I haven't heard a word. >> Okay. Well, we do have quorum, so we're going to open the meeting. Um, it's 7:03. Calling to order the town of Halifax planning board meeting for
uh February 5th. No, it's not the 5th. Yes, it is the 5th. February 5th, 2026. Meeting is being held at town hall 49 499 Plymouth Street in the selectman's meeting room on the second floor. I also have to announce that the planning board
meeting is being recorded by area 58 and can be viewed on YouTube. and I also believe community access television. I'm going to start um first thing on the agenda. Well, first I'm going to announce who's present. Um to my left,
Amy Troop. On Zoom is Bert Gainer and myself, Tom Millius. We do not have a full board, but we do have quorum. The only difference is that any vote we take, should we take a vote, will have to be a roll call vote because of the Zoom presence.
Did I miss anything? >> Um, approve the agenda. >> Okay. Do I have a motion to approve the agenda? >> Uh, so moved. >> Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Roll call vote. Mr. Gainner. >> Yes. >> M. Troop.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Millius. Yes. Unanimous. First thing up under discussions is Brian Cook family property on Crystal Lake in Halifax. Discussion of creating
an easement by necessity for More Street to be used as access to map 11, lots 2599, 2598, 2597, 2596, 2595, 2594, 2593,
2592. That's probably enough. Mr. Cook, >> hi. How are you? Thank you. And thanks for seeing me tonight. I appreciate it. Um, if I could present to the board just it's probably in the packet that was delivered. Uh, but just to give
reference and the folks that are here, uh, this is property that my grandmother bought in 1924 on Crystal Lake, which at the time was Muddy Pond. Um, but they immediately changed the name to Crystal Lake. So, sounds like Trumpian real estate, but
um, it seems to have worked. So, for years, my grandmother and my grandfather were the only two people who lived on the pond. They owned almost every lot on the pond. Over the course of 40 or 50 years, some were sold off and many of these were lost to uh taxes with the
town of um Halifax and some in Pemroke. The lots that we're focused on right now is in a plan in front of you uh which is a subdivision plan drawn by Webby Engineering uh to take
the lots that were mentioned which is up in the corner of the pond on the Pemroke line um and create a single family house lot. >> Just a point of reference, could you kind of describe to those who aren't familiar with Crystal Lake approximately where it is? >> Sure. Crystal Lake is just down the
street from Stson Pond um on Plymouth Street and on the other corner it hits the um Rarot tracks where the commuter rail runs. Um if you walk this property straight across, you literally some of these houses I'm trying to think where
they would be, but up in this area you can almost reach out your front door and touch the train as it goes by. Um, from the time that I came down here 50 years ago as a kid, um, this railroad very seldom ran, but obviously now it's it's back and um, being used on a regular
basis, which obviously has affected the buildability of these lots. Most of the lots that we're dealing with and that we're talking about here on Crystal Lake um at present are listed on the town assessors as unbuildable, undervalued,
low valued uh lots running anywhere from $100 to $500 uh for the lots. And when I talk about lots on this pond, I'm not talking about a 40,000 square foot lot. I'm talking about back in the 20s when the railroads came in, they uh
checkerboarded all of this land and said to people from Riviera and Doorchester, "Hey, come to Halifax and have a summer home." So, they sold these um 2400 square foot lots for $510 at the turn of the century. >> They gave away as door prizes at one
time. >> Exactly. And most people that bought them um paid their5 or $10 and then never came down. Um I think that they they may have thought they were um you know coming to um where our other member is uh you know
somewhere north of Fort Lauderdale but it didn't turn out that way. Uh for lots of years just nobody was there on the pond or anywhere else or on these lots and taxes weren't paid. So the town of Halifax um sent notices to people. Some
they sent notices of tax taking. They actually took the land and then gave it back, released the tax taking because it didn't scare the people enough to pay and Halifax didn't really want the land. So, it just sort of sat there going back and forth and then eventually a good part of this that had been my
grandmother's uh now sits in the town um as un it's not conservation land, it's just land the town has um has taken. Focusing on this, and we'll get to this in just a second, but focusing on this
area here, we have compiled uh these lots that uh compose about 21,000 square ft. Um, obviously in the town of Halifax, we need a much bigger lot than that for a standard size building lot. But because these lots existed um before
