1 CALL TO ORDER

Meeting called to order at 7:02 pm by Chairman Ms. Margaret Imber. Members present were Roy Nickerson, R. Edward Morris, Mark Morris, Joan Bryant-Deschenes and Richard Lee. Board Member Shirley Twitchell was absent. Planner John Maloney and CEO Roger Williams were also present this evening. Residents Nancy Barry, Shirley Hartwell and Arnold Roy were in attendance.

Ms. Imber took a few moments to reflect on Ray Lavoie’s service to the Town as a member of the Planning Board. He will be missed. Mr. Richard Lee was introduced as a new member to the Board and she said goodbye to Roy Nickerson. Tonight will be his last meeting as a board member. He likes to think of himself as being 91 years young.

2. PUBLIC HEARING: STEVENS MOUNTAIN VIEW DISC GOLF COURSE

Chairman Imber opened the public hearing at 7:04 pm. The proposal is for an 18-hole disk golf course. There will be no building, no septic, no water at this time and this project will be located on Pearl Road. Pearl Road resident Shirley Hartwell expressed her views regarding increased traffic, visibility issues, pedestrian traffic and she has concerns about alcohol use. Arnold Roy of 69 Pearl Road has issues with visibility, traffic traveling north to Upper Street going too fast, the knoll in the middle of Peal Road is dangerous to traffic and the road has become a gathering place for folks to drink. He is also concerned about the disturbance to wetlands and he has issues with the disruption of wildlife. Nancy Barry of 69 Peal Road is concerned about the use of alcohol. Ms Imber closed the public hearing at 7:20 pm.

3 OLD BUSINESS:

SITE WALK: STEVENS MOUNTAIN VIEW DISC GOLF COURSE

A site walk on Pearl Road took place on May 19, 2011 at 6:00 pm. CEO Roger Williams, Planner John Maloney and Board members R. Edward Morris, Mark Morris and Shirley Twitchell were present.

STEVENS MOUNTAIN VIEW DISC GOLF COURSE -- Mr. Timothy Mower and Ashley Mower were present to represent the project. Mr. Mower provided the Board with a Land Lease Document, Deed, Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan and Statement of Financial Capability. Mr. Maloney proceeded with the review of the Application Completeness Checklist for Site Plan Review. Mr. Maloney stated that all of the items have been found to be complete and he suggested waiving items 15, 30, 44, and 49. Item 8, 14, 16, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 37, 38, 39, 40, 46, 47, 48, and 51 were found to be not applicable. Ms Joan Bryant-Deschenes made a motion with a second by Mr. Roy Nickerson to waive items 15, 30, 44 and 49. Motion to waive passed unanimously. Ms Joan Bryant-Deschenes made a motion with a second by Mr. Roy Nickerson to accept the Application Completeness Checklist for Site Plan Review as complete. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Maloney then proceeded to review the Findings of Fact and Conclusion of Law in relation to standards 1 thru 24. Ms Bryant-Deschenes made a motion to grant conditional approval with a second by Mr. Nickerson. Motion to conditionally approve Findings of Fact and Conclusion of Law with Conditions 1 and 2 passed unanimously.

Condition 1 - The project is carried in accordance with the approved application and verbal testimony.

Condition 2 - There be no construction begun until such time that is determined by the Code Enforcement Officer the number of square feet of wetland disturbance allowed without a permit issued by the Department of Environmental Protection. Should the amount of wetland disturbance allowable exceed that shown on the site plan, the site plan will be revised to not exceed the allowed amount.

4 NEW BUSINESS:

None.

5 CEO REPORT

No action required.

6 REVIEW OF THE MINUTES FROM MAY 11, 2011

Mr. Nickerson made a motion to accept the May 11, 2011 Minutes with a second by Ms. Bryant-Deschenes. The Board Members voted 4 in favor with 2 abstentions to accept May 11, 2011 minutes. Ms. Imber and Mr. Lee abstained from voting because they were not present at the meeting.

7 REVIEW OF PLANNER ESCROW

No action required.

8 OTHER ITEMS

Ms. Imber addressed the subject of how to keep the residents of the Town informed of what the

Planning Board is working on and how to supply information regarding ordinance changes to be

addressed at Town Meeting. She specifically mentioned Facebook as a resource. She asked if the Board

Members had any objections if she spoke with the Town Manager on the issue. There were no

objections.

9 ADJOURNMENT

Motion made by Mr. Nickerson for adjournment, unanimously accepted. The meeting adjourned at 8:31 pm.

Respectfully submitted by

Joyce E Moulin

Recording Secretary