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Town
of Litchfield, Maine
Comprehensive Plan |
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES Nov. 14, 2002
The Comprehensive Plan Advisory committee met with the following members present: Judy Bourget, Bruce Heintzelman, Mary Parker, Carol Bailey and Rayna Leibowitz.
Land Use Ordinance: The Land Use Ordinance failed by 36 votes. There may be a special Town Meeting after the first of the new year for a school funding issue and that may be when the Land Use Ordinance again surfaces for a vote. There are expected to be some opportunities for some public information sessions before then. No contact has been made with the Planning Board to learn their intent
It was felt this Committee will need to focus attention on the implementation strategies of the Comprehensive Plan at the next meeting on Jan 14, 2003. After that, quarterly meetings may be adequate.
Conservation Commission: Judy reported their next meeting would have a speaker from Kennebec land Trust for a discussion of land trusts, with special attention on some of the Town-owned properties. The Audubon Society will be providing a speaker for their Jan. 8, 2003 meeting at 7:00 to discuss open spaces. The Dec.11 meeting will include information about grant writing. Judy advised any development of Town owned property for trails may require the vote of the town. She advised the Smithfield Plantation Committee has reactivated. DOT has been approached to include bike paths in any planned construction projects they do in Litchfield.
Historic Preservation Commission: Rayna reported the Historical Society is re-forming. There have been some meetings held and a draft set of bylaws and constitution has been presented. Watch the Sodalite for their meeting dates, normally scheduled late in the month. Reprints of the 1895 Litchfield Town History will be ordered so delivery will be in time for Christmas. The publisher will be printing some extra copies that will be offered at a substantially higher price. The next round of work planned for the Town House Museum has been approved by the Selectmen with the acceptance of a “not-to-exceed-this-amount” estimate. This will be picked up again in the Spring. Some sill work was required on the north wall of the Litchfield Academy building and has been completed with costs shared between the Selectmen and Litchfield Academy Trustee funds. It has recently been determined that the asphalt shingles on the roof are in very bad condition and will need to be replaced. The Commission discussed the possibility of conducting some fund-raising activities to help with the costs. Perhaps a “Buy a Square” or “Half-Square” but it will depend on cost estimates. Some initial work has been done at the Purgatory Burying Grounds aimed at repairing the door to the vault, identifying anything possible about the remains that are in the vault and clearing the burying grounds of some of the smaller brush and small trees. The large trees will be left. An inventory of older homes was started by Delmar Small’s late mother back during the 1975 Bicentennial. Delmar has picked it up as a project, trying to photograph and document some of the history on any home more than 100 years old. There are a surprisingly large number of them. Helen Hutchins is helping by photographing them with her digital camera. This will allow a paper copy as well as a digital copy to be retained. Still trying to involve school children in some local history related efforts.
Economic Development and Transportation Committee: Rayna reported the committee is still plagued by low attendance. A letter of inquiry was sent to a bank in Gardiner regarding the possibility of a banking location in Litchfield and they are exploring the feasibility of providing one. The next meeting will be Jan.15, 7:00 PM at the Litchfield Academy.
Recreation Committee: Judy reported they are busy with sports. A Seniors trip and dinner was reported in the Sodalite.
The next scheduled meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee is scheduled for Jan 14, 7:00 at the Town Office.
Respectfully submitted
Rayna Leibowitz |
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Town
Office Office
Hours: Closed Friday |