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March 12, 2007
4:30 pm
Present: Chairman Rich Osnoss, Billy Meegan, John Flender, Janet Weidner,
Russell Walton, Mitchell Posin, Tim Lasker and Lisa Specht, Administrative
Assistant
Guest: Liz Gude
Liz Gude -Youth placeLot Proposal:
Liz Gude discussed the possibility of creating a Youth Lot on her 6.2-acre property.
The Planning Board advised Liz that it would be more appropriate to designate the lot
as a Resident Homesite Lot rather than a Youth Lot, since the proposed recipient did
not meet youth lot criteria. The lot should be no less than an acre. It also needs
to have100 feet of frontage on addressStreetSouth Road and be at least100 feet wide. The Planning
Board advised Liz to hire an engineer to and have the engineer develop the
subdivision plan. Liz would be willing to give deeded access to the property as well
as share a driveway. She is very interested in an alternative septic system design for
the property. She will need approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals and the
Board of Health. The Planning Board thanked Liz for her interest in creating a
Resident Home Site lot on her property.
The Minutes of January 22, 2007 were approved as amended.
The Minutes of February 12, 2007 were approved as amended.
Other Business:
Letters of Resignation:
Steve Schwab has resigned as Chairman of the Chilmark Housing Committee, but will
stay on as a member of the Committee.
Lisa Specht has resigned as the Administrative Assistant to the Planning Board and
Housing Committee. She has offered to stay on through the hiring and training
process if the Planning Board would like her to. The Planning Board accepted her
offer to stay, but accepted her resignation with reluctance. Lisa discussed her reasons
for leaving the position and thanked the Planning Board for their support.
Squibnocket Pond District Advisory Committee Recommendations:
The Planning Board approved the recommendations by the SPDAC Committee.
The Board asked that Lisa Specht, Administrative Assistant, write a letter
thanking the Committee for their time and dedication in processing the
recommendations.
placePlaceTypeCape PlaceNameLight Compact:
Chuck Hodgkinson attended a Cape Light Compact Green Affordable Home Grant
Programs seminar. This grant program is being sponsored by Leeds-H (Leadership
in Energy and Engineering Design) and has monies are available for the placeCape and
Islands. It was estimated that the amount of grant money being offered could fund up
to sixty units of housing.
Chuck and Tim Lasker are working together to complete the application packet for the
grant money for the purpose of using it towards addressStreetMiddle Line Road.
addressStreetHolman Road:
Brian Giles and Jim Feiner, members of the Chilmark Trails Committee, and Bill
Veno, from the placeMartha's Vineyard Commission have all made comment on the
addressStreetHolman Road. Brian and Bill would like to see as much of it preserved as possible
for historical reasons. Jim Feiner is more interested in seeing a public walking trail as
a connection to other established trails. The Planning Board has taken their comments
into consideration and asked Lisa Specht, Administrative Assistant to send a letter
thanking them for their input.
There was discussion about taking a ten-foot swath from an abutting property by
eminent domain as a connector to already established trail systems. There was no
resolution to do so.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted by Lisa Specht Administrative Assistant
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