ZBA Meeting Minutes 6/16/22

Meeting date: 
Thursday, June 16, 2022

                                                                           Town of Stoddard                                       Preliminary

Zoning Board of Adjustment

Meeting, June 16, 2022

The Chairperson called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm

Pledge of Allegiance was led by Herb Healy.

Roll Call: Jason Kovarik, Frans Haas, Milosh Bukovcan, Herb Healy, Doug Summerton, Bud Record

Members Excused: None

Others present: None

Correspondence/Reports

  • Members viewed the budget from May

Meeting Minutes

  • Minutes from May 19, 2022 - Doug made a motion to accept the minutes as amended. Bud seconded the motion and all voted in favor. (specifically, when applying for a business in the Rural Zone.) was added to the end of the first sentence under New Business and Franz was removed from the Roll Call list.

Old Business

  • Re-appointment of ZBA alternate member. Selectmen will be meeting 6/27 and Milosh will be up for reappointment at that time.

New Business

Elections for Chair & Vice Chair for 2023

  • Herb was nominated as Chair by Doug and seconded by Franz. Herb accepted the nomination. All voted in favor of Herb as Chairperson of the ZBA
  • Milosh was invited to become a fulltime member, but feels he has more to learn about the laws and would like to remain an alternate.
  • Franz was nominated as Vice Chair by Jason and seconded by Bud. Franz accepted the nomination. All voted in favor of Franz as Vice Chairperson of the ZBA.
  • Discussed purchasing a microphone verses a handheld recorder. A microphone was used at tonight’s meeting. The Board has chosen to go with the microphone set up. Kathy will get the information from Milosh and present it to Pat to order.
  • Herb suggested the Board look at the Stoddard Wetlands Ordinance next month to become familiar with it.
  • Jason updated the Board on the Town’s purchase of the Little Big Forest off Shedd Hill Road. The possibility of obtaining a Grant from the US Forest Service is going smoothly.  The Forest contains 40 acres of land and 4,000 feet of shoreline on Highland Lake.

Public comment – non-agenda items - None

Adjournment

  • Motion made by Doug to adjourn, Bud seconded, all were in favor. Meeting adjourned 8:17pm.  Next meeting is July 21,2022 at the Stoddard Town Hall, at 7:30 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Kathleen Ellis

Secretary for ZBA