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Marlow
Planning Board -- December 13, 2005 Unapproved
minutes of meeting
Present: Ray Despres, Trish
Rogan, Carla Kirsh, Joseph Feuer, Michael Puschaver, and Bonnie Hazelton
The meeting was called to order at 7:05. The
minutes from November 8, 2005 were read and unanimously approved with the
following correction: the word “turn-around” was replaced by
“cul-de-sac”, as a more accurate description.
Old Business
The Planning Board discussed the need to
schedule a public hearing as soon as possible. In order to qualify for the
National Flood Insurance Program offered by FEMA, Marlow must update and
clarify its floodplain management regulations, using the language and format
suggested by the OEP. In order to add the new material to Marlow’s zoning
and subdivision regulations, it must be adopted by the town at March’s town
meeting. The Public Hearing will take place on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at
7:00 p.m.
Mr. Feuer stated that Dave Galluccio is
presently making the final corrections to the new Zoning Ordinance book.
New Business
Albert St. Pierre and Barry Metcalf of St.
Pierre, Inc. Sand and Gravel, of Charlestown were present, along with Hal
Wilkins, to discuss the present status of the property owned by Dr. Arthur
Cohen, on Rte. 10. They described the emergency measures taken as a result of
the flooding in early October, including the need to remove material from the
area abutting Dr.Cohen’s property (land owned by Bill Hasbrouck, of Gilsum),
as well as the repairs completed on the bridge going into the Cohen property.
Then they asked for an extension of the permit to operate a gravel pit on that
site. The present permit expires on 12/31/05; Mr. Wilkins estimated that it
will take another 5 years to complete the work and restore the land as
proposed. The planning board spent time in discussing the present condition of
the property as well as clarifying which acres were still in “current use”
and which were out of “current use.” The board finally voted to approve a
5-year extension of the permit. Before leaving, Mr. St. Pierre also requested
a copy of regulations on signs for that area of the town. He intends to put up
a sign near the bridge.
The Planning Board discussed information
in the newspaper about windmills proposed for a nearby town. Mr. Feuer
suggested that it may be something that we should research, and determine
whether or not we would consider it in Marlow. The board chose not to take any
action on that issue at this time.
Jason Little was present to discuss a
proposal he’d made to the Marlow Selectmen at their meeting on Monday. He
would like to assign his undergraduate students at Franklin Pierce College the
task of putting together a survey to be sent out with the Marlow Tax Inventory
Forms in the spring. The purpose of the survey would be to learn just what the
town’s residents would like to see in Marlow’s future. He and his students
would then do a presentation for the selectmen, planning board, (perhaps the
town) based on the results of the survey. He asked for our input on the
project.
Before adjourning the meeting, the
Planning Board spent some time in looking over the new Flood Insurance Rate
Maps, of Marlow.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m. The
next regular meeting of the Marlow Planning Board will immediately follow the
Public Hearing scheduled for Tuesday, January 10, 2006, at 7:00 p.m.
Submitted
by
Bonnie Hazelton
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