TOWN OF BRADFORD
PLANNING BOARD
OCTOBER 25, 2011
7:00PM
Call to Order and Roll Call:
Marcia Keller, Chair opened the meeting at 7:00pm with Phil LaMoreaux, John Greenwood, Jim Bibbo, Alternates Mark Keith and Caryl Walker present. Bill Glennie, Sonny Harris and Marge Cilley, Secretary were absent. Barry Wheeler, Selectmen’s Representative arrived after the Selectmen’s non-public meeting.
Chair seated Mark Keith for Sonny Harris and Caryl Walker for Bill Glennie.
Review and Consideration of September 27, 2011 Minutes A few typos were corrected and the minutes approved.
Public Presentation of 2010 Capital Improvements Program
Phil LaMoreaux reformatted the first three pages into a more easily readable font. Copies were handed out to the Board and public in attendance. CIP Chair Don Jackson answered questions about the contents and explained some of the added notations about items that were not recommended by the CIP Committee.
Jim Bibbo made a motion to accept the CIP report and forward it to the Selectmen and the Budget Committee. Motion was seconded and voted unanimously in the affirmative. Phil LaMoreaux reiterated the Board’s thanks to CIP Committee for all of its efforts and expressed the wish that the Committee undertake the task in the coming year. Don Jackson said the process was better understood by the Departments this year and most of the responses came within the time-line that had been set by the CIP and approved by the Selectmen.
Copies of the report will be delivered to the Selectmen on November 1 and the Budget Committee on November 3 as an aid to their ongoing budget preparation.
To Do Folder New copy of Town and City available. Pages from recent one with 2011 Land Use Changes were copied and made available. Offer from AICP member Gerald Coogan to provide planning services to the town.
A letter from Harriet Hobbs requesting consideration of the Board’s disapproval of the Corsair Realty Gravel Pit Application was filed. It will be placed on the agenda for discussion on November 8.
Budget Preparation for 2012 Board reviewed the Account History of Planning Board expenditures provided by the Town Administrator. Still unanswered questions about the charges to MCRD since most of the documents filed by the Planning Board are by checks made out by applicants to MCRD.
Budget approved by the Board includes an increase of $100 for the secretary, required increase to CNHRPC to cover dues and copies of Land Use Regulations, decrease in Circuit Rider until such time as those services are once again needed, conferences and supplies remain the same, and postage is decreased.
Many of the items under supplies are reimbursed to the town from applicants’ fees.
Workforce Housing The board voted to begin the process of presenting a Work Force Housing ordinance to the voters by scheduling the first public hearing on November 22, 2011 at 7 PM. It is understood that this continues to be a state mandate and efforts will be made to inform the voters of the necessity of enacting it. Copies of the current draft and the supporting material will be forwarded to the Board.
Other Zoning Issues Board members were asked to submit any other zoning issues they want addressed in 2010 at the meeting on November 22.
There was general discussion of some of the issues in the CIP as related to the Community Center and the Town Hall.
No further questions before the Planning Board, meeting adjourned at 9:30pm.
Respectfully submitted
Marcia Keller
Secretary, pro tem