Housing Committee Minutes
February 23, 2005
7:30p.m.
Present: Steve Schwab-chair, Zelda Gamson, Jim Feiner, Thaw Malin, Josh Scott, Russell Walton, Deborah Cini.
Members of the public: John Abrams
The minutes from February 16, 2005 were approved with amendments.
The draft minutes from February 22, 2005 were tabled for further evaluation and discussion.
The committee felt the public meeting on February 22, 2005 went well and that John Abrams handled questions well. The committee felt that several members of the public favored Plan A and also favored for the units to be built out all at once.
South Mountain Company along with town council, Ron Rappaport, and Warren Doty went to the Planning Board to determine if a Form C subdivision or a Form A subdivision was appropriate for this situation. It was determined that a Form C would be appropriate.
John Abrams presented Plan C to the committee. Plan C illustrated three lots on which two lots are homesites and the third is for rental units. The homesites are more spread out over the property than Plan B and remove any notion of future growth on the property. Future growth was a concern raise at the public hearing. The committee liked Plan C because of these advantages. John Abrams then stated that we might be able to use more CPA money than originally thought before. The committee discussed how to present Plan C to the public. There was discussion about looking in town for houses that would represent similar distances between homesites.
Thaw Malin addressed the committee with a letter asking clarification if his membership on the committee was a conflict of interest since he is also on the Homesite housing list. The committee stated emphatically that there is no a conflict of interest and encouraged Thaw to stay active within the committee.
The committee asked of Debbie Cini to look into the lottery system used in other towns on the island. The next public hearing was set for March 30, 2005.
Meeting adjourned.
Deborah Cini respectfully submits these minutes.
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