Members present: Neil Faiman, NRPC Circuit Rider Steve Wagner, Bruce Johnson, Mark Whitehill, Alec MacMartin Betsy Castro, Matt Fish, Selectmen’s Rep. David Glines, Alternates Dawn Tuomala and David Holder.

Meeting called to order at 7:02pm by Co-Chairperson Mark Whitehill.

Stephen Williams from NRPC talked about long-term needs of New Hampshire’s Route 101 to Greenville road and the Research Park District.

A non-matching grant is available for Amherst, Wilton and Milford to help the town develop three types of projects:
1. Make update to revenant ordinances, subdivision, zoning and other regulations that come into question.
The project will deal with more complex traffic and transportation issues that come up with subdivision projects.  Access management, sign control, safety, and traffic.
2. Town wide traffic study.
The project can hire a consultant with funding received to work with NRPC, the town and Planning Board, Police Dept., Selectmen’s office and others to identify existing traffic problems in town, as well as develop a traffic model to project problems.  It will give suggestions, recommendations and pay for improvements to have an up-to-date system.
3. Look at alternative transportation systems, such as transit, pedestrian and bike travel.
There are transportation needs in Amherst and Milford and plan should be in place for the day when transit will be needed in the Wilton.  The project will give suggestions and help develop systems to meet the needs of transportation modes as the town develops.  The goal is for the town not to be dependent only on vehicles.

Once the plan is approved and adopted the advantage is funds become available to the town, which are exclusive only to towns that have developed this type of plan.

VOTE: Alec MacMartin made a motion to participate in the Amherst-Milford-Wilton TCSP project.  It was second by Neil Faiman.  Betsy Castro abstained.  Motion passed.

Applicant will supply a dry hydrant on Ben Holts land and tie it into CO.

VOTE: Betsy Castro made a motion to accept the plan with the following conditions; No occupancy permits will be issued until the dry hydrant is installed as per the town specs at the culvert on Dale Street (East side of Dale St. on Lot B-20). If for any reason the dry hydrant is not installed the applicant must provide an alternative solution for water supply approved by the Planning Board, prior to the issues of any occupational certificate. Plus the applicant must obtain all necessary permits.  Matt Fish seconded the motion.  Bruce Johnson abstained.  Motion passed.

There were a few bounds that were incorrect but the applicant will correct this.
3 hr. fees for NRPC=$120
Recording fees for 6 pages of easements
 

David Holder is on the Board and Matt Fish is off the Board.
Mark Whitehill delivered a package to Normadeau Associates.  They will provide a quote, which will be given to the applicant for approval.

Mr. Whitehill asked abutters/public to submit concerns in writing so the engineers can have a copy.  He reminded them to looking beyond the emotional side of it and to provide things that can be looked at by the engineers.  Ari Pollack mentioned that GSC’s experts are available to the abutters and the Planning Board to ask questions to.

ABUTTER PRESENTATIONS:  Most of the over-flow room is represented by the following people.  It was evident by a show of hands.  A copy of the following 11 letters are available to review at town hall and the post office and in the file.

1. Matt Fish:  “Why Open Pit-Strip Mines are an inappropriate land use for Res-Ag. Zone” (see file)
2. Jeff Kandt, 189 Curtis Farm Rd.: His presentation is “The applicant’s operation is very different than that most people think of when they hear the term ‘gravel pit”’.  He asked the Board to stop calling it a gravel pit because in his opinion it is a strip mine operation. (See file for letter and a photo of the view of CGS pit from Mt. Monadnock).
3. Anne Jasper: “Dust from Mining Operation” and “Safety”. (See file)
4.  Anna Hurley: “Blasting and Visual Impact”  (see file for photos of her foundation and retaining wall and more letters of concerns)
5.  Nikkie Andrews dated Dec.18, 2002  “Statement concerning objectionable noise, present and future”.  (see file)
6.  Hal Levine and Lindi Higgins  “Talking Points” (see file)
Lindi is a geologist as well as Hal Levine and are concerned about water quality and impact on homeowner’s wells.
7.  William Mahar “Devaluation of property value of B portion of the town tax map and he submitted a letter from John Shepardson without a date on it. (see file)
8.  Carol Roberts, 31 Curtis Farm Road.  Property taxes and excavation taxes  (see file)
9.  Lura Provost.  Summed up the past presentations and made point of quality of life.  (See file)
10.  Matt Fish made a second presentation, which looked at zoning ordinances. (see file for his letter submitted earlier in the evening)  See file for photos taken from top of Pead Hill dated September of 2002 of dust clouds.  He read goals and objectives from Wilton Master Plan
General Provisions (4.0)    Performance Standards (4.6)
Vibrations (4.6.1)     Noise (4.6.2)
Smoke (4.6.3)    Storm Water Runoff (4.6.4)
 Permitted Use (6.1)    Residential District Permitted Use (5.1)
Special Exceptions (6.6)   Home Occupations (6.6.1)
Special Exceptions    Non-Conforming Uses and Buildings
Excavation Sites Considered Non-Conforming

11. Bob McKenney (see file for letter from town of Weare case).  Gave background on the case.  47 hands of abutters or concerned residents were counted.
(send of letters on file at the office)
12. Ken Sullivan, 610 Isaac Frye Highway.  Talked about traffic impact on residential roads. Mr. Sullivan was before the selectmen and stated trucks trips were 15-20 trips of gravel trucks per day and he estimates it has doubled since June 2002.   Submitted petition. (see file)   It is in the selectmen’s minutes from July that no action would be taken.
13.  Caroline Patridge, 1016 Isaac Frye Highway.  Asked how to appease homeowners and business.  22 acres pit and expand by 120 acres.

