As a preliminary matter, this is Scott Kinter filling in for Woody Knight, chair of the new planning board. Permit me to confirm that all members and persons anticipated on the agenda are present and can hear me. Planning board
members, when I call your name, please respond in the affirmative. Um, looks like Peter isn't going to make it. Or is Peter here? >> He's running late, but uh not here yet.
>> Larry Murphy, >> uh, Scott Ker. I uh, Steve Manion >> here. >> Mary Stone, >> she's not going to make it tonight. >> Okay. Town staff Kristen Grubs
>> here. Satie Woodward, >> you're muted. Satie, >> can you hear me? >> That's all right. I see Satie. Okay. Excellent. Um, so opening statement um um from me for Woody. Uh introduction to
remote meeting. Good evening. The October 1st, 2025 open meeting of the new planning board is being conducted remotely. consistent with chapter 2 of the acts of 2025
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addressed. Finally, each vote taken in this meeting will be conducted by roll call vote. Um meeting specific notes um for 101 2025
um planners report Kristen Sadi to speak with some updates. Scott, thank you so very much. I love pinch hitting and you did a fantastic job. I see a future for you. I truly do. >> Well, last night we had a great pinch
hit. Um I'm not sure if it was a single or a double, but it brought in two runs. And if you're wanting me to pinch hit for the socks, I will not be able to make that. >> Righty. Uh my apologies to all board members and to the public for uh tardiness. Uh I'm on the road and just trying to navigate uh communication. So,
I think we'll move right into the uh uh planners report. Uh if you wouldn't mind, Kristen. Thanks. >> Um sure. I just wanted to double check since there um is one item before the 7:15 agenda. Do you want to jump to the
ANR and save the planners report or >> Sure thing. Absolutely. Go right ahead. Let's let's do that, please. >> Okay. So, um we have on the agenda an appearance submission um 5 and 5R High
Road and South Pawn Street. Submission of form A and plan for approval not required. lot line joining Newberry Assessors Map U 06-0-22 and U6-
0-23 and Newbury Court parcel 23-38. Owner is Marie Teresa Bander Sand and applicant is Blake Wilcox. Um, I believe
attorney Jeff Roloffs is representing the applicant tonight. Welcome. >> Thank you. That's correct. Um, Kristen, do you want to put pull the ANR plan up or do you want me to share that? I'm happy to do that if you want. >> Um, yeah, I'll let you do it.
>> Okay. Thank you. >> Um, maybe I'll first introduce myself. I'm Jeff Rolloffs, attorney for Blake Wilcox. Uh with me this evening is Everett Chandler, the surveyor who prepared the plan. Um so if you have detailed questions, uh I'll defer to
Everett. Uh Blake Wilcox is actually participating in the Newberry Port Planning board meeting this evening um because they are reviewing the same plan uh with the same endorsement request as is pending uh before you. So
this is the plan. It's uh pretty simple. We're seeking an ANR endorsement uh of the plan. The endorsement will confirm that what we're showing in this plan is not a subdivision. And two, by endorsing it, that enables us to record
the plan at the registry. Um which is helpful. The purpose of having this plan prepared and recorded at the registry is to sorry to facilitate references to lot B um which is the the proposed lot here
combining what's currently referenced in the deed is parcel three and parcel two. So lot B is our our plan shows the consolidation of these two parcels here. uh this one being uh what's referenced
as parcel two. This one up here as parcel three. The consolidated lot would be what's referenced here as lot B 5R high road. So the question before the board is does the plan depict a subdivision
uh or not? And if it doesn't then your role is to vote to endorse the plan so that we can record it. So, with that presentation, I'll turn it back to the board. >> Great. Kristen, do you have any other insight that you want to add before I go
before and ask the board questions? >> No, I just want to um welcome Woody, chair. We've had some pinch hitting for you, Woody, tonight so far um from your chair, your uh pling board colleagues.