there was zoning, the pre-existing non-conforming um dedication of these lots would allow us to build on something as small as as 5,000 square ft. But that doesn't work in this location because you've got to meet a
septic system and you've got to meet the town well. So, you've got to be far enough back from the pond to not have those problems. We've created almost everything we need for it to be a buildable lot. The problem that we have, unfortunately, is access. Um, if you
look at the larger plan there, which is map 11. Um, and I'm sorry that I didn't blow this up for everybody here, but this area here is Pemroke. This area here is uh Halifax. And for some crazy reason, which makes no sense, the town
of Halifax owns this side. The town of Pembroke owns this side. But lots that ran straight across, Pembroke decided they owned, not the person that actually owned it in Halifax who had bought the lot. So these lots here uh which is the
other half of our property were given to the town of Pembroke who then sold them to people who have bought some of the big homes that have recently been built around the pond. Um so there's no access to get out of these lots. So the only
way to gain access is by paper street which is Morse Street which runs into Crescent which is a fully uh McAdam um road with drainage and sewer or drainage and um paving uh but which is all in
Pemroke. So, we're not asking the town of Halifax to do anything here other than tell us that an existing paper street more street can be used for access. Um, ownership of paper streets um goes to the person who owns land on
either side of the street. >> So, you own to have rights to the middle of the road. >> We have rights to the middle and we also have an easement to use or improve more street. So all we really are doing tonight, we're here for a couple of things, but the first one is just to indicate to the town of Halifax that we
would like to take the paper street more street that sort of dead ends right here, but runs across Crescent Street and then runs into Penroke um and use it as access to get to these lots. Um I'm
sorry, down here is More Street, not up here. Um and so we're here. More street is here. And then the this new neighborhood that was built um four years ago, I believe on Crescent
Dav um would be the access back out to to the main street out to Oak Street. Um obviously because it's a private way, we're not asking the town to build the road. We're not asking the town to spend any money. We're not asking the town to
do anything. What we hope will happen is that the nine lots that are there that are currently on the tax rolls for about $3,500 will turn into about a $200,000 lot that will obviously then create taxes for the
town and create a possible building lot uh which we already have someone who is interested in it. >> Are those lots conjoining now? >> All of these lots are conjoining. Uh there is a another lot in the middle um that we have been paying taxes on since 1921.
Um and my grandmother gets the tax bill every month that or she did until she passed which and I have a copy of it but which says uh gardener SD's care of Esther Cook. Um, we're in the land court right now with a action to quiet title
which next Tuesday I have a hearing where that property um will be given to my cousin and I who will then that will unite all of these parcels. We own five parcels on this side, three parcels on that side and then the Est Gardener is
in the middle. Uh he bought his property in 1897 and never returned. We've done a affidavit of diligent search. to have checked um cemetery records, um hospital records, police records, driver's records,
military records. We can't find any record of him. We did find a great great granddaughter in Los Angeles uh that we wrote to sent a copy of the summons. She never responded and we're now publish publishing in the Los Angeles Times um
newspaper as a way of just sending out to the world that we're trying to reach anyone in the family. Um but no one seems to be interested. So when that's completed with the land court, they will give us title to that property. It will unite all of these parcels. Um and we'll
still have the question of uh access and that would be more street. >> But what what will that create for size with all 21 21,000 square ft. We'd then like to talk to the town about these lots, which we also pay taxes on, but they're not in uh my grandmother or the
family's name. And then two lots here that the town owns, which I think are about 600 square ft. But u we'd like to pull all those in later and that would give us a 33,000t lot. >> Have they has any of those lots in
question ever been conjoined with anything? >> Uh no. Um and and on most of these none of the original owners have ever paid taxes, um Ruth Perkins, who was the town clerk, um knew my grandmother on most of the town, so she sent her tax bills to
everybody and my grandmother paid them. It didn't give her any ownership, but it just kept the lots from being taken by the town. Uh so for 50, 60 years, she was really just donating to the town. Um >> so you you'd be looking for a section six finding for what's left there, right?
