NEW BOSTON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of 2007 Meetings
October 9, 2007
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Vice Chairman Douglas Hill. Present were regular members, Stu Lewin, Don Duhaime; ex-officio Gordon Carlstrom and alternates Barry Charest and Jeff St. John. Chairman Peter Hogan was not in attendance. Also present were Planning Assistant Michele Brown and Recording Clerk Suzanne O’Brien.
Present in the audience, for all or part of the meeting was Joan McDonald, Christine Pedzik, Stephanie Strauss, Rachel Kelly-SNHPC, Angela Fitzpatrick, Kelly Coco, Lou Nixon, Lee Brown, John Young and Stephen Young.
Meet with the Small Scale Planned Commercial District Sub-Committee to discuss scope of work and future schedule.
Present for this discussion were members of the Small Scale Planned Commercial Committee: Joan McDonald, Christine Pedzik, Stephanie Strauss, Angela Fitzpatrick and Rachel Kelly of SNHPC (Don Duhaime is the Planning Board representative to this committee). Joan McDonald stated that the Committee was here this evening to present what they had reviewed and discussed thus far in their meetings. She noted that the Small Scale Planned Commercial Committee met five times since August 23, 2007, and in that time frame had selected officers, kept meeting minutes, had formed agendas and made up time lines. Joan McDonald added that the Committee had reviewed related data to commercial, industrial and professional uses and referenced many maps in the Master Plan including existing and
future land use, traffic and growth projections and sensitive environmental settings of graveled areas in the Town. She stated that they had also reviewed several articles from SNHPC provided by Rachel Kelly including an article entitled “Using a Traffic Study to Select a Retail Site”. Joan McDonald noted that in consideration of having something prepared for voting on the March 2008, ballot, the Committee had determined that the time frame did not appear feasible to accomplish this and agreed that several local, environmental and conservation entities like the Conservation Commission, Piscataquog Watershed Association, Police Department and Fire Department, Context Sensitive Solutions, New Boston Climate and Energy would need to become involved for any commercial areas under consideration. She clarified that Context Sensitive Solutions was a new committee in the Town that was charged with addressing foot traffic in the Village and New Boston
Climate and Energy was part of a national committee. Joan McDonald stated that voter education on the subject of small scale planned commercial districts was crucial as if they were not sensitized to the needs of the community they would misconstrue this topic as something that was to happen imminently rather than being a plan for the future. Joan McDonald summarized that given these observations their scope of work as a committee was greater than what could be accomplished before March, 2008, therefore, they were requesting that the Planning Board consider that the Committee continue their efforts through the following year in preparation for something to go on the March, 2009, ballot.
Joan McDonald stated that the Committee’s initial discussions focused on what should be considered first: location or types of business and services needed in the future for the Town. She noted that the projected population numbers for the year 2025 for the Town were 6,675 and traffic counts according to Master Plan maps were 6,500 cars per day on NH Route 13 traveling toward Goffstown, NH, and 4,300 cars per day on NH Route 13 heading toward Mont Vernon, NH. Joan McDonald stated that a successful mix for an established shopping area in the Village would include traffic, location and buying customers, however land choices needed to consider environmental impacts, water, sewer and sensitive areas.
Joan McDonald stated that the Board had received copies of the Committee’s purpose statement, some of which included the following: “…to guide commercial development in suitable areas while maintaining community character rather than allowing development to take place haphazardly or in a spontaneous fashion…to provide needed services to residents…to disperse traffic from the Town center…to establish areas where residents can open and operate businesses…to allow for community development in town rather than continue to be a residential community with all the commercial (commercial, industrial, professional) services elsewhere…to expand the commercial and industrial tax base to coincide with residential growth… to meet and
interact with other community committees for the purpose of gathering information and appropriate commercial site possibilities… and… to foster acceptance from residents to the prospect of commercial development to serve the future needs of the community…” Joan McDonald stated that the second page of the Committee’s submittal to the Board defined their scope of work which related to design, architecture and landscape, i.e. shopping “villages”, etc. She felt that in the planning process for small scale planned commercial districts it would be important to establish guidelines that controlled the size of businesses the Town wished to attract while still being broad enough to accommodate changing styles. Joan McDonald noted that it would also be important to be prepared for impactive changes such as the Library and Fire Department expansion/reconstruction proposals. She stated that people wanted to go where there
were services in one location and although New Boston was limited regarding its parking area in the Village it might be possible to have services located nearby such as the recreational fields on Old Coach Road and/or previous gravel pit sites. Joan McDonald noted that the Committee felt that discussing these topics was the beginning of a process that may take years to get momentum, however, addressing these subjects was at least a start. She added that other towns such as Bedford, Weare and Goffstown, NH, had economic development committees that addressed such issues and this was something that New Boston might also consider in the future. Joan McDonald thanked the Board for establishing the Committee and asked if they had any questions.
