WALKERTOWN PLANNING BOARD MEETING
WALKERTOWN
LIBRARY
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Chairperson Mike Warren called the meeting
to order at 3:00 p.m. and
welcomed everyone to the first Planning Board meeting of 2005.
Present for the Planning Board were Mike Warren,
Present for the Staff were Attorney Bo Houff,
In the audience was Horace Warner.
Mr. Warren explained that the Public Sessions would be opened for or against any unannounced items and questions are not allowed.
1. PROCEDURAL ITEMS
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AGENDA APPROVAL
There was a request to add to the agenda the item of Vice-Chairperson for discussion and action.
MOTION: TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED WITH THE ADDITIONAL ITEM
BY:
SECOND: Arlyn Wilson
VOTE: Unanimous
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MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
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Minutes of
(NOTE: NO MEETING IN DECEMBER)
MOTION: TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF
BY:
SECOND: Larry
Marshall
VOTE: Unanimous
2. RESOLUTION #PB-05-001
TO APPROVE CALENDAR YEAR 2005 MEETING DATES
FOR
WALKERTOWN PLANNING BOARD
MOTION: TO APPROVE RESOLUTION #PB-05-001
CALENDAR
YEAR 2005 MEETING DATES
FOR WALKERTOWN PLANNING BOARD
BY: Larry Marshall
SECOND:
VOTE: Unanimous
3. PUBLIC SESSION
Please limit your discourse to 3 minutes.
Public Session was opened and closed at
4. ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED
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Getting additional Planning Board Members/Alternates
There are four people who previously submitted applications for the Planning Board and have been pulled out for reconsideration. Pending approval by the Town Council, they are:
*Charles McDaniel
*Robert Butler
*Charonna Remillard
*Darren Ziglar
Mr. Warren explained that we would
like to keep the date to accept applications open through January 31st.
The applications are at Town Hall and are available for folks that live in the
Town of
Ms. Leight said that the wording for the application process might be better explained by saying that we would have the application process open year round but for this round of alternates we would close it January 31st, but anybody can put in an application at any point in time.
Ms. Wilson asked if we were choosing four alternates and it was clarified that the Planning Board would choose only three out of any and all the applications received up to January 31st.
Mr. Houff asked if the terms for alternates would be staggered and Ms. Leight explained that it was never officially put in the ordinance, we never got the final wording on the ordinance. We had discussed making the alternates three-year terms as well. At this point, we would make that recommendation to the council. It was thought that a three-year term would give them more experience.
Mr. Warren mentioned that several of us would be rotating off at different points ---maybe next year, maybe the year after --- and that would allow the alternates to be there at least throughout the remainder of this original group’s terms.
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Nomination of Vice-Chairperson in the absence of
the Chairperson
The Vice-Chairperson would serve as the Chairperson in the absence of the Chairperson from any meeting.
MOTION: TO NOMINATE PEGGY LEIGHT AS THE VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE PLANNING BOARD TO SERVE AS CHAIRPERSON IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CHAIRPERSON
BY: Arlyn Wilson
SECOND: Larry Marshall
VOTE: Unanimous
Ms. Wilson
inquired if a member knows he/she would not be able to attend a meeting, is
that person responsible for getting an alternate to take that place? Mr. Warren said that if you know you won’t be
there, to let him know and he would find an alternate.
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Planning Board Pre-Meeting
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Planning Board Regular Meeting
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Land Use Meetings will be 1st and 3rd
Thursdays starting again in January
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Town Council meeting is
6. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: TO ADJOURN
BY:
SECOND: Chuck Trivette
VOTE: Unanimous
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:
By:___________________________
Planning Board Secretary