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Danville Planning Commission

27 August 2009

Attendees:      Jeff Frampton, Nancy Lewis, Kim Prior, Jim Ashley, Alison Low, Mike Boudreau

Start:              Meeting opened at 7:05 pm

Bylaw changes heading toward final public hearing: 

- Jeff attended selectboard meeting last week for updates

- Plan is to warn selectboard’s second meeting in September as a public hearing meeting (Kim to get with Mert for date) 

- Alison will get a cost from Tracey, NVDA, to take our current tax map, add current zoning, implement new village map (map needed before bylaw changes can be enacted)

 2009-2010 Municipal Planning Grant: 

- Alison walked through tasks for 2009-2010

- Scheduled planning meeting (us & Noelle McKay, Smart Growth) on September 22, 7:00 pm.  During that meeting we will compile an list of invitees to our focus groups (email any that come to mind to Alison or Nancy) and work on further planning

- Alison will respond to mid-term status due in a couple of weeks

- proposing Thursday October 22, 6:00 pm for public kickoff meeting and 2 focus groups, Friday October 23 for remaining 2 focus groups

Discussed January-February timeline for meeting with other villages to decide how to replace design control with new village standards

 Began work on Fence ordinance (Jim leading)

 VIT Training September 17th 7:00 pm $45 at Lyndon State College interactive classroom.  Subject:  Low impact development techniques – incorporating standards in bylaws  (NVDA outreaching to a)  communities w/limited infrastructure b) hill towns c) lakefront development – there is a push from EPA to include these techniques in bylaws)

 Close:              Meeting adjourned at 8:25 pm

 Next Warned Meeting:                     Thursday September at 6:00 pm (focus groups)

 Respectfully Submitted:

Nancy Lewis  – Clerk

August 30, 2009

 

cc:        Gail Devereaux - Development Review Board

            Mert Leonard – Town Administrator

            Wendy Somers – Town Clerk

 

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