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Home My WebLink About2011-08-18 TOWN OF GROTON PLANNING BOARD Minutes of Regular Meeting - Thursday, 18 August 2011 - 7:30 PM Town Hall Court Room - 101 Conger Boulevard - Groton, NY Members, Groton Planning Board (*Absent) Others Present Edward Neuhauser, Chairperson *Gary Coats, Town CEO Monica Carey Joan Fitch, Recording Secretary Barbara Clark Mark Baxendell Mary K. Gloster John Morey Bret Wyllie Applicants & Public in Attendance Joseph Miller, Applicant; Attorney Mike Shafer for Russell Demond, Applicant; Robert Miller, Ron Space II; Town Councilman Rick Gamel. The Regular Meeting of the Town of Groton Planning Board was called to order at 7:37 p.m. by Chairman Ed Neuhauser. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — 21 JULY 2011 A motion was made by Member Barbara Clark to approve the Minutes of the 21 July 2011 Planning Board meeting, as submitted. The motion was seconded by Member John Morey, with the vote recorded as follows: Ayes: Chair Neuhauser Nays: None Member Carey Member Clark Member Baxendell Member Gloster Member Morey Member Wyllie Motion carried. This becomes Action #33-1 of 2011. OLD BUSINESS - None NEW BUSINESS Russell Demond, Applicant/Reputed Owner - 908 Old Stage Road - TM #18.-1-43 - Proposed Four-Lot Rural Subdivision Chairman Ed Neuhauser recognized Attorney Mike Shafer, representing the applicant who was seeking approval of a four-lot subdivision of his 178.5± acre parcel, as shown on the map accompanying the application. Mr. Demond is retaining his 8± acre residential parcel, with the balance of the acreage to be sold to two farm operations (Beck Farms, LLC and Millbrook Associates, LLC) for agricultural purposes. A schedule accompanied the application and indicated the dispostion/acreage of the other three parcels. Attorney Shafer explained that Beck Farms will purchase the remaining acreage and he has an agreement with Millbrook Associates to divide that acreage as set forth in the application; therefore, the 38± A. north of Old Stage Road would go to Millbrook, and the 96± A. lying south of Old Stage Road and east of Champlin Road would go to Beck Farms, and the 37± A. parcel lying West of Champlin Road would also go to Millbrook. He also Page 1 of 3 (T)Groton Planning Board Minutes of Regular Meeting 18 August 2011 explained that the existing tax map would be cut into four pieces, one by survey and the other three simply by the balance of the land being divided by the road, all as shown on the map accompanying the subdivision application. At the conclusion of the discussion, a motion was made by Member Clark for a Conditional Approval for the four-lot rural subdivision, as requested, with a survey map to be provided for the 8.28± acre parcel. The motion was seconded by Member Barbara Clark, with the vote recorded as follows: Ayes: Chair Neuhauser Nays: None Member Carey Member Clark Member Baxendell Member Gloster Member Wyllie Motion carried. This becomes Action #33-2 of 2011. A motion was then made by Member Morey to set a Public Hearing for 7:30 p.m., 15 September 2011, on the proposed subdivision. The motion was seconded by Member Bret Wyllie, with the vote recorded as follows: Ayes: Chair Neuhauser Nays: None Member Carey Member Clark Member Baxendell Member Gloster Member Wyllie Motion carried. This becomes Action #34 of 2011. Joseph Miller, Applicant/Reputed Owner - Bossard Road - TM #22.-1-21.1 & Part of 21.2 - Boundary Line Change Chairman Neuhauser read aloud Part II of the Short Environmental Assessment Form. Negative responses were obtained to all questions in Part II. He then recognized Robert Miller who, on 16 June 2011, had appeared before this Board and received a boundary line change to combine Lots 1B and 3A, as shown on the portion of the tax map which accompanied this application. A condition of that approval was that within 60 days, Lot 2A on that map shall be combined with either Lot 1A or TM #22.-1-21.1 which is owned by Joseph Miller. Mr. Robert Miller said that paperwork is underway to transfer Lot 2A to Joseph Miller, with approval by the Groton Town Planning Board required. With no further discussion, a motion was made by Member Mark Baxendell to approve the Boundary Line Change as requested. The motion was seconded by Member Clark, with the vote recorded as follows: Ayes: Chair Neuhauser Nays: None Member Carey Member Clark Member Baxendell Member Gloster Member Wyllie Motion carried. This becomes Action #35 of 2011. Page 2 of 3 (T)Groton Planning Board Minutes of Regular Meeting 18 August 2011 ADJOURNMENT At 8:07 p.m., a motion was made by Member Morey to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Member Mary Gloster, with all members present voting in favor. •'n E. Fitch, Board Secretary Emailed to Town/Deputy Clerks, CEO Coats, Chair Neuhauser&Board Members on 9/13/11. Page 3 of 3