ANTRIM PLANNING BOARD
Regular Meeting
March 7th, 2019
MINUTES
Members & Planning Staff Present:
Janet McEwen (Chair), Mary Allen (Member), John Robertson (Ex-Officio), Chris Condon (Vice Chair), Lynne Rosansky (Member), and Ashley Brudnick-Destromp (Assistant to Land Use Boards)
Members/Staff Absent: Carol Ogilvie (Planning Consultant), Bob Holmes (Member), and Steve MacDonald (Alternate)
Others Present:
CTO: Chair McEwen called the meeting to order at 7:00PM.
I.Minutes:
Review: Chair McEwen asked the Board to review the minutes from 2/21/19.
Discussion: There was no discussion or changes to be made.
Motion: Ms. Rosansky made a motion to accept the minutes as they were written, Mr. Robertson second it.
Vote: By a voice vote, all were in favor. Mr. Condon sustained.
II. Planning Assistant Report
Ms. Brudnick-Destromp said that she did hear back from Mr. Bosse regarding the CBS Holdings LLC. Subdivision. She said Mr. Bosse still planned on moving forward, but she had not received anything yet to move forward with the application.
Ms. Brudnick-Destromp said she just wanted to remind the Board that Tuesday is Town Voting Day, and that next Thursday is the Town Meeting, and that the Town Meeting will be upstairs at Town Hall this year. Ms. Allen expressed concern that the people will not know of the location change, and suggested there be signage. Ms. Brudnick-Destromp said that after the new Planning Board is determined, everyone will have a binder for next year to transfer their meeting packets into, and information from each application to help everyone stay organized in 2019.
Ms. Brudnick-Destromp said that at the end of each month, she would like to recap the budget so that the Board is aware of where they stand, and if there needs to be any changes made during the year to reduce costs. She said that so far, everything looks good for January and February, and if we stay at this pace, we will be under budget this year even with the Budget cut that was made. The Board agreed this was a good idea.
III. Response Letter to Tom Davis & Art Kaufman regarding ITW Cell Tower on Pierce Lake
Ms. Brudnick-Destromp said that the Selectboard would like the Planning Board to review and state their position regarding compliance or a violation. The Selectboard would also like the Planning board to do a complete site review, and a review of the conditions of approval to ensure there is or is not a violation in the Board’s opinion. Mr. Robertson added that the request for a complete site review was not a “Board of Selectman” request, it was a request from Mr. Edwards, and that the Selectboard has not discussed this matter as a whole yet. Ms. Brudnick-Destromp said that she had drafted a response letter on behalf of the board to Mr. Davis and Mr. Kaufman that everyone should have received as part of their packet, but that the Board could pick a date to conduct a site visit, and that she could reach out to Kevin Delaney from ITW to
arrange a meet for this site visit if the Board so wishes.
Chair McEwen added that she had gone down to Marina Road, and took several pictures herself already and saw no violations. She said she did the same thing for Breezy Point. Ms. Brudnick-Destromp asked the Chair to email her the photos to be added to the file. Chair McEwen asked Mr. Robertson if he would like to go with her to view the tower from several points, and to get a closer look. Mr. Robertson declined, saying that he didn’t think it was necessary since Dario, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Hanson, and Chair McEwen had already gone down there themselves, and all had the same conclusion.
The Board also pulled the Planning Board file, as well as the Zoning Board of Adjustment file for the application. They spent some time looking at the site plans, and determining the language. There was a discussion between Chair McEwen and Ms. Rosansky on the clarification of the 150ft dense tree growth easement required. There was a discussion on if one has to get an easement to go into another property. After further discussion, everyone became seated again and Chair McEwen asked if the board felt comfortable and confident that none of the conditions had been violated by ITW.
There was a discussion between Ms. Allen, Chair McEwen, and Mr. Robertson on comparison of the Antrim Wind Tower project vs. the ITW Cell Tower.
Both Chair McEwen and Ms. Rosansky said that this is a Selectboard issue, and that the letter from the Planning Board should be directed to the Selectboard, and not directly to Mr. Kaufman and Mr. Davis. Ms. Brudnick-Destromp said she could revise the letter.
Motion: Ms. Rosansky made a motion to create a letter to the Selectman to affirm our commitment to this is the right decision. Mr. Condon second it.
Vote: By a voice vote, Ms. Allen abstained; the remainder were all in favor.
IV. Other Business:
Ms. Brudnick-Destromp stated that Mr. Holmes had emailed her this evening to say that he would not be in attendance tonight for his last meeting, but that he wanted to pass along where him and Ms. Ogilvie had left off in regards to the Masterplan. Ms. Brudnick-Destromp read from Mr. Holmes email: “The subcommittee worked mainly on format, and not at all on content. We had agreed that a short chapter would serve all interests. IN the form of “where we want to be in 20 years” opening statement. Then a list of objectives for land use chapter. Then some goal both short term and long term. These goals should be realistic and measurable. Then each year when the board goes over the chapter, hopefully they can eliminate a goal and add a new goal, and thereby making it a living document. The objectives should be vague, and drill down during the
goals.” (The original email will be attached to the minutes from tonight’s meeting.)
Chair McEwen said that it was unfortunate that the only one from the original subcommittee would be Ms. Ogilvie, but she is confident that once the new board comes in, they will be able to regroup.
Motion: Mr. Condon made a motion to close the meeting, Ms. Rosansky second it.
Vote: By a voice vote, all agreed
Meeting Adjourned: ~ The meeting was adjourned at 7:55PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Ashley Brudnick-Destromp
(Assistant to Land Use Boards)
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