Comprehensive Plan Committee Minutes – November 12, 2024

Comprehensive Plan Committee Meeting minutes 11/12/2024

Meeting started: 7:20 PM
Attendees: J Woodward, D Carter, R Doane, B Flagg, C Pert, D Ford, J Wetterskog, 10 members of the public

Discussion Items

  • Provide public attendees reason 1993 comprehensive plan needs updating
  • Summarize project process and project status to attendees
  • Review 10/8/2024 minutes
  • Committee and attendees’ discussion of Goals, Objectives, and Strategies

Public Services and Administration
Many survey issues regarding constant town hall hours, online payment services, and timely updating town website already addressed by select board and administrative staff

Request for town to establish a Facebook page discussed, however tabled because of Facebook data security risks

Need for controlling speed on village and rural roads

      Note: select board looking at moving digital board around town roads Expansion of Fire Prevention presented by Chief Carter

Recreation and Public Spaces
Private property adjacent to Walker Pond beach and ramp make expansion of the facility unlikely if not impossible

  • Provide signage to saltwater raccess at Billings Cove Ln, Shore Rd, Ferry Landing Rd, Carter Point Rd, Salt Pond, and Town Dock
  • Work with Sedgwick Elementary to maintain hiking trai
  • Work with BHHT to maintain hiking trails
  • Explore possible bike trail(s) with BHHT

      Note Followed up with G Fields and both Surry Forest and Meadowbrook Forest allow analog bikes.
 

   Environmental, Open Space, Natural Resources

  • Improve hazardous household waste  Note JW to follow-up with HCPC
  • Review and update if necessary shoreland zone ordinance
  • Mitigate impact of climate change by creating Climate Change Cte or reviving CRP Cte
  • Provide Sedgwick representative to Peninsula Tomorrow group
  • Explore needs for Farmland, Watershed, and Viewshed ordinances
  • Public voiced concerns regarding seaweed harvesting. D Carter referred attendees to Me DMR as governing body

   Renewable Energy

  • Explore need for Solar Farm Ordinance
  • Review and, if necessary, update Wind Power ordinance
  • Explore options for solar installations at town hall and Sedgwick Elementary if grant opportunities are available
  • Discuss current solar farm location and operation–some attendees unaware of solar farm existence or the financial benefits to the town
  • Explore EV level 2 charger installation at town office if grant opportunity is available

December Meeting

Continue discussion of Goals, Objectives, and Strategies

Education and Schools

Public Safety and Transportation

Current and Future Land Use and Historical Sites

Identify Growth Area(s)

Meeting will most likely be held at the fire station.

Meeting ended: 9:30 PM
Thank you everyone for your insight and participation.

Respectfully submitted, Jerry Wetterskog