What was said

Planning Board, February 13, 2023

the recording · 2:04 long, about 15,076 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately well

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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

  1. ▶ 1:11:20The Planning Board continued the 1325 Mass Ave public hearing to February 27; a draft decision is to be prepared for that meeting, when the hearing could be closed.
  2. ▶ 8:50The board approved an ANR plan for 100 Howard Street, 3-0 by roll call.
  3. ▶ 14:30The board accepted a waiver from site plan approval for 1259 Mass Ave, 3-0 by roll call.
  4. ▶ 1:27:12The board reviewed three master plan RFP responses and will schedule interviews with the three bidders at its next meeting; price proposals have not yet been seen.
  5. ▶ 2:03:50A vote on using the town's MRPC GIS hours for Conservation is to go on the next agenda.

Why it matters — our reading

  • The 1325 Mass Ave hearing is still open, so abutters' concerns about landscaping and lighting can still be raised before a decision is written and the hearing is closed.
  • The master plan consultant choice is made from three bids whose prices the board had not yet seen, so the cost of that planning work is still undetermined.

Watch next

  • February 27 Planning Board meeting: draft decision on 1325 Mass Ave, possible close of the hearing, master plan RFP interviews, and the GIS hours vote for Conservation.

economic developmentelectionsgrantshousingplanning and zoningpublic commenttown departmentstown meetingwater sewer

Present: Chair (unnamed) (chair); Mr wilsmer (member, remote); Mrs Reed (member); Land use director (land use director); Mr Brenner (member (absent)). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.

Votes

  1. ▶ 8:50Approve the ANR for 100 Howard Street — moved by member, as heardpassed 3-0 by roll call (Wilsmer, Reed, chair aye)
  2. ▶ 14:30Accept waiver request from site plan approval for 1259 Massachusetts Avenuepassed 3-0 by roll call
  3. ▶ 1:11:20Continue the 1325 Massachusetts Avenue public hearing to February 27passed 3-0 by roll call

And 2 procedural: approve minutes of january 9 meetings (general, 1325 mass ave, 475 leominster shirley road) (▶ 1:31:22); adjourn (▶ 2:04:10).

Against the town’s minutes

The town published minutes (text) for this meeting; ours were compared item by item. 6 agree, 2 caption errors resolved by the official reading, 1 substantive difference. The town’s minutes are a partial record.

  1. differsVote to continue the 1325 Massachusetts Avenue public hearing to February 27▶ 1:11:20

    recording Continue the 1325 Massachusetts Avenue public hearing to February 27 — passed 3-0 by roll call

    town’s minutes —

    The official minutes record no 1325 Mass Ave hearing or continuance vote; check the recording around t=4280 and whether the town omitted it.

2 caption errors the town’s minutes resolve
  • Attendee: Mr Wilsmer:Mr wilsmer (member)→Timothy Willsmer
  • Attendee: Mrs Reed:Mrs Reed (member)→Amanda Reid
In one record only: 4 from the recording, 5 from the town’s minutes
  • Recording only — Draft decision for 1325 Mass Ave prepared for next meeting: A draft decision for 1325 Mass Ave will be prepared for the next meeting, when the hearing could be closed. ▶ 1:09:33
  • Recording only — Pond View zoning board application fee: Pond View zoning board application fee: one thousand dollar ▶ 1:17:15
  • Recording only — MRPC GIS hours: eight hours: MRPC GIS hours: eight hours ▶ 1:53:58
  • Recording only — GIS layer upload fee: GIS layer upload fee: 250 dollars ▶ 1:56:45
  • Town’s minutes only — Holman Street stormwater agreements to be signed Feb 27: “those agreements would be signed at the board's february 27th meeting.”
  • Town’s minutes only — Lunenburg Central decision filed with Town Clerk: “decision w ould then be filed with the town clerk and enter into an appeal period.”
  • Town’s minutes only — Pond View Commons permit determination referred to HAC: “agreed to let hac (housing action committee) make the determination.”
  • Town’s minutes only — Driveways & Entrances document, Section 250-6.4: “section 250- 6.4., driveways & entrances- a. burney would prepare a document for board discussion.”
  • Town’s minutes only — Chair Matthew Allison and Land Use Director Adam Burney named; Torgersen absent: “matthew allison, amanda reid, adam burney”

Compared 2026-10-14. 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

  1. ▶ 2:51Holman Street stormwater BMP funds

    Cashier's checks were received from the builder for both properties to fund installation of the missing stormwater facilities.