But welcome. >> Thank you. I have more comments, but I know um these guys are available for questions if you have any. >> Uh Mr. Chairman, if I could just quickly also add on again, Jeff Roloff's for uh the applicant, Blake Wilcox. Uh Blake
just joined the meeting and that's because the Newberry Port Planning Board just voted to endorse this plan. So, I just wanted to communicate that to the board and Blake is on if you have questions. >> Okay. Thank you, Jeff. >> Yep. Um, I'll start with the members of
the board. Uh, Peter, do you have any questions on this plan? >> I do not, sir. Thank you. >> All right. Um, Scott, sure who we have here. >> I think you're muted, Scott. >> No questions, Woody. Thank you.
>> Yeah, I took you out of order. Sorry, Larry. Larry, do you have any questions on the plan? Lot three and lot B are they currently in common ownership or are you is something being transferred here? >> Um so well lot B is the is the proposed
lot reference which would be is the consolidation of lot of parcel two which is this lot in the middle and parcel three up here and the answer to your question is yes they are currently in common ownership. >> Okay thank you. >> Yep. >> That's all I had.
>> All right. Thank you Larry. Um, uh, Steve, do you have any questions or comments? >> No questions, Woody. Thank you. >> All right. And I have not I'm familiar with the property. Uh, I have no questions. Um, Kristen, do you have anything else to
add to this before I ask for a motion? >> Nope. Um, I have reviewed the materials before and met with Blake and and um Jeff and um it's all in order.
From my perspective, it's uh basically getting the survey to reflect what the deed um describes >> and clarifying the perimeter um boundary lines. >> Yep. All right. Thank you, Kristen. Um, with
that said, if there's no additional questions or comments, uh, I'd entertain a motion to endorse the ANR plan entitled plan of land for five road and the combined five R high and and South Pawn Street, Newbury and Newbury Port,
Mass Surveyed for the Japa Group by uh, Winter GC LLC and I'd entertain a motion if anyone has one. I'll move. >> Thank you, Larry. Do I have a second? >> Second.
>> Thank you, Peter. Uh, roll call vote. Pete, >> yes. >> Larry, >> yes. >> Scott, >> yes. >> And Steve, >> yes. >> And I vote yes as well. Um, thank you, Jeff, and thank you, Blake.
>> Uh, thank you. Appreciate your time on this. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Yep. Everyone, have a good night. >> Thank you. >> All right. Um I believe that brings us to 7:15. Yep, we have few minutes over. I apologize.
Um uh first public hearing this evening is uh 100 High Road subdivision application for two lot subdivision at 100 High Road assesses map R34 lot 21. property owner Tom
Nevie, one High Road LLC, applicant, Representative John Morren, PE, and the MREN Cameron Group Incorporated. Um, I believe the applicant has requested in writing in a continuence of the public hearing to October 15, 2025
for the purpose of allowing time for the town's council to review the legal documents. So, um, we'll see them on the 15th. Uh oh. I need a motion to continue the public hearing. I'd entertain a motion to continue the public hearing.
>> 100 High Road, October 15th at 7:15 via Zoom. >> So moved. >> Thank you, Scott. >> Second. >> Thank you, Steve. Um, roll call vote. Pete, >> yes. >> Larry, >> yes.
>> Scott, >> yes. >> Steve, >> yes. And I vote yes as well. We'll see 100 high road on the 15th. Uh second public hearing. Uh this is a public hearing continuance for 34 central street level two site
plan review application for Biffield Heights at 44 Newbury multifamily development in the Newbury zoning bylaw section 97-4G MBTA communities multif family overlay
district at 34 central map R19-0-9 owner Melody and Robert Pritchard applicant Massachusetts Housing Opportunities Corporation LLC See, I'd like to welcome um Mike Ives and Jerry
Welch. Um attorney Mark Babroski, uh Christian Smith, engineer, Fields Associates, and any others that may be here for the matter. >> Uh that's the roster, Mr. Chairman. Mark Papowski for Mhawk. My office is in
conquered. Good evening to you and to the board. Um I think it's pretty quick and dirty work for me. Christian has been talking with Joseph Watka on and off since our last meeting and I'm going to turn it over to him to give you a progress report.
