Wales Planning Board Meeting

July 10, 2006

Minutes

 

 

In Attendance:  Alice DiPaolo (Chair), Lori Blier (Secretary); Lyndon Spaulding (WPB), Eric Gagnon (WPB), Tom Goudreau (WPB)

 

Ø      Alice opened the meeting at 7:08.  Alice requested nominations for officers.  Lyndon nominated Alice for Chairman.  The nomination was seconded and Alice was voted in unanimously as Chairman.  Tom Goudreau nominated Ralph Sanborn as Co-Chairman.  It was seconded and Ralph was voted in unanimously.  Alice nominated Lori Blier as Secretary.  It was seconded and Lori was voted in unanimously as Secretary.

Ø      Lori distributed the agenda, minutes from June 19, 2006 meeting.  The minutes were reviewed by board members and approved as written. 

Ø      Lori was given the floor to bring Eric Gagnon, our new board member, up to speed on what the board is currently working on and future projects.  The required changes to the shoreland zoning ordinance and the potential of establishing a mining ordinance were discussed.  There was some discussion as to why the board was asked by the selectmen to look into perhaps drafting a mining ordinance.  Board members gave an overview of progress to date on the proposed Beechnut Lane (Brian Johnson Bull Run Road Property) subdivision proposal.  Eric was given copies of all the current ordinances and will get Ed’s set of planning board materials when we get it from him.

Ø      There was also some discussion surrounding a question posed to Lori regarding whether the town had a restriction on the age of trailers being moved in town.  There is no specific restriction in our ordinances.  We reference the state law Title 10 in our Land Use Ordinance.  Lori will search that Title to see if there is a state restriction listed.  In this process we noted that the subdivision ordinance incorrectly references the Land Use Ordinance as 3.4.B for manufactured housing reference and it should be 5.4.B in Section 2.J.2 of the subdivision ordinance.  Lori will make the change and we’ll need to run it through at town meeting next year.

Ø      Board members asked if Eric had any questions.  He wanted to know if we had any sort of By-Laws or something that outlined what our purpose, duties, etc. were.  Copies of the current Board By-Laws and the reference in the town’s Charter were distributed.  Board members determined that the By-Laws are in need of updating.  This will be discussed along with the mining ordinance at the next meeting. 

Ø      The next regular meeting will be on August 14.  Meeting was adjourned at 8:04 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Lori Blier, Secretary

 

 

Related documents:  By Laws and mining ordinances from other towns for review