Town
of Sharon
Planning Board
Draft Meeting
Minutes of December 6th,
2006
Amended and
Approved December 20th,
2006
Planning
Board Attendees
Eli
Hauser - Chair
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Wayne
Bradley
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Arnold Cohen – Vice Chair
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Peter O’Cain, Assistant Town Engineer, Consultant
Guests
Jon
Shockett
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Shirley
Schofield – Historical Commission
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Peter
Shinney – Tedeschi Foods
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Robert
Young – Historical Commission
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Dave
Martin – Historical Commission
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Meeting
Initiation
Meeting was
called to order at 7:40 pm by Chair Eli Hauser
Meeting
Discussion
Chair’s
Report
Meeting
Minutes of 11/8/06
- Review of minutes was deferred until
12/20 meeting.
Sign Review
Peter Shinney, of Tedeschi Food Shops came before the Board to present a
sign permit to repair the existing pylon sign box and existing awning at
Tedeschi’s on Pond Street. As per
Mr. O’Cain, this location falls under the PO
Square regulations; however Tedeschi’s is
fixing what is broken. The board
suggested changing the color red on the awning to be more in line with the
guidelines. Mr. O’Cain will check Tedeschi’s permit to see if it can be
grandfathered in. He suggested Mr. Shinney go to the DPW to obtain a copy of
the PO Square
guidelines.
Bond Approvals
Mr. O’Cain
presented the bond review regarding Eisenhower Extension Subdivision. He stated
Mr. Shockett needs to construct a road and the purpose of the bond is to help
set up the remaining work. Step one is to approve or not approve the bond for
$117,000. Mr. Shockett can request a bond reduction as items are completed. The
Southeast Regional group pricing is used as a guide for construction costs and
this source was used by Mr. O’Cain to recommend the $117,000 figure. Mr. Cohen
made a motion to accept the bond approval dated 11/16 for the Eisenhower
Extension Subdivision. Mr. Bradley seconded the motion and the Board voted
3-0-0 in favor.
The second
step as per Mr. O’Cain was a discussion of the Tripartite Agreement between the
Town, Developer and Lender Rockland Trust. This agreement insures that if the
Developer does not within 2 years complete the construction of roadways and
installation of municipal services to the buildings on the designated lots then
the Lender will release the funds being held to secure the completion of this
work. The Agreement also provides that the Lender cannot release any of the
reserved funds to the Builder without the express written consent of the
Planning Board. Also pursuant to the agreement if the Builder does not
construct the roadways and install the services pursuant to the Agreement, the
Lender has the right to deposit the Reserved Funds in an account in the name of
the Town with the Planning Board having the power to withdraw and expend the
funds. Mr. Bradley moved to accept the
Tripartite Agreement proposed between Eisenhower Drive Extension, Rockland
Trust and the Planning Board dated December 6th,
2006. Mr. Cohen seconded the motion and the
Board voted 3-0-0 in favor. In addition a
Form J Lot release was signed by the Board.
Form A
Mr. O’Cain
presented a Form A for Hunter’s Ridge. As three Planning Board members were in
attendance and Mr. Bradley recused himself from the discussion there was not a
quorum present to vote on this item. The Form A for Hunter’s Ridge will be
approved by default because the 21 day period for the Board to act on it will
expire before the next Board Meeting. It should be noted that Mr. Cohen, Mr.
Hauser and Mr. O’Cain all agreed that there are no objections to the plan that
would have warranted disapproving it. .
Historical Commission
Mr. David
Martin of the Historical Commission said that the Zoning Board would like to
know if Everett Street is designated as a scenic road. Mr.
O’Cain volunteered to write a letter to the Chair of the ZBA regarding this
matter.
Mr. Robert
Young, Chair of the Historical Commission provided the Board with information
he had obtained from a Smart Growth Conference he attended the previous week in
Worcester. In addition, the Historical Commission had provided
the Board with a copy of a proposal sent to the Community Preservation Committee
regarding an RFP to hire a consultant. Mr. Young stated the Commonwealth had
received a $200,000 grant for which communities can apply and the Historical Commission
is looking for $21,000 from the grant process. Mr. Young stated that the State
has been asking Sharon to prepare a preservation planning
document and that a consultant is needed. Mr. Young asked the Planning Board
for their support in this endeavor. The goal for the Historical Commission is
to identify what historical resources exist within the Town. Mr. Young said he
has an inventory from the bicentennial that took a year to create and was
updated in 2002. All that exists on the inventory is 30-40 properties when the
community should have about 600 buildings on the register. This grant will also
help look at the town for future historical districts. The consultant would
identify what properties would need to be preserved. If approved the May Town
Meeting; the Historical Commission can hire a consultant immediately.
Next Meeting
The next
meeting of the Planning Board will be held on December 20th at 7:30 pm, Town Hall.
Meeting
Adjournment
Mr. Cohen moved
to adjourn meeting at 9:30 PM; Mr. Bradley seconded the motion;
passed unanimously.
Respectfully
submitted,
Rachelle F.
Levitts
Administrative
Assistant