  2. ▶ 1:17:15Pond View zoning board application fee

    A negotiated fee lower than the standard initial application fee was mentioned; whether it was received is unknown.

    as heard:one thousand dollar

  3. ▶ 1:26:52Master plan RFP price proposals

    Price proposals have not yet been seen by the board.

  4. ▶ 1:53:58MRPC GIS hours

    The hours come with the town's annual assessment to MRPC and refresh each fiscal year.

    as heard:eight hours

  5. ▶ 1:56:45GIS layer upload fee

    Uploading a layer outside the annual update cycle costs a nominal fee; during the update it is free.

    as heard:250 dollars

Settled without a vote

  • ▶ 1:27:12Master plan RFP interviews of the three bidders to be scheduled at the next meeting at 7:30, 8 and 8:30.
  • ▶ 2:03:50Putting the GIS hours to Conservation on the next meeting agenda for a vote.
  • ▶ 1:09:33A draft decision for 1325 Mass Ave will be prepared for the next meeting, when the hearing could be closed.
  • ▶ 1:18:21Solar bylaw discussion deferred to a separate item at a future meeting.

Public comment

  1. ▶ 3:54Attorney for buyers of 147 Holman Street asked the board to vote favorably on the stormwater issue on the 27th so the closing can occur; cited rising interest rates.
  2. ▶ 40:01Abutters at 1325 Mass Ave commented on landscaping plant size and building lighting; a written comment from abutters was noted.

Where the time went

Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.

The whole meeting, in order

  1. ▶ 1:03Holman Street stormwater permit compliance updateinformational; on next agenda · 2:31 long · planning and zoning, water sewer
  2. ▶ 3:34Public comment on 147 Holman closinginformational · 1:44 long · public comment
  3. ▶ 5:18ANR plan for 100 Howard Streetvoted · 4:12 long · planning and zoning
  4. ▶ 9:31Site plan waiver for 1259 Mass Avevoted · 5:47 long · planning and zoning, economic development
  5. ▶ 15:18Public hearing continuation, 1325 Mass Avecontinued to Feb 27 · 57:05 long · planning and zoning, water sewer, public comment
  6. ▶ 1:12:23Decision for 475 Leominster Shirley Road signedsigned · 1:27 long · planning and zoning
  7. ▶ 1:13:50Pond View comprehensive permit updateinformational · 4:11 long · housing, planning and zoning, legal
  8. ▶ 1:18:01Solar bylaw, MBTA communities, DLTA, drivewaysdeferred · 5:19 long · planning and zoning, housing, grants
  9. ▶ 1:23:33Master plan RFP responsesinterviews to be scheduled · 7:27 long · planning and zoning, contracts and unions
  10. ▶ 1:31:22Minutes approvalvoted · 1:03 long
  11. ▶ 1:32:25Committee reportsinformational · 13:11 long · town departments, economic development
  12. ▶ 1:45:36Director items: town meeting warrant, caucus, ongoing itemsinformational · 5:34 long · town meeting, elections
  13. ▶ 1:51:31GIS hours for Conservation Commissionto next agenda · 12:39 long · planning and zoning, technology
  14. ▶ 2:04:10Adjournmentvoted · 0:40 long

What the captions could not carry

  • Name of the chair not stated in captions
  • Public speaker names at 2401 not given
  • Stretch around 2506-2541 largely inaudible

These are ours, and they are not the record

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