Town of Pittsfield Planning Commission
Minutes of January 18, 2023
 
Members Present:  Marsha Hopkins, Jennifer Howard, Ryan Thompson and Mark Stugart
 

1. Call to Order

Meeting called to order 6:00pm
 

1. Agenda Modifications:

Participation by TRORC, Kevin Geiger and Connor Rigney
 

1. Discussion of Primary retail, secondary retail and Wildlife Area

Both Connor and Kevin clearly explained the differences between primary and secondary retail and the need to keep the definitions consistent with the Regional Plan.  The Commission recognized the importance and agreed to the inclusion of this information in the Plan. They further explained our Wildlife Area overlay required on our Future Land Use Map to the Commission’s satisfaction.
 
The Commission made a motion to accept the proposed draft Town Plan for transmittal with the inclusion of the full definition of primary and secondary retail, required policy changes pertaining to primary retail outside the village center and the addition of some wording in the Economic Development section pertaining to energy costs and scarcities. Motion made by Ryan, seconded by Mark, all in favor.
 
The Commission made a motion to accept the map labeling changes for Utilities, Facilities and Education and Transportation and the overlay of the GMNF on our Future Land Use designating the Wildlife Area. Motion made by Marsha, seconded by Ryan, all in favor.
 
The Commission made a motion to revise the report to the Select Board outlining the feedback received from TRORC in keeping the Plan consistent with the Regional Plan. Motion made by Marsha, seconded by Jen, all in favor.
 
The Commission agreed they would review the revised maps via email prior to sending the transmittal copy to the Select Board.
 
 

1. Approve the Minutes from November 2, 2022, motion by Ryan, seconded by Jen, all in favor

Approve the Minutes from January 18, 2023, motion made by Marsha to revise and add action items, seconded by Jen, all in favor.  Minutes accepted as revised.
 

1. Next Meeting

April 11, 2023 at 6:30pm
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Adjournment 7:00pm 

Respectfully Submitted,
Marsha Hopkins
 
 
The Minutes of January 18, 2023 were duly APPROVED on ______________________________
 
By __________________________________________

Town of Pittsfield Planning Commission Minutes [Draft]

Public Meeting / Work session: Jan 12, 2023

Attendees: Marsha Hopkins, Jennifer Howard, Ryan Thompson, Vaughn Micciche

1. __Marsha______ Called the meeting to order at  7:09   p.m.
   
2. Modifications: None
   
3. Correspondence:   TROC
   
4. Approval of Prior Minutes: N/A
   
5. Public Attendees: Amy Alton
   
6. Shared town plan with public, and discussed changes suggested by TROC.
   

1. Next Meeting Date/Time: Jan 18, 2023 6:00 p.m. 
   
2. Adjourned: 8:00 p.m.
   

These minutes were approved:  ___________________________

By: ______________________________


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Town of Pittsfield Planning Commission
DRAFT Minutes of November 2, 2022
Members Present: Marsha Hopkins, Jennifer Howard, Mark Stugart and Ryan Thompson
1.Call to Order:   Meeting called to Order at 6:02 p.m.
2. Agenda Modifications:   None
3. Correspondence:    None
4. Public Present:    None
5. Town Plan Legal Notice and Public Hearing Discussion:

• The Pittsfield Town Plan public hearing legal notice was reviewed and finalized.
• Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 7 p.m. was selected as the public hearing date and time.
• The legal notice will be sent to the Pittsfield Town Clerk in time to be sent out via certified mail on December 1, 2022 to the Town of Pittsfield’s four neighboring districts (Killington, Stockbridge, Chittenden and Rochester) as well as the executive director of Two Rivers. An electronic copy also needs to be sent to the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development.
• The legal notice will need to be sent to The Mountain Times by December 19, 2022 in order to be printed in the December 22, 2022 edition. The notice also needs to be sent to The Rutland Herald to be published in the December 27, 2022 issue.
• The legal notice will be posted in the Town Clerk’s Office, in the Pittsfield Post Office, on the Town of Pittsfield website and via the Town pf Pittsfield’s Facebook Community Group.
• The commission members edited and finalized the Planning Commission’s Town Plan report, which will accompany the proposed plan and hearing notice.

6. Next Meeting:  January 12, 2023
7. Adjournment; motion to adjourn 6:31 pm by Marsha, seconded by Ryan, all in favor.
Respectfully Submitted,
Ryan Thompson
The Minutes of November 2, 2022 were duly APPROVED on_____________ By ______________________________________

​Town of Pittsfield Planning Commission
Minutes of September 28, 2022
 
Members Present: Jennifer Howard, Mark Stugart and Marsha Hopkins
 

1. Call to Order

Meeting called to Order at 6:03pm.
 

1. Agenda Modifications:

None.
 

1. Correspondence:

None.
 

