Wellfleet Planning Board
Minutes of Meeting Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Town Hall Hearing Room, 7:00 p.m.
Present: R. Dennis O’Connell, Barbara Gray, Gerald Parent, Stephen Oliver, David Rowell
Absent: Ronald Harper, Alfred Pickard; Rex Peterson, Assistant Town Administrator
Chairman Dennis O’Connell opened the hearing at 7:03 p.m.
Sandy Lane/Cranberry Hollow Rd. Renaming
On January 18, 2006 Planning Board approved a request from abutters to a portion of Cranberry Hollow Rd. to change the entrance way to the Cranberry Hollow Rd. loop to Sandy Lane. Subsequent to this decision, owners on the inner Cranberry Hollow Rd. objected to the change and petitioned to reinstate the name of the .1 mile, 20 ft. wide entrance way to Cranberry Hollow Rd. Mrs. Phyllis Spring gathered 23 petitions from the 32 abutters names provided by the Town Assessor and requested the hearing to return the road name to Cranberry Hollow Rd. Dr. & Mrs. Spring came forward to explain their petition to restore the name. Dr. Spring said that the entire Cranberry Hollow Rd. had been affected and should have been notified.
Gerald Parent said that a subdivision today would not have the same name for all the roads within it. Parent said the abutters who live on a road should be the ones to change the name and that Planning Board could void the January decision because the majority of the subdivision had not been involved in the renaming. From the floor, Elizabeth Constantino of 120 Cranberry Hollow Rd. expressed her concerns about whether an ambulance or fire truck could get through the intersection. She said there had once been a suggestion to name the spurs Cranberry Hollow West, North and East or to put numbers on the entrance ways. From the floor, Fire Chief Silverman said signage that indicated the Cranberry Hollow Rd. numbers at the appropriate entrance roads would be helpful.
Barbara Gray asked if the name change was still valid since two thirds of the abutters on Cranberry Hollow Rd. had not taken part in the change. Mr. Northrop, who had initiated the name change to Sandy Lane, spoke with a chalkboard illustration of the roadways. He explained the rationale for the name change to Sandy Lane.
Parent moved to rescind the Planning Board decision of January 18, 2006 to rename a portion of the road “Sandy Lane” based on the information that it did so with an inadequate majority of two thirds and that the name revert back to Cranberry Hollow Rd. Gray seconded. Discussion of suitable signage for the road continued. Mrs. Spring said she was willing to get together with the neighbors for signage solutions.
O’Connell closed the hearing at 7:50 p.m. and convened the regular meeting.
The motion to rescind the name change carried 5-0.
ANR 05-06 – Hill, 0 Off Paine Hollow Road (Map 29, Parcel 295.1)
Mr. Chester Lay of Slade Associates came forward to represent the Hills and explain the proposed ANR of 11,000 square feet. The small piece of land will be conveyed to the abutters. Gray moved to deem it an ANR. O’Connell seconded. The motion carried 5-0.
Parkington Covenant
Members of the Board signed the Parkington subdivision plan that had been approved September 6, 2006.
Update on Fire Station Land
Fire Chief Dan Silverman came forward to explain a change in the lot where the new fire station is being sited (Map 13, Parcel 3). He said the fire station will need to cut into the banking to provide parking and turn-around space. He anticipated moving/straightening out the lot line between the school property (Map 13, Parcel 2). PB said he could ask for a variance for setbacks for a municipal building. Silverman did not want to encroach upon the school lot. At some point, Silverman said they might want to put a shed near the school lot line. Silverman discussed setbacks that would need variances. PB said to ask ZBA for the variances. Silverman said they intended to have a landscaped, green buffer zone between the highway and the station.
Water System Master Plan
Mark Berry, Chairman of the Board of Water Commissioners, came forward to explain the water expansion Articles. Berry said these represented design for Master Plan Stages 3, 4 and 5. O’Connell considered withholding recommendations until STM until PB understood the Articles better. There were questions regarding the water main connection described in Article 4, location of the water tank, and the amount the sums requested for design.
Berry discussed the waiting list for hook-ups, commercial needs, BOH decision making, fire hydrants and the new fire station. Berry considered future projects: the police station, health care campus, senior housing and 335 Main Street. Berry discussed how the system is paid for now and the potential for selling water to Eastham in the future.
Parent asked about capacity gained by passing the Articles. O’Connell and Parent asked about the expected ratio of payment for the system and Town usage. Berry discussed the septic systems in the Central District. He discussed building and water issues with the Board. Gray asked about funding available for the water expansion.
O’Connell reiterated that he did not have a good feel for what the Articles were all about. He needed more specifics on the water tower location and the water main connections. He said the recommendation can be reserved until STM. Oliver asked about the $4 million cost and pointed out this was another major expense being presented to the voters at STM. O’Connell discussed how the Articles related to the Master Plan Stages.
Berry discussed other water system matters: hook-ups, materials of the water pipes, having a clerk of the works and building the system with foresight.
Planning Board would be able to vote before STM to make recommendations after their questions on the Articles were explained, O’Connell said. Parent said he did not have a problem with the Articles if they and the explanations were clarified in the Warrant.
Recommendations for STM Articles
In addition to the water system Articles, the board considered Articles 11 and 12.
Parent moved to reserve recommendation for the Articles 2, 3, 4, 11 and 12. Steve Oliver seconded. The motion carried 5-0.
Wind Turbines
Wind turbines material was distributed. The discussion will be at a future meeting.
Minutes of 9/6/06
Gray moved to approve the amended minutes of September 6, 2006. Oliver seconded. The motion carried 5-0.
Other Business
PB hoped the sidewalk repair which is underway will be extended further.
David Rowell reported on the “Airstrip” parcel (Map 42, Parcel 601) discussions with the Seashore. This could be heading to Land Court, he said.
Adjournment
Gray moved to adjourn, Oliver seconded, and the motion carried 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
____________________________ ____________________________
Mary Rogers, Committee Secretary R. Dennis O’Connell, Chairman
________________________Date
| 
