Planning Board Meeting
Highway Garage-9 Jacksonville Rd.
A meeting of the Planning Board
Meeting of Planning Board
Members: (Quorum)
- Present: Betsy Corner, Member, at 6:06 PM
- Present: Sara Wik, Member, at 6:00 PM
- Present: Jonathan Lagreze, Vice Chair, at 6:00 PM
- Present: Robert Slowinski, Chair, at 6:05 PM
- Present: Loren Feinstein, Secretary, at 6:00 PM
- Present: Don Kahn, Member, at 6:00 PM
- Present: Gregory Olchowski, Member, at 6:00 PM
Also Present:
- Michael Shuipis 15 Stetson Bros Rd
- Timothy Shuipis 15 Stetson Bros Rd
- Marybeth Chichester 44 East Colrain Rd
- Christina Petersen DFG 341 East St Belchertown
Final Minutes
Meeting opened: 6:06 PM
Meeting closed: 7:33 PM
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Meeting Preliminaries
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Meeting Opened / Attendance Taken (see above).
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Minutes Approved: Mon, Jan 27 - Planning Board Meeting
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New Business
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6:00PM: Appointment with Michael Shuipis - Request via. email to be added to our agenda regarding a possible cluster development on Adamsville Rd.
General Discussion...
Michael and his son Timothy introduced themselves and gave some background regarding their intention to subdivide Michael's existing property in order to create a separate plot for the potential of a cluster development. Road frontage is insufficient for this to be accomplished by right, so options were discussed. This was a preliminary introduction to their proposed project. No action was taken or requested of the Planning Board. -
6:30: Approval Not Required - Christina Petersen from Mass Wildlife is presenting an ANR on North Green River Rd. The landowner will retain the camp located at 360 North Green River Rd. and the Division of Fish & Wildlife will be purchasing the rest of the land.
General Discussion...
Approval was determined not to be required and the necessary ANR doccuments were all signed and approved. -
7:00PM: Site Plan Review, Special Permit Application Process Discussion *Vote Possible* - Review New Forms for Special Permit by Planning Board and Site Plan Review
General Discussion...
Special Permit by Planning Board was discussed, in particular with regards to situations in which a SPR and SPP would be jointly required. We reviewed and approved the proposed SPP applicant request form. Discussed adding mention of the fee on the application form. Decided to add a "fee paid" area for the Town Clerk to check prior to their signing. There was also the suggestion to make three separate forms (one for SPR only, one for SPP only, and one for the combined SPP and SPR) indicating the three different fee scheduling.
The suggestion was made to also make a written record (perhaps even a guide of some sort, perhaps referencing existing guidelines from the Town or State) that delineates the SPR and SPP process for the applicants, Planning Board members, and town officials.MOTION, moved by Sara Wik, seconded by Gregory Olchowski: To set a single fee to serve for both SPP and SPR, in the event that both are required, at $300.
Pass: Aye: Betsy Corner, Sara Wik, Jonathan Lagreze, Robert Slowinski, Loren Feinstein, Don Kahn, Gregory Olchowski.
The suggestion was made and agreed upon to only charge a single fee for both SPR and SPP to streamline the process and to increase the overall amount to offset additional costs for the dual permit process over the standard SPR fee.
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7:25: Planning Board Membership - Johnathan Lagreze Planning Board Resignation and potentially Marybeth Chichester's Appointment.
General Discussion...
Johnathan Lagreze put forward his intention to resign from the Planning Board, and Marybeth Chichester affirmed her intention to join, if she is appointed.
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Old Business
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7:15PM: Annual Report *Vote Possible* - Review and Approve Verbiage for Annual Report
MOTION, moved by Loren Feinstein, seconded by Robert Slowinski: To approve and send the document for the Annual Town Report as prepared and submitted by Sara Wik and edited by the Planning Board as a body.
Pass: Aye: Betsy Corner, Sara Wik, Jonathan Lagreze, Robert Slowinski, Loren Feinstein, Don Kahn, Gregory Olchowski.
The board thanks Sara for her time and effort writing up the summary.
We discussed the aim and purpose of this contribution and the Annual Report
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Meeting Wrap-up
- Next Meetings:
- Wed, Mar 4, at 6:00 PM "Planning Board Meeting" -- Highway Garage-9 Jacksonville Rd.
- Wed, Apr 1, at 6:00 PM "Planning Board Meeting" -- Highway Garage-9 Jacksonville Rd.
- Wed, May 6, at 6:00 PM "Planning Board Meeting" -- CANCELLED -- Highway Garage-9 Jacksonville Rd.
- Thu, Jun 11, at 7:00 PM "Planning Board meeting" -- Highway Garage-9 Jacksonville Rd.
- Wed, Aug 5, at 6:00 PM "Planning Board Meeting" -- Highway Garage-9 Jacksonville Rd.
- Next Meetings:
Minutes prepared by Secretary
Minutes approved on Wednesday, Mar 4, 2020