Washington Planning Board

January 6, 2009

 

0.0              Assembly

Members Present: Jack Sheehy, Lynn Cook, Nan Schwartz and Tom Marshall

Alternates Present: Bill Cole

Members and Alternates absent: Ken Eastman, Dennis Kelly, Fran Greene and Jim Crandall

Visitors: None.

 

Sheehy asked for a motion to have Bill Cole sit in for Ken Eastman. Marshall motioned Cole sit in for Eastman. Cook seconded the motion. All voted in favor.

 

1.0              Marshall motioned to approve the minutes of December 2, 2008 with the inclusion that 4.2 read that the property would need to be merged by April 1, 2009 and that Cook asked for deed information from Steve Boucher. Schwartz seconded the motion. All voted in favor.

 

2.0              Driveway permits: None

 

 

3.0              Mergers: None.

 

4.0              Old Business:

4.1              Jack Sheehy opened the public hearing at 6:30PM. The Board reviewed the proposed guest cottage article. Schwartz advised that the Board had received a letter from Lake Ashuelot Estates against the proposal. The letter was filed.

4.2              DiCaprio subdivision; The hearing was cancelled by the applicant. The applicant informed the Board that he would like to move forward with the lot line adjustment/annexation with his abutters the Laprades at the February Planning Board meeting. The Board will hear the annexation at their February meeting.

4.3              Space Task Force- Kelly absent will discuss at the next meeting.

4.4              Reminder- Open Forum on Future of the Meeting House Committee findings and plans, January 16th, Town Hall time to be announced. The Planning Board discussed the options for the Meeting House.

 

5.0              New Business:

5.1              Board Initiatives for 2009 –

Sheehy suggested that the Board discuss the Ashuelot Watershed Protection Ordinance. That had been discussed in the past.

Schwartz said that the Towns subdivision regulations need to be updated. She will work on the updates. 

Schwartz suggested the possibility of discussing zoning this year. The Board will discuss.

 

6.0              Communications:

6.1              Copy of email from Dennis McKenney regarding DiCaprio. - Filed

6.2              Letter from D. Damm on behalf of LAE, Inc. regarding the Guest Cottage article. - Filed

6.3              Letter from NH DOT regarding notice of public hearing on DiCaprio subdivision. – Filed

6.4              LGC 2009 calendar- Filed

6.5              Warrenstreet Architects calendar. – Filed

6.6              Granite State Landscape Architects brochure. –Filed  

6.7              PlanNH- information and application for 2009 design charrette. –Forward to Kelly 

6.8              Letter from LAE to the Planning Board advising that the Board does not support the expansion of LAE to a private subdivision. – Filed

6.9              Letter from NH Fish and Game requesting information on town-owned property. – Forward to the Selectmen

6.10     Received the Master Plan and Regulatory Audit. -Filed

7.0              Meeting date- Next Planning Board meeting February 3, 2009 at 7PM.

 

8.0              Adjournment: Marshall motioned to adjourn. Cook seconded the motion. All voted in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 8:00PM

Respectfully submitted,

Michelle Dagesse

Recording Secretary

Planning Board

Town of Washington