>> Yes. Right. Right. And we're thinking 81X on this situation where there is a road uh private way that's listed on a um plan that's been used by the town and you is in the registry. And just having them indicate that yes, you do in fact
have a road that's there on the ground. It's a paper street, but there's an easement by necessity because it's the only way to get to the landlock parcels and you have rights in the way. uh one because you own the property adjoining it and two because a town a uh paper
street can never be used for anything other than a paper street. So nobody could build the house on it and the only way to get rid of the paper street is for the town to extinguish it. And I know the town had considered this a number of years back but never followed through on it. So now there is this
property, there's the pond, there's the paper street, there's a a brand new street that had just been built and we want to access from these lots uh one house lot because this one's uh the house lot that's here accesses off of
Crystal Lake um road which is up further and then there is nothing else that's um to be built in this area. Um and then this on the other side you'd be uh accessing into Thompson Street which
is also in Cumbro. So the only place that this impacts the town of Halifax is in this little corner and that effectively be the end of uh building on that side of the pond. >> Probably can't see this. I apologize. Even if that were to happen, do public
safety vehicles have access, adequate access. >> If if we're if more street gets attached to Crescent, yes. >> Um the interesting part of that, having um been stupid enough one day doing some work on a on a dock to lock my keys in
the car, there was a conversation between the Halifax Fire Department or the Pemroke Fire Department as to who was going to rescue me. Um and a U Halifax fire truck came along. Um and this is probably more for Amy than for
you, Tom, but um the driver and the woman that was his partner argued as to who had the ability to drive the truck around the pond and she threw him out of the uh driver's seat and took the truck around. U unlocked my car, turned the fire truck around and drove away. And
the poor guy just sat there with his head down feeling a little bit uh distressed for the day. But so um I believe that Halifax controls this side of um you know anyone that lives on this side that effectively the road you know
would split. So um I believe that Halifax would be responsible for the actual house lot but the road has both towns with jurisdiction over it. >> Have you been to Pamro yet? Yeah, we're on the uh schedule for them for next the
12th. I believe that's already been set up, but you guys are kind enough to allow me to come in first. >> I assume everything you've discussed is in this packet. >> Everything's in the packet. Uh Joe Webby's office through the subdivision
plan. Um you should have a copy. If you don't, I'll make sure that >> copies of the deeds and all of that. >> Yep. uh a title search had been done by Tim Vanderine's office in Marshfield indicating that she did in fact own the property that we're we're talking about
and the land court has it right now and I'll send you copies of both those docket numbers. Uh so you have those as well. >> I actually looked them up earlier. >> Oh, good. Thank you. >> I took that out. >> Thanks.
If there's any other information that's needed, we're happy to provide it. But by way of just quick background, um I'm an attorney with a background in land use practiced for 35 years in Boston. And your council, by the way, is um
um Curly, is that the last name? Um council for the town has been attending the land court hearings. Oh, >> because the town is a party um on the action to quiet title. >> I'm not familiar with who's representing.
>> Yeah. No, I know there's a couple of different folks that do. >> Should we open it up or you have any other questions? >> Uh I'm thinking that at this point, you know, presentation, we have some material to review. We should probably refer to council. Yeah.
>> And uh see what the town can can't do wants. Well, then we can decide what we want to do, what's in our purview to do um and proceed from there. Um >> if the town needed it, we're happy to bring the engineers in and the other folks and let them describe more in
technical detail as to how the road would be built, what the costs would be, and how the town would have no liability or any u need. one two and again just for public consumption. There really is no difference between a public way and a private way. The difference is that on a
um public way the town has taken uh control of the the road. It has taken it to town meeting and said this is a road that the town of Halifax or Pemroke is going to maintain, plow, take care of. And if you're driving your car and you fall
into a pothole and disappear, you would sue the town. If it's a private way, people often think, "Oh, it's called a private way, so no one can drive on it except us." Anyone can still drive on the private way. It's just the liability is the home association and the people
that live next to it. They plow it themselves. They take care of it. If there's a pothole, they have to fix it. Not the town of Halifax. >> Does anyone have any questions? Bert. Well, other than that, there is no application, you know, for any actions
that are planning for to take as far as Halifax goes. I don't know if there's an application uh with Pemro yet or it's just again a discussion of this is what we'd like to do and then again forward it to attorneys you know whether or not
it meets criteria for you know grandfather all own tidy you know wasn't there's a whole lot of legal things that have >> have to be done it's certainly above >> you know my expertise and I think uh
having an attorney involved in it is is a necessity, you know, but I would wait and also see if again like this is a discussion tonight on just what the plans are to do. see what happens with Pembroke. see what if there's meetings
are I would certainly appreciate any information uh you know forwarded for penro to our board which would be great that we can pass on to our attorneys also regal and then take it for mayor once the application is uh is actually
uh submitted if if one is even needed I don't even know there is one needed >> well to your point we're only in discussion at this point and uh we You could also reach out to Penrook to ask them to keep us a breast of anything that's uh
developing over there and I'm sure you will provide anything that you have available to you. >> We we've always had a good relationship with Halifax. So, we wanted to pay you the courtesy of starting here um letting you know that we had something in consideration. Then we'll file a formal application with both towns and let uh
the towns proceed as their council tells them to. >> I really concur with all of that. So, >> so we're good. I don't think we need to take any action uh at this point uh other than u just to say that we'll forward it to council.
