[ I wrote this post after our 11/18/10 meeting but neglected to post it. ]
Just finished a boisterous meeting at town hall.
The heated topic, noted on the agenda as the Mobbs Parking Lot Discussion, did begin until a couple of hours after the meetings start. The issue has to do with the location of the "new" parking lot off Browns Trace Road, near the town garage.
3 years ago, when our Development Review Board decided the details for the lot, there was a note on their decision that indicated that all parties--the town, the neighbors, and the Mobbs Committee--should seek a mediated process and try to find a solution that would be agreeable to everyone.
Two years ago the staff at the time did just that: the meeting was a productive one and the solution that everyone finally came to accept was very different from the DRB decision. The neighbors involved believed that the new plan was going forward. Meanwhile, the town administrator was replaced. The selectboard forgot to follow up. Nothing happened.
So here we are again, and we're left with the decision: do we go forward with the DRB-approved plan or pursue approval and funding for the idea which came from the ad-hoc committee? Strong opinions and emotions supply a wide range of judgement on this issue. At my request, the board will convene a short meeting at the site near the town garage in order to identify the various landmarks that have been so much a part of these discussions.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Review your new Town Plan
This week's meeting begins with a public hearing to discuss the new Town Plan. My apologies for the short notice, but if you have time to take a look at the documents, please do! More so now than ever, I would very much like to hear your opinions - either comment on this forum, send me an email, call me at 802-343-1265, or attend the meeting on Thursday, 12/16/10.
Seth Jensen, Jericho's town planner, says that the most substantial changes in the new plan have to do with specificity, i.e. adding detail and definitions for certain topics. In particular, the sections on the town's energy plan and our economic development have been expanded. Also new: in the back of the plan is a table of long- and short-term priorities for tasks to be implemented.
Also on the agenda (12/16/10):
Also on the agenda (12/16/10):
- Jericho-Underhill Park District Board Member Interview – Michelle Hayes
- Mobbs Farm Committee Request for Grant Submittal Approval
- Town Library Request for Funds for Painting
- Draft Town Plan and Zoning Map Discussion and Warn Public Hearings
- Proposed FY12 Budget Overview
- Approval of 11/18/10 & 12/2/10 minutes
- Other business
- Possible Executive Session (personnel)
Selectboard Meetings are the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month, 7:00 pm, Town Hall, 67 Route 15.
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