MINUTES OF THE SHAFTSBURY PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 11, 2003, COLE HALL, SHAFTSBURY, VERMONT
Board Present: William Jakubowski, David Mance, Kevin Brubiski, Acting
Chairman, and Mark Young.
Board Absent: Andrew Knafel
Other’s Present: Kenneth Coonradt, Zoning Administrator, Lucinda Morse,
Chairperson of the Economic Development Review Board, Tyler Resch, Rick Mattison
and Cynthia Hamilton.
Mr. Brubiski called the meeting to order at 7:30pm.
1. Interview for alternate position: Rick Mattison:
Mr. Brubiski explained the role of an alternate for the Shaftsbury Planning
Commission, detailing the voting rights and responsibilities involved. As a
native of, and professional businessman from Shaftsbury, Mr. Mattison detailed
various reasons why he should be considered a viable candidate for the alternate
position. Furthermore, Mr. Mattison felt that a “part-time” position would allow
him the time to gain some experience and knowledge of local and State laws and
protocol governing the Shaftsbury Planning Commission. Mr. Mance explained that
the Planning Commission makes a recommendation to the Shaftsbury Select Board,
and they in turn, will make the official appointment. Specifically, the
Shaftsbury Planning Commission will make a recommendation on February 25th,
2003, which will then be forwarded to the Shaftsbury Selectboard, for their
first meeting in March, 2003.
2. Cinda Morse, Shaftsbury Economic Development Review Committee:
Ms. Morse began by explaining that the initial draft of the Economic
Revitalization Plan has been completed for South Shaftsbury. This is a
county-based statewide effort, and Shaftsbury is a lead town within the county
portion of this project. The specific goal of this project is to develop an
Economic Development Plan for Bennington County, utilizing the same criteria
across other counties within the State. Ms. Morse distributed partial copies of
the draft, reviewing/discussing the 10 specific strategies/recommendations
enclosed in the report. She emphasized the importance of collaboration between
the Shaftsbury Planning Commission, the Shaftsbury Selectboard and the
Shaftsbury Economic Development Review Committee in reviewing, prioritizing and
developing an implementation process for these strategies. Ms. Morse invited all
Planning Commission members to attend the Economic Development Review Committee
meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 13th, 2003, 7:30pm at Cole Hall.
3. Other Business:
Dailey’s C/D Project: Mr. Brubiski asked Mr. Coonradt, Zoning Administrator if
Mr. William Dailey would be able to attend the February 25th, 2003 meeting of
the Shaftsbury Planning Commission to provide an update on the progress of
Dailey’s C/D Landfill Project. Mr. Coonradt stated that Mr. Dailey would be
unable to attend that meeting but that Mr. Knafel would be scheduling a mutually
agreed upon time for such a presentation. Furthermore, Mr. Coonradt stated that
there has been no “official” presentation by Dailey’s, nor any State Permits
applied for, for such a project.
Zoning Administrator Position: Mr. Coonradt explained that Dennis McCarthy would
be placing an advertisement for said position in the Bennington Banner, with all
inquiries to be directed to Andrew Knafel, Chairman. Currently, Mr. Anthony
Zazzaro has applied for the position.
4. Minutes of January 28th, 2003:
Mr. Mance made a motion to approve said minutes with the following corrections:
A. Interview for Board Secretary: 1st paragraph, line 3: eliminate “she being
the only candidate”.
B. Interview for alternate Board member: 2nd paragraph, line 3: change “Queens”
to “NYC”.
C. Other Business: 3rd paragraph, line 2: “Trumble” should read “Trumbull”.
With no further business before the Commission, Mr. Mance made a motion to
adjourn at 9:08pm. Mr. Jakubowski seconded. Motion carried 4-0-0.
Respectfully Submitted,
Cynthia Hamilton