Town of Sharon

Joint meeting of the Planning Board

and the Economic Development Committee

Meeting Minutes of 8/14/09

Amended and Approved on 9/2/09

Planning Board Attendees

Paul Lauenstein, Chair	Susan Price, Vice Chair
Eli Hauser	Amanda Sloan  - absent
David Milowe, Clerk  - absent

Peter O’Cain, Town Engineer, Consultant - absent

Attendees

Roni Thaler	Thelma Newberger-Hirsch
Pat Pannone	Don Kindsvatter
Gretchen Von Grossmann	Barbara Nadler

Meeting

A group of interested citizens and Town committee and board members including Susan Price, Eli Hauser, Thelma Newberger-Hirsch, Paul Lauenstein, Roni Thaler, and Pat Pannone met at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, August 14^th, in front of Town Hall for a walking tour of Post Office Square. Don Kindsvatter and Gretchen Von Grossmann of Von Grossmann & Company, Urban Design Architecture, Planning & Communications also participated in the walk. Von Grossmann & Company has been hired to create artist renderings of possible redevelopment scenarios for P.O. Square.

The group walked from Town Hall up Main Street to the Library, back to the main intersection, then down Pond Street, right on East Chestnut, returning to Town Hall.  The group discussed various scenarios for the renderings, including a rendering showing "Penny Lane" and a rendering of the view up Pond Street towards Billings which would also show the potential addition to the library.  

Paul Lauenstein took photos, which he subsequently emailed to Von Grossman & Company.

Conclusion

Ms. Price motioned to adjourn the meeting at 10:45 a.m. and Mr. Hauser seconded the motion. The Board voted 3-0-0 to adjourn.