Douglas Hill asked if the Committee had used the Town questionnaire results as reference in their research. Joan McDonald replied that they had and had taken from those results that residents were open to retail establishments coming into the Town but not “big box” stores. She noted that at a recent meeting she had attended with Mr. White, from the Planning Commission present, he had noted that New Boston would not be affected by growth along NH Route 93 but could see residential growth, adding that the Town would not be affected by “big box” commercialism because their traffic patterns would not accommodate that.
Douglas Hill asked what the #1 goal was for the Small Scale Planned Commercial Committee. Stephanie Strauss replied that the first goal would be to assure that the commercial regulations for the Town accurately represented what was desired and the second goal would be to increase commercially zoned land. Joan McDonald added that the Committee had discussed commercialized village settings, i.e., services anchored by a bigger anchor store such as a grocery store. She noted that it had been the Committee’s first priority to follow the charge of the Master Plan which was to serve the residents of the community whereby if a community had growth in a residential area there was a certain responsibility for that community to have its own services. Joan McDonald stated
that while New Boston would always be a bedroom community for employment, at some point residents would want to have some services nearby. Douglas Hill stated that it appeared that the Committee was on top of things. The Committee members stated that they could provide quarterly updates to the Planning Board and noted that they were now meeting on Mondays as this coincided with the Planning Coordinator being free to attend and offer guidance.
Don Duhaime MOVED to extend the time line of the Small Scale Planned Commercial District Sub-Committee for an additional year up to the time of the Town vote of March, 2009. Stu Lewin seconded the motion and it PASSED unanimously.
Planning Board discussion, re: Planning Board Goals of 2008.
Douglas Hill listed items from the Planning Board’s 2007 list of goals:
-regulation updates as outlined in the Master Plan
-ongoing with small scale planned commercial district
-consider phasing ordinance and impact fees
-work with SNHPC department heads to better define departmental impact of
new developments
-finalize gravel ordinance
-nurture “all boards” or “technical review committee”
He noted that the Planning Coordinator’s suggestions for items that could be included in the 2008 Planning Board Goals were:
-review rest of the recommendations from the Master Plan
-consider establishing committees to work on some of these items
-discuss what the Board could do on their own (not Zoning related)
-update Water Resources Management Plan, Groundwater Resources Conservation District (some of this work will be accomplished during SNHPC’s work with grant from NHDES for source water protection)
-review and update road standards in Subdivision Regulations
-consider mixed-use development
-work on affordable and multi-family housing as discussed earlier this year
Don Duhaime noted that in regard to mixed use development, Rachel Kelly, SNHPC and Stephanie Strauss, Small Scale Planned Commercial District Sub-Committee, felt that there would be some legalities with that subject, therefore, they would first focus on the commercial topic and then move on to mixed use which may encompass an additional year for the Committee. Douglas Hill noted that he was to be the Planning Board representative to the Multi-Family Housing Committee which had not yet attracted any members. He felt that even though this committee was not yet underway the Board should be proactive in coming up with some rules, points of discussion so that when the committee did get going they would not be paying catch up.
Gordon Carlstrom thought that another goal for the Planning Board in 2008 should be to strive toward having more decorum in their meetings and in their reactions with the public, i.e., a kinder, gentler approach versus unnecessary exchanges that got out of hand and lacked professionalism. He added that more individual participation should also be a goal rather than having one person speaking all the time. Gordon Carlstrom further added that he thought all Planning Board members should attend outside training. Douglas Hill thought that these were achievable goals. Stu Lewin noted that in reading the Rules of Procedure for the Board it seemed in many cases that they were not abiding by them. Douglas Hill noted that it was important for Board members to express
their opinions and/or show involvement as this was important for the members themselves and for the audience in attendance. Gordon Carlstrom stated that it was up to the Board members to enforce their rules. Douglas Hill noted that this discussion should also be had when the full Board was present, and, although on public record, would be more productive at a time such as this when the public was not present in the audience. Don Duhaime noted that often times the same topics were raised by the same audience participants such as wildlife topics, etc., and it was the Chairman’s job to control the length of those discussions to keep the meeting on track. Gordon Carlstrom added that the Board should also not take the spoken word of an applicant over something in writing on a plan. Don Duhaime agreed.
