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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-10-10 Community Planning and Development Commission Minutes98 Meeting Schedule The next Board meeting is scheduled for October 1, 1979 at 7:30 P.M. October 11, 1979 is a scheduled meeting with the Finance Committee in Room 2, Town Hall. October 18, 1979 is an all Board meeting scheduled to be held at 7:30 P.M. in the Community Center Auditorium. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, f fl t n rJol' Zo a.bedi n, Jr. Minutes of the Meeting of Octo.. , 1979. Mr. Joseph Sturm and Mr. Barry Mitchel convened in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street ( the Community Center) at 7:30 P.M. Due to a lack of quorum no official business transpired. Mr. Sturm interviewed Ms. Margaret Plansky for Planning Board Aide. Respectfully submitted, Zoiabedi~n, Jr. Minutes of the Meeting of Oct%,ber 10, 19" 9 Chairman Sturm called the meetin o order at 7:30 P.M. in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center) with G. Paynter, J. Zorabedian and B. Mitchel present. Finances Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to appropriate an expenditure in the amount of $21.34 to Xerox Corp. for an operating key to the Town's Xerox machine. PPrgnnnPl The Board unanimously voted to have the Board aide, Margaret Plansky, sign all necessary payroll forms. Periodic review of the salary account will be done by the Board. Personnel form and Position Guide were approved and signed for distribution to the Town Treasurer and the Personnel Board. Board Membership At 8:00 P.M. the Board interviewed Ms. Ellen Childress of 105 Green Street for the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Paul Andrus. The Planning Board will make its recommendation to the Board of Selectmen next Monday at 8:00 P.M. after inter- viewing any other prospective candidates. 9 9 The corrected minutes of June 18, 1979 were unanimously approved. The Board voted to amend the draft of the minutes of July 23, 1979. Zoning Maps John Zorabedian reported on the costs for copying the reduced size Zoning Map. Binding of the copies was not included in the prices obtained from Little's Business Service of Reading. The Board directed Ms. Plansky to further investigate the costs for copying and binding the maps and call the Chairman for authorization of the same. The Board unanimously decided that the copies given to Town agencies should be paid from Planning Board appropriations. Copies for individuals or private business should be on a fee paid schedule. Tax Land Tax possession land is land with a value over $2500; Tax title land is land with a value under $2500. Mr. Zorabedian reported on the Town-owned tax titled land that is to be sold by the Treasurer's office on Satudrday, October 13, 1979. Ms. Plansky was asked to obtain plat maps from the assessor's office to more accurately locate the tax title properties. Mr. Zorabedian will make a further report to the Board next week on the tax possession land that the Town Treasurer has listed. Lot 38 Timberneck Drive - Repetitive Petition Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board unanimously voted to adopt the decision as' drafted, by Chairman Sturm which denies consent to the request of Daniel F. and Helen D. Doherty to permit repetitive petition to the Board of Appeals in regard to Lot 38 Timberneck Drive. Salem Street Nursing Home Proposal Mr. Erich W. Nitzche of Robert E. Anderson, Inc., No. Reading, Mass., will meet with the Board on Monday, October 22, 1979 at 8:00 P.M. to further discuss plans for the proposed nursing home on Salem Street next to the First National shopping complex. Ms. Plansky was requested to inform the Board of Selectmen of this proposed meeting. Town Warrant The Planning Board has not yet received copies of the Town Warrant from the Town Clerk's office. Ms. Plansky was requested to obtain copies of the Warrant as soon as possible and distribute a copy to each member of the Board. Trancoa Site The Board is in receipt of a letter from Meredith S. Johnson of the Lord Corporation regarding the Trancoa property at 312 Ash Street, Reading. The Lord Corporation has received initial approval from Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency (MIFA) for an industrial development project to be financed on behalf of the Lord. Corp. by 1 ,1 a bond issued pursuant to Ch. 496 of 1978 and 40D of the General Laws. This letter is in notification of the project and also requests that the Town notify MIFA by Sept. 29, 1979 of any conflict that the proposed project may have with any existing local or regional comprehensive plan. Mr. Sturm spoke with Mr. Greg Johnson of MIFA and requested the corporation's Project Information Statement. The Board identified the two main problems as: 1) the request for a permanent easement to the industrial development over a residential district; and 2) the increased volume of heavy trucking over the small residential Ash Street area. Mr. Sturm will again contact the State agency and give the Board's present positions and reservations. A copy of the recent letter is to be sent to the Board of Selectmen to keep them up to date and informed. Meeting Schedule The Planning Board's next meeting will be on Monday, October 15, 1979 at 7:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, , Jr. Minutes of the Meeting of Octo}a~r 15U19 At 7:30 P.M. Chairman Sturm called--t'he meeting to order in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center) with Gayllis Payhter and John Zorabedian present. Mr. Mitchel was attending the Public Works' Solid Waste Hearings Correspondence Mail was reviewed. Lot 38 Timberneck Drive The Board signed the decision to deny consent for a repetitive petition to the Board of Appeals, (Refernce Case x#1979-1), for Lot 38, Plat 145, Timberneck Drive. Copies to be distributed to Board of Selectmen, Board of Appeals, Building Inspector and the petitioner's attorney, Mr. Kenneth Latham, Esq. Personnel The Position Guide and payroll authorization were accepted and signed by the Board for the new position of Planning Board Aide, presently held by Ms. Margaret Plansky.