>> Can we open up for a couple of questions regarding this issue? >> Yeah, it's a discussion. Yeah. >> Could you put that up on the red side again? >> The red side? >> Yeah. >> The lot you have in question. Is that not the lot that if you get down street on the left hand side as you turn out to Spring Street? Is that the lot you talking about? >> I'm sorry. You need to identify yourself.
>> I'm sorry. Rich Santa 55 Crystal Lake. >> I'm sorry again. Rich Santa 55 Crystal Lake. >> In 55 Crystal Lake. Okay. Um where is that in relationship to the um hair salon >> next to him? >> Oh, good. Okay. That was my grandmother's original garden. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. My in-laws have bought
that back in the 50s. >> Yeah, they did. >> The lot next to him. >> The lot in question you're talking about, is that not the lot if you get on Thompson Street to be bare left onto Spring Street? >> No. >> So, which lot is are you talking? >> Yeah. You wouldn't even know this lot existed. Okay. >> So, if you come on to uh Crescent
>> Y >> um >> you would come down the street there's a house almost on Oak Street. It's a it's a >> on the left hand side >> on the left hand side. >> If you come down a little further, there's another house which is on More Street in the woods on the right side.
>> And then there's the three houses that >> Okay. Um, the house that's closest to Oak Street has a big front yard that looks like it runs all the way down to the pond, but where their grass stops is where our property starts. And so this
lot would be literally on a bud in Crescent Street all the way until you hit that first big house that's right here. Um, a guy named Bob Wesson used to live on this property. We called him Mr. Natural. He um, lived on this property for 40 years. Was just an outouse.
>> Yeah. and RPY, right? And so where Rappy's property was, we're next door to that. >> Okay. So the back side of that property, is it going to connect out to Crystal Lake Road or is it come out to Oak Street? >> Come out. It actually won't come out to anywhere. Um it'll it'll literally stop right at Mor Street. Even if we were to
purchase this, it's not big enough to um continue the road all the way up to Oak Street. >> So silly question. Why don't just use Crescent Street for an access? That's what we want to do. But we can't get to Crescent Street because, as I said, the town of Pemroke took the other halves of these lots and called them Pemroke
property, not ours. >> Crescent Street's a paved 24T roadway with them. Correct. >> It is. But next to it is property that used to be ours that the town of Pembroke took and gave to the woman, the husband and wife that bought this property. So, we can't cross their
property to get to um >> Crescent. >> Crescent right here. We could we would only be able to do it off of the paper street. >> Yeah, it does make a lot of sense. This this certainly makes more sense. It's only 10 ft from our property. >> No access viable from Thompson Street,
Penroke. >> No, it's way that's way up. >> It would have been here. But it's a great question because this street here that you see on the other side of the lake isn't even in the right place. Um, this on the ground is actually up here somewhere and that would attach to
Thompson Street. And this was supposed to attach to Thompson Street. Um, but somehow when Ed Johnson was building, he and the town of Pemroke decided to close it off. >> I'm still confused where you're going to come up from coming in from Oak Street.
I don't I don't visualize I've been there 40 years. I just can't visualize. >> It's hard. But if you take a ride down it, you're going to come off Oak Street onto Crescent. >> Yep. And literally as you enter Crescent Street, our lot starts on your left side. There's a house.
