June 26, 2012

TOWN OF HARTFORD PLANNING BOARD MEETING

JUNE 26, 2012

MEMBERS PRESENT:
MIKE SWEZEY, CHAIRMAN
PHILIP GIBSON
JOHN HOLMES
LEONARD MOORE
RONALD COMBS
SAM IRWIN, ALTERNATE

ABSENT:
GARY BURCH
BARRY GOLDSTEIN

ALSO PRESENT:
DENISE PETTEYS, RMC, CLERK
KARA LAIS, ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN

CHAIRMAN SWEZEY OPENED THE MEETING AT 7:03 P.M.

MOTION MADE BY HOLMES SECOND BY MOORE TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 23, 2012 MEETING.  MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

12-06 BURCH SUBDIVISION
DUANE BURCH SUBMITTED SURVEY MAP FOR SUBDIVISION OF 2 PARCELS ON BURCH ROAD FROM A +- 164 ACRES FROM PARCEL 151.-2-8.  HOLMES DISCUSSED THAT THE SURVEY MAP DOES NOT INDICATE BOUNDARY LINES – IT INDICATES THE POINTS BY LANDMARKS, SUCH AS TREES AND FENCE POSTS.  THERE ARE NO STEEL STAKE DESIGNATIONS.  THERE WAS DISCUSSION THAT THEY ARE HARD TO DETERMINE IN THE FUTURE WHEN THE TREES ARE GONE, FOR EXAMPLE AND A PROPER SURVEY IS BETTER PROTECTION FOR ANY FUTURE BUYER.  DUANE SAID THAT HE BELIEVED THAT THE SURVEYOR WAS STILLING PLANNING TO DRIVE THE PINS FOR HIM.  ON MOTION OF HOLMES SECOND BY MOORE TO APPROVE SUBDIVISION AS PRESENTED AND IF THE SURVEYOR DRIVES THE PINS AND A REVISED MYLAR IS PRODUCED WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS, BRING IT INTO TOWN HALL – IF NOT, FILE THE APPROVED MYLAR.  MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY ROLL CALL VOTE.

RESIGNATION
SWEZEY READ CHRIS DEBOLT’S RESIGNATION AS PLANNING BOARD ALTERNATE.

SUBDIVISION LAW
THERE WAS DISCUSSION REGARDING THE SUBDIVISION LAW PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING ON JULY 10, 2012.

ELDRIDGE LANE
THERE WAS DISCUSSION REGARDING THE COUNTY REAPPRAISAL OF THE ELDRIDGE LANE PROPERTIES.  THERE WAS DISCUSSION REGARDING WHY THE COUNTY MERGED THE PARCELS FOR THE COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THAT THEY WOULD NOW NEED TO SUBDIVIDE IN ORDER TO SELL THE PARCELS.  ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN, KARA LAIS SAID THAT SHE WILL CHECK WITH JEFF MEYER REGARDING WHETHER THE COUNTY HAS TO APPEAR BEFORE THE PLANNING BOARD IN ORDER TO SUBDIVIDE.  THERE WAS DISCUSSION REGARDING THE FLOOD PLAIN IN THE TOWN.

MOTION MADE BY SWEZEY SECOND BY COMBS TO ADJOURN MEETING.  MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.  MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:44 P.M.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

DENISE PETTEYS, PLANNING BOARD CLERK