PLANNING BOARD

Walpole, NH  03608

Work Session Tuesday January 22, 2008, 7:00pm Town Hall Basement

Minutes

Present:  Jeff Miller, Bob Miller, Chick Miller, Ben Daviss, Henry Fletcher, Shane O’Keefe.  MP committee - Mel Schupack, Dennis Marcom, Chuck Bingaman

Recording:  Pam Aslinger, Sec.

Chairman Miller reviewed the agreement with SWRPC to provide assistance to the Board in updating the Land Use section of the Master Plan.  Mr. Daviss provided the list of tasks to SWRPC based on discussions at the prior Planning Board meeting.  They will:

- Review vision statement, goals and objectives from prior Master Plan updates;

- Review info and data gathered from survey to determine current community

values and goals;

            - Attend one meeting of the Board or Master Plan committee;

- Work with the Board or committee to draft a new vision statement, new and updated goals and objectives as well as an implementation statement.

            - Time period to be determined.

            - Compensation - 20 hours of assistance - $1000.00.

Attendees discussed various ways on how to proceed, the necessity of creating a vision statement required in the RSA’s and using the survey results to update the goals and objectives.  The actual survey results were discussed on a question by question basis resulting in a strong emphasis on maintaining the rural agricultural character of the Town and to keep Walpole the way it is, to broaden the tax base and provide housing for young persons and retirees.  Conservation of natural features were important as well as  economic considerations to maintain industrial, commercial, home and local businesses.      

Chairman Miller appointed Ben Daviss, Bob Miller and Mel Schupack to meet with SWRPC to go over the survey results and to re-draft the vision statement and draft a set of new goals and objectives setting a timeframe to present them for a public hearing in March or April.  Survey comments are being reviewed by Board members, once compiled and posted on the Board’s website, Chuck Bingaman will write an article on them for the newspaper.

The group will meet either at the regular Board meetings, time allowing or schedule a work session on the fourth Tuesday of the month, to be announced.

Cc:  file, PB, Mplanners, BOS