Minutes of Sweden Planning Board Meeting

April 10, 2008

The meeting was called to order by Grace Keef , Chairperson. In attendance were the following Planning Board members: Ron Kiesman, Wolfgang Duve, First Alternate John P. Smith and CEO Eric Gulbrandsen. Rob Slatterly was absent without notice.

 Daniel Casey and Jessie Stevens

 The Board voted to accept the minutes from the March 13, 2008.

 The CEO reported activities since the last meeting and his report was voted upon and accepted.

 Under Old Business the Board discussed with Daniel Casey why they could not accept his Conditional Use Permit application for a dock to be installed on property on which he has a right of way to Stearns Pond. Basically the reason that the Board deemed his application incomplete was because of their opinion he did not have the “standing to apply” as defined in our Zoning and Land Use Ordinance.

 Prior to this meeting Grace Keef and John P. Smith both individually had contacted the Maine Municipal Association for clarification concerning interpretation of “standing to apply”. The result of these discussions were explained to Daniel Casey, which he stated he fully understood.

 The Board was unanimous in their denial of accepting Daniel Casey’s Conditional Use Permit application for the reasons stated above.

  Grace Keef was unanimously elected to the position of Chairperson. There were no candidates for the position of Secretary and this position will need to be filled.

 No other business came before the Board with the exception of an announcement from the CEO that the developers of the nine lot subdivision on Black Mountain Road had inquired about selling a piece of land that was originally included in their approved sub-division but not a part of the approved cluster development. The Board stated that individual members would individually review the Sweden Sub-division Regulations in preparation for the next Planning Board meeting, May 8, 2008.

 The meeting was adjourned at 8:05