NEWTON PLANNING BOARD
MINUTES OF PUBLIC MEETING
AUGUST 13, 2013
1. Call to Order: Chairman Barbara White called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. In attendance were: Chairman Barbara White; Vice Chairman Jim Doggett; Planning Board members Frank Gibbs, Fred Gabriel, and Robert Miller; Alternates Roger Hamel, Jim Holland, and Sandra Estabrook; BOS ex-officio Charles Melvin; and Circuit Rider Planner Jennifer Rowden. Minutes were transcribed by Administrative Assistant Rick Milner.
White appointed Hamel to stand in for Blanchette.
2. Town of Newton, NH review of 2013 school impact fee update.
White presented the 2013 school impact fee update sent to the Planning Board by the Board of Selectmen.
Doggett moved that the Planning Board accept the 2013 school impact fee for filing. Second by Melvin. Motion carried unanimously.
3. Other Board business.
a. Acceptance of minutes.
Doggett moved to accept the minutes of the July 23 meeting. Second by Hamel.
Discussion of motion – Gibbs stated that the minutes did not accurately reflect his comments regarding the well radius for the proposed Puzzle Lane Lot 27-4 Phase II project.
Gibbs requested that the following statement be added to the July 23 minutes prior to “Leidner responded that he would research the well radius issue.” -
“Gibbs stated that the well radius for a residential house lot is 100 feet. Gibbs stated that he believed that a well radius on a commercial lot is more than 100 feet.”
The Board came to a consensus without objection to add the amended language to the July 23 minutes.
Melvin asked why comments regarding the possibility of waiving the requirement for a fire lane behind the larger building for the proposed Puzzle Lane Lot 27-4 Phase II project were not included in the July 23 minutes.
Milner responded that the comments concerned an unsubstantiated second or third hand conversation. Every comment made at a meeting cannot be included in the minutes. The minutes reflect pertinent information presented at the meeting.
Motion carried unanimously.
b. Manifests.
White presented a NPREA manifest to the Board. The invoices reflected payment to the Town Engineer for pre-construction meeting for the Zena Lane development and legal ad for July 23 public hearing.
Doggett moved to pay the NPREA manifest in the amount of $489.32. Second by Gibbs. Motion carried unanimously.
White presented an operating budget manifest to the Board. The invoices reflected payment of phone bill and office copier maintenance contract.
Doggett moved to pay the operating budget manifest in the amount of $500.72. Second by Gibbs. Motion carried unanimously.
c. Correspondence.
Rowden informed the Board that the RPC was holding public meetings to collect advisory public input as part of its update of the regional master plan.
Milner informed the Board that the Code Enforcement Officer has sent a correspondence to the owner of the property at 19 South Main Street requesting that the owner meet with the Planning Board for site plan approval of activities on the property and discuss the impact of excavation on the property.
Milner informed the Board that a $3.04 monthly charge for computer virus protection was being added to the Board’s operating budget expenditures by the Selectmen’s office.
White notified the Board that representatives for 125 Development NH Corp. could not attend the continuation of the public hearing to discuss the Lot 27-4 Phase II site plan application scheduled for this meeting.
Doggett moved to continue the public hearing to August 27, 2013. Second by Miller. Motion carried 5-1 with Melvin opposed and Hamel abstaining.
4. Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 7:38 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Rick Milner
Administrative Assistant
Newton Planning Board
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