ANTRIM PLANNING BOARD MEETING
March 5, 2009 Meeting
Members & Staff Present: Scott Burnside Diane Chauncey
Andrew Robblee Missy Taylor Steve Schacht Sandy Snow Paul Vasques Kathi Wasserloos CR Willeke
Member & Staff Absent: Joe Koziell Len Pagano
Public Attendees: None
ZBA Members: Doug Crafts John Giffin
Ron Haggett John Kendall Frank Scales
Don Winchester Paul Young
Public Meeting: Chair Robblee convened the public meeting at 7:15 PM, and closed the public meeting to a combined PB, ZBA and Town Counsel workshop to discuss policy and procedures for Board members. The workshop included beneficial information compiled from Attorney Serge’s law practice; and a question and answer segment which was lively, interesting, and motivating. It appeared that both Boards gained valuable information from the get-together. At 8:15 PM, Chair Robblee dismissed the Zoning Board members and reconvened the public meeting for the Planning Board.
Approval of Planning Board Meeting Minutes: Ms. Taylor and Mr. Willeke had written corrections to the minutes of 2-19-09. Mr. Willeke’s corrections clarified the wording in the discussion of In’Ex homes request concerning a performance guarantee as it related to the Subdivision and Site Plan Regulations. It was agreed that his corrections clarified the minutes. Ms. Taylor’s corrections
concerned the Town Planner status. She felt that the difficult economic times and lack of building in the town, meant that a full time Town Planner was unnecessary. This evoked a discussion of the position, the hours it takes to keep the Planning Department efficiently operating, and the sort of individual who would be best for the position. Ex-Officio Schacht stated that the Selectmen had decided that the 11 applicants for a new full time planner will be sent a letter that explained that the job had been reduced to 25 hours a week, and that interested applicants could reapply. Mr. Burnside motioned to approve the February 19, 2009 minutes as corrected. Ex-officio Schacht seconded the motion and the minutes were unanimously approved by the Board.
In-Ex Homes request for approval without a performance guarantee File #2007-10PB: The Board, at the February 19th meeting felt that a waiver could be granted to IN-Ex homes to begin improvements without the posting of a performance guarantee. The waiver would be structured to conform to the proposed changes in the Regulations known as “Option B”. Mr. Vasques pointed out that Article XI of the Regulations did not permit waiving Section VII which requires the performance guarantee. After some discussion the Board felt that the best course of action was for In-Ex Homes to apply for a one year extension to satisfy the conditions for approval. During that time the board should be able to revise and adopt changes to the Regulations which would allow the incorporation of “Option B”. Mr. Burnside
pointed out that Mr. Marrotte of In-Ex homes should provide the Board with documentation that Mr. Jack Belletete is authorized to deal with the Planning Board regarding the subdivision application of In-Ex Homes. Mr. Vasques will request such documentation.
Mighty Oaks Realty: Instruction for renewal of letter of credit File #2005-03PB: Mr. Vasques presented a letter which was sent to Ocean Bank regarding the requirements for an extension to the letter of credit to complete all necessary improvements which expires on March 20, 2009.
Correspondences:
Town of Goffstown: Proposal to co-locate antennas on a telecommunication tower March 12, 2009
Town of Goffstown: Proposal to co-locate antennas on a water tank March 12, 2009
Trainings and Workshops
- Innovative Land Use Planning workshop by SWRPC: March 28, 2009
- Workshop: Prospective on National Land Conservation April 7, 2009
- Office of Energy & Planning Spring Conference May 2, 2009
- “Egg timer” handout – another way to structure contentious meetings
Code Enforcement: No new actions
New Business from the Floor: None
At 9:30 pm, Mr. Schacht made a motion to adjourn the meeting which was seconded by Mr. Snow and unanimously agreed upon by all. Vice- Chair Snow adjourned the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane Chauncey, Planning Assistant
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