TOWN OF HARTFORD PLANNING BOARD MEETING
MARCH 22, 2011
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MIKE SWEZEY, CHAIRMAN
GARY BURCH
PHILIP GIBSON
BARRY GOLDSTEIN
JOHN HOLMES
LEONARD MOORE
GEORGE STOKEM
ALSO PRESENT:
DENISE PETTEYS, RMC, PLANNING BOARD CLERK
MARK MILLER, ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
JEFFREY MEYER, ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN
CHAIRMAN SWEZEY OPENED THE MEETING AT 7:00 P.M.
MOTION MADE BY HOLMES SECOND BY STOKEM TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 28, 2010 MEETING. MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
FOR THE RECORD, THE PLANNING BOARD CANCELLED THE JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2011 MEETINGS DUE TO LACK OF AGENDA ITEMS.
11-01 PLUDE BOUNDARY
STEPHEN LAYDEN APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD REPRESENTING ALMA & THEODORE PLUDE FOR A PROPOSED BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT AMONGST TWO PARCELS THAT THEY OWN. THE BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT WHERE EXISTING LOT 122-1-30 OF 1.03 ACRES WILL BE EXPANDED BY .75 ACRES FROM ADJOINING LOT 122-1-28.2. THE REMAINING AREA OF LOT 122-1-28.2 WILL BE 10.47 ACRES THAT THEY INTEND TO TRANSFER TO A GRANDSON. ON MOTION OF STOKEM SECOND BY GOLDSTEIN TO APPROVE THE EXEMPT BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT. MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY ROLL CALL VOTE.
HOLMES DISCUSSED THAT HE FEELS THAT THE PLANNING BOARD SHOULD NOT BE APPROVING THIS TYPE OF ACTION AS EXEMPT WITHOUT HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING. HE FEELS THAT THERE COULD BE ISSUES EXISTING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THE PLANNING BOARD DOES NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT THAT COULD AFFECT THE BOARD’S DECISION. HE FEELS THAT THE BOARD IS BEING PRESSURED TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS HASTILY. BURCH DISCUSSED HOW THE HEBRON PLANNING BOARD CONDUCTS BUSINESS WHERE INFORMATION IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD BUT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IS APPROVED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONTH. THERE WAS DISCUSSION REGARDING THE OLD RULE OF BUYER BEWARE AND ANY ISSUES WITH LAND WOULD BE HANDLED BY THE COURT SYSTEM. SWEZEY SAID THAT THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE PAST AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE BOARD DOES NOT WISH TO CHANGE THE REGULATIONS.
MARK MILLER SAID THAT SHERRY ALLEN WAS SUPPOSED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD TO DISCUSS HER HOME BUSINESS INTENTIONS ON NORTH ROAD. THE PLANNING BOARD CLERK WAS REQUESTED TO SEND A LETTER TO MS. ALLEN TO APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD AT THE NEXT MEETING.
MOTION MADE BY STOKEM SECOND BY GOLDSTEIN TO ADJOURN MEETING. MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:38 P.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
DENISE PETTEYS, PLANNING BOARD CLERK
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