>> Okay. Thank you, >> Mark. Good evening, Mr. Chairman, members of the board. Um so as Mark said we have been uh working at addressing the final uh comments that were not able to be addressed uh for the previous
submitt which was just prior to I believe it was the um the hearing on the 17th. Um and we um did provide at the request of uh municipal council as well
as planning a graded designed um connector uh road. I can share that plan Kristen unless uh you or Sadi would like to put that up. >> Um that's fine if you should be able to share it if you would like to.
>> Okay, let me give it a shot here. All right. Um, let me see if I can get it here. Okay, that's the landscape plan. Not what I'm looking for.
And I just need to scroll here. Okay, my apologies. Some technical difficulties. Uh there we go. Okay. Apologies for how long that took. That was a bit a bit arduous. Um so in any event, as we were
asked, we have designed this road with a bottomless box culvert um and a small uh rip wrap plunge pool at the outlet end of that within the wetland. And uh this plan was embellished uh so that it can also be used by Norse Environmental uh
with the conservation commission and DP uh specific to the the wetland impact which is hatched labeled and then the mitigation area in the same area or same uh surface area as the impact uh is also
shown on this plan. Um it came out pretty cleanly. there was uh there was not a lot of complication. Um and with that uh we we have submitted that by the way to planning and to Mr. Sawatka. We have not heard any comments
back on that particular uh situation yet. And then to follow up, uh, we did, uh, at at the approval of the homeowner at the last hearing, uh, authorize our survey company to go out and field locate the well at, uh, three central
court, which was located very close to, uh, to what the homeowner had expressed. Uh, and you can see this is, uh, the red circle is the 100t radius around that. We have about 102.5
feet uh to the edge of what is the impervious liner probably 103 104 feet to the actual uh proposed leech bed itself. So that is uh that is uh in addition you know it meets regulation
and uh is is not problematic to the location of the uh septic system as designed. We have worked through virtually all of uh Joe Surwatka's comments. Uh the last one that is outstanding is the mounting analysis for
the septic area which we are actively working on. So that is a process where we have to uh determine a reasonable loading to the fields. Obviously all of this uh septic flow does not enter the fields at one
time. It's typically a customary breakout is over the course of 12 hours uh because obviously people aren't using much water uh overnight uh by and large. So then we figure out if that changes uh
the groundwater elevation below the beds. If so, to what extent? And that may cause us to have to adjust slightly the uh basically the bottom elevation of the bed because uh following title 5 you
need to have the uh 4T separation from the resultant water uh elevation of this of the groundwater based on the mounting analysis. Um, we intend to have everything wrapped up in one submitt uh
by the deadline of a week from yesterday uh excuse me, a week from today uh to planning and that would put us in uh in position to hopefully have everything squared away uh with Joe uh shortly after that. Um I believe we've addressed
absolutely everything else on his comments. And the final thing I would mention is that um there was a uh a comment specific to uh the biffield water situation uh out in front of the um out in front of the property. We know
that there is adequate capacity. We know that there is adequate pressure to serve the property. It is just a question of now and and they've done a flow test. Uh so the first uh facet of finalizing everything with uh biffield water has
been completed. Uh we are actively working with them to uh go through the determination of exactly what the material is of of the existing main out there and then you know what the extent of that is and try and work together
with them uh probably to a a cost share situation uh with the Bfield Water Department um you know to cover what is along our frontage and then make the determination if they want to dovetail that into uh whatever the extent of the
possible um cementaceious asphalt uh excuse me as best as pipe could be. So that is a a quick summary. Well, it's longer than I anticipated. Uh Mr. Chairman, I apologize, but uh that is the quick summary and I can uh answer
any questions while I have the plan up. Uh or I can stop sharing at this point if if that's more appropriate. Um, hold off on taking the plan down just in case there's question specific. >> Sure. >> And thank you, Christian, for your update.
>> Um, I'll turn to the planning board members. Uh, Pete, do you have any questions for Christian or the team? >> No, no. So, just I I understand, Christian, so we we still have to button up uh septic. We still have to button up uh water. Uh, and a final uh sign off by
Joe on all components. Is that right? Correct. >> Okay. So, we're probably going to be continuing this uh um another couple weeks then. >> That was our intent. >> Okay, that makes good sense. Uh and I think uh that'll give an opportunity to
allow the questions uh to be answered and and by chance, did you because now that you've you've surveyed this this one well of the Abu uh have the other wells on the other two or three abuing properties been identified uh as as well, Christian?
