The meeting was
called to order at 1:24 PM by Chairman, Sen. Coleman E. S02.
The following committee
members were present:
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Senators:
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Coleman
E. S02;
Harris
J. S05; Fasano L. S34;
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Representatives:
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Roy
R. 119; Feltman A. 006;
Miner C. 066;
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ABSENT:
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Crisco J. S17; Finch, B, S22; Guerrera A. 029; Malone J. 047;
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Chair
Coleman called the meeting to order at 1:24 p.m.
Chair
Coleman welcomed everyone to the meeting and noted that the committee was
meeting to act on three the proposed interim
change to the Conservation and Development Policies Plan, 2005 – 2010 from: Town of Avon,
Pistol Creek Associates, LLC and Town of Oxford. Chair Coleman also noted that the votes would
be held open until 4:30 pm.
Without
objection Chair Coleman noted that the Committee would hear from
representatives from Office of Policy and Management (OPM), the applicant and
representatives from each municipality where the interim change is proposed.
Jeff
Smith, OPM, presented the recommendation for the Town of Avon, where there were a total of 11 parcels,
recommending approval to 5 parcels, non-approval to 4 parcels and that no
change was necessary to 2 parcels. Mr.
Smith noted that the applicant is allowed to lay pipe as long as it is for
transmission only, so the two parcels, New Road and Hawley Brook Open Space,
need no change in land designation. Committee
members had specific questions regarding the background to the application
along with the Jackson Inc. parcel.
Louis
Usich, Chair of Avon’s WPCA, and Steve Kushner, Town Planner and commented on
OPM’s recommendation and requested that the committee add the Jackson Inc.
parcel to be approved by the committee, along with the other 5 parcels
recommended for approval by OPM.
Chair Coleman asked for a motion to approve the
Town of Avon’s proposed interim change to the Conservation and Development
Policies Plan, 2005 – 2010 in the Town of Avon for the following parcels: Kingswood Drive, Rural to Neighborhood Conservation, Hunter’s Run, Rural to Neighborhood Conservation, Route 44 Area, Rural to Neighborhood Conservation, Jacubiak Inc., Rural to Growth,
and Huckleberry Hill Road, Rural to Neighborhood
Conservation.
So
moved by Rep. Miner and seconded by Rep. Roy.
Rep.
Miner noted that since the Town of Avon
presented concerns over the approval of the Jackson Inc. parcel, he motioned an
amendment to the motion before the committee:
Include Jackson Inc. parcel for a change of Rural to Growth. The motion was seconded by Rep. Roy.
The
amendment carried unanimously in a voice vote.
Chair
Coleman asked the clerk to call roll vote approve the Town of Avon’s proposed
interim change to the Conservation and Development Policies Plan, 2005 – 2010
in the Town of Avon for the following parcels:
Kingswood Drive, Rural to Neighborhood
Conservation; Hunter’s Run, Rural to Neighborhood
Conservation; Route 44 Area, Rural to Neighborhood
Conservation; Jacubiak Inc., Rural to Growth; Huckleberry Hill Road, Rural to
Neighborhood Conservation; and Jackson Inc.,
Rural to Growth; and not approve the proposed changes to the Wright Drive, Oak
Bluff, Cider Brook Road, Hawley Brook Open Space, and New Road.
Clerk
Eric C. Stroker called roll: five yea, one
nay, four absent. The motion passed.
Dan
Morley, OPM, presented the recommendation for Pistol Creek Associates, LLC’s
proposed interim change to the Conservation & Development Polices Plan,
2005 – 2010 in the Town of Berlin. He noted that OPM, similar to Avon did not have a full approval of the application, but
had divided the recommendation into parcels.
There were comments regarding the history of the parcels and the soil
quality, which would not allow for septic systems to be used for the
development, requiring sewers if development is to occur.
Representatives
from the applicant disputed OPM’s recommendation and hoped that the committee
would approve change in all parcels in Berlin.
Rep.
Aresimowicz, (Berlin
– D) and Berlin Town Council member Morelli presented their opposition to the
change in land designation, and echoed the comments made at the public
hearing.
Chair
Coleman asked for a motion in regard to Pistol Creek Associates, LLC proposed
interim change to the Conservation & Development Policies Plan, 2005 –
2010, in the Town of Berlin.
Sen.
Fasano motioned to deny approval of
Pistol Creek Associates, LLC proposed interim change to the Conservation &
Development Policies Plan, 2005 – 2010, in the Town of Berlin, for all parcels. Seconded by Rep. Miner.
Sen.
Fasano noted that he believed in
home rule, and should be used in this application and was going to support
denying the application.
Rep.
Roy noted that he was in favor of the recommendation by OPM that would have
designated one parcel for change in land designation.
Chair
Coleman asked the clerk to call roll call vote to deny approval of Pistol Creek
Associates, LLC proposed interim change to the Conservation & Development
Policies Plan, 2005 – 2010, in the Town of Berlin, for all parcels.
Clerk
Eric C. Stroker called roll: four yea,
two nay, four absent. The motion
carried.
Dan
Morley, OPM, presented the recommendation for the Town of Oxford’s
application for proposed interim change to the Conservation & Development
Policies Plan, 2005 – 2010, in the Town of Oxford.
The recommendation was another split approval by parcels, 2 parcels in
favor of approval, and 3 against.
Representatives
from the town, Brian Miller and Herman Shuler spoke that Oxford is a developing community and they
need to have these land designation changes in order to help with these
changes.
Chair
Coleman asked for a motion in regard to the Town of Oxford’s application.
Rep.
Miner motioned to approve four parcels of the Town of Oxford’s
proposed interim change to the Conservation & Development Policies Plan, 2005
– 2010, in the Town of Oxford
and to deny approval of one parcel. The
parcels for approval are Jack
Hills Road, Rural to Growth; Oxford Greens, Rural
to Growth; Route 67 South, Rural to Growth; Oxford
Center, Rural Community Center
to Neighborhood Conservation; and deny
approval of the Route 67 North parcel.
Seconded by Rep. Roy.
Chair
Coleman asked the clerk to call roll vote to approve four parcels of the Town
of Oxford’s proposed interim change to the
Conservation & Development Policies Plan, 2005 – 2010, in the Town of Oxford and to deny
approval of one parcel. The parcels for
approval are Jack Hills Road,
Rural to Growth; Oxford Greens, Rural to Growth; Route 67 South, Rural to
Growth; Oxford Center,
Rural Community Center to Neighborhood Conservation; and deny approval of the Route 67
North parcel.
Clerk
Eric C. Stroker called roll: six yea,
zero nay, four absent. The motion
carried.
Chair
Coleman noted that the committee still had an application from the Town of Manchester but had as yet
not received a recommendation from OPM, and committee would need to take action
on that application.
Chair
Coleman recessed the committee meeting at 4:07 pm.
The
meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
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Eric C. Stroker
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Committee Clerk
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