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Jackson Planning Board
MINUTES – April 9, 2015 – REGULAR MEETING & PUBLIC HEARING
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Dick Bennett, Chair. Attending were: Members Dick Bennett, Sarah Kimball, Larry Siebert, Scott Badger, John Allen, and Betsey Harding, and Alternates Kathleen Dougherty and Bea Davis. In the audience was videographer Hank Benesh, who was filming the proceedings.
Minutes of March 19: Sarah moved, and Larry seconded, acceptance of the minutes, and all approved.
Public comment: Maurice Caruso appeared with Realtor Kathleen Sullivan-Head regarding plans for development of two dwelling units at the eastern section of the High Pastures area, at East Field Road off Black Mountain Road, at Tax Map R-17, E01 to E24. Mr. Caruso, purchasing the lot, wishes to build a duplex, in accordance with original late-1980s condominium-ownership approvals granted for the entire parcel. One or more other recent purchasers in that same area have created single family homes, although the majority of dwelling units in that area are duplex-style. Board members determined that there is no need for Planning Board review, as no change from the originally approved plan is contemplated.
Public Hearing - Lot Line Adjustment Proposal at R16, Lot 14B and 14A; Owner Anne Peterson. At the March 19 meeting, Board members had reviewed the proposal to determine if the application was complete and ready to be heard. For this Public Hearing, the necessary changes had been made; there were no audience comments. Scott moved to accept the proposal as complete, pending receipt of the proper number of plans, and receipt of the remaining funds to cover the Carroll County filing fee; Larry seconded the motion and all concurred. Scott then moved, and Larry seconded, approval of the proposal, again contingent on receipt of plans and the necessary fee; all approved.
Old Business: Dick reviewed mail received and distributed reappointment letters to Board Members and Alternates present whose terms were expiring. He noted that there are still two open positions for Planning Board Alternates. Dick passed around an invitation from Upper Saco Valley Land Trust for their Art Celebrates Place gathering on April 10th.
Continued work on the Master Plan: John has received all his reports from Town departments. Larry read aloud some sections of his to ensure his changes are as we would wish; they were well done. Sarah asked that we send all our updates to her, and volunteered to edit all the background submissions; Kathleen volunteered to pull all the Master Plan together with photos, graphs, and other elements to create an attractive publication. She commented that we could have it printed on 11”x17” sheets, folded and stapled. We should also have it on the Town website.
There being no further business, it was moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Betsey Harding
(Note: an audio-visual record of the meeting may be found on Jacksonflicks.com)
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