I think you're muted, sir. Christian. Oh, my apologies. I'm sorry, Peter. I was muted. You didn't hear a thing I said. I said I believe the information we got was that uh the wells on those three parcels were well over 100 ft away
from the property boundary. Um but I can certainly confirm that with our surveyors. >> That that would be helpful just to make sure that that that would be a concern or an issue. >> Absolutely. >> Great. That's all I have right now. Woody. Thanks. >> All right. Thank you, Pete. And I'll circle back before we're done here tonight. Um
Larry, do you have any questions for uh Christian on the team? Um, I I just want to say for the record, even though I missed the last session of the public hearing, I I did review the tape and I have filed the required Mullen certificate. Um, and we just got today
um an updated architectural review from Martha Taylor. Uh, I have not had a chance to read it. Uh, are there any outstanding major issues there that anyone's aware of? Um, Larry, I have not read it and I also
have not yet sent it to the applicant. So, it did just come in late afternoon and I forwarded it off to all of you, but I I my guess is no one's had a chance to possibly review yet. >> Okay. No, that's all I had. I I just I I
think we're moving along and hopefully we can get this thing buttoned up in the very near future. >> Okay. Thank you, Larry. And u we'll get that architectural thing off to the applicants. >> Thank you. >> Tomorrow, Kristen, right? Yep. >> Yeah. >> First thing.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. No, no worries. It just came in today. Um All right. Uh Scott, do you have any questions for the team? >> None at this time, Woody. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank Thank you, Scott. And uh Steve, do you have any questions?
>> Uh just one, could you refresh my memory again on whether things have buttoned up with regard to the con and the board of health? >> Uh yes, there she uh Moren um Harold who is the uh principal soil scientist and
wetland scientist at Norris Environmental has had an initial hearing with the conservation commission. uh she has filed the notice of intent with uh the department of environmental services and um I believe the next hearing on the
uh notice of intent is within the next week maybe two. I I don't have an exact date on that um Stephen but uh we will certainly keep you apprised as as things uh happen with that.
>> Yeah. and and board of health, Mr. Sawatka is acting as the board of health because uh Deborah is conflicted out uh for this design because her mother isn't a butter, >> right? >> So, he he is the board of health. We
have, like I say, we have one final facet of uh his comments that we're working through design-wise and um we will be buttoning everything up and uh submitting at the latest uh a week from tonight.
Right. I know the Con can take time with the back and forth. And to Peter's question about uh wells and other properties, I think that'll certainly come up when Joe does the review on behalf of the board of health.
So, we'll see. >> Okay. Thank you, Steve. And um we don't have Mary with us tonight. So, yeah, that comes to me. I don't I don't have any questions at this moment actually. Uh, everyone's covered them
I believe in the update that was very helpful as well. Um, does anyone else that's already spoke have any questions before I turn to public comment? Speak up or hold your peace.
Hearing nothing. Um, Kristen, do can you see or Kristen or Satie, can you see the raised hand function? Do we have any um public comment this evening? >> I don't see any raised hands and I did not receive any um new written comments.
Um my only update in terms of new materials is the um review letter from Martha which I will forward to the applicant team. >> Okay. Very good. And um Jay Telman's not with us this evening,
right? Or he isn't hasn't joined it as of yet. Correct. >> Correct. Yeah. He had a conflict with another um meeting. >> We exchanged emails before the meeting and I informed him that this is the
likely pattern that it would take and that we'd be done relatively quickly. So, >> okay. Thank you, Mark. It's helpful. Um, if no one else has any questions or comments either from the applicants or from the board, please speak up if you
do. Um, I'd entertain a motion to continue the public hearing 34 Central Street to October 15th, 715 via Zoom. >> So moved.
>> Thank you, Pete. Do I have a second? >> Second. Thank you, Steve. Uh, roll call vote. Pete, >> yes. >> Larry, >> yes.
