr. Paradis explained that our bylaws say that this can be done at any regular meeting but not a workshop meeting.  We can discuss it tonight however.  He read Attorney Waugh’s suggestion to hold tapes, etc. until the appeal period has been met.  A discussion was held as to the secretary’s notes once the minutes have been approved versus the approved minutes versus tapes.  The proposed changes will be continued to the next meeting, August 13, 2008.

 

Correspondence:

            The 21st Annual Volunteer Awards application was read as was the Notice of Denial from Ms. Bonsteel, Land Use Officer, to Scott Williams.  The DES application by Swiss Village was looked at and pertinent sections were read.

 

Unfinished Business:

Historic District Commission:  Have not met yet.

 

Selectmen:  Central Street Bridge update – the abutments are complete and there will be a notice about when the bridge will be finished (back to the original date, it is anticipated).  The Land Use Officer is working on a fence ordinance and the Selectmen are working on a town ordinance for noise and fireworks.  A discussion followed in which the Board felt that the fence ordinance should  come under the Planning Board’s jurisdiction, not the Selectmen’s.

 

Capital Improvements:

            Mr. Weston came to the meeting and gave his input.  The only report forms that have come in are from Mark Bucklin, Highway/Solid Waste.  Mr. Bucklin has changed some priority according to need.  The committee will get an August start again.

 

Next Meeting:

            The next meeting will be held July 13th.  There is a subdivision for J. P. Jr. and Elizabeth Morrisson as well as the continued Site Plan of the Elderly Housing project.

 

Other:

            Mr. Favorite asked about a Shoreland definition.  He was told that it is the normal high water mark.  Mr. Paradis felt that the Board might want to revisit the law as we want to protect the environment but not to go overboard.  Ms. DellaCroce asked if we get Conservation Commission minutes.  The secretary answered that Ms. Bonsteel is working on this as we haven’t in the past.  Mr. Paradis felt that the applicants of the Elderly project could have challenged the Planning Board’s decision of a need of a Variance but they want to move as quickly as they can.  Ms. DellaCroce felt that, esthetically it will be better to go with Plan C as it will only allow them to do Phase I.

 

With no other comments, C. Dingman made a motion, second by T. Babcock, to adjourn at 7:55.

                                                Respectfully submitted,

                                                Jan Laferriere, secretary