TOWN OF PALMER
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
October 19, 2009, 7:00 pm,
Town Administration Building, Meeting Room.
Chairman Michael Marciniec called the meeting of the Planning Board to order at
7:00 PM. Present were members Norman Czech, Diane France, James Haley, Jr. and Thomas Skowyra. Also present were Town Planner Linda Leduc and Principal Clerk Mary Watson recording minutes.
There were no public hearings scheduled for this meeting.
Discussion Items:
Subdivision Approval Not Required (SANR)-for the property owned by John Chudy and located on 184 Stimson Road, Thorndike.
A motion was made by N.Czech to approve the SANR for John Chudy for the property located on 184 Stimson Road, Thorndike. T.Skowyra seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
SANR-for the property owned by L&E Gomes, LLC and located on 4177 Pleasant Street, Thorndike.
A motion was made by D.France to approve the SANR for L&E Gomes, LLC for 4177 Pleasant Street, Thorndike. J.Haley, Jr., seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
SANR-for Kenneth and Barbara Lukis whose property is located on 106 Burlingame Road.
A motion was made by T.Skowyra to approve the SANR for 106 Burlingame Road, Three Rivers. J.Haley, Jr., seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
Letter from Brandy Charron-for the property located on 248 Old Warren Road. A letter dated October 6, 2009 was received requesting an extension for the Special Permit/Site Plan and Finding issued on February 26, 2007.
L.Leduc stated that a site visit was conducted and they are still constructing the single-family home. The mobile home has not been demolished and would need to be before moving into the new home.
A motion was made by N.Czech acknowledging receipt of the letter and to grant an extension with a new completion date of April 1, 2010. J.Haley, Jr., seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
Quarterly report for the JT Brown- for the gravel pit located on Ware Road. The report dated October 10, 2009 was sent by Robert LeMaitre Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor.
A motion was made by J.Haley, Jr., acknowledging receipt of the quarterly report for JT Brown. T.Skowyra seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
Knox Pond Construction Report #23-The report dated October 5, 2009 was sent by Sherman and Frydryk for the property located on 1094 Thorndike Street, Palmer.
A motion was made by T.Skowyra acknowledging receipt of the Knox Pond Construction Report #23. N.Czech seconded. The vote passed (4:0:1).
Member J.Haley, Jr., abstained.
Quarterly Report for RDL Associates-for the gravel pit located on Palmer Street, Bondsville.
Sherman and Frydryk Land Surveying and Engineering sent the report dated October 9, 2009.
Discussions were held regarding comment number 8 of the report in which a washout has occurred on the southerly side with some material moving towards the lower field area.
The Board stated that this must be addressed prior to the yearly site inspections that would be held on November 13.
A motion was made by J.Haley, Jr., acknowledging receipt of the quarterly report for RDL Associates. D.France seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
Quarterly Report for Jacques Construction-for the gravel pit located on State Street and Griffin Street, Bondsville.
A motion was made by J.Haley, Jr., acknowledging receipt of the quarterly report for Jacques Construction. T.Skowyra seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
Letter from R.B. Enterprises-The letter dated October 19, 2009 was received requesting to crush large boulders at the gravel pit located off River Street, Palmer.
M.Marciniec stated that he visited the site with L.Leduc and there were only five large rocks on the site. The Board was concerned with rocks being brought to the site for crushing purposes.
M.Marciniec requested to table this item until the next meeting on November 2 and asked the Board to visit the site beforehand.
A motion was made by J.Haley, Jr., to table the crushing request for R.B. Enterprises until November 2. N.Czech seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
Letter from Mill Pond Condominium Association-for the property located on Michael Drive, Thorndike. The letter dated October 12, 2009 was signed by Gerald Nathanson, vice-present of the condominium association, requesting to remove all the pine trees that were originally planting due to the fact that they are now diseased and are becoming overgrown and crowding out the existing maple trees.
M.Marciniec stated that he and L.Leduc had visited the site and the trees do not appear to be diseased.
The Board agreed that this is under the jurisdiction of the condominium association and therefore a letter would need to be sent to them.
A motion was made by J.Haley, Jr., acknowledging receipt of the letter from the Mill Pond Condominium Association and to send a letter to them stating that they can change the landscaping at their discretion. D.France seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
Letter from Town Manager-dated October 14, 2009 was sent to all Board and Commissions regarding the spending freeze.
A motion was made by J.Haley, Jr., acknowledging receipt of the letter from the Town Manager. D.France seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
Letter from Town Clerk-dated October 9, 2009 was received and signed by Patricia Donovan stating that all municipal employees, members of boards and commissions must complete the online training program for the changes that were made to the state’s conflict of interest law and the State Ethics Commission enabling act.
A motion was made by D.France acknowledging receipt of the letter from the Town Clerk. J.Haley, Jr., seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
Open Meeting Law-M.Marciniec stated that there have been changes made to the open meeting law, however the information has not been updated online.
Discussions were held regarding having a close out date for the agenda.
L.Leduc stated that this should be set as a policy for the Board to avoid conflicts with the open meeting law.
A motion was made by D.France to have a new policy that any agenda item must be submitted to the office at the end of the day on Wednesday prior to the Planning Board meeting. T.Skowyra seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Housing Outreach Technical Assistance letter was received regarding funding that is available to work with communities in the region on affordable housing-related issues.
A motion was made by N.Czech acknowledging receipt of the letter from PVPC. J.Haley, Jr., seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
Meeting Minutes of October 5, 2009-A motion was made by T.Skowyra to approve the minutes. D.France seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
Peer Review Account-the treasurer has given an update of the peer review 24 account that has a balance of $ 22,014.71. This account reflects the money received for applications that require a peer review. The outstanding balance is from previous years and the inaccurate documentation representing each account.
The treasurer had spoken to L.Leduc stating that the balance should be put into a separate account for a year, so that interest would not be earned, and then put into the general fund for the town.
A motion was made by J.Haley, Jr., to allow the $ 22,014.71 that is currently in the peer review account for the Planning Board to go into a separate account for one-year and then the into the general fund. D.France seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
The Board did not adjourn into executive session.
Executive Session Minutes of September 21, 2009-A motion was made by T.Skowyra to approve the minutes. J.Haley, Jr., seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
8:15 PM-A motion was made by T.Skowyra to adjourn. J.Haley, Jr., seconded. The vote passed (5:0).
James Haley, Jr., Clerk
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