>> Scott, >> yes. >> Steve, >> yes. >> And I vote yes as well. Um, thank you, Christian. Thank you, Mark. And, um, we'll see you in two weeks. And hopefully we can get this thing buttoned up. Get
>> Thank you very much, folks. You all have a good night. And uh let's hope the Red Sox finish off those Yankees tonight. >> Yeah, that's that would be a nice thing. >> It really would. >> All right. Thank you very much. >> Right. Good night. >> Good evening, everyone.
>> Okay. Um I'm sorry I missed the first 11 minutes of the meeting. Did we do um planners report, Chris? >> No, we skipped it. >> Okay, let's Do you want to go right into your plans report? Sure. >> Okay.
>> Um, a few things, uh, a couple announcements and, um, one update, um, reminder to the board that we are going to convene again a week from
today. Thank you. Uh, in advance, October 8th at 9:00 a.m., we will hold a workshop meeting. No public hearings, no permitting projects, but the agenda for that meeting, which um we should be
posting tomorrow, will be a presentation from um Ian Burns, who's contracted with the town to help us look at the possibility of some inclusionary zoning um bylaw amendments to consider for town
meeting. So Ian will present at the first part of the meeting. We'll have discussion about affordable housing and good inclusionary zoning stuff. Um and then the second half of the meeting will be Martha Taylor um will be updating us
uh with Satie and me about the work that she's doing for the second phase of recotification bylaw updates as well as a discussion that we will um give you some information to consider in advance relative to some of the possible other
amendments for next um April's town meeting. Um so that's on the 8th at 9:00 am. Um also on October 8th is a announcement was made today by the town of Newbury's
um website, social media, Facebook, all of that um about an information session for the first affordable units at Cricut Lane um the 40B housing development off of Pearson Drive. The first phase of
that work includes um a lottery for the for two of the threebedroom homes. Those are single family homes. There are 26 units. Um their condo, it's a condo community. Um but the two affordable
units are being um uh there's a lottery. Um you have to apply for the lottery. It's it's sort of a complicated process. So that's why there's an information session a week from today at 6:00 p.m. here at 12 Kentway in the town offices
in the select word hearing room. So please share the word. It's um they're threebedroom homes and the sale price is 330,000 um which is not normal for Newberry. Um
it is a firsttime home buyer. um requirement and then their income requirements related to the lottery rate. But we certainly hope a lot of the public will be able to attend and get more information. Um and then finally, just a quick
project update. Um 84 Boston Road has um I am working with um the uh applicant KN&R Construction to continue the require the conditions in his permit, his site plan permit to close out. So he
has an extension. Um he has provided the town with a payment to the tree fund. And then the other condition um was a um in the authority of the planning director to review and approve. So I
wanted to just share that he's submitted a landscape plan for the tree buffer along the back boundary of his property. Um it's a 100 foot long, 10 foot wide, three foot
high uh lom burm. He's going to dig the pavement up that's there, replace it with suitable soils. Um and he's going to plant um four to six native species trees. They're similar to the other
trees that were planted on the front of the property. Pin oak and spruce. Um, and they'll be spaced appropriately to allow for growth. Um, it all looks good to me. So, I am moving forward and telling him, "Yes, get order those
trees. We want to help you get this done before things get really cold around here." Um, so he is moving ahead and I I think that will um, you know, he'll get that work done and then it'll come back to the board for the final close out.
And part of that uh boundary line in addition to the 100 foot um uh spacing for the for the tree planting does include the installation of a gate at the um easement that he shares with self
storage. So he's shown that on a plan. Um he's taken the necessary steps and I um feel good that things are going in the right direction there. That's my update. Happy to answer any questions on any of
that or anything else. >> All right. I see Steve's got his finger up. >> Yep. If I may, Kristen, three things. When it comes to the tree planting, do we sometimes consult or work with the tree water Tim
in case he has anything to suggest? Um I yes I spoke with him about um when we received the contribution for the tree fund and um let him know that this was in the works and I appreciate you
bringing that up. I will definitely follow up with him. >> Right. I'm trying to remember so I won't ask at the next meeting uh as I'm want to do when I don't remember whether I've asked the question. Um I think I always ask if there's any updates on the flag grant. That's the
thing about federal land access grant that fish and wildlife and new report are exploring. I know they're the consultants trying to put together a first draft, but I can ask >> we are. Yep. Um we had a meeting today.
