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PLANNING BOARD
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Town Hall, 120 Main Street
7:00 PM
1 Present: J. Simons, R. Rowen, M. Colantoni, D. Kellogg, L. Rudnicki. L. McSherry
2 Absent:
3 Staff Present: J. Tymon, J. Enright
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5 Meeting began at 7:00 pm.
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7 BOND RELEASE
8 Forest View Estates: Request for release of $15,000 site opening bond.
9 J. Tymon: All bonds other than this site opening bond have been returned. The streets within the
10 subdivision have been accepted. DPW does not have any outstanding issues.
11 MOTION
12 A motion was made by D. Kellogg to release the remaining bond for Forest View Estates of $15,000
13 plus accumulated interest. The motion was seconded by R. Rowen. The vote was unanimous.
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15 PUBLIC HEARINGS
16 NEW PUBLIC HEARING, 723 Osgood Street: Application for a renewal and modification of a
17 Wireless Special Permit to allow for upgraded antennas, cabling, and equipment and to add six
18 Remote Radio Heads.
19 J. Tymon: This is for Sprint at the Stevens Estate. A noise report and structural report were
20 received today. The failures listed on the structural report were reviewed with the Board. A design
21 to address those failures will have to be completed and submitted. M. Hutchins’ report has been
22 received. The application is complete. The Town owns the parcel and Tower Co. owns the tower.
23 David Archambrault, Representative for Sprint: There are capacity issues that this modification will
24 address. Sprint intends to modify existing sites to meet the capacity as opposed to try to find new
25 locations. Sprint has a lease to be on the tower with their existing equipment. That equipment has
26 to meet the capacity of the tower. If Sprint’s modification plans exceed the capacity of the tower
27 Sprint has to pay for the upgrades. Tower Co will let Sprint do their structural and then they will
28 have their engineers review the plans and approve the modification.
29 J. Simons: Hyperthetically, if Sprint chooses to renew the existing site, as is, there would not be a
30 problem with the structural design.
31 D. Archambrault: The height of the tower is not changing. The antennas are a little bigger and the
32 remote radio heads need to be located right next them.
33 J. Tymon: We could condition a requirement for an approved structural report prior to the issuance
34 of a building permit in the Decision.
35 J. Simons: We will hold the hearing open and prepare a draft Decision for the next meeting.
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37 DISCUSSION
38 Autumn Chase Subdivision: Request for construction of sidewalk waiver and establish bond
39 amount for Phase 3.
40 J. Tymon: Autumn Chase subdivision currently has two separate bonds for Phase 1 and Phase 2
41 totaling $141K. The developer, engineer, and Gene Willis have met to review the current bond
42 amounts and to establish a Phase 3 recommended bond amount. The amounts recommended to be
43 released from the Phase 1 and Phase 2 bonds are more than enough to cover the recommended
44 bond amount to establish the Phase 3 bond. There would be an overage in the combined bond
45 funds of $26,330 after establishing the Phase 3 bond. The developer has also requested a waiver
46 for construction of sidewalks and he has submitted a letter with signatures from the current eight
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PLANNING BOARD
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Town Hall, 120 Main Street
7:00 PM
47 homeowners in the subdivision stating that they are in support of the waiver request. The required
48 amount to be deposited into the sidewalk fund if this waiver is approved is $16,680.
49 Phil Christiansen, Christiansen and Sergi: The developer will write a separate check for the
50 sidewalk fund. The developer is also requesting to leave the money in the bond funds in the
51 accounts until he finishes the work.
52 MOTION
53 A motion was made by R. Rowen to approve the waiver for construction on sidewalks for the entire
54 Autumn Chase subdivision and for the developer to make a contribution to the sidewalk fund of
55 $16, 680 in lieu of construction the sidewalks. The motion was seconded by D. Kellogg. The vote
56 was unanimous.
57 MOTION
58 A motion was made by D. Kellogg to approve the establishment of bond amounts for Phase 1, Phase
59 2, and Phase 3 as outlined in the spreadsheets prepared by the DPW. The motion was seconded by
60 R. Rowen. The vote was unanimous.
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62 MEETING MINUTES: Approval of June 19, 2012.
63 MOTION
64 A motion was made by M. Colantoni to approve the June 19, 2012 meeting minutes. The motion
65 was seconded by L. Rudniki. The vote was unanimous.
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67 ADJOURNMENT
68 MOTION:
69 A motion was made by L. Rudniki to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by D. Kellogg.
70 The vote was unanimous.
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72 The meeting adjourned at 7:27 pm.
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74 MEETING MATERIALS: Agenda, Sprint Spectrum, 723 Osgood Street: M. Hutchins report dated
75 7/10/12, Environmental Noise Assessment Report dated 7/16/12, Structural Analysis prepared by
76 Vertical Solutions dated 6/12/12, Special Permit application and supporting documentation
77 received 6/4/12, Revised Autumn Chase bond recommendation Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3
78 spreadsheets dated 7/3/12. Draft Meeting Minutes June 19, 2012.
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