Meeting Minutes
Town of Bradford
Planning Board
October 9, 2018 7:00 PM
Meeting called to order by Claire James at 7:03PM
• Roll Call
Claire James, Vice Chair Carol Meise
Carol Troy Marlene Freyler
Jim Bibbo, Selectmen Rep Steve Chase, Alternate seated
o Doug Troy, Garrett Bauer; Pending appointment Alternates absent
o Tom Dunne, Pam Bruss, Chair, absent
• To Do:
1. Review & Consideration of September 25th minutes.
Motion: Jim Bibbo motioned to approve
Second: Carol Troy
Decision: vote 5-0-1 in favor with Steve Chase abstaining
• Appearances:
1. No appearances were scheduled.
• New Business:
1. The Board discussed the need to have Doug Troy and Garrett Bauer sworn in as alternates. Claire reviewed the attendance requirements of Alternates and the Board felt that the experience and knowledge Doug and Garrett bring to the Board allows them to be very effective but having additional Alternates that would be able to participate more often would be valuable. Claire will speak with Pam to determine if an article could be written for the Bridge seeking additional participation.
• Planning Board Communications:
1. The Board discussed the lack of a written Letter of Intent regarding Barry Wheeler’s gravel pit and what next steps should be taken and whether the pit should be declared abandoned. The Board debated whether continuing inspections efforts to evaluate if the reclamation plan was being followed would be effective and raised concerns about the lack of engagement they were able to attain with Barry. It was ultimately determined that the next course of action would be for Claire to engage the State Gravel Tax Appraiser, Mary Pinkham-Langer for input.
2. The Board had a follow up discussion related to Map 5/Lot 56, 57 Deer Valley Road, where an accumulation of vehicles on the property had been noted. Carol Troy reviewed RSA 236.11a, and discussed what steps should be taken to try an address the accumulation of items. Jim Bibbo stated that the Code Enforcement Officer would be the right person to address a concern. Marlene Freyler felt that oversight was not a Planning Board responsibility while Carole Meise believed the Planning Board is in charge of Junkyards.
Motion: Carol Meise motioned to have Walter Royal inspect the property and reference RSA 236.11a
Second: Jim Bibbo
Decision: vote 6-0 in favor
3. Master Plan update:
a. Mike Tardiff, Regional Planning Commission, will attend the October 23rd meeting to discuss the Housing and Land Use chapters; Claire will send the 2006 version for reference prior to that meeting.
4. Claire is working on setting up a time for Sam Green, from the State of NH Revenue Administration Department, to speak with the Board regarding tax valuations on October 23rd or November 13th.
5. The Board discussed the Capital Improvement Plan. The Committee has the project list almost complete and will start putting together a prioritization order next week.
6. The new schedule for a Site Walk of Map 3/Lot 1, previously known as Autocraft, was confirmed for October 13th at 8am.
7. The Board was asked about whether the billboards sign on the corner of Rt. 103 and Sutton Road was established pre-zoning and verified that it was.
8. The next Planning Board meeting will be October 23rd, 2018.
Motion: Jim Bibbo motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:04 PM
Second: Carol Meise
Decision: 6-0 in favor
Meeting adjourned
Minutes submitted by Laurie Colburn