What was said
Planning Board, December 9, 2019
the recording · 1:25 long, about 10,042 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) and an agenda for this meeting. Those minutes are the record; what follows is a guide to the recording.
The short version
- ▶ 12:37The Planning Board approved an ANR plan for 335 Chase Road and a common driveway there, on the condition that the existing fieldstone wall be kept.
- ▶ 26:17The board voted to release the surety for Emerald Place at Lake Wayland.
- ▶ 1:48The board approved an ANR plan as submitted for 322 Flat Hill Road.
- ▶ 17:15The Rob's Hill Road and Sunset Lane common drive was put off to January so all four members can hear it.
- ▶ 1:23:11Staff will bring an Earth-removal-only bylaw draft to the first January meeting, with public information sessions planned for February.
Why it matters — our reading
- The Earth-removal bylaw is the item most likely to reach residents, since a draft and public sessions are planned and any bylaw would later go to a Town Meeting vote.
- The solar survey questions and the master plan coordination with the Select Board shape later land-use rules and town facility planning, though no vote on either was taken.
Watch next
- First January 2020 Planning Board meeting: Earth-removal bylaw draft and the continued Rob's Hill Road and Sunset Lane common drive.
- Public information sessions on Earth removal planned for February.
legalplanning and zoningpublic commenttown meeting
Present: David Leroy (presenter, professional land surveyor with Hannigan engineering). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
- ▶ 1:48Approve the ANR plan as submitted for 322 Flat Hill Roadnot audible
- ▶ 1:48Separate motion to notify other land use boards of the withdrawal from Chapter landnot audible
- ▶ 11:53Approve the ANR plan for 335 Chase Roadnot audible
- ▶ 12:37Approve the proposed common driveway at 335 Chase Road, with the stipulation that the existing fieldstone wall be retainednot audible
- ▶ 26:17Release the surety for Emerald Place at Lake Waylandnot audible
And 1 procedural: adjourn (▶ 1:25:02).
Against the town’s minutes
The town published minutes (text) for this meeting; ours were compared item by item. 8 agree, 2 caption errors resolved by the official reading, 0 substantive differences. The town’s minutes are a full record.
2 caption errors the town’s minutes resolve
- Emerald Place surety release location:Release the surety for Emerald Place at Lake Wayland — not audible→Lake Whalom▶ 26:17
- Presenter David LeRoy:David Leroy (presenter, professional land surveyor with Hannigan engineering)→David LeRoy
In one record only: 1 from the recording, 2 from the town’s minutes
- Recording only — Earth-removal-only bylaw draft for first January meeting, February info sessions: Staff will bring an Earth-removal-only bylaw draft to the first January meeting, with public information sessions planned for February. ▶ 1:23:11
- Town’s minutes only — Bond releases up to August 2014: “bond releases up to august 2014.”
- Town’s minutes only — Attendees: board members and other presenters: “present: matthew allison, tanner cole, paula bertram, adam r. burney”
Compared 2026-11-04. 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
Nothing touching money was heard beyond the transfers.
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 17:15The Rob's Hill Road and Sunset Lane common drive was put off to January so all four members can hear it.
- ▶ 59:28Solar survey questions reordered: vegetative buffer questions and an acreage-versus-size question added, a small-system size question offered in tiers, and the fencing question removed.
- ▶ 1:02:56Staff will send a short letter or email to the town manager and Select Board chair to coordinate master plan work on population projections and facilities.
- ▶ 1:04:21Prior minutes were tabled until the amendments can be discussed with the member who proposed them.
- ▶ 1:23:11Staff will bring an Earth-removal-only bylaw draft to the first January meeting, with public information sessions planned for February.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
The minutes print a list, headed documents used at meeting:
:
- 335 Chase Road ANR Plan
- Common Driveway Plan
- 322 Flat Hill Road, ANR Plan
- Minutes 11.25.19
- Solar Survey, DRAFT
- Open Space Residential Design Bylaw, State Model
Named in the running text, not in a list:
- RFQ (request for quotes) approved by TCP Building Design Committee
- Subdivision of Land Rules and Regulations
Heard in the recording
- ▶ 4:48site plan showing common drivewayplan or drawing, shown· in the minutes’ list (“Common Driveway Plan”)
- ▶ 26:41marked up copy of the bylawdraft policy or bylaw, shown· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes
- ▶ 27:42Marissa's comments on the surveyletter or email, shown· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes
- ▶ 1:07:54state's model open space residential bylawdraft policy or bylaw, shown· in the minutes’ list (“Open Space Residential Design Bylaw, State Model”)
In the minutes’ list and not identified in the recording: 335 Chase Road ANR Plan; 322 Flat Hill Road, ANR Plan; Minutes 11.25.19; Solar Survey, DRAFT.
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.
Where the time went
Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.
- planning and zoning80 min · 97%
- policy42 min · 51%
- legal9 min · 11%
- town meeting9 min · 11%
- public comment9 min · 11%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:00ANR plan, 322 Flat Hill Roadvoted · 2:31 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 4:28ANR plan and common driveway, 335 Chase Roadvoted · 11:02 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 16:33Rob's Hill Road and Sunset Lane common drive continued to Januaryreferred · 1:25 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 17:58Emerald Place bond and release of suretyvoted · 8:43 long · planning and zoning, legal
- ▶ 26:41Solar bylaw survey questionsinformational · 34:29 long · planning and zoning, policy
- ▶ 1:01:10Master plan update and coordination with the Select Boardinformational · 3:11 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 1:04:21Minutestabled · 0:20 long
- ▶ 1:04:41Committee reports and member appointmentsinformational · 2:53 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 1:07:34Model open space residential design bylaw and low impact developmentinformational · 7:15 long · planning and zoning, policy
- ▶ 1:14:49Earth removal bylaw and public outreachinformational · 8:42 long · planning and zoning, town meeting, public comment
- ▶ 1:23:31Notices, schedule and adjournmentvoted · 1:52 long
What the captions could not carry
- Vote counts and outcomes on all motions are not stated in the captions beyond voice responses.
- Captions are garbled in places and no roll call is captured, so attendance cannot be listed.
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