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Danville Planning Commission

Meeting Minutes 1/15/04

Present

Derek Fenby

Mike Smith

Scott Palmer

Jim Ashley

Kellie Merrell

Absent

Jeremy McMullen

Jeff Frampton

Began 7p.m.

1. Derek Fenby is writing the letter regarding the Danville Planning Commission’s support of Rails to Trails concept.

2. It was agreed to contract out Dave Coburn to enter the land survey results in a manner that will allow us to analyze and graph the data and cut and paste quotes from the survey.  Mert had agreed to get the surveys to Dave.

3. The Specific data/information collection tasks requested by Landworks by January 26^th were assigned to different members of the planning commission.

1. School data - Contact local schools for summary and update on needs, issues, student inventory, capacity, etc.  KELLIE
2. Transportation data - Contact road commissioner for summary and update on transportation related issues, needs and improvements DEREK
3. Utility data - Contact WWTF Superintendent for summary and update of wastewater issues, needs, capacity, etc.; Fire District Water System ­ water supply and distribution system SCOTT (will also contact Chuck Gallager for Act 250 data)
4. Public service data - Contact Sheriff¹s Department, Fire and Rescue for update on status, issues and needs DEREK
5. Public facilities ­ status, issues and needs - Town Hall, library, North Danville Community Center, post office, etc. MIKE
6. Historical data - Contact the Historic Society for inventory, status, needs, issues JEREMY
7. Public/conserved lands - Contact Passumpsic Land Trust, Vermont Land Trust for inventory of conserved lands JEFF
8. Study that students did regarding businesses in the area JIM

4. Edits to Town Plan.  Jeff’s, Kellie’s, Derek’s, Mike’s, Jim’s and Scott’s deletions were marked into one electronic version of the plan during the meeting.  The focus was on deletions, although some additional info and wording was added here and there.

Jeff’s comments were denoted in red.

Kellie’s comments were donoted in blue (with yellow highlights for what she thought should be kept).

Mike, Derek, Scott and or Jim’s comments were denoted in purple.

When items had been deleted by one member and another member wanted to see that concept or item kept, it was denoted by bold italics

Kellie will get Jeremy’s edits and incorporate into this the shared version tomorrow.  She will then distribute the version with everyone’s strikeouts, additions and things they want to keep to all members of the planning commission.  She will e-mail it to Jeff, Jeremy and Mike.  She will make hard copies for Scott and Jim and she will put it on a diskette for Derek and drop off at Town Hall.  The planning commission members will review the whole edited plan by next Thursday January 22^rd and note any changes they do not agree with.  At the January 22^rd meeting those items will be brought up and either decided upon or just flagged as a point that has not been agreed upon.  The version that results from the January 22^rd meeting will be sent to Landworks on January 26^th at the latest for them to put what is left of the town plan and what has been flagged in the town plan into the state standard version.  In addition, the above homework information in item 3 will be submitted to Landworks January 26^th.

5.  To review, planning commission members are required to review the latest edited version for any deletions, additions they disagree with and bring those items to share at January 23^rd.  They are also to bring as much of the information summarized in item 3 so that it can be incorporated into the Landworks version.

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