>> You going to go behind that house? >> No, in front of it. >> More street runs right in right in front of it. >> U you know 100 ft down from the house. It's a good distance, but um more street runs across from the pond to into um
>> Pemroke and then it may even attach to Thompson somewhere further down. I'm not sure cuz Thompson I think opens up here but you got Thompson then Crescent. >> Like I said, I've been there for 40 years. I never heard of Wall Street until a week ago. >> Right. >> Oh no, it doesn't exist. >> No, that's what I'm saying. There's there's a lot of those
>> and I'm sure you don't know Ramdale Road either. >> No, that was there as well. Yeah, >> we actually have two Ramstones, but that's >> And Sherman Street is here and that doesn't exist. And then Crane Street, all of the none of these exist. >> Well, they do exist. They're on the ground.
>> So, the property is actually beside that house with a onecar garage in the water and behind that first house on the left down the hill. >> If you get down the hill, it's on the Yes. Uh we uh this lot over here, the big lot that is on your street, um we
sold in 1982. >> Um and you must be up up in this area somewhere. >> Yeah. >> But um >> I I just want to comment that typically I would make you talk to through the chair. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> But but but in order to expedite this, you know,
>> I apologize. Sorry. >> Okay. >> But yeah, and if um if you're 55, you probably need the Isacsons and >> that is my house. >> Oh, okay. We were next door to you for years. I don't know. Bobby Johnson was here. >> I'm Isaac. >> Oh, hi. How you doing? I stopped in on you guys actually this summer. U cuz
somebody from way planning board or it's a relative of yours. >> But anyway, so with that being said, take a peek. If you have a question, you can contact me directly through the board and I'd be happy to walk you around the property and show you where it is.
>> Anyone else? >> I think I think we're good. >> Great. Thank you very much. Thank you. >> Thank you, Brian. >> Very interesting. >> Anyone hasn't ever been up into that area, it's a it's an adventure. >> Next up, we want to review a letter
concerning 314 Plymouth Street that uh we received from our review engineer. Um, for those who don't know what 314 Plus Street is, if you think Starbucks, that would be 314 Plymouth Street. Do >> you want to read it into >> Yes. Would you please read it into the recording?
>> This letter is from PGB Engineering from January 26, 2026. Um, the subject matter 314 Plymouth Street site, driveway, and sidewalk inspection. Dear Halifax planning board, at the request of Chair Millius, we
visited the subject site on January 23rd, 2026 to take cross slope measurements of the sidewalk along Plymouth Street in front of the subject property. We noted the following. One, the sidewalk west of the site driveway has a cross slope that is less than the
maximum allowable slope of 2.0%. Two, the right turn in lane of the site driveway has a cross loop between 3.0% and 4.5% along the line of the sidewalk. Three, the right turn out lane of the
site driveway has a cross loop between 4.5% and 4.8% along the line of the sidewalk. Four, the concrete island in the driveway has a cross slope of 2.5% along the line of the sidewalk. The side
uh five, sorry, the sidewalk east of the site driveway has a cross slope that is less than the maximum allowable slope of 2.0%. The site driveway is not in compliance with ADA requirements. Photos of the slope measurements are attached. Please
give us a call should you have any questions. very truly yours, Patrick Brennan. And then um the pictures with um >> showing the level. >> Thank you. Showing the level and the
different slopes. >> Did you happen to see um anything from Oh, just get you might want to read this. Okay. >> Steve Hay's letter. >> Okay.
And next we have a a letter regarding 314 Plymouth Street from the highway department from February 5th, 2026. Planning board members, as I stated in my previous letter, the detectable
warning panels did not appear to be permanently attached. And the first time >> would be these >> we used our snowblower, it ripped up one of the panels. You can also see from a piece of the panel, they used very
little epoxy. In my last letter, I took the sidewalk off my list of issues because they were paving the sidewalk the day I sent you that list. But looking at the sidewalk after they finished, there are still issues. One, the sidewalk is not pitched to have
water runoff, and there is a section that puddles after rain. That is the section of sidewalk between Starbucks and the health center, Old Hawaiian Gardens. Pat's reports cover I'm sorry, Pat's report covers the other issues
with the cross loops. Should 314 Plim Street have their engineer draw some plans to show the height and sidewalk going through the island? Because I did find one of one set of plans that has the drive over island, but um no
measurements of it or on it. I think these should be addressed before they open. or is is it too late to ask them to put up a bond for the road and sidewalk because none of the issues can really be addressed until spring. Sincerely, Steve Steve um
Haywood highway supervisor, excuse me, for my stutter. >> Yeah, it's all right. Just for the record, uh the uh commentaries from not necessarily from highway but from uh the review engineer were forwarded to the u leads
reality group that uh is in charge of that whole project over there known as Starbucks at 314. >> Right. >> So >> So this is from the sidewalk. Oh >> yeah. Yeah.
