04/14/2022 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
Minutes
Town office Paul, Jackson and Jen in person and Nate remotely
- Section 1.6 item 7; enabling residents to move homes from sites within floodplain. No clear action/policy yet. How to include language to help people protect their property from natural disasters. 1) add to goals/actions is this sufficient to include in plan? Consensus = yes to protect residential properties. Connect w/climate change goals? Combine in another section? Paul will take a first look see where we can identify goals/
- Page 7 2.1 last bulletienpoint does the 6% refer children vs. households living in poverty – (nate to confirm w/TROC)
- Pg. 8 ; 2.3 struck language on night work
- 3.4.2 confirm scenic roads are in action items
- 3.5.2 – good edits from Malcom appreciated and accepted
- 3.5.4 – add goal to encourage more dense residential mixed use development in appropriate areas out of natural floodplain (nate to wordsmith)
- 3.6.1 – runoff will be mitigated to the extent possible under state law
- 3.6.2 –
- 4.1 confirm data(nate to follow up w/TRORC)
- 4.7.3 subsection 3
- Matrix (chapter 5)
- Paul – overview of proposed Policy and action matrix to help guide town with priorities.
- JP – will the matrix replace the old chapater 5? Yes, this will be the concise version
- JE – combining similar actions makes it more clear, and specific action can be referred back to its number.
- NC timeframe is too narrow (short term 3 years; medium term 4-8 years and long term 8+years)
- Nate – what is a low priority
- Jenn – develop a program to identify trees upon the roadway (conservation commission)
- Prior to May – suggestions on Matrix – next step finalize changes to the matrix w/TRORC comments/edits. May 12th Next agenda – adopt draft plan for circulation to town officials;