West
Carthage Planning Board
Public Hearing Meeting
Minutes of July 6, 2011
Board Members Present:
Ronald Blinebry, Chairperson
Board Members: David
Rohr, Tom Valentine, Paul Pierce.
Excused: Joe Onyon
Recording Secretary: Lou
Ann Smith
Others Present: Rodger
Fortune – Fortune Engineering for Aubuchon Hardware, Scott Sullivan – Manager
of Aubuchon Hardware, Participation in Government students.
Chairman Blinebry called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.
.
Minutes for the Public
Hearing held June 1, 2011 were reviewed. Motion by Paul Pierce, second by Dave
Rohr minutes were approved and carried unanimously.
R. Blinebry opens
the meeting with the comment letter from Jefferson County Planning regarding
the Site Plan for the Aubuchon Hardware expansion. R. Blinebry responds to the
landscaping comment, that it was briefly discussed at the June 1 meeting and
asks S. Sullivan if it would be possible to see some form of landscaping upon
completion of the addition and a few options are discussed. S. Sullivan will
look into the possibility. R. Blinebry also requests that an exterior color
rendition, lighting plan and sign plan of the project be forwarded to him as
soon as it becomes available, S. Sullivan agrees. R. Blinebry states that final
approval will be contingent that these requests are met. S. Sullivan agrees.
R. Blinebry opens
the Public Hearing at 6:48 p.m. reading the Public Hearing Notice. No one from
the public comments. The Public Hearing
is closed at 6:49 p.m.
No comments or
questions from the Board members.
Motion to approve
the Final Site Plan as presented with the following conditions as requested,
landscaping, exterior color rendition, lighting plan and signage is asked for
by R. Blinebry. Motion to approve with conditions is made by T. Valentine,
second by P. Pierce, carried.
R. Blinebry will
hold the Final Site Plan before forwarding to Jefferson County Planning until
all the approved conditions are met. Zoning Permit will be issued upon receipt
of approved conditions. S. Sullivan agrees.
No comments from the
Board members.
R. Blinebry comments
on how well the Dunkin Donuts project is progressing and states that there are
a couple of Zoning Permits that will soon be expiring and he will draft a
letter to the Permit holders reminding them that they will have to apply for
and approach the Planning Board again if they let the Permits lapse.
A motion to close
the meeting is made by D. Rohr, second by P. Pierce, carried.
Chairman Blinebry
closed the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted
by,
Lou Ann Smith,
Recording Secretary
