Planning Board Meeting Minutes
November 13, 2012
Memorial Hall
Members Present:
W. Ritter, D. Lindberg, O. Lies, A. Bonofiglio, S. Carlson, J. Michalak (7:15 pm)
Members Absent:
J. Head
Others Present:
P. Harding, Town Planner; Deb Sciascia, Recording Secretary;
D. Hazen, DPW, J. Robinson, HMLD
7:00 PM: W. Ritter called the Planning Board meeting to order.
REVIEW OF ZONING AT INDUSTRIAL PARK: The Board has a map of the Industrial Park as well as a spreadsheet including the owner, business, and square footage of each building and lot. There is currently one vacant building located at 18 Industrial Drive, the former Reed Rico building. This site has known contaminants, partial clean-up has been conducted.
Synergia BioPharma will be locating at 100 Industrial Drive. The company will crate 2,000 to 3,000 chickens and extract egg whites, which will be frozen and shipped for use in vaccinations. The facility is expected to employ about 15 people.
There is a quarterly meeting of the Industrial Park tenants on December 11, 2012. P. Harding will be attending to discuss the occupants interest in the expansion of allowing retail uses in the Industrial Zoning District.
The Town of Holden is also in discussion with Charter Communications about the installation of fiber optic cable in the Industrial Park to increase marketability.
Documents presented during review can be viewed in the Town Planners office.
MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE REPORT: - The Implementation Committee has been disbanded and they have provided a report to the Town Manager’s Office. The report consists of an updated spreadsheet of the Implementation Table. P. Harding distributed a spreadsheet for the Boards review. It was agreed that the Industrial Park should be included in the Main St. planning.
Documents presented during review can be viewed in the Town Planners office.
CMRPC - CENTRAL THIRTEEN PRIORITIZATION PROJECT: A meeting with community, staff, and CMRPC was conducted on Monday, November 5, 2012, to review prioritization items. Each Prioritization item was ranked utilizing information from a GIS database. All of our Priority Development sites were given low ranking numbers due to their proximity to environmentally sensitive areas, information for each site was reviewed and new rankings will be assigned.
The second regional public meeting of the Central Thirteen Prioritization Project is scheduled for Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at the CMRPC office, located on the Second Floor of Union Station. An open house will be conducted from 6-7:00 p.m. with the public meeting scheduled from 7-9:00 p.m. At this presentation they will:
- learn more about the vision for the Central Thirteen region
- see maps and other information that informed the plan
- hear perspectives from a panel of experts in conservation transportation, local government, and private sector development
- and discuss next steps
The Planning Board members will let P. Harding know if they are able to attend.
Documents presented during review can be viewed in the Town Planners office.
MEETING MINUTES:
- September 25, 2012: O. Lies motioned to approve. D. Lindberg seconded. Vote 6-0, APPROVED.
- October 9, 2012: A. Bonofiglio motioned to approve. S. Carlson seconded. O. Lies abstained from the vote. Vote 5-0-1, APPROVED.
- October 23, 2012: A. Bonofiglio motioned to approve. J. Michalak seconded with the change. O. Lies motioned to change ‘considerably’ to ‘quite large’ under Winter Ridge. D. Lindberg abstained from the vote. Vote 5-0-1, APPROVED.
Documents presented during review can be viewed in the Town Planners office.
OTHER BUSINESS:
- Highlands of Holden: The pile of dirt has gone down. L. Gengel is still using it, but it will freeze pretty soon.
- Winterberry Hollow: O. Lies mentioned a change in name of Winterberry Hollow to the Reserve on Salisbury. P. Harding informed the Board that three (3) foundations are in.
NEXT MEETING: December 13, 2012
- Discussion of 2013 goals
- McDonald’s drive-thru changes
A. Bonofiglio motioned to adjourn. J. Mikalak seconded. All in favor.
Adjourned 7:45 PM.
November 13, 2012 Minutes approved: February 26, 2013
Debra A. Sciascia, Recording Secretary
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