I'm I'm not trying to tell anybody how to do this, but typically these are inlaid in >> the concrete. >> Yeah. And Notch has to epoxied with silicone sealant around the exterior of them. These were pinned
and they were fragile from the get-go. Um, so these issues all need to be addressed. I mean, the the sidewalk, you don't have to be an engineer to take a look at it and know that there's problems with it cuz it rolls. Um, even
the way that it was in fact installed was less than optimum. Wheelbarrel with a shovel to tossing down asphalt isn't exactly the best way to do this. Um, I did have a conversation with um
Reed Blockberger. Yes. From lead's group and explained to him that >> Oh, okay. Yeah. >> that u you know what was going on and I had forwarded him the letter and he was inquiring as to temporary certificates of occupancy and of course I could only
speak for myself and I told him that. I said I'm just speaking for myself. I have no authority to speak for the board but in my opinion you've had plenty of opportunities to make this right. the fact that it's coming up at the last minute here and you know you're trying
to think about maybe getting some occupancy. I said I find you know difficult for me to deal with because you have had all this time and and you know the fact that you did not do it properly. Where is your engineering crew? Somebody should have been
reviewing it for you. Um, so I said, "If you think that you in fact want to uh talk to the board about a temporary certificate of occupancy, I said, I suggest that you come come in with a plan uh speak to the board and uh there's no guarantee that anybody will
be in favor of granting a temporary certificate of occupancy, but I can't tell you you can't come in and inquire about it." I said, "You should also check with the highway surveyor because the highway surveyor actually has the jurisdiction over the sidewalk and the street and there was some issues in the
street and I'm not going to get into them because they're not necessarily my issues or the planning board's issues in the street, but it all plays into the overall health of the project. So, um I think that's probably what we should do. I'm going to entertain a motion to send
um the developer a communication indicating the displeasure of the board if that's the will of the board. Uh and ask them for a plan of remediation. Um we don't have to get too detailed in
it, but >> Okay. And then also um in my notes from the last time that they were here, we also have drainage issues and lights that we should mention. >> Yeah, we can include that also to review
the drainage and and the lighting. Um the one thing that uh Mr. Brennan, our review, did not comment on was whether he in fact made all the necessary inspections for drainage. so we could reach out to him as well uh to be certain that he was available and took
care to do those inspections. I I believe he did, but we should get it from him that he did. That's a very complicated motion. I do. >> So, um I would like to make a motion to um send a letter to leaders
>> and um any and also um >> talk about drainage lights, sidewalk, >> um the issues with all of the elevations and um see what their plans are. >> Have you provide a remedial plan?
>> Yes. for remediation. >> Does that sound to you, Bur? >> Any additions because you haven't said anything yet. >> Um, I would uh only add in there the mandatory compliance uh the terminology with a set schedule of their plan of
when it was going to begin uh followed by inspections along the way as was provided during this time by Mr. Brennan and uh an adherence to a schedule to get it done. I couldn't agree with Tom anymore
that uh as far as like I said my own personal vote is we were very upfront from the very very first day uh when when the word the uh occupancy permit was even used for the first time. It
it's going to it's going to be complied with it's going to be maintained or as far as my goal it's going to be be no chance of an occupancy or a you know a partial one >> until this man all square away. they
would they've been they were being aware of this from long before this that there were problems with pitch in in the sidewalk and in the island or whatnot in so this is no mystery is what I'm coming up with you know as far as I'm concerned
>> so let's get it done let's get it fixed they know what needs to be done what has to be done before anything is going to take place so might as well jump on it and get going you know >> do you mean the ADA re regulations being specifically mentioned Is that what you were referring to?
