Wellfleet Planning Board
Minutes of Meeting on Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Senior Center Conference Room, 7:00 p.m.
Present: Theodore Franklin, Barbara E. Gray, Olga Kahn, Gerald Parent, Alfred Pickard, Janet Reinhart
Acting Chair Janet Reinhart called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and opened the public hearing.
Modification to Subdivision for, Martha Carroll, 25 Richman Ln., (Map 21, Parcel 30), “T” turn
Alfred Pickard disclosed that one of his customers is an abutter.
Ted Franklin disclosed that he had worked with Martha Carroll and said he remains impartial in his assessment of the road.
Chester Lay of Slade Associates came forward to request a waiver of any further construction of the originally planned “T” turn. Rex Peterson read into record a June 7, 2011 letter1 of concern from abutters Patricia and James Reider regarding their septic easement. Abutter Robert Dubeau stated that he was in favor of the change in the covenant to keep the road as it is. The other abutters said they were satisfied with the road as it is. Gray moved to approve the modification to Subdivision #06-02. There was no second. The board requested specific wording to cover both parts of the road in the modification stated in the covenant. 2
Pickard moved to continue the hearing until the next Planning Board meeting. Franklin seconded, and the motion carried 6-0.
Mr. Lay will prepare a letter with the accurate specifications for the road and have the covenant ready for signing at the July 13, 2011 meeting.
Reinhart closed the public hearing at 7:30 p.m.
Signing DSD #11-02
The Board signed the plan of Definitive Subdivision #11-02 for Rogers-Zelinsky.
Minutes of 5/18/11
Kahn moved to approve the corrected minutes of May 18, 2011. Gray seconded and the motion carried 6-0.
DEP Notification of Audubon Oyster Reef off Lt. Island
Planning Board had received notification from the Department of Environmental Protection3 about the creation of the Audubon oyster reef off Lieutenant’s Island. Rex Peterson had signed the Chapter 91 Waterways plan. He will invite representatives from the Audubon Society and the Shellfish Committee come to a future meeting to explain the oyster reef further.
Open Space Reports
Dennis O’Connell of the Wellfleet Conservation Trust and Jan Plaue and Bob Jackson of the Open Space Committee were present to discuss Open Space. Education was the main goal that Open Space is currently focusing on, according to Jan Plaue, who explained the special event that had been presented at Preservation Hall earlier this month. Bob Jackson expanded upon the themes presented at the Celebration of Open Space. Dennis O’Connell discussed the work of the Conservation Trust with the Town. He reported on the latest land acquisitions. O’Connell explained the provisions for public access to Trust land holdings. Jan Plaue said a new Town-owned property would be coming before Planning Board for recommendation for sale to the Conservation Trust. O’Connell discussed the land behind the
Mobil station that had been the subject of a recent Cape Cod Times editorial and article. There was a discussion of use of oysters for water treatment. Jan Plaue explained the transition from Land Bank to Community Preservation funds to purchase Open Space. Barbara Gray distributed a packet of Open Space4 information from a number of sources.
Janet Reinhart said that the Local Comprehensive Implementation Plan recommended that Planning Board be in contact with the Open Space committees.
Representatives to Housing Partnership and CPC
Planning Board needs to appoint representatives to the Community Preservation Committee, the Housing Partnership and Citizens’ Economic Development Committee. Alfred Pickard agreed to be the representative to the Economic Development Committee. The other representatives will be chosen when the Board has its full complement of members.
Priorities
Three old lists of priorities5 were examined. The Board created an updated list of priorities. There was discussion of keeping the “Landing Strip” property (Map 42, Parcel 601) in the list of priorities. Alfred Pickard will investigate where the Town is with the research on it. Pickard suggested a meeting with ZBA for direction on update wind turbine bylaws.
Other Business
Pickard stated that agenda items for meetings with other groups should be planned in the anticipated agenda for the next meeting to ensure adequate time for the discussions and distribution of advance materials.
Agenda for Next Meeting
The anticipated agenda for the next meeting July 13 will include: the election of officers, the Carroll hearing continued, an expected ANR, a Priorities update and an official street map..
Adjournment
Parent moved to adjourn. Franklin seconded, and the motion carried 6-0. The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
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Mary Rogers, Committee Secretary Janet Reinhart, Acting Chair
Planning Board approved these minutes at the meeting held 8/10/11.
Public Record Material from Planning Board meeting of 6/15/2011
1.) Covenant for Carroll Subdivision is in permanent file DSD #06-02
2.) Letter is in the permanent file for modification of Carroll subdivision DSD #11-03
3.) DEP Notification is in Chapter 91 Waterways permanent file.
4.) Open Space informational packet
5.) Priority lists
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