PLANNING BOARD
The Newton Planning Board held 24 regular meetings in 2005 during which three Elderly Housing developments totaling 122 units were approved (Sargent Woods – 80 units, Storey 20-units and Jacob’s Village – 22 units) and forty-eight are pending for Fitz Realty. At the March 22nd meeting Mary M. Allen was voted in as Chairman and Kimberly Pettit and Elliot Estey were voted in as Vice-Chairmen. Currently the board has 7 full members: Mary M. Allen, Kimberly D. Pettit, Elliot Estey, James Doggett, Norman Harding (ex-officio), Ann Miles and Richard LeClaire and 4 alternate members: Kip Kaiser, Paul Szot, Gene Tolman and Kim Vaillant.
The 2006 budget is due to increase because of additional hours for the Circuit Rider/Planner and due to an increase in the Administrative Assistant’s hours and pay.
There has been a change in staff for the Planning Board. A thank you is extended to Christine LoVecchio for serving as the Administrative Assistant and as a Board member. We welcome Sally E. Cockerline as our Administrative Assistant.
There will be changes to the Smith Corner Road and Peaslee Crossing Road intersection in the spring of 2006 with the cost being borne by developers on Smith Corner Road.
Regular Planning Board meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month beginning at 7 PM in the Newton Town Hall. The Board is seeking out community volunteers to serve on the Master Plan committee. If you are a resident of Newton and would be interested in serving on this subcommittee, please call the Planning Board office at 382-3419.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary M. Allen, Chairman
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