March

3/25/2013

FOREST HILLS PLANNING BOARD MEETING

ATTENDEES:

JANIE PRENTICE-CHAIR PERSON

JAYNE BUCHANAN-SECRETARY

TODD COLLINS

KENT BRIGGS-CO CHAIR

 

OLD BUSINESS:

JAYNE NOMINATED JANIE TO BE CHAIR PERSON

TODD SECONDED –

KENT BRIGGS VOLUNTEERED TO BE CO CHAIR

 

NEW BUISNESS

JANIE HAS SUGGESTED WE SEND KENT DICKERT EMAIL OF THE MINUTES OF OUR MEETINGS UNTIL HE CAN ATTEND THE MEETINGS.

 

JANIE ASKED OF US IF WE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE ARTICLES AND ALSO DISCUSSED THE LAST ARTICLE THAT THE PLANNING BOARD COMPLETED DID INDEED PASS.

  1. DISCUSSED WHETHER WE WANT TO USE THE MISSION PURPOSE WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE OR PREPARE A NEW ONE. SUGGESTED POSSIBLY LOOKING INTO OTHER COMMUNITES MISSION STATEMENTS AND SEE IF WE COULD TOUCH ALONG THOSE LINES –OR POSSIBLY ATTENDING SURROUNDING TOWNS PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS TO OBSERVE HOW MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED.
  2. ALSO MENTIONED WAS WE ALL AGREED THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE THE AESTHETIC AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

 

  1. REPAIR/REPAVE THE CAVE SPRINGS AREAS THAT ARE CONTINUING TO GET WORSE. KENT WILL GET WITH THE HOME OWNERS IN THAT AREA TO OBTAIN AN UPDATE ON THE INFO THEY WERE GATHERING FOR FUTURE REPAIRS AND SUBMIT THIS INFO TO US AT A FUTURE MEETING.

 

  1. WHAT IS OUR FUTURE VISION? SUGGESTED TO ASK JIM OR A COUCIL MEMBER TO BE A GUEST AND GUIDE US ON WHERE WE NEED TO GO FROM HERE WITH OUR PLANNING. JANIE WILL GET WITH JIM TO APPOINT SOMEONE TO BE PRESENT AT ONE OF OUR FUTURE MEETINGS

 

  1. SUGGESTED DOING A SURVEY AMONG THE VILLAGE OR GET INFO ON PAST SURVEYS OF IDEAS THAT WE MIGHT PURSUE

 

  1. JANIE QUESTIONED THE NEED FOR THE POLICE PRESENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE TIME OF DAY THEY ARE PRESENT, WHEN WE HAVE COUNTY POLICE ALREADY MAKING THE SAME ROUNDS.

 

  1. FRONT ENTRANCE ALONG STADIUM VIEW DR- PARKING IS VIEWABLE FROM HIGHWAY AND HAS BECOME AN ISSUE SINCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING, WHY ARE PEOPLE CONTINUING TO PARK IN THIS AREA

 

  1. TODD AGREED TO UPDATE US ON SOME OF OUR ORDINANCES AND LOOK INTO SURROUNDING AREA MISSION STATEMENTS AND EMAIL THEM TO US BEFORE NEXT MEETING.

MEETING ADJOUNRED AT 8:19