>> Okay. >> Sorry. >> Okay. That's what I was asking because you had said the regulations I meant by mandatory compliance. >> Okay. >> With uh with with state law, ADA, >> the whole thing. Okay. Gotcha. >> You're going to have to make that
language really specific so we can get that. >> Yeah. All right. I'll try again. However, I was thinking as Brett was speaking and I see our building commissioner in the back. Should we do you want to speak to this at all? You're good. >> No, not at this point.
>> Okay. >> It's a different CO. >> So, correct. >> Okay. I just wanted to make sure that you didn't have anything to add since you were here. >> So, just for clarity, the building inspector is concerned with the structure itself and the immediacy around it. >> I just think that >> No, no, no. It was nice to ask.
>> Um, okay. So, want me to start over again? >> You can try. >> Good luck. Okay. >> I'm throwing this on here. >> Um Okay. So, I will make a motion that um we ask for a response
to PGB's letter from January 26, 2026 outlining their >> plan of action um including um one to five, all the AD requirements, all the
state requirements. Um so basically respond to this letter and also uh assurityity of drainage and we need to still um talk about the lights. >> Okay. >> How's that?
>> Uh Amy when you made reference to uh Pete Bren's letter of uh January 23rd. I'd also make reference if you wouldn't mind to Steve Haywood's letter of February 22nd. Good point. >> And amending to All right. So, the
letter from PGB Engineering 20 January 26, 2026 and Highway Department of Halifax, Steve Haywood's letter from February 5th, 2026. >> Yes, please. Okay. >> And the voting compliance in the
schedule of when those uh requirements should be met and completed. >> Okay. >> We should probably also add into vote to have the chair sign for the board unless you all want to come in and submit a letter. Well, oh, okay. Oh, the letter
to him. Um, yeah. And and add that the chair can sign the letter. >> So, amended. >> Sorry, you just >> that Tom can sign the letter when it's ready to prevent us all having to come in.
>> All right. If we're good motion, >> I'm going to >> with the amendments. >> Okay. We do have a second. >> Good luck, Danielle. >> Good luck, Danielle. Yeah. You should need some help with that. >> Got it. Don't worry. >> I know. I'm just kind of kidding cuz it
was all over. >> All right, we're going to do a roll call vote. Mr. Gainer. >> Uh, yes. >> Miss TR. >> Yes. >> Mr. Millius, myself. Yes. Unanimous. Excellent. Thank you. Moving on. Uh, I
actually had this add at 277 Plum Street, the formerly formerly former Cumberland Farms building. I've been trying to reach somebody from that organization to see if they have any plans for this building, if there's any action on this building, if there's
anything that's preventing this uh building from being marketed. Um, and people having interest in it. I cannot get to anybody. >> Okay. >> Uh, I've tried getting to the I was told to get to the real estate people. Nobody
has returned a call. I had made several attempts. So, that's where we're at. >> Would you like me to make an attempt? >> Absolutely. >> Okay. Also, um, on this subject, I noticed it was being plowed. Is that something that the town has them do or
is that it's privately being plowed? Um, and I didn't know if it was a safety thing or >> I bet I bet it's an insurance driven thing. Okay. >> Because if they can't get public safety equipment in there, i.e. fire equipment, >> fire equipment. Yeah. They'd have a
problem. All right. I just ask. >> Okay. >> So, I'll try to reach out and see if I can get a hold of somebody. >> Yeah, by all means. >> Okay. >> Uh, >> meeting minutes. >> Yeah. We're going to move on to meeting minutes. November 20th, 2000. I'm sorry,
Chris. >> Could I just ask a question? >> Sure. >> Uh, Chris, 129 Circuit Street. Just a quick question because I'm sure nothing to be done because all site plans have been approved and stuff, but on 314 now that the roads been built and you've seen all the construction nearing the
end, u I was talking to some people, you know, like we're at O'Reilly's and we see construction trucks pull in to go out back. Will there be any trouble in the future the setup with the lights? The entrance there looks pretty narrow for three lanes. There's an in lane, the
middle lane to turn left westbound because you see a lot of trucks that have to go in there almost need at least two if not three lanes cuz the curbs come down. >> We talked about the construction equipment though, right? >> Well, just bigger trucks cuz then maybe
that wasn't thought of in the past is cuz self storage out back you might have a lot of people driving U-Haul trucks trucks. >> I I can't >> just something to keep in mind. I don't know that middle lane, everyone stacked up to take a left. >> I'm not 100% sure that they've finished
with it. I'd have to ask them because the U signaling equipment still isn't in. So, we're using the temporary equipment. So, I don't know if that's going to have any impact on taking down the temporary equipment and whether they're going to do anything with that. I I I'm I'm doing this without any
visual. >> I'm trying to get that right now. >> I think it was more just a point to keep in mind. trucks stopped going U-Haul trucks stopped going in there and they going over the curb and >> well at this point it would have to be something voluntary on their part. >> Yeah, I understand. I think it was
something after the fact noticed >> you too. >> I don't think this is the that's like that's the ANR I believe. >> Yeah. Yeah, that is. >> Well, we can look into it in any event. Okay. >> Thank you for bringing it up.
