Minutes 5/8/18
This meeting was recorded for the secretary’s records.
Location: Town Hall Annex 246 Main Street
Open: 6:33pm
Present: Norm Anderson (chair), Marilyn Sidoti, Shawn Moore, Tim Nahrwold, Dick Williams, Ron Barron (town planner)
Guests: Clea Blair, Jr., Michael Zaleski, Jighjigh
Minutes: The board reviewed the minutes from the 4/24/18 meeting. The board reviewed the files for Milliken Brook Estates. The number of lots has not been determined as the board was waiting on a report from Quinn Engineering. Norm said that he would reach out to Quinn for this report. On 4/24/18 the board voted to reschedule the public hearing for McAllister Estates to 2/14/19. Due to the fact that this is a Thursday and not a normal meeting day, the board and Clea agreed to reschedule the public hearing continuation to 2/12/19. Dick does not want the board to lose sight of the extension end dates. Dick moved to accept the minutes with corrections. Marilyn 2nd, all in favor.
ANRS: None
Brice Lemon – The board reviewed the latest Quinn Report. There was nothing notable on the report. The board reviewed the order of conditions. The board discussed the $50 per house for the HOA. They discussed doing it in phases as opposed to depositing $50 for each house one at a time. Clea does not have a separate bank account for these deposits yet. He is managing the money until the HOA is turned over to the residents. Another condition is for there to be a temporary turn around during each phase. Norm said that a gravel turnaround is acceptable.
Sidewalks: Clea requested to change the sidewalks in this subdivision. He wants to have the sidewalks right against the curb without grass in between. Quinn Engineering said that a waiver would have to be granted since the grass plot is required under the Subdivision Regulations. Gary agreed with Carl Hultgren from Quinn and requested that the sidewalks be left according to plan. Norm believes there has never been a waiver granted outside of a public hearing. Tim feels it is a safety issue. Cars could easily go over the berm onto the sidewalk and hit pedestrians. Norm made a motion to keep the sidewalk as shown on the typical cross-section plan for the Brice Lemon Estate Subdivision. Tim 2nd. Norm, Dick and Tim
voted favorably. Shawn and Marilyn opposed.
Street Name Changes: Anita Carlson (Town Clerk) requested that Clea rename a few streets in the Brice Lemon Subdivision. Millbrook Circle needs to be renamed because there is already a Millbrook Road in town. Also, there is an East and a West Windham Circle. She would like them to have 2 distinct different names for public safety reasons. There is already a Windham Road in town so the names need to be changed in their entirety. Clea was agreeable to this.
Bear Hill: Clea gave an update on the progress on Bear Hill. He hopes to have everything completed by Friday, May 11th. Clea said 500 feet of Brintnal is part of Bear Hill. He requested to move $6,407.14 from the Brintnal Estates financial account to the Bear Hill financial account to cover his current invoices. Shawn made a motion to move the requested money from the Brintnal to the Bear Hill Account. Dick 2nd. Marilyn, Shawn, and Dick voted favorably. Tim opposed. Norm abstained. Tim wants to know if Gary, DPW director, is going to have someone from Gill come out to inspect the bridge to verify that all needed corrections have been made. He wants final blessings from both Quinn and Gill on this subdivision before the road is accepted as a public way.
Norm thinks it should be Gary’s decision on whether he would like a final Gill report. Laurie will send an email to Gary asking for his thoughts on this. There was conversation on the street lights. There is no waiver in the order of conditions. The board reviewed the plans. There are street lights on the plans at the corners. The board is not opposed to granting a waiver, but it may have to be done through a public hearing. Tim thinks we should check with town consul to confirm this. Dick would like to look at the minutes to see if this was something that was unintentionally left out of the order of conditions. Laurie will research this and we will revisit this issue in the future.
Land for sale near Turkey Hill: Michael Zaleski, a resident from Worcester, came in to inquire about possible land usage for a few parcels for sale in Rutland near Turkey Hill. Assessor’s location 35b-b-2, 4, 7, 9 and 11 He was interested in purchasing the land and building a shed to house boats. GIS shows the parcels on a road, but the road has not actually been built. He is not interested in the land if the road to access it does not exist.
Bear Hill: Norm and Ron went to view Bear Hill today. The trees have not been planted yet. The turnaround at Arrowhead had not been put in. The street lights have not been put in. The last hydrant has not been cleared away. Norm feels they have not moved back the guard rail. Tim would like an email sent to Seth to have him look at it. There should be 2 feet on each side.
Brice Lemon: Dick is concerned that the Brice Lemon plans show all the water and sewer running through the project. The plans are not updated to show the water and sewer running down the road. Tim asked if Gary has an updated plan showing this. Dick wants to see a signed sewer permit. Laurie will write a letter to the water / sewer commission requesting updated plans and copies of signed permits.
Town Planner: The funds for a town planner are built into the budget for FY19. The board needs to start working on a job description. Tim said there was a job description for Glen Eaton, a planner the town had in the past. Ron had a town planner job description for Southbridge that the board could use as a guide. Margaret (town administrator) wants there to be a skill line about Economic Development.
Shawn motioned to close the meeting. Tim 2nd, all in favor.
Close: 9:19pm
Respectfully submitted,
Laurie Becker, Secretary
Minutes approved on May 22, 2018
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