Don Duhaime stated that another issue was maintenance bonds for subdivision roads and offered the example of Indian Falls Road whose bond was nearing expiration with a road that had serious crack problems left unfixed. He thought that a physical inspection should be done before the maintenance bond was set to expire to address such issues because the roads were key infrastructure for the Town. Douglas Hill thought that for cases such as this the Town Engineer and Road Agent should be contacted as this was what they were paid to address. Gordon Carlstrom thought that a “tickler” could be put in place so that inspections could be done, for example, 6 months before a maintenance bond was set to expire. He felt that if such items were left to the Road Agent
alone they might be inadvertently overlooked. Stu Lewin offered to take on the responsibility of maintenance bond inspector if needed.
Douglas Hill thought that time should be set aside at the beginning of the next Planning Board meeting to discuss some of the Planning Board’s procedural oversight issues and asked that the Planning Assistant and Planning Coordinator include any of their comments as well.
Gordon Carlstrom MOVED to start the process of looking at the first section of Indian Falls Road to determine if defects could be addressed by its maintenance bonding. Don Duhaime seconded the motion and it PASSED unanimously.
The Planning Assistant raised the topic of the Chairman position. Stu Lewin noted that in reviewing the rules regarding the Chairman’s position and in listening to a speaker on the subject at a recent training session, the Chairman should not express opinion but rather act as a procedural moderator. Gordon Carlstrom agreed that a chairman needed to focus on procedural issues and concentrate on the process while letting other members speak so that a 30 minute block of time did not turn into a 90 minute session. He noted that after 10:00 p.m. it was difficult to make rational decisions and this was why it was important to keep the agenda on track. Gordon Carlstrom added that this needed to be a cooperative effort with the Board. Gordon Carlstrom felt that often
times the late hours of the meetings inhibited the Board’s decision making process and suggested that certain miscellaneous business items, for example, be addressed earlier in the agenda if possible.
Don Duhaime noted that at the time of the Indian Falls, Bussiere and Al Bell applications, Emile Bussiere had offered an acre of land to the cause of improving Klondike Corner because it would need to handle more traffic based on these proposals and the Board had let the offer go by the wayside without follow up. Gordon Carlstrom wondered if the Subdivision Regulations could be revised to require that developers leave a certain amount of open space for so many lots proposed. He noted that although Recreation felt that they were not prepared to construct additional facilities at this point in time there would be a need for such land in the future, therefore, the Town should secure that land when the option arose. Gordon Carlstrom added that the Town may also need land for a
substation if the Federal Government removed the Tracking Station. Don Duhaime agreed that the Town should have the option to some land for future needs. Jeff St. John noted that such land should not necessarily be earmarked for a specific cause like Recreation so that the options for its uses remained open to the Town. Douglas Hill noted that there were options for “mixed use” development which offered residential, commercial and town land on a site. Gordon Carlstrom added that the Town needed to ensure that the land they received was buildable and usable. Don Duhaime agreed that the scenario should not just be offers of wetlands from developers as had happened in the past. He felt the Board needed to step up to this task. Gordon Carlstrom reiterated that some town regulations had stipulations based on development size that a certain amount of land be set aside.
Douglas Hill felt that discussion on Planning Board Goals for 2008 should be discussed in continuance at the next meeting. The Board agreed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS AND CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 9, 2007
1. Approval of the minutes of September 11, 2007, with or without changes, distributed by email.
Don Duhaime MOVED to approve the minutes of September 11, 2007, as written. Stu Lewin seconded the motion and it PASSED unanimously.
2. Endorsement of a Subdivision Plan for Carol S. & Albert J. LaChance, Tax Map/Lot
#2/112-2, NH Route 77 aka Weare Road, Lull Road, Middle Branch Road, by the Planning Board Chairman and Secretary.
Due to multiple signature sheets the Board determined that this item could be addressed at the end of the meeting.
3. Wetlands and Non-Site Specific Permit 2006-00657, May 14, 2007, for SHB Properties, LLC, Pulpit Road, Tax Map/Lot #12/65. This permit amends the original permit in allowing the installation of RCP culverts in the place of box culverts, for the Board’s action to amend the CUP on file.
