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LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING
Minutes & Discussion Notes from Meeting held
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Hall Annex Executive Board Room
Members Present: Sam McCullough, Chairperson
Doris McGreevy Will Lee
John Simicich Lillian Ball (7:13 p.m.)
Anne Murray Eric Keil (7:32 p.m.)
Members Absent: none
Also present: Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator
Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary
Commencement
The meeting began at 7:07 p.m. with five LPC members present.
Committee Minutes and Administration
Acceptance of LPC meeting minutes from November 26, 2019
MOTION made by Sam McCullough, seconded by Anne Murray, to accept the 11/26/2019 LPC meeting
minutes.
Motion carried: 5/0 (LPC members Lillian Ball and Eric Keil not present at time of vote)
Next Regular LPC Meeting Date
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 7, 2020.
2020 LPC Meeting Schedule
2020 Meeting Schedule hand-out given to LPC members.
Land Preservation Applications & Potential Applications
MOTION made by Sam McCullough, seconded by Anne Murray to enter into EXECUTIVE SESSION -
Proposed Acquisitions of Real Property Where Publicity Would Substantially Affect the Value
Thereof
Motion carried: 6/0 (LPC member Eric Keil not present at time of vote)
The LPC members entered in EXECUTIVE SESSION at 7:16 p.m.
Land Preservation Coordinator gave updates on inquiries, new applications, appraisals and current
applications.
MOTION made by Sam McCullough, seconded by Anne Murray, to end Executive Session.
Motion carried: 6/0 (LPC member Eric Keil not present at time of vote)
EXECUTIVE SESSION ENDED at 7:30 p.m.
Inquiries for Uses or Structures on Preserved Property
SCTM #1000-96.-3.2.1 (STARKIE)
REVIEW 12/5/2009 REFERRAL (via e-mail) FROM BUILDING DEPT RE: PROPOSED BARN
LPC members reviewed landowner’s Building Permit application plans for a proposed barn at the
request of Building Permits Examiner Amanda Nunemaker. The proposed barn will straddle the
boundary line between the landowner’s residential home lot with the Town’s development rights
easement area.
MOTION made by Sam McCullough, seconded by Anne Murray, that the Committee finds the proposed
agricultural use barn consistent with the terms of the recorded Easement.
Motion carried: 6/0 (LPC member Eric Keil not present at time of vote)
Stewardship and Management:
None
General Land Preservation Items:
FARMLAND PROGRAM DISCUSSION
LPC discussed proposed changes to Town Code Chapter 70. Agricultural Land Preservation as
presented by the Agricultural Advisory Committee in draft dated Nov. 8, 2019. Discussion will continue
at next LPC meeting.
Adjournment:
MOTION made by Anne Murray, seconded by Eric Keil, to adjourn this meeting.
Motion carried: 7/0
The meeting ended at 8:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary