Planning Board Meeting

Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
February 2, 2009

Present: Bob Peters, Bruce Huntington, Judi Gould, Bert Yost, Glen Gebel, Marilyn Moncsko, John Leonard, Kathy Daggett, Bob Guynup, Gilbert & Linda Joss-Dyke, Kent Stephenson, Brigette Levitt, Jack & Noreen Levitt, Steve Corvelli, Sylvia Mustelier, Jean Cavallero, Alicia Armstrong, Cindy Garso, Randy Preston, Kevin & Connie Prickett, Tony Pascarelli, Kent Adams, Nancy Gonyea, Sydney Maxwell, Kara Page, Aldo Aquino, Dave Magurk, Kevin Hastings and Shirley Lawrence.

PUBLIC HEARING-FOX HOLLOW SUBDIVISION-JACK LEVITT-3 LOT SUBDIVISION
*Jack explained his proposal for a 3 lot subdivision.
*The project has APA approval.
*There were no questions from the public or the board.
*Motion to close the hearing by Bruce Huntington at 7:07 p.m.

PUBLIC HEARING-WHITEFACE OUTLOOK-JACK LEVITT-45 LOT SUBDIVISION.
*Call to order at 7:08 pm.
*The parcel is 101 acres.
*APA has jurisdiction over the road section.
*DOT has given approval for the road cut off of Route 86.
*The Storm Water Management Plans are in the works.
*The town has hired an engineering firm to oversee the plans. They are paid by the developer but selected by the town.
*There will be covenants in place on the properties.
*Kara Page questioned if the SWMP would conform to the Land Use Code or if it would be in
conjuntion with the new Land Use Code that is being developed. Bob Peters informed her that he did not know what the new code was going to be. Cindy Garso informed Kara that the SWMP would be based on State DEC regulations.
*Randy Preston noted that nothing further has been done because the State has stopped all the funding.
*Gilbert Dyke questioned the protocol about notice of this meeting. He has not received anything. All property owners within 500’ were suppose to be notified of the meeting. Gilbert stated that a culvert on Route 86 empties on his property and the water collects there. He feel this development might make it worse. Bob Peters is familiar with the water problem. The original retention basin has been redone to solve that problem. Jack Levitt explained that the retention pond is designed to let the water go back into the water table. Bruce Huntington felt that the downstream effect should be studied.
*Kevin Hastings, designer of the system explained that the system had been designed to have a 0% impact. Linda Joss-Dyke is not convinced that there is a 0% impact.
*Jack Levitt noted that this has been an ongoing problem on that road for years and that the town did not have a water problem during the last winter.
*Glen Gebel had concerns over one of the basins on lot #6 behind the Little Supermarket.. Jack stated that this is not completed yet. He had difficulties working with the State. Supervisor Preston has spoken with the State and hopes to be able to work with them on this area. There was further discussion over the volume of the basin as well as the design noting that they are designed to release water at a slower rate than a run off. The design was done taking into consideration frozen ground conditions. There were concerns over the water at the culverts by road. Kevin Hasting stated that the plans are to get the water to go where it use to go.
*Kevin Prickett asked if there was a monitoring plan in place to assess the effectiveness of the system in the future. There is a State maintenance requirement. The town would have to monitor the system. Mini retention ponds collect silt before it goes into the basin. This will make it easier for the town to maintain the silt and can be easily observed. Kevin Prickett would suggest a plan to monitor the effectiveness of the system.
*Linda Joss Dyke asked if the study was done before the logging project was done and after the logging was done to determined the impact that the logging had. The SWMP was done before the logging. Cindy Garso stated that the logging impact was considered from the beginning.
*Kara Page asked when the study by our engineers would be available for reading. Bob Peters stated that the engineer reports to the Planning Board and the reports are available for review at the Code Enforcment Office.
*Robert Guynup asked where the water would be entering the property. Jack showed the area on Route 86 which is a 30’ strip of land on Route 86 by Scott and David Lawrence’s property where all the utilities would be run.
*Gilbert Dyke questioned the time line on the SWMP. Jack stated that it is done and has bee approved by the DEC.
*Bob Peters went over the time line for scheduling a vote noting that the board has a maximum of 62 days each for conditional approval, preliminary approval and final approval. The board will obtain answers to the all the concerns first.
*Robert Guynup asked Cindy Garso if she still had concerns. Cindy is looking for:
**a little more information on the public water system;
**some construction details on the SWMP;
**she would address the Dyke’s concerns.
Bob noted that this is one of the largest projects that the town has done and that there had been some miscommunication. He would like to see that Cindy gets the information when she needs it.
*Bruce Huntington felt that the board went to public hearing before there was a complete application and that the board should adjourn and come back with a complete application.
*Judi Gould feels that there are some things missing but they have tried to do everything correctly.
*Jack Levitt stated that these are the final plans and that Cindy Garso’s concerns can be addressed by the engineers. They will also address the public’s concerns.
*Bruce Huntington does not feel that the downstream issues have been addressed.
*Cindy Garso clarified that she feels that everything has been submitted but that something that can be stamped by the board is not in the board’s hands and that she has three detail items that she would still like to see.
*Marilyn Moncsko questioned if all the information that Cindy needs is here tonight. Dave Magurk will drop off the drawings tomorrow. Dave gave Cindy the SWMP.
*Bob Peters praised Cindy Garso for her help with the project
*Motion to close public hearing at 8:08 by Judi Gould, seconded by Bert Yost and carried unanimously.

ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES: Add Marilyn Moncsko to attendees. Motion to accept with correction by Marilyn Moncsko, seconded by Bert Yost; carried unanimously.

FOX HOLLOW SUBDIVISION-DISCUSSION
*Motion to approve application by Marilyn Moncsko, seconded by Judi Gould; carried unanimously.

WHITEFACE OUTLOOK
*Jack Levitt stated that they are doing their best to work things out between the engineers. He would like the board to spell out what he still needs to do.
*Bob Peters feels the concerns need to be studied to make sure that there is not additional water going into the culverts.
*Jack Levitt feels the volume of the water is not going to change.
*Bruce Huntington feels the maintenance of the system is an additional strain on the town. Jack
stated that he is trying to design the best drainage system so that the town does not have a problem. Bruce feels that perhaps there should be a drainage district formed so that the town has some recourse if there are problems in the future. Bob Peters does not feel that these people should have to do something different than anyone else in the town.
*Randy Preston stated that he could check with the town lawyer regarding the forming of a drainage district.
*Cindy Garso suggested looking specifically at the volume of the water going through the culverts.
*Dave Magurk and Kevin Hasting will look at these concerns.
*Jack Levitt feels that if he looks at the water volume before and after the project, then their job is done.
*Jack feels that he will have all the information required within 30 days.

WHITEFACE OVERLOOK-Alan Oppenheim
*The sketch plan will be presented for Preliminary review.
*Town water is an issue that needs to be resolved.
*There will not be a public hearing on March 2 as originally planned.

WFE Ventures
*8 lot subdivision on John Bliss Road by Peter Coffrin, Agent for Joan Friedman. No NJ letter at this point.
*Will be on the agenda for March.

NEW BUSINESS
*Cameron Grady application for a conditional use permit to operate an auto repair garage at his house at 1264 Haselton Road.
*The Planning Board’s recommendation to the Zoning Board is to consider the comments of the neighbors and the precedent that it would set. They should be concerned over the number of cars at any given time.

DISCUSSION
*There was discussion of the sign ordinance and information from Bert Yost.



OLD BUSINESS

*Meeting adjourned at 9:23 pm