September 2014

FOREST HILLS PLANNING BOARD MINUTES SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

ATTENDEES:

CLARK CORWIN-COUNCIL                              LEE BUDAHL

STEVE BROWN                                             NILOFER COUTURE 

JAYNE BUCHANAN 

ABSENT: TODD COLLINS

 

MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:10

  1. JANIE PRENTICE WILL BE RESIGNING AS OUR PLANNING BOARD CHAIR PERSON DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS
  2. KOLLEEN HAS GIVEN US UPDATED INFORMATION FOR US TO WORK ON AS A PLANNING BOARD. ANY ADDITIONS OR SUGGESTIONS CAN BE ADDED. THE PLANNING BOARD AT NEXT MEETING NEEDS TO DECIDE WHICH ONES TO DEAL WITH FIRST
  3. CLARK REMINDED US OF COUNCIL MEETING IN WEBSTER AND ENCOURAGED US TO ATTEND

 

GROUP DISCUSSIONS:

ORDINANCE ABOUT SINGLE FAMILY AND DEFINITION.

COMMENTS ON LOT SIZE. WHAT ARE THE REASONS WE WOULD WANT TO CHANGE THINGS SUCH AS LOT SIZES

(EX. MORE TAX BASE, MORE DEVELOPMENT, ETC.)

 

ENFORCMENT OF ORDINANCES: AGREED STRONGER ENFORCMENT WOULD ALLEVIATE MOST OF OUR ISSUES.

 

CLARK PROVIDED US WITH A VIDEO ONLINE OF LAND USE SITUATIONS

ALSO ENCOURAGES US TO ENROLL ONLINE TO VIEW OTHER VIDEOS

WE AGREED TO PURSUE VIEW THE VIDEOS ONLINE IN THE FUTURE MEETINGS.

MEETING ADJOURNED @8:30