Minutes for
1. Call to Order Chairman Dave Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:01pm in the Sweden Meeting House.
2. Introduction Present were Gail Bartlett, Wolfgang Duve, CEO Eric Gulbrandsen, Dave Johnson, and John Smith. Marcia Storkerson taking minutes.
3. Meeting Minutes: Wolfgang Duve moved and John Smith seconded that the minutes be accepted as read. The motion passed unanimously.
4. Communication and Bills A. Correspondence Received (by date) 1. Letter dated February 17 2009 from the State Planning Office re: Customized Floodplain Ordinance datum changes B. Correspondence Sent (by date) 1. Letter dated February 27, 2009 to Pie Tree Corp. with invoices for certified mail and newspaper advertising. 2. Letter dated February 27, 2009 to Selectmen transmitting copies of the proposed revised Floodplain Ordinance (dated Feb. 24, 2009) and Zoning Ordinance (as presented at the Public Hearing on Jan. 15, 2009) for posting with the warrant for Town Meeting.
5. CEO's report for February 2009 Wolfgang Duve moved and John Smith seconded that the CEO's report be accepted. The motion passed unanimously. Eric Gulbrandsen mentioned that the only Change to the Floodplain Ordinance from the State Planning Office was the use of national geodetic datum.
6. Old Business Dave Johnson mentioned that he had still not received a letter from the Fire Chief regarding the Pie Tree CUP application. Eric Gulbrandsen will see that the Board gets the septic design for Pie Tree Corporation.With John Smith moving and Gail Bartlett seconding, the Board voted unanimously to approve the Town of Sweden, Maine Subdivision Regulations, Third Revision.The State Planning Office and Maine Municipal Association Legal Dept. have both verified that the proposed changes to the Floodplain Ordinance are not substantive and no additional public hearing is necessary. The Board has fulfilled the requirements of the State Law with the previous public hearing.
7. New Business: Dave Johnson mentioned that Sam Black had given him a copy of a Greater Lovell Land Trust Watershed Survey and Plan. Eric Gulbrandsen mentioned it included some of Sweden. Jane Gibbons asked Dave Johnson to take over the topic of windmills in Sweden. Gail Bartlett thought the Planning Board should look into it from a homeowner's standpoint. Eric Gulbrandsen suggested that a simple solution would be to change the wording in the zoning regulation to put an exception in the height limit section which would make it possible to go to a Conditional Use Permit which could take everything into account on a case-by-case basis.
8. Announcements: The Next regular Meeting will be Thursday April 9, 2009 at 7:00 PM at the Sweden Town Meeting House.
The Board will have openings for two full time members (terms ending in 2013 and 2014) and two alternates (each alternate serves a one year term). Elections will be held at the annual Town Meeting on Saturday March 21, 2009. Laura Chadbourne has agreed to run for one full time term and Ron Kiesman will run for second alternate. A sincere thank you to Wolfgang Duve and John P. Smith for their years of service on the Board.
Respectfully submitted, Marcia Storkerson