>> Yeah, I normally you don't have a self storage with people with bigger trucks going in and out of there a lot, but >> yeah, >> I don't think it was noticed that the road built. >> We can bring it up to our review engineer. >> Well, we have at the next meeting we should have um actually we probably
could pull it up there. We should have um that site plan >> with the copy. Danielle, at our next meeting, can we have the site plan for 314 318 Plymouth Street here? >> So 318. I know we had a big long
discussion not too long ago, so that's going to be around someplace. >> Yeah. Well, it is. No, >> all right. So, moving on to the minutes. >> Okay. >> November 20th, 2025. Have every has everyone attending had the opportunity to >> I have and I I do you have any
corrections Bart? >> No. >> Okay. I'll make a motion to approve the meeting minutes for Thursday, November 20th, 2025. >> Going to get a second. >> I'll second. >> Move and seconded to accept the meeting minutes of November 20th, 2025. Roll
call vote. Mr. Gainer, >> yes. >> Mr. Troop, >> yes. Miss Millius. Yes. Moving on to December 4th, 2024. >> Um, I've had a chance to review Bert. >> Yes, I have. I have uh no corrections or
deletions or additions that I would require for that. >> Okay. I'll make a motion to approve the meeting minutes from Thursday, December 4th, 2025. >> So moved >> and seconded. >> And seconded. Roll call vote. Mr. Gainer. Yes, >> Miss Troop. >> Yes,
>> Miss Millius. Yes. >> Moving on to the last set of minutes. December 18th, 2025. >> Oh, sorry. I didn't leave it open. >> It's actually back. >> Um, and you're good with the minutes for December 18th as well, Bert.
>> Again, no additions. Um, I'll make motion to approve the meeting minutes for Thursday, December 18th, 2025. >> Moved and second. >> Second.
>> Moved and seconded to accept the meeting minutes for December 18th, 2025. Roll call vote. Mr. TR, >> yes. >> Mr. Millius, yes. Mr. Gainer, >> yes. >> Just mixing it up a little. All right. The next and final thing I
believe on the agenda agenda >> is >> PGB bills. >> We have bills for PB PGB engineering invoice for 314 Plymouth Street $26.25. I make a motion to pay um PGV
Engineering for construction review from January 1st, 2026 to January 31st, 2026 in the amount of $26.25 for 314 Plymouth Street, invoice number 605A.
>> Do I have a second? Yes, sir. >> Moved and seconded to pay the invoice to PGB engineering for 314 PL. >> T >> Tom, I'm just kidding. >> You can vote first. >> Oh. Oh,
>> Mr. Millies. Yes. >> Miss TR. >> Yes. >> Mr. Gainer. >> Yes. >> Unanimous to pay the bill. And I believe that's everything on the agenda except for announcing our next scheduled meeting of February 19th, 2026.
And at this time, I will entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn. >> Do we have a second? >> And second. >> Moved and seconded to adjurnn. Miss Troop. >> Um, yes. Sorry, I'm like,
>> Mr. Gainer. >> Yes. >> Mr. Millius. Yes, unanimous. We're all done. Thank you. >> Take care, Bert. >> Bert, I'll let you know. Um, I got a hold of uh