1. Approval of Minutes from September 13 meeting.

Motion to approve by Marsha, seconded by Mark, all in favor
 

1. Public Present

None
 

1. Town Plan Read Through Continued.

The group edited through Wild Life and Forest Resources, goals and policies. Marsha will email Two Rivers concerning Land Use Policies and converting #2 to Recommendations. Also, the commission is questioning why there are no recommendations in the Mineral Use Section.  To be discussed at the next meeting
 

1. Next Meeting – October 5, 2022

 

1. Adjournment; motion to adjourn 8:09 pm by Marsha, seconded by Jen, all in favor.

 
 
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Respectfully Submitted,
Marsha Hopkins
 
 
 
The Minutes of September 28, 2022 were duly APPROVED on October 5, 2022
 
By Marsha Hopkins and Mark Stugart 

Town of Pittsfield Planning Commission Minutes [Draft]

Meeting / Work Session Date: September 13, 2022

Attendees: Marsha Hopkins, Jenn Wall, Mark Stugart, Vaughn Micciche

1. __Marsha______ Called the meeting to order at  6:05   p.m.
2. Modifications:
3. Correspondence: TRORC - sent correspondence in the form of a survey asking which positions we may want created in the town, and which services we may want to have assistance from TRORC.   
4. Approval of Prior Minutes: Approved the Aug 31st 2022 minutes – approval  proposed Marsha Hopkins second Jenn Howard
5. Public Attendees: none
6. Continued working through wording, Ended on page 99 number 6 in Policies.

1. Next Meeting Date/Time: Sept 22, 2022 6:00 p.m. 
2. Adjourned: 8:05 p.m.

These minutes were approved:  September 28, 2022 By: (s)Marsha Hopkins & (s)Mark Stugart

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Town of Pittsfield Planning Commission Minutes

Meeting / Work Session Date: August 17, 2022

Attendees: Marsha Hopkins, Vaughn Micciche

1. ___Marsha_____ Called the meeting to order at 6:15   p.m.
   
2. Modifications: none
   
3. Correspondence: none
   
4. Approval of Prior Minutes: did not approve or discuss prior minutes
   
5. Public Attendees: no public attendees
   


6. Next Meeting Date/Time: Decided to plan through email
   
7. Adjourned: 6:15 p.m.
   

These minutes were approved:  ___________________________
By: ______________________________

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Town of Pittsfield Planning Commission Minutes [draft]

Meeting / Work Session Date: 

Attendees: Marsha Hopkins, Ryan Thompson, Jenn Wall, Vaughn Micciche

1. ___Marsha_____ Called the meeting to order at 6:10   p.m.
   
2. Modifications:
   
3. Correspondence: Response was received from two rivers regarding questions on the Buy-out section – there is a fund (funded by the state) to pre-emptively buyout flood prone housing which was created with act 74. So the planning commission decided to keep that section in-tact as-is.   Two rivers cautioned the Pittsfield planning commission saying that deleting wording that they want in our town plan may lead them not to approve of the town’s plan.  Separately two rivers sent correspondence thanking the town for paying membership dues and remaining a member. 
   
4. Approval of Prior Minutes: did not approve or discuss prior minutes
   
5. Public Attendees: no public attendees
   
6. Happenings: Revisited the town-roads section and simply made reference to the state Orange book for reference to road classes as well as the ancient roads section.  Kept the proposed wording which makes it clear that travelers on town highways have the right to remove deadfalls / rocks as needed due to statute https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/19/009/00901.  Continued to work through document and stopped at residential energy efficiency section G page 85 on online version.
   
7. Next Meeting Date/Time: The group set a meeting date of Wednesday August 17th at 6 p.m. 
   
8. Adjourned: 7:57 p.m.
   

These minutes were approved:  ___________________________
By: ______________________________

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Town of Pittsfield Planning Commission Minutes [draft]

Meeting / Work Session Date: 

Attendees:  Marsha, Ryan, Jenn, Vaughn, 

1. ___Marsha_____ Called the meeting to order at  6:04    p.m.
   
2. Modifications: 
   
3. Correspondence: Ann asked the planning commission to supply a letter of recommendation for the updates to the recreation area at the town hall. Vaughn’s reservations about providing the letter for Ice Rink without knowing the liability or future planning were voted down and the group went with the letter provided by Marsha which listed the ice rink without change.  
   

1. Approval of Prior Minutes:
   
2. Public Attendees:
   
3. Happenings:  
   

Approval of meeting minutes from July 21 2022 Ryan and Marsha Approval of meeting minutes for July 19 2022 Jenn and Ryan
 
The group worked through edits, revisiting the nature of property buyouts (whether they were only from FEMA and only after a disaster or not) and realized they needed more information from TROQ.  The group stopped in the town highway section for the evening.  
     

1. Next Meeting Date/Time: 8/10/22 6:00 
   
2. Adjourned: 8:12 pm 
   

These minutes were approved:  ___________________________
By: ______________________________


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