VOTE: Alec MacMartin made a motion to continue the case to January 15, 2003.  David Holder seconded the motion.  Motion carried.

Matt Fish replaces David Holder on the Board.  David Glines arrived during the presentations.

Continued to January 15, 2003

Present: Jeff Kevan, TF Moran.
Talked about changes on the plan, drainage changes and lighting.
Mr. Kevan has copy of fire chief letter (see file)

Note Changes
-Traffic issue: Owner will work with the town and DOT if traffic problems exist to control the problem.
-Revised note 14 to state building light fixtures will be revised to downcast fixtures, downcast lightings on the poles, lighting on only during church activity times or safety lighting.
-Add that no snow removal chemicals to be used on the parking lot.

VOTE: Neil Faiman moved to approved the plan subject to conditions just read for changes to three notes (traffic, lighting, snow removal chemicals).  Bruce Johnson seconded the motion.  Motion passed.
NRPC:  1.5 hrs. $60 to town of Wilton  Paid
Not site plan fee for recording.

VOTE: Bruce Johnson made a motion to continue the Lebnon & Walker case to January 15, 2003 and Alec MacMartin seconded it.  Motion passed.

Discussed lighting.  Mr. Kevan will submit another sign application.

Present: John Jowders
VOTE: David Glines made a motion to accept the application as presented.  Betsy Castro seconded the motion.  Matt Fish abstained.  Motion carried.

Because the structure is less than 200 ft., utilities can request a wavier and they are requesting a table.

It is a fiber optic box that supplies dial tone to that area. There will be two pieces of equipment that are 5x3 and 5x4 feet.  They will dress up the area with foliage.  It will emit very little noise.  There are some fans that will come on to draw air and vent out air in the summer.  A back-up generator might have to be taken to the site if there is a power outage.

Abutter Grenville Clark looked at the area and requested vegetation to shield it from the road.  Deirdre Clark asked if the 30x30 area will be cleared cut.  The answer is yes.  Her concern  is will it create concerns for wetlands.

VOTE: Neil Faiman made a motion to waive the zoning ordinance as per 67:4:30 Utility Structures.  Seconded by Matt Fish.  Motion passed.

VOTE: Bruce Johnson made a motion to accept the site plan and it was second by Matt Fish.  Motion passed.

The plan will need to come back with a signature block and owner signature and it will need to be recorded at HCRD.
 

Bill Davidson from Meridian Land Services and Scott Gauthier from York River, LCC

Talked about widening the road and wetlands application. They will require a special exception for crossing the wetlands.  There are 2,300 linear feet of road that will have access from two points off Marden Road.

Zoned Residential and Agricultural, but some areas are in the watershed and aquifier districts.

The total proposed subdivision parcel is 38.7 acres.  The plan calls for 16 lots from 1.2 acres to 4.48 acres with on-site septic and wells.

8% grading was discussed, but the applicant is curious about a wavier to 9% but currently it is designed for 8%.

Talked about existing brook and culverts.  The applicant would like to remove the 36” pike and put in a 48” RPC.  Talked about erosion control fabric, open drainage and ditch line and catch basins.

The applicant talked to Raymond Dick and Brian Adams.  Informed Mr. Davidson to look into fire protection.  The site does not lend itself to a fire pond.

Alec MacMartin talked about the overlaying districts and about not being able to count some of the acres in the watershed district.  The biggest lot has 2 acre dry land.  C-53 has a concrete structure that is going to be removed and the lower portion is in the aquifer protection district

The Board requested to renumber the lots to eliminate the original C-35 & C-53.

143C is rated high for septic potential.

Spencer Brookes questioned the ledge and if it is only in the driveway area.

Steve Wagner went over the NRPC list of concerns.  In his opinion, the application is in good shape and requested town counsel review the easements and an engineer look at development.

VOTE: Neil Faiman moved to accept the application and it was second by Matt Fish.  Motion carried.

Abutter Marge Larpenter is curious about widening the road because her house sits on the edge of the road.  Ms. Larpenter is concerned about safety, especially coming down Goldsmith Rd., where they want to put the proposed road and in her opinion it has a blind spot.  Harry Smith has the same concerns.

Mr. MacMartin suggested high intensity soils need to be looked at and recommended a site walk.

Mr. Wagner thinks a big issue will be the road and will the road intersections be acceptable.  That could change the layout of the lots.  Mr. Johnson wonders if there is a better layout for the lots and asked the applicant if they considered the cluster regulations.

Don Ebner, who lives on Marden Rd., said the intersection is dangerous and remarked that something should be done with Goldsmith Rd.

A site walk is scheduled for January 4, 2003 at 9am.  Meet at the Goldsmith intersection.  The Board asked for the road to be flagged.  Abutters are welcomed to participate.

VOTE: Bruce Johnson made a motion to continue to January 15, 2003.  Alec MacMartin seconded the motion.  Motion passed.

Present: Larry Major from Environmental Health & Safety, Bob Dorey and Regional Manager Jim Regar.

Pike Industries has operate the Quinn properties since June.  They are concerned about the bridge size, and sight distance.  Their plans is to leave the existing bridge post in the water and build beyond that so they won’t disturb the wetlands.  It was decided a site plan was needed.

Spencer Brookes asked Pike to consider the drainage and runoff.
 

Quinn has approval for bond renewal until April 2003.

-Talked about A&T Forest Products site specific for disturbance of 2.5 acres.
-Talked about driveway permits and building permits.  Link with CO to driveway and fire pond.

Vote: Neil Faiman made a motion to adjourn at 11:20pm and Mark Whitehill seconded it.  Motion passed.

Respectfully Submitted by Kathleen Humphreys