The Planning Assistant explained that the applicant had used constructed dried laid boulders instead of mortar and that this was approved by the State.
Gordon Carlstrom MOVED to accept the amended Wetlands and Non-Site Specific Permit for SHB Properties, LLC, Pulpit Road, Tax Map/Lot #12/65 to Permit 2006-00657, May 14, 2007, which allowed for the installation of RCP culverts in place of box culverts and to amend the Board's approval of the Conditional Use Permit accordingly. Don Duhaime seconded the motion and it PASSED unanimously.
4. Driveway Permit Application for Lee Brown, Briar Hill Properties, 48 Briar Hill Road, Tax Map/Lot #8/18, for the Board’s approval. (Lee Brown to be present. No copies)
The Board determined that this item could be discussed later in the evening as Mr. Brown was expected to be present.
5. Discussion with Stephen Young, re: New Boston Hardware store expansion.
The Board determined that this item could be discussed later in the evening as Mr. Young was expected to be present.
6. A copy of a letter dated October 1, 2007, from Kristine Filteau Contracting, LLC, re: Rising Generation Daycare, 643 North Mast Road, request for extension on conditions subsequent, was distributed for the Board’s action
Gordon Carlstrom remarked that two years from the original deadline seemed a long time. Don Duhaime added that he had not seen much progress at the site since the application was approved. Douglas Hill asked what the conditions subsequent for the plan were. The Planning Assistant replied that Kristine Filteau’s letter contained these details and she had also noted within this letter that the improvements involved would not be able to be completed until the spring or fall of 2008. Douglas Hill thought that Kristine Filteau should come before the Board to discuss this issue. The Board agreed. The Planning Assistant stated that she would contact Ms. Filteau.
7a. A copy of a letter dated September 17, 2007, from William R. Drescher, Drescher & Dokmo Professional Association, to Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, re: Proposed “fair share” Analysis-Beard Road Upgrade-Right Way Builders, was distributed for the Board’s review and discussion.
Addressed with 7b.
7b. A copy of a letter dated September 28, 2007, from Patricia Panciocco, Wiggins & Nourie, P.A., to Nicola Strong, Planning Coordinator, Town of New Boston Planning Board, re: Right Way Builders, Inc.-Beard Road, was distributed for the Board’s information.
Douglas Hill asked why Beard Road seemed to be the targeted road for fair share/upgrade issues when there were other similar roads in Town. Gordon Carlstrom explained that Beard Road was an example of a lightly used road with proposed subdivisions on it which threatened to affect the road heavily. Don Duhaime added that Beard Road was also a poorly designed road which exacerbated this issue. Gordon Carlstrom noted that the cost variable for fair share calculations relied heavily on the type of road that subdivisions were proposed on and Beard Road was the first example of such a large variable at $165.00 per lineal foot.
The Planning Assistant stated that item 7a. regarded the Board’s determination to release Town Counsel’s letter which would require a motion.
Don Duhaime MOVED to release the letter dated September 17, 2007, from William R. Drescher, Drescher & Dokmo Professional Association, to Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, re: Proposed “fair share” Analysis-Beard Road Upgrade-Right Way Builders. Stu Lewin seconded the motion and it PASSED unanimously.
Douglas Hill MOVED to appoint Jeff St. John as a voting member of the Board for tonight’s hearings. Don Duhaime seconded the motion and it PASSED unanimously.
PLANTIER, DAVID A. & ALEXIS B.
Compliance Hearing/Conditional Use Permit/Wetland Crossing
Location: Bedford & Campbell Pond Roads
Tax Map/Lot #12/82 & 12/71
Residential-Agricultural “R-A” District
The Vice Chairman read the public hearing notice. An abutter present was Kelly Coco who stated that the applicant’s proposed driveway was close to her property. Don Duhaime clarified that the proposed wetland crossing had been installed for Lot #12/71-3 but the existing driveway to Lot #12/71 still needed to be relocated to what was shown on the plan. Douglas Hill clarified that tonight’s hearing involved two wetland crossings and that the driveway entrances from Bedford Road were not yet completed. Kelly Coco stated that she owned two properties: one being at the corner of Bedford and St. Jude Road. The Board noted the location of the plan’s driveways to Kelly Coco. Don Duhaime explained that the new driveway would enter off Bedford
Road. The Planning Assistant noted that this plan had been approved and the lots were recorded legal lots. Kelly Coco stated that she understood that given this fact, there was not much she could do if she had an issue. She asked what setback lines were required from her property. Douglas Hill replied that a 20’ setback required from property lines.
