HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-06-11 Planning Board MinutesMinutes of the Meeting of June 11, 1984.
Chairman Rich called the meeting to order at 8:45 P.M. with
Board members J. Shaw, J. Wood, B. Mitchel and newly sworn-in
_member David Devine present. Mr. Mitchel and Ms. Plansky had
toured the Children's Room of the old Library building at 7:00
P.M. and discussed the interior layout and space with Building
Maintenance Superintendent, Charles Darby. The full Board
met with the Board of Selectmen at 7:55 P.M. and interviewed
2 candidates for the vacated position on the Planning Board.
Mr. Pucillo and Mr. Devine were both well-qualified and sincere
candidates. Both had run for town office in the last election.
After a question and answer period, the Board caucussed and
unanimously recommended that Mr. Devine be appointed to fill
the unexpired seat of Charles R. Arthur, Jr. Upon a vote of
9-0-0, both the Planning Board and Board of Selectmen voted to
appoint Mr. Devine. Mr. Devine was then sworn in by Town Clerk,
Larry Drew.
Correspondence
Mail was reviewed. Plans.from.O. Bradley Latham's office were
received on the latest proposal for Somerset Nursing Home, North
Main Street.
Office Consolidation
Mr. Mitchel informed the Board of his inspection of the space
available at the library for office consolidation. A rough
sketch of the interior was drawn and reviewed. Ms.-Rich then
updated the Board and Mr. Devine on the latest proposal as
presented by Ms. O'Brien.
Mr. Mitchel stated that the original idea was to move the Conser-
vation Commission over to this building to keep it occupied and
help prevent.vandalization of.the building. With the Building
Inspector's staff position vacant, a new move was made to con-
solidate offices and personnel. The current understanding is
that the Planning Board allotted time would remain at 900 hours.
Any other time needed by other departments would increase the
base time allotted. The'Conservation Commission and Building
Inspector's positions will be consolidated in some manner not
yet clearly defined.
The Board reviewed the layout, assessed this Board's need and
felt that the interior layout of this .room would prohibit any
meaningful consolidation. What would result is overcrowding,
and satellite meeting space for Board meetings. This would
be detrimental to the effective work the Board could do and
would not enhance the work load or work environment of.the staff
or 4oard.
The Board asked the Chairman to contact both the Conservation
Commission and the Building Inspector to ascertain their feelings
in this regard. If a concensus can be made, then a more effective
proposal can be presented to the Board of Selectmen.
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Ms. Rich suggested that the Planning Board stay in the Community
Center, either in this office or downstairs, and work on a plan
to effectively combine offices and staff after the renovations
to the old Library and Town Hall have been made. The Board was
in unanimous agreement.
Zoning Maps
Board was informed that the 37 pages of maps were sent out for -
reduction to Stone's Reprographics. Because of the poor quality
from which the .prints will be made, the new reduced size maps
may appear muddy around the edges. This should not be too
detrime.ntal.as the maps most affected do not have significant
,development located within the confines of this portion of the
map.
Zoning By-laws
Final corrections are being reviewed and printing will be done
before the end of fiscal year.. the l page Zoning Map has-to
have other corrections.made to it. We are still trying to work
with BPW to locate the large wall map. If this cannot.be found,
we will have to have photographic reproductions made and copies
made from this.
Meeting Schedule
Mr. Mitchel.will not be able-to attend next Tuesday's meeting
because of a schedule conflict. The next meeting will be on
Tuesday, June 19, 1984 at 74.30 P.M.
There being no further business before the Board, it was unani-
mously voted to adjourn at 9,:50 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
John D. Wood, Clerk (pro-tem)
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