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APPROVED
Chilmark Planning Board Subcommittee Meeting
Monday, April 3, 2017
Present: Janet Weidner, Chair, Joan Malkin, Peter Cook, John Eisner
Not Present:
Public:
Staff: Jennifer L. Christy
Meeting called to order at 3:08PM:
- The subcommittee asked if Ms. Christy could add the topic of State Road and the possible request of the State to have the Town take over the management of the road to the April 10, 2017 Planning Board meeting agenda.
- The subcommittee asked if Ms. Christy could make sure that follow-up occurs about the letter to be written to the officials at MA DOT. Ms. Christy stated she would draft a letter and would provide the draft at the April 10, 2017 Planning Board Meeting.
- The subcommittee requested that Ms. Christy make sure that the email from Ms. Malkin, dated March 28, 2017, regarding the width of pedestrian walkways be added to the Planning Board agenda on April 10, 2017.
- The subcommittee requested that Ms. Christy make sure that the email attachment, received from Priscilla LeClerc of the MV Commission and addressing the questions from Ms. Malkin in a Feb. 27, 2017 email re the North Road-Basin Road and stop sign issues be printed for the April 10, 2017 subcommittee meeting.
- Menemsha Master Plan DRAFT survey:
- The subcommittee reviewed and discussed the homework that both Ms. Malkin and Mr. Cook completed in the last week in reviewing the 1985 master plan responses from previous years.
- Mr. Cook offered to find out more information regarding the oil redemption center (see number 7 of his March 31, 2017 draft.)
- Mr. Cook noted that he listed the Boards, committees and groups with administrative responsibilities in Menemsha in his summary and, due to the great number of entities, there seems to be an opportunity to streamline the administration of Menemsha.
- Ms. Malkin noted the map with undeveloped land in Menemsha and stated that perhaps a recommendation should be made to the BOS in the ‘Menemsha Report’ to protect (as permanent greenspace) the parcel between the Menemsha Store and the Galley.
- Ms. Christy stated she would send the map to the subcommittee members for review.
- Mr. Cook stated he would elaborate on the outline that he has provided in preparation for April 10.
- Ms. Malkin noted her desire to have more specifics in the area of preservation and support of the commercial fishing industry. She would like specifics such as the burgeoning conch fishery and the change to smaller boats from large off-shore fishing boats with a switch to many shellfish operations noted. Mr. Cook noted the cyclical nature of some fisheries and Ms. Malkin suggested that the cyclical nature of some fisheries be noted and make a suggestion for future infrastructure and space that addresses the perceived future needs as well as the possibility of a cyclical return of certain fisheries.
- Mr. Cook suggested there be thought given to the format of a report/survey. He questioned how much of the document should be devoted to a summary of the apparent positions of the Town derived from the findings in the last year and how much of the document should be devoted to eliciting where people stand on certain statements.
- DRAFT Survey Timeline Discussion:
- April 3: Continue to develop survey
- April 30: Draft of Survey back from Town Committees & Boards
- Announcement made at ATM & a table at ATM collecting emails
- May 15: Survey goes out
- Newspaper article about Master Plans, Paid Advertisement?
- Advertisement in Town Columns, flyers at Library, Town Hall.
- April 10, 2017, 3PM: Adam Turner re the Menemsha Master Plan Summary, Review the large spreadsheet to see if all the relevant items that should be in the summary/survey are actually in the document, Mr. Cook’s next draft of the public summary/survey document, answers from Priscilla LeClerc re the North Rd/Basin Rd./ Stop Sign questions.
- The minutes from Mar. 27, 2017 were reviewed. The minutes were passed unanimously.
Adjourned at 4:15PM.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Jennifer L. Christy
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