They're regular meetings every two weeks with that project team. Um today we were reviewing some comments that the um refuge had given related to um the uh double rise projections and design um
standards for the improvements that their the engineering team is working on. And I will just say it was very unfortunate because Ella could not attend because she's been furoughed. Um so that was a real um disappointment to
not have her voice at the table on an important project. Um the next they they're really it was a lot of talk today, Steve. They're really um they're they were really now their step is to
get uh their actual transportation engineer team um coming up with uh you know something real to look at. And I would just kudos to again to John Eric White who's the city engineer in New Brayport because he's very focused on
concrete um you know design plans of a certain type and it's very valuable to me who's a planner to have him as a part of those project team meetings. So we're it's there's nothing to share quite yet
but it's continuing forward in a good direction. >> Okay. Well, as I've intimated before, when it does come out, I'll be fine giving the fine tooth comb to the no action alternative and how they treat it. But, um, and finally, you mentioned Ian's going to be at our workshop next
week. Um, maybe I'm parsing your words too much. Is he he's there on behalf of the the MVPC? >> Yes, he's um Yep. >> Yeah. He's their planner. >> Yeah. It's part of a grant that they
applied for from the state to support um some of the ongoing work on housing that um you know sort of taking the next step after communities pass their multif family housing to help sort of with the
next set of housing goals and we identified this task and project in the housing production plan as a priority. So he's his time is um his technical assistance is being uh um he's
contracted to do this work with us. >> Y >> but we're not paying anything. >> It's a good example of the good stuff we get from the MVPC for a little bit of money as I think we've been reminded of more than once. But that'll be great. >> Absolutely. Yeah.
>> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you, Stephen. Thank you, Kristen. >> Y >> very, very good. Um, if no one else has any questions for Kristen, we'll move on to uh liaison and
meeting reports. Um, we'll start with ZBA. Larry, >> thanks, Woody. Um, the ZBA uh met on September 8th. There was a continued public hearing for the project at two Plum Island Boulevard. Um that's the um
the former Plum Island Grill property if you recall. Uh the project now is uh to uh erect two town homes on that property and the um uh ZBA uh referred the matter to town council to draft a favorable
decision. So they essentially approved it subject to town council's draft of the uh decision. Uh another matter of interest was the Sunset Club. Uh it was not on for public hearing. It was on for a discussion uh regarding the um uh
closing of the gable ends of the uh pavilion, the proposed pavilion. And um the the question that was uh put to the ZBA by the applicant was whether or not that was permitted under their um uh
special permit decision. and the ZBA uh determined that uh it would be considered a minor modification. So, they're going to they they asked for some additional renderings and uh that's going to be on the agenda for their October 16th meeting to determine if
that would be approved as a minor modification to their decision. And I don't know what else might be on for the uh for the 16th. So, that's all I have. >> Okay. Thank you, Larry. Sunsets's
good information for sunset. Um, conservation commission, that would be myself. Um, we have not met since our last meeting and we meet next Tuesday and I'll keep you updated. It sounds like u I have not seen the agenda. I
don't know if it's posted yet. So, it sounds like we may have 34 Central Street on MVPC. Uh Kristen say who wants to go on that? >> Thanks. Um we both have a report. I'm
going to let S talk about the regional planners group and I'll update you on the commissioners meeting. So do you want to go first? >> Yeah. So, um I attended the uh MVPC
planners meeting on uh the 25th and uh they gave a presentation about um new ADU regulations that were published in to the mass general law. uh was um Clar
Mohouse, the accessory dwelling unit coordinator and Philippe Zambberini um of the community assistance unit. So um and they were basically talking about
the uh new provisions in the uh ADU uh law of mastering law and um they were talking about um some best practices for um helping
towns understand uh the new law and um some resources as well that are available for towns. Um, and yeah, that's a short summary what was spoken about.