The Planning Assistant noted that the applicant still owed $189.00 in fees to the Planning Department. Stu Lewin stated that he had driven by the site previously and noticed that rip rap had since been placed along the edge of the driveway which had been a preference of the Board raised at a previous meeting. Don Duhaime asked at what point the applicant would be required to relocate his existing driveway on Lot #12/71 as this was also a determination that had been made by the Board. The Board was concerned that approving the CUP would mean that there would be no other triggers to assuring the driveway was constructed/relocated properly since the house was already existing and would not need a CO. The Board then determined that because of this uncertainty the hearing
should be adjourned to a later date to give the Planning Department time to look into that gray area.
Don Duhaime MOVED to adjourn the compliance hearing, Conditional Use Permit, Wetland Crossing, Location: Bedford and Campbell Pond Roads, Tax Map/Lot #12/82 & 12/71, Residential “R-A” District, to November 13, 2007, at 9:00 p.m. Stu Lewin seconded the motion and it PASSED unanimously.
Informational session with Lou Nixon to discuss driveway to proposed lot on Lyndeborough Road, Tax Map/Lot #7/58-1.
Lou Nixon was present for this discussion. He submitted copies of an approved plan on which his home was sited to explain his proposal. Lou Nixon stated that he was considering the subdivision of a 2-acre parcel along Lyndeborough Road and making his parent lot, where he currently resided, a backlot. He noted that he hoped to reduce curbs cuts along the road and environmental and visual impacts (there were already multiple existing and proposed driveway cuts in this area) by sharing his existing curb cut and bringing his driveway up through the dotted line area on the sketch. He noted the location of the new lot by the dashed line on the sketch and added that he had not gone to an engineer as of yet to draw the plan since he wanted feedback from the Board first.
Lou Nixon stated that he would come off the curb cut approximately 50’ before introducing the proposed driveway entrance and that the existing curb cut was paved about 70’ in. Douglas Hill asked if a driveway easement would be required across the parent lot. Lou Nixon replied that it would. Gordon Carlstrom asked if a driveway was feasible in the 50’ right-of-way portion that would be left for the backlot. Lou Nixon replied that this was doable and noted that he could negotiate around an intermittent stream which was actually Piscataquog Watershed verified by Bob Todd, LLS. Douglas Hill asked if there were Steep Slope issues on the site. Lou Nixon replied that the site’s topographies were done and found to have very mild slopes.
Don Duhaime noted that the shared portion of the driveway would be on private property in excess of 100’ which was not allowed by the Driveway Regulations. Lou Nixon noted that this was why an easement would be required. Douglas Hill thought that as long as the shared entrance was less than 100’ in length he would not have an issue with Mr. Nixon cutting over. He asked the other Board members their opinions. Barry Charest and Jeff St. John agreed with Douglas Hill’s comments. The Planning Assistant retrieved a copy of the Driveway Regulations. Gordon Carlstrom asked if a 200’ square would fit into the proposed lot. Douglas Hill thought that it would as it would lie parallel to the road. He noted that if Mr. Nixon had
not given 13 acres off this site for a conservation easement he could have easily done a lot line adjustment and not had this issue, therefore, he felt that should be taken into consideration. Stu Lewin read an excerpt from the Driveway Regulations: “…the acceptable common driveway configuration is such that the driveway enters at the common lot line and splits to separate lots within 100’ of the right-of-way…”. He noted that this proposal did not enter at the common lot line. Gordon Carlstrom clarified that the Driveway Regulations called for this as doing the split at the common lot line was less of an issue than having to secure easements. Lou Nixon noted that the proposed lot did not have good usable area in its left front corner to accommodate the entrance at that location. Don Duhaime thought that Lou Nixon needed to come up with an engineered plan for his proposal. Gordon Carlstrom agreed and asked Lou
Nixon to come up with a few design proposals. He noted that the worst-case scenario might be that he would need to put the driveway through the 50’ entrance to the backlot. Lou Nixon stated that his main goal was to minimize impacts along Lyndeborough Road in this area as there was a great deal of fisherman and hiker traffic that parked along the road. Douglas Hill suggested to Lou Nixon that he come up with an engineered plan which could then progress to a site walk by the Board. Lou Nixon asked if his proposal was at least a possibility. Gordon Carlstrom stated that the Board could work with him if he came up with some different scenarios and that the 200’ square did not seem to be an issue but more the routing of the driveway itself. Lou Nixon noted that if necessary the lot line on the left could be moved over to accommodate the 200’ square. Douglas Hill did not think the 200’ square would be an issue.
