Town Of Searsmont

Planning Board Minutes

January 16, 2007

1. Call to Order: 7:00 p.m.

2. Attendance: Chair: George Sprowl, Vice Chair: Paul Leeper, Peter

Jolliffe, Jack Degraff, Steve Porter and a Special presentation by Bruce Brierley.

3. Review of Application and Requests: None

4. Minutes: review of January 2, 2007 minutes.

Motion made, seconded, and passed unanimously with minor corrections.

5. Communications:

Ÿ The representatives from Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline were here to

discuss:

Ÿ The impact of its proposed transfer station on the New England Road site.

The Representatives were:

Ÿ Kelly Bode from Verrill Dana, Attorneys at law.

Ÿ Bill Welch the Project Manager.

Ÿ Keith Boyle the right of way specialists and

Ÿ Gus McLaughlin the Environmental Manager.

Conversations took place on the safety, regulations, materials, and protection of the pipeline, the environment, and the Searsmont residents. The representatives assured the planning Board that no noise will be heard from the outside of the building. All Questions that the Planning Board had were answered. Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline will begin work on its pipeline site on the New England Road, Searsmont Maine on June 1, 2007.

6. New Business: None

7. Old Business:

Ÿ Paul presented his application for minor/major Site Plan Review with new

changes to it. More improvements will be made to it and be re-presented at the

next meeting in February.

Ÿ Discussions took place on formulating a Town Flood Hazard Application,

looking at FEMAS as a guideline. Planning Board Members will look more

closely at its relation to our ordinances, find the correlations and submit them.

accordingly at the next meeting.

8. Adjournment: 9:00 p.m.