Members Present: Allen Greene, Bill Potter, Jason Shaw, Gregg Buczkowski, Mike Hoover & Bob Meade

Also Present: Ken Desmond, Fire Chief/CEO

Meeting called to order.

1st Order of Business:

- Allen mentioned that a site selection workshop would be held on March 29th at Southern New Hampshire University in Brunswick from 6:00 &endash; 8:00 p.m. Allen and Jason planned to attend.

- The Board approved the minutes of the previous meeting.

2nd Order of Business:

- Betty King of the Conservation Commission was present to inform the Board of two upcoming presentations to discuss different planning tools, sponsored by the Midcoast Council of Government. Confirmation of dates and times will be available at next Planning Board meeting.

3rd Order of Business:

- Ed LaFlamme and Rob Graham were present to submit a site plan for the proposed expansion (five new buildings) of Woolwich Self Storage, located in the Woolwich Industrial Park.

- The Board reviewed the plan for completeness. It was determined that three items needed to be addressed: a) the foundation detail must be noted on the plan b) cut and fill estimates must be noted on the plan c) the existing buildings have fire alarms &endash; Ken Desmond and the Board felt that the new buildings should be required to have them also.

- The Board scheduled a site visit for April 23rd at 1:00 p.m.

- Bill moved to accept the application as complete with the addition of the three items noted above. Gregg seconded the motion and the Board voted unanimously in favor. A public hearing was scheduled for April 24th at 7:30 p.m.

4th Order of Business:

- A public hearing was held regarding the proposed Nequasset Shores Subdivision on Route 127. Anthony Keefe and representative, Dan Colby, were present.

- Bob inquired if any feedback had been received from the Bath Water District. Allen replied that Trevor Hunt, Superintendent, had been notified.

- Mike questioned the silt fence detail. Jason commented that it's the applicant's responsibility to ensure that it's installed properly and for Ken Desmond to verify.

- There were no comments from the public.

- Gregg moved to approve the application. Bill seconded the motion and the Board voted unanimously in favor. The plans were signed by the Board.

5th Order of Business:

- Allen discussed the Sign Ordinance workshop held on March 14th. Bill distributed copies of a draft letter he composed to send to local businesses. Allen will confer with Lloyd to see if he will be willing to receive the feedback and forward it to the Board. The deadline for responding to the questionnaire will be thirty days from the date it's sent out.

6th Order of Business:

- Joel Saleeby was present to inquire about the status of the final phase of Sewall's Subdivision. Allen responded that Philip Sewall had sent a copy of the letter containing the final requirements. Joel maintained that portions of the final phase had been excavated for underground electricity and that a hole and dirt remained in the road. The Board responded that it felt it had no remaining jurisdiction over the project, as approval had already been granted.

Meeting adjourned.

* Next Planning Board meeting April 24th at 7:15 p.m.

Allen Greene, Planning Board Chairperson
Bill Potter, Planning Board Vice Chairperson
Jason Shaw, Planning Board Secretary
Gregg Buczkowski, Planning Board
Mike Hoover, Planning Board
Bob Meade, Planning Board Alternate

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