5. Discussion with Stephen Young, re: New Boston Hardware Store expansion.
Stephen Young stated that he was planning to double the size of the existing barn and showed a rough sketch to the Board. He added that he would close in the front sidewalk to have a two-door entrance. Douglas Hill assumed that the existing retaining wall would need to be moved to pick up extra parking space. Stephen Young replied this would be the case and noted a corner of the building that the retaining wall would come off to accommodate parking at a lower level to meet requirements. Douglas Hill stated that the main issues the Board dealt with in these cases were parking, lighting and traffic flow. Don Duhaime noted to Mr. Young that he would need to contact the State regarding the driveway’s access permit to assure it did not exceed what availability
he had and that this was basically a formality. Douglas Hill clarified that there should not be any septic issues as there was likely a very small toilet facility for one employee. Stephen Young agreed and noted that the toilet location was in the far back area of the building. He noted that the expansion space he proposed was nothing more than a big open box. Gordon Carlstrom stated that Stephen Young would need to go through the Major Site Plan checklist. Don Duhaime asked if the 100-year flood plain line exceeded the limits of the site. Stephen Young replied that the recent floods were 40’ off the corner of the barn and he had in excess of 100’ from the corner of the existing barn to the river, therefore, 60’ if the proposed expansion were constructed. He added that a hydrant on site was not an issue for the Fire Department given the proposed construction and was on the roster for removal. Stephen Young stated
that he would work towards having plans drawn up.
4. Driveway Permit Application for Lee Brown, Briar Hill Properties, 48 Briar Hill Road, Tax Map/Lot #8/18, for the Board’s approval. (Lee Brown to be present. No copies)
Lee Brown was present for this discussion. The Planning Assistant explained that the Board had requested clarification on whether the shared portion of driveway (off a neighboring lot) being used as permanent access to Lee Brown’s backlot ran across the front lot’s property. Lee Brown produced a drawing that illustrated that the common drive was on the lot line. He noted that this seemed a better scenario than having three driveways in a row which would have required tree and stonewall removal. Lee Brown wished to have his original permit amended to reflect how the driveway had been worked out.
Gordon Carlstrom MOVED to amend the original Driveway Permit for Lee Brown, Briar Hill Properties, 48 Briar Hill Road, Tax Map/Lot #8/18, to reflect a common driveway. Don Duhaime seconded the motion and it PASSED unanimously.
8. A copy of a letter received October 2, 2007, from William R. Drescher, Drescher & Dokmo Professional Association, to Ms. Nicola Strong, Planning Coordinator, re: Golding v. New Boston-Docket# 06-E-0385, was distributed for the Board’s information.
Douglas Hill clarified that the Board’s decision on the matter which this item addressed had been upheld by the Superior Court. The Planning Assistant replied that was the case.
9. A copy of September 9, 2007, Boston Globe article titled Turbines Create Fiery Wind, was distributed for the Board’s i
10. Read File: Notice of public Hearing from the Town of Hooksett, re: an installation of a telecommunications tower.
11. Read File: New Urbanism 101 workshop announcement for Saturday, October 27, 2007.
12. The minutes of September 25, 2007, were noted as having been distributed by email, for approval, at the meeting of November 13, 2007, with or without changes.
13. A copy of a letter dated October 2, 2007, from JGI Eastern, Inc., to Kevin Leonard, Northpoint Engineering, re: approval of retaining wall for Christian Farm Estates was distributed for the Board’s information.
Gordon Carlstrom stated that he felt Traffic, Fiscal and Environmental Studies should not be done by parties chosen by an applicant as this could result in skewed results since the applicant was paying those sources.
The Vice Chairman (in the Chairman’s absence) and Secretary endorsed the Subdivision Plan noted in item #2.
At 8:40 p.m. Gordon Carlstrom MOVED to adjourn. Don Duhaime seconded the motion and it PASSED unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Suzanne O’Brien,
Recording Clerk
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