West Carthage Planning Board
Regular Meeting
January
2, 2013
Board Members Present: Ronald Blinebry, Chairperson
David Rohr, Paul Pierce, Tom
Valentine, Joe Onyon
Recording Secretary: Lou Ann Smith
Others Present: Kathy Amyot – RACOG, Elaine Avallone – CRT
Chairman Blinebry called the
meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Minutes
for the Planning Board regular meeting on December 5, 2012 were reviewed. On
motion by J. Onyon and seconded by P. Pierce minutes were approved and carried
unanimously.
Kathy
Amyot has a couple of FYI items, a handout she received on new roads for new
developments/construction and that the Tug Hill Commission Local
Government Conference will be held March 28th at JCC and the
registration forms should be out and received soon.
R.
Blinebry reviews some of the ongoing projects:
* He has of yet not heard or received the letter
from the Johnson’s granting Mike Lundy permission to build a road and retention
pond on their property for the new retail store planned for the lot next to theirs.
* A Zoning Permit Application for signs for the new
retail Dollar Store was received from Mike Lundy, 2 were approved, remaining
was forwarded to Ron Novak/ZBA for a variance and waiting to hear when the ZBA
can meet.
* The Grant Mike Lundy was waiting to hear on
regarding the housing project he believes has been received, P. Pierce states
that there was an article in the Watertown Times stating the grants for
infrastructure were announced but exact amounts weren’t stated.
* A Zoning Permit application from Northern
Developers was received and approved for
a new tenant to move into the former Family Practice Assoc. suite at 40
Franklin St. The suite is being partitioned off and the tenant will only use
part of the suite. The tenant will be Spectrum Healthcare Resources.
* Longshots Bar is currently closed; Ron understands
the new owner may be waiting for the liquor license. Ron states that before the
bar opens he wants the new owner to appear before the Planning Board to discuss
their plans and for the Board to express their expectations and he will contact
the owner with his request.
* There has been no more complaints on the parking
at the new church on N. Jefferson St. T. Valentine asks if there were problems,
R. Blinebry states that the first time services were held cars were parked on
both sides of the street, even under the “No Parking” signs, so he stopped in
and spoke with the Assistant Pastor and informed him he needed to pass along
the parking restrictions to his parishioners. The next Sunday there were no
issues with parking.
P.
Pierce asks if anything has been heard from the gentleman wanting to place the
Hot Dog Cart on Bridge St. R. Blinebry states he contacted Jefferson County and
after speaking to them he called the applicant and left a message but hasn’t
heard back from him so he is unsure if he plans on continuing with his plans
for the cart. R. Blinebry wonders if maybe there was resistance from the
business owners already there and depending on where he wanted to place his
cart DOT may not approved placement along their right of way.
No other
comments from the board members.
Next
regular meeting will be held Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.
D.Rohr
motions to adjourn, second by P. Pierce. The meeting is closed at 6:50 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lou
Ann Smith
Recording
Secretary