>> Okay. >> Yeah, >> I've been seeing ADU commercials on TV, so they're getting the word out. So, >> that's cool. >> All right. Sorry to interrupt. Go ahead, Christian. >> No, that's fascinating. Um, >> the last three nights I've seen them.
So, >> I have heard that there have been six applications submitted to the building inspector for ADU since town meeting um well since February 2nd and then town meeting updated our ADU bylaw. I don't I
think after going to the building inspector they go over to board of health and some of them have stalled there related to septic but um but they're really there are a lot of interesting sort of
tangent considerations about a lot of it um and and it's really is helpful to have that planners group where people are just kind of sharing what's going on in their towns and um Satie and I may be having lunch with some of the planners
in our budding towns to talk about shop and continue to try to learn like you know how do you reduce the amount of paper how do you like you know most efficiently close out projects we've sort of started some good conversations
with some of our fellow planners so that's been very positive um the commissioners meeting um they hadn't met uh since uh before the summer. So there was a lot of administrative approvals of three
months of warrants and um there were a lot of updates from all the department directors. They've um they have had some turnover. They've just hired a new um transportation planner who Sadi and I
met with this week and he's great. He's comes from um he actually was working for four years in Salem, Mass as a transportation planner. He's worked a little bit on the board of Austin trail project that Salem's doing. So he will um be a great resource for us and he
lives in Aimsbury, so he's excited to be more local. He's also a burer, so he knew all about Newberry places. It was cool. Um and they also have a new environmental planner. um and a couple
new like data analysis. So, just really really good new people coming in over there. Um and uh the other update at the commissioner's meeting was they've completed their regional priority growth
strategy which is kind of stems from I think the last I think this is a 10-year plan. So, Newbury was a part of their last plan um I believe 2013. So, this is the update. Um each town has
a little uh chapter. Um it was essentially looking at where the communities have already identified um economic growth goals and housing growth goals, transportation goals. So, it was really just kind of looking through our
master plan, looking through the um the SES plan that was finished a couple years ago and pulling it all together um and focusing on um just helping economically to grow the region as a region. And I think now that that plan
has been completed, it sort of gives eligibility for um for funding from the state to actually support um business growth. and they're doing a lot with small businesses and um if we had a you know a full-time economic planner there
would be some great opportunities to kind of leverage that. So I'm certainly you know we're staying on top of it and happy to talk more about that as it goes forward. That's it. >> All right. Thank you.
Um moving on. We have meet meeting minutes. Has everyone had a chance to review the meeting minutes for September 17th? And if so, do you have any edits or comments?
Seeing Scott's head. All right. I've revealed myself. I don't have anything. They look good. Um going to entertain a motion to approve the meeting minutes of September 17, 2025. >> So move, sir.
>> And a second. Thank you, Pete. >> Second. Someone >> Thank you, Steve. >> Yep. Thank you, Steve. So, um, roll call vote. Uh, motion's
been made to approve a meeting for September 17th. Roll call vote. Uh, Peter. Yes, sir. >> Scott, >> yes. >> Uh, Steve, >> yes. >> And I vote yes as well. Uh, Larry, you weren't in attendance, so I didn't call for you.
>> I was going to abstain anyway, Woody. >> Okay. Yep. Very good. So, meeting minutes are approved. And good job on those. Thank you. I don't have anything else. And no one has anything else. I'd entertain a motion to adjurnn.
Well, I I would just say thank you Kristen Satie um really on the housekeeping clean up um and close out um or at least the continued focus. Um it's uh it's always hard to rewind, go
back uh especially um on some of these you may not have been here. Um so it's hard work and it's almost uh like the second job. So um just for the record, thank you very much. It's uh it's tough work. >> Thanks, Scott.
>> Well said. Well said, Scott. Thank you. So, that was a motion, Scott. >> Yes, that was a motion, Woody. >> Okay, great. So, motion to adjurnn by Scott. Do we have a second?
>> You have a second. >> Thank you, Larry. Roll call vote. Pete, >> yes. >> Larry, >> yes. >> Steve, >> Scott, yes, as well. Yes. >> Thank you everyone. Have a great night and we'll see you on the eth.
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