What was said
Planning Board, August 12, 2019
the recording · 1:29 long, about 11,452 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately welllunenburgbudgetproject.org — written by the Lunenburg Budget Project, an independent tool for residents. Not affiliated with the Town of Lunenburg, the School Committee or the school district. The data this page is computed from: /data/recording-minutes/planning-board/2019.json
The town published minutes (text), minutes (text) and an agenda, an agenda for this meeting. Those minutes are the record; what follows is a guide to the recording.
The short version
- ▶ 39:19The Planning Board tabled the draft earth removal and fill bylaw and its rules and regulations to the next meeting, with no vote taken.
- ▶ 43:29Earth removal was scheduled for September 9; the board called the bylaw its priority for Town Meeting.
- ▶ 59:41The board reached consensus that a new economic development committee will set its own goals, with its membership to be discussed next time.
- ▶ 1:00:24Master plan discussion was deferred until the board hears about the grant; a member did not want an RFP for a plan without an implementation part.
- ▶ 1:18:05The board will post and advertise its vacancy and ask the town manager about a joint meeting with the selectmen.
Why it matters — our reading
- The earth removal bylaw sets permit rules, hours, closure plans and enforcement for gravel and fill operations, and it is meant to go to Town Meeting, where residents would be asked to vote on it.
- A master plan consultant RFP and a new economic development committee could bring future spending requests, and the board has not yet settled the plan's scope or the committee's membership.
Watch next
- August 26: economic development, the stone farm hearing and solar are on the Planning Board agenda.
- September 9: the earth removal bylaw and rules and regulations return to the board.
economic developmentfacilitiesplanning and zoningpublic commenttown meetingwarrant article
Present: Adam (town planner / staff); Paula (member or consultant who commented on the bylaw (as heard)). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
No substantive votes heard. 1 procedural.
Against the town’s minutes
The town published minutes (text) for this meeting; ours were compared item by item. 5 agree, 0 caption errors resolved by the official reading, 0 substantive differences. The town’s minutes are a partial record.
In one record only: 4 from the recording, 2 from the town’s minutes
- Recording only — Master plan consultant RFP of $100,000: Master plan consultant RFP: a hundred thousand dollars ▶ 1:09:10
- Recording only — Engineering cost figures for an earth removal permit: Engineering cost of an earth removal permit: $10,000, $20 a yard, $25 a yard ▶ 15:38
- Recording only — Economic development committee sets its own goals: Consensus that the economic development committee will set its own goals; composition to be discussed next time. ▶ 59:41
- Recording only — Vacancy posting and joint meeting with selectmen: Board to post and advertise the vacancy and ask the town manager about a joint meeting with the selectmen. ▶ 1:18:05
- Town’s minutes only — Off Street Parking and Loading bylaw placed on hold: “lunenburg code, section 250- 6.1., off street parking & loading areas- on hold”
- Town’s minutes only — Public comment by Katey Adams on the old primary school lot: “katey adams- noted one of the select board's goals is to focus on the old primary school lot.”
Compared 2026-11-05. Neither record is treated as the referee: a caption error is the same fact heard badly; a difference is for a person to check at the timestamp.
The money
- ▶ 15:38Engineering cost of an earth removal permit
A member estimated that survey and engineering for a permit would cost a sizeable sum compared with the value of the material moved.
as heard:$10,000$20 a yard$25 a yard
- ▶ 1:09:10Master plan consultant RFP
A member said they did not want to spend on an RFP for a plan that would sit on a shelf and wanted an implementation component.
as heard:a hundred thousand dollars
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 39:19Earth removal bylaw and rules and regs tabled to the next meeting; bylaw is the priority for Town Meeting.
- ▶ 43:29Earth removal scheduled for September 9.
- ▶ 59:41Consensus that the economic development committee will set its own goals; composition to be discussed next time.
- ▶ 1:00:24Master plan discussion deferred until the board hears about the grant.
- ▶ 1:10:37Economic development, stone farm hearing and solar discussed on August 26; earth removal September 9.
- ▶ 1:18:05Board to post and advertise the vacancy and ask the town manager about a joint meeting with the selectmen.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
The minutes print a list, headed documents used at meeting:
:
- Minutes- 07/22/19
- DRAFT Rules and Regulations, Earth Removal and Placement of Fill
- DRAFT Bylaw, Earth Removal and Placement of Fill
- Select Board’s Charge for Economic Development Committee
Heard in the recording
- ▶ 0:40bylaw comments from Pauladraft policy or bylaw, shown· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes
- ▶ 44:59charge of the economic development committeeother, shown· in the minutes’ list (“Select Board’s Charge for Economic Development Committee”)
- ▶ 11:50Hubbardston earth removal bylawdraft policy or bylaw· in the minutes’ list (“DRAFT Bylaw, Earth Removal and Placement of Fill”)
In the minutes’ list and not identified in the recording: Minutes- 07/22/19; DRAFT Rules and Regulations, Earth Removal and Placement of Fill.
State law asks minutes to list the documents and exhibits used at a meeting (M.G.L. c.30A §22(a)). Names from the recording are the caption model’s hearing; the two sides are matched by name, by script, so a document named two different ways can be missed. A place to look, not a finding.
Public comment
- ▶ 1:12:37Opposed a separate economic development group, urged fixing the old primary lot, asked that RFP not be tied to selling parcels, and said past visioning input was never used.
- ▶ 1:17:04Asked whether discontinuing committee reports to the Board of Selectmen had been discussed.
Where the time went
Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.
- planning and zoning66 min · 74%
- warrant article43 min · 49%
- economic development17 min · 19%
- policy17 min · 19%
- personnel11 min · 12%
- facilities10 min · 12%
- public comment5 min · 6%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:00Earth removal and fill bylawtabled · 43:29 long · planning and zoning, warrant article
- ▶ 43:54Economic development committee chargeinformational · 16:30 long · economic development, policy
- ▶ 1:00:24Master plan and town buildingsno resolution · 10:13 long · planning and zoning, facilities
- ▶ 1:10:37Upcoming agendasinformational · 1:29 long
- ▶ 1:12:37Public commentinformational · 5:08 long · public comment
- ▶ 1:17:45Board vacancy, inter-board meetings, building inspectorinformational · 10:51 long · personnel, planning and zoning
- ▶ 1:28:36Signing and subdivision covenantsinformational · 1:00 long · planning and zoning
What the captions could not carry
- Vote count on the closing motion.
- Much of the early talk is garbled and speakers are not identified.
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