NEWTON PLANNING BOARD
MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING AND MEETING
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
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, Robert Miller and Fred Gabriel; Alternates Roger Hamel and Sandra Estabrook; and BOS ex-officio Charles Melvin. Circuit Rider Planner Jennifer Rowden was excused from the meeting. Minutes were transcribed by Administrative Assistant Rick Milner.
White appointed Estabrook to stand in for Blanchette.
2. 125 Development NH Corp. in Plaistow, NH continuation of a public hearing for a site plan review (site plan for Lot 27-4 Phase II construction) at the Southern New Hampshire Industrial Park commercial subdivision located on Puzzle Lane. The property is referenced as Tax Map 14, Block 1, Lot 27-4.
White informed the Board that the applicant was not prepared to attend the meeting.
Doggett moved that the Planning Board hold the site plan submittal for Lot 27-4 Phase II construction at the Southern New Hampshire Industrial Park commercial subdivision in abeyance until such time as the applicant indicates that the applicant is prepared to present the site plan application to the Planning Board. Second by Gabriel. Motion carried unanimously.
3. Other Board business.
a. Sargent Woods expansion conditional approval status update.
White presented a notice of limits of municipal responsibility and liability pursuant to RSA 674:41 document for Lot 7-4-5-1. The document detailed the limits of the Town of Newton’s responsibility and liability due to the fact that Lot 7-4-5-1 will be accessed from a private road. The document was signed by the property owners of Lot 7-4-5-1.
Doggett moved that the Planning Board recommend that the Board of Selectmen sign the notice of limits of municipal responsibility and liability pursuant to RSA 674:41 document for Lot 7-4-5-1. In addition, the notice of limits of municipal responsibility and liability pursuant to RSA 674:41 document satisfies condition #2 of the conditional approval for the Sargent Woods expansion project requiring a letter from Town Counsel. Second by Gabriel. Motion carried 5-1-1 with Estabrook opposed and Melvin abstaining.
White presented a clean review letter from the Town Engineer for the Sargent Woods expansion project.
White presented an erosion control performance guarantee estimate prepared by the Town Engineer for the Sargent Wood expansion project.
Doggett moved that the Planning Board accept the erosion control performance guarantee estimate in the amount of $47,475.00 for the Sargent Woods expansion project. Second by Miller. Motion carried 6-0-1 with Melvin abstaining.
White presented a NPREA professional review expenses estimate prepared by the Town Engineer for the Sargent Wood expansion project.
Gabriel moved that the Planning Board accept the NPREA professional review expenses estimate in the amount of $9,300.00 for the Sargent Woods expansion project. Second by Doggett. Motion carried 6-0-1 with Melvin abstaining.
b. Alternate member appointment.
Milner presented a letter from Sandra Estabrook requesting to be re-appointed as an alternate member of the Planning Board.
Doggett moved that the Planning Board re-appoint Sandra Estabrook to a three year term as an alternate member of the Planning Board. Second by Miller. Motion carried 6-0-1 with Estabrook abstaining.
c. Acceptance of minutes.
Doggett moved to accept the minutes of the January 14 meeting. Second by Gibbs. Motion carried unanimously.
Melvin stated that a clarification for the motion made at the January 14 meeting requiring that the existing home at 44 Bear Hill Road be completely razed prior to the new home and accessory apartment being issued occupancy permits needed to be added to the record. He requested that the Board notify the Building Department that completely razed means that the existing building is completely torn down to the ground level and the remaining foundation hole is filled in and landscaped to the current ground level.
The Board came to a consensus without objection to notify the Building Department that completely razed means that the existing building is completely torn down to the ground level and the remaining foundation hole is filled in and landscaped to the current ground level.
d. Manifests.
White presented an operating budget manifest to the Board. The invoices reflected payment of telephone bill and legal ad.
Doggett moved to pay the operating budget manifest in the amount of $205.85. Second by Gibbs. Motion carried unanimously.
White presented a NPREA manifest to the Board. The invoices reflected payment to Town Engineer for project reviews and legal ad payment.
Gibbs moved to pay the NPREA manifest in the amount of $1,467.58. Second by Doggett. Motion carried unanimously.
e. Correspondence.
White presented a letter from the Sanborn Regional School District inviting a member of the Planning Board to join an ad-hoc committee reviewing the usage of the Swasey campus site. White asked the Board for nominations.
Miller nominated James Doggett to be the Planning Board representative to the Sanborn Regional School District ad-hoc committee. Second by Gabriel.
No other nominations were made.
The Board voted 5-0-2 with Doggett and Melvin abstaining to appoint James Doggett as the Planning Board representative to the Sanborn Regional School District ad-hoc committee.
Melvin informed the Board that he would seek to be nominated as the Selectmen’s representative to the ad-hoc committee.
4. Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Rick Milner
Administrative Assistant
Newton Planning Board
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