NOTTINGHAM PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
FEBRUARY 9, 2005
PUBLIC SESSION
APPROVED BY THE BOARD FEBRUARY 16, 2005
PRESENT: ABSENT:
Mr. Dave Smith, Chair Mr. Rolfe Voltaire
Ms. Kay Kyle Ms. Judi Thibault, Alternate
Mr. Peter Gylfphe Mr. Jon Caron, Selectmen Representative
Mr. Skip Seaverns
Mr. Bill Booth, Alternate
Mr. Scott Curry, Alternate (left at 8:15pm)
OTHERS PRESENT:
Mr. John Teague, Attorney
Ms. Mary Bonser, Selectman
Ms. Cynthia Copeland, Strafford Regional Planning Commission
Ms. Kelly Tivnan, Recording Secretary
The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:00pm.
The Chair asked Mr. Curry to sit for Mr. Rourke and Mr. Booth to sit for Mr. Voltaire.
Ms. Bonser offered to sit for Mr. Caron. Mr. Smith agreed.
DISCUSSION OF DATE FOR USA SPRINGS RECESS:
Mr. Teague said that the Planning Board needed to set a date for the next USA Springs hearing. Mr. Seaverns said that Mr. McNeil from Gerrior Land Trust had pushed Barrington to give him an approval conditional on getting an approval from Nottingham. Ms. Bonser said that Mr. McNeil had stated that they were going to get an approval from Barrington for the road. She asked if that had happened. Mr. Seaverns said no.
Mr. Gylfphe made a motion to recess the USA Springs hearing to March 2, 2005 at 8:00pm. Ms. Kyle seconded the motion. Mr. Gylfphe, Ms. Kyle, Mr. Smith, Mr. Seaverns, Mr. Booth, Ms. Bonser, and Mr. Curry voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed 7-0.
CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY:
Mr. Curry made a motion at 7:15pm that the Planning Board recess their public meeting for 15 minutes to allow for them to consult with their attorney. Mr. Gylfphe seconded the motion. Mr. Curry, Mr. Gylfphe, Mr. Smith, Ms. Kyle, Mr. Seaverns, Mr. Booth, and Ms. Bonser voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed 7-0.
Mr. Seaverns made a motion at 8:35pm that the Planning Board resume their public meeting. Mr. Gylfphe seconded that motion. Mr. Seaverns, Mr. Gylfphe, Mr. Smith, Mr. Curry, Ms. Kyle, Mr. Booth, and Ms. Bonser voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed 7-0.
MASTER PLAN:
Ms. Copeland said that she was planning to have a discussion about process with the Building Inspector, the Planning Board Secretary, and Ms. Seaverns. She said that she would like to know the intentions the Planning Board had for the Master Plan. Mr. Seaverns said that he had thought the Planning Board would have time to discuss land use but he said that he was not sure they would have the time that night since the consultation with the lawyer had taken longer than planned. Ms. Copeland said that the demographics needed to be updated. She asked if the Board would like to have a subcommittee do that. Mr. Seaverns said that he thought there should be a subcommittee but he was unsure who would serve on it. Ms. Copeland said that it sounded like they wanted to keep things the same for the moment.
HOYT BOND RELEASE:
Mr. Smith read the letter asking for a bond release for the Hoyt subdivision. Mr. Gylfphe asked about an extra 10% for soil. He said that he thought the Board had discussed that in the past. Mr. Seaverns said that he thought RCCD had done what needed to be done with that. Mr. Smith said that according to the letter RCCD would write something stating that. Mr. Seaverns said that he thought they needed to look in the Hoyt file for the most recent information received from RCCD in this case. The Planning Board did not act on the bond release because they decided to look for more information.
OTHER DISCUSSION:
Mr. Gylfphe asked whether the other members of the Planning Board wanted to keep the commercial zones as they were or whether they wanted to break them into smaller zones. Mr. Seaverns said that their facts and figures needed to be updated. Mr. Gylfphe said that there was not any affordable housing in Nottingham. Mr. Seaverns said that an issue was finding grants that would help keep affordable housing affordable. He said that they would run into the question of whether Nottingham wanted to subsidize elderly housing. He said that he thought the answer to that question would be no. Mr. Gylfphe said that Nottingham also had sparse green space land. Mr. Seaverns said that Nottingham actually had a lot of green space land because of Pawtuckaway but he said that outside of that Mr. Gylfphe was correct and
the amounts were sparse. He said that the Conservation Commission needed a map of the corridors and it needed to be posted so that land would be protected.
RESIGNATION:
Ms. Kyle said that she wanted to read out loud her letter of resignation from the Planning Board. She said that her resignation would be effective at Town meeting.
Mr. Gylfphe said that he wanted to thank Ms. Kyle for her service to the town and her time spent on the Board. The rest of the Board echoed those thoughts.
Ms. Bonser made a motion to accept the resignation of Kay Kyle from the Planning Board with regret. Mr. Gylfphe seconded that motion. Mr. Booth, Mr. Gylfphe, Mr. Smith, Ms. Bonser, and Mr. Seaverns voted in favor of the motion. Ms. Kyle abstained from the motion. The motion passed 5-0 with one abstention.
ACTION ITEM:
Mr. Smith noted that the Planning Board did not have documentation from the Fire Department for Gerrior Drive. He said that they should have something in writing.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Mr. Gylfphe made a motion that the Planning Board approve the minutes from February 2, 2005 as amended. Mr. Seaverns seconded that motion. Mr. Gylfphe, Mr. Seaverns, Mr. Smith, Mr. Booth and Ms. Kyle voted in favor of the motion. Ms. Bonser abstained from the motion. The motion passed 5-0 with one abstention.
Mr. Gylfphe made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:30pm. Ms. Kyle seconded the motion. Mr. Gylfphe, Ms. Kyle, Mr. Seaverns, Mr. Smith, Mr. Booth and Ms. Bonser voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed 6-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Kelly Tivnan
Planning Board Secretary
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