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LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING
Minutes & Discussion Notes from Meeting held
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Hall Annex Executive Board Room
Members Present:
Anne Murray Will Lee
Doris McGreevy Eric Keil
Lillian Ball
Members Absent:
Sam McCullough, Chairman
John Sepenoski
Also present:
Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator
Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary
Bob Ghosio, Town Board Liaison
Tim Caufield, Peconic Land Trust
Mary Eisenstein, observer
Commencement:
The meeting began 7:05 p.m. with five LPC members present.
Committee Minutes and Adoption:
Acceptance of LPC meeting minutes from February 7, 2017
MOTION
made by Eric Keil, seconded by Lillian Ball, to adopted the 2/7/2017 LPC meeting minutes
as revised.
Motion carried: 4/0/1 (LPC member Will Lee abstained as he was not present for the 2/7/2017
LPC meeting)
Acceptance of LPC meeting minutes from February 21, 2017
HOLD –
No voting quorum
Land Preservation Applications and Inquiries:
PROJECT STATUS UPDATES
Land Preservation Coordinator Melissa Spiro gave LPC members project status updates on several
on-going Town and County preservation projects as well as updates on several projects that may
come before the Committee at some point in the future. Tim Caufield (PLT) also gave status updates
on projects he has been working on for the Town.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The LPC members entered into
Confidential projects were discussed.
END OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
Applications & Inquiries for Uses or Structures on Preserved Property
None
Stewardship and Management:
None
General Land Preservation Items:
LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE DUTIES
Review and prepare initial recommendations to Town Board regarding application process
Land Preservation Coordinator Melissa Spiro’s draft chart pertaining to farmland application process
was reviewed in further detail. This chart was completed with input from LPC members regarding
recommendations on LPC’s duties relating to the stages in the application process.
Discussions concerning LPC Committee duties will be continued.
Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
The next regular meeting intended to be held on .
Adjournment:
The meeting ended at 8:49 p.m. with five LPC members in attendance.
MOTION
made by Eric Keil, seconded by Anne Murray, to adjourn this meeting.
Motion carried: 5/0
Respectfully submitted by Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary