Wales Planning Board Meeting

December 11, 2006

Minutes

 

 

Board Members In Attendance:  Alice DiPaolo (Chair), Lori Blier (Secretary), Lyndon Spaulding (WPB)

 

 

Ø      Alice opened the meeting at 7:10.  The agenda, minutes, and letter to Brian Johnson regarding the preliminary plan for the proposed Station Road Estates subdivision were distributed.  The minutes were reviewed by board members and unanimously accepted as written. 

Ø      The board reviewed the letter Lori drafted regarding the preliminary plan for the proposed Station Road Estates subdivision that was presented by Brian Johnson and Paul Ruopp at the November meeting.  The town treasurer being present in the office, the board requested verification that the fee for the preliminary plan for subdivision had not yet been received.  She indicated it had not.  The letter indicates that the preliminary plan with the waivers outlined in the text will not be considered complete until receipt of the required fee.  Board members present unanimously agreed to send the letter as written regarding the preliminary plan presentation and documentation.  The board feels we should also note that we would like to have 6 copies of the final plan as well as the 2 required transparencies.

Ø      The board reviewed the mining ordinance materials that were last discussed in meetings earlier in the fall.  Members agreed to review the materials prior to the next meeting and to return with any recommended additions, deletions, or other changes.  Lori will email Eric with the items he had originally agreed to research/work on with regard to the mining ordinance.

Ø      Lori indicated we still needed to get the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance reworked to include the recent DEP required changes.  She will try to get a first draft of that worked up to ship off to her contact at DEP for review.  We also need to get the Subdivision Ordinance revised to include the need for 6 copies of all subdivision plan submissions along with the requirement that the plans need to be submitted to the CEO with the appropriate fees, etc.  Alice will draft the proposed changes for review at our next meeting.

Ø      We also need to make the by-laws changes we have been discussing regarding the voting ability of members not present for some meetings where subdivision or other plans are presented.  Lori passed around the Board Members Affidavit Regarding Missed Meeting form that was part of the packet for the Planning Board Members training provided by the Maine Municipal Association.  Lori will replicate the form for use with this board.  Lori will have that available for the next meeting and the board will discuss the wording changes for the bylaws at that time.

Ø      The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.  Next meeting will be January 8, 2007. 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Lori Blier, Secretary