HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 4, 2025 - Town of Enfield Planning Board Meeting Minutes1
Town of Enfield Planning Board Meetfng
June 4, 2025
7:00 PM
In-Person and Via the Zoom Meetfng Platiorm
Present: Planning Board Chair Dan Walker; Planning Board Members, Ann Chaffee, Rich Teeter, Mike Carpenter
(7:40 pm), Henry Hansteen; Code Officer Alan Teeter; Planning Board Clerk Mary Cornell.
Call to order: Chairman Walker called the meetfng to order at 7:03 PM
Review Minutes: R. Teeter moved and A. Chaffee seconded. All Aye, carried.
Comprehensive Plan Review: The Board started their review in the Natural Resources sectfon. H. Hansteen
asked about wind turbines and D. Walker reminded him of the local law that the Town has on them. Rosy
Carpenter asked what the word discouraged meant in the text. D. Walker stated that we are discouraging the
actfon. Rosy asked him why he just doesn’t say that, Walker shared we do not have zoning, therefore, you
cannot state that it is not allowed, as that would be zoning. Rosy Carpenter asked if water use will be taken
into consideratfon for the Cannabis farm, as there have been comments on water issues by residents near the
site. Walker shared that the state views cannabis as agriculture and they would be exempt from a site plan
review. The distfnctfon comes between whether it would be an agricultural use or commercial use. Hansteen
asked if it was a town law or state law that oversees this, Walker shared that it is a state law. Rosy Carpenter
asked if the site plan law is available online, Clerk Cornell offered to send it to her if she could not find it on the
Town website. Rosy Carpenter asked the board if they knew who maintained the Fingerlakes Trail as part of it
crosses her property. Ann Chaffee gave a descriptfon of the button up program that she found online, it
appears to be a State offered program. NYSERDA and NYSEG may offer similar programs. Rosy Carpenter asked
the Board questfons about the Water Protectfon Committee (Chairman Walker is a member of the Water
Protectfon Committee). Rosy Carpenter asked where to find informatfon on these committees and who is on
the committees. Clerk Cornell shared that there is a listfng at the Town Hall and these committees are set by
the Town Board at the January Organizatfonal meetfng each year. Mike Carpenter asked what the purpose of
reviewing these sectfons are, are we looking to make these requirements? Is the Town Board expectfng that
someone was going to complete these tasks? If so, is it the Planning Board, or the Town Board’s responsibility.
Walker shared that the Town Board has been completfng these tasks throughout the years. Traffic on
Mecklenburg Rd was discussed with the need of a walkway between the trailer park and the Dollar General.
There have been many accidents on this road with fatalitfes. Dan, Buddy and Stephanie had met with the State
to look and the concerns and the speed limit on Mecklenburg Rd from Applegate to just before Black Oak Rd
was decreased to 45 from 55. There has been increased police presence on this road in recent years. There
was discussion on TCAT and Gadabout. Discussion contfnued.
Adjournment: Hansteen motfoned to adjourn, adjourned at 8:24 PM
Respectiully submitted,
Mary Cornell
Mary Cornell
Town Clerk/Planning Board clerk