NEWTON PLANNING BOARD
MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING AND MEETING
AUGUST 12, 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 Sandra Estabrook, Fred Gabriel, and Roger Hamel; Alternates Jim Holland and Bill Smith; and Circuit Rider Planner Jennifer Rowden. Minutes were transcribed by Administrative Assistant Rick Milner.
White appointed Holland to stand in for Miller.
2. Legends Baseball, LLC in Middleton, MA and 125 Development NH Corp in Plaistow, NH request a public hearing for a site plan review (site plan for Lot 27-3 baseball complex 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 27-3.
White opened the public hearing.
White stated that the application for this project is incomplete and suggested that the public hearing be continued.
Doggett moved that the Planning Board continue the public hearing to the August 26, 2014 meeting. Second by Gabriel. Motion carried 3-1-2 with Estabrook opposed, Hamel abstaining, and Holland abstaining.
Attorney Christos Valhouli asked the Board for clarification on why the application was incomplete.
White stated that the application was not complete because the total required application fee was not submitted.
Mr. Valhouli asked that his objection to the continuation decision be noted.
3. Other Board business.
a. NPREA escrow account reviews.
Milner informed the Board that the NPREA account connected to the Sargent Woods expansion project was at a low balance.
Gabriel moved that a payment of $2,000.00 be made to the NPREA account connected to the Sargent Woods expansion project. In addition, as soon as the balance for this account drops below $1,000.00, a deposit of $1,000.00 will be added to the account. Second by Doggett. Motion carried 4-0-2 with Hamel and Holland abstaining.
White recognized newly appointed alternate member Bill Smith in the audience. White welcomed Smith to the Board. White appointed Smith to stand in for Blanchette.
Milner informed the Board that the NPREA account connected to the Lot 27-4 Phase II project was at a negative balance.
Doggett moved that an immediate payment of $1,400.00 be made to the NPREA professional review escrow account connected to the Lot 27-4 Phase II project. Second by Gabriel. Motion carried 4-0-3 with Hamel, Holland, and Smith abstaining.
Milner informed the Board that all activities regarding the minor site plan review for Phyllis Anderson were complete. He asked the Board to approve release of the remaining unused NPREA funds to the applicant.
Doggett moved that the remaining NPREA balance of $349.56 be refunded to Phyllis Anderson. Second by Gabriel. Motion carried unanimously.
Milner informed the Board that all activities regarding the lot line adjustment review for Patricia Comeau and Thomas Cloutier were complete. He asked the Board to approve release of the remaining unused NPREA funds to the applicant.
Doggett moved that the remaining NPREA balance of $18.86 be refunded to
Patricia Comeau. Second by Holland. Motion carried 6-0-1 with Estabrook abstaining.
b. School ad-hoc committee and RPC regional committee updates.
Doggett provided updates on recent meetings by the ad-hoc committee determining future uses for the Swasey campus in Kingston and progress made by the RPC regional committee on the regional master plan.
c. Acceptance of minutes.
Doggett moved to accept the minutes of the July 22 meeting. Second by Hamel. Motion carried unanimously.
d. Correspondence.
Milner informed the Board of the upcoming municipal law lecture series.
Doggett moved that the Planning Board approve payment of attendance fee and related travel expenses for the administrative assistant’s attendance at the municipal law lecture series. Second by Gabriel. Motion carried unanimously.
Doggett moved that the Planning Board request that the Town Administrator completely remove all outdated documents, information, and titles as indicated by the Planning Board from the entire town web site and add current regulations and information. The Planning Board authorizes its administrative assistant to communicate the corrections needed. Second by Holland.
Discussion of the motion - Doggett explained the importance of removing outdated and inaccurate documents from the town web site due to legal implications and providing the correct information to the public.
Motion carried unanimously.
4. Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 7:47 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Rick Milner
Administrative Assistant
Newton Planning Board
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