ROLL CALL: Russ Wilder, Chairman -- Present

Alan Carpenter, Vice Chairman -- Excused

Lisa Linowes, Secretary -- Present

Margaret Crisler, Selectmen Member -- Present

Walter Kolodziej, Regular Member -- Present

Ross McLeod, Regular Member -- Present

Wayne Morris, Regular Member -- Present

STAFF PRESENT:

Al Turner, Director of Planning and Development

Eric Twarog, Assistant Planner

The workshop was scheduled to open at 6:00 pm, however a quorum was not present until 6:45 pm. Meeting was called to order at 6:45 pm under Wayne Morris as acting chairman.

MINUTES:

No minutes reviewed at the workshop.

MASTER PLAN DISCUSSION:

The board discussed in detail the suggested changes to the Master Plan that were received from the public and other town departments, commissions and committees.

PLANNING BOARD ALTERNATE:

The board took a break from discussions of the Master Plan at 7:15 pm to interview Lee Maloney. Ms. Maloney applied for the position of alternate to the planning board. Following the interview, the board went into a non-public session to discuss Ms. Maloney’s appointment to the position. Mr. Morris made a motion to go into non public session, subject reputations, seconded by Mr. McLeod. All members voted yes (6-0).

Upon return to the public session, Margaret Crisler motioned and Walter Kolodziej seconded the motion to appoint Ms. Maloney to the position of planning board alternate. This position would be effective immediately upon being sworn in by Joan Tuck, Windham’s town clerk. The motion passed

6-0.

CIP 2001 PLAN:

Ms. Linowes presented the CIP 2001 plan to the planning board. Marcia Unger, Dick Gumbel and Ron Coish, members of the year 2000 CIP joined the workshop discussion. A draft copy of the plan was distributed along with the spreadsheet listing the CIP fund allocations by year.

Chairman Wilder requested that the plan and all corresponding materials be posted on the web. During the 11/15 planning board meeting, the board will take comments from the public and discuss any amendments to the CIP plan.

MASTER PLAN DISCUSSION CONTINUED:

The board continued its discussion of suggested changes to the Master Plan.

PLANNING BOARD SCHEDULE

The board reviewed the calendar for the next two months with regard to when it will meet to discuss zoning amendments. The current schedule is as follows:

November 11 -- Site walk, 7 Wall Street

November 15 -- CIP 2001 plan, regular public hearing for site plans and subdivisions

November 21 -- Zoning amendments workshop

November 29 -- Master plan public hearing

December 4 -- Last day to publish zoning amendments

December 6 -- Regular public hearing for site plans and subdivisions

December 13 -- Open (Too late to discuss zoning amendments)

December 20 -- 1st public hearing for zoning amendments

December 27 -- Zoning amendments changes

January 3 -- Regular public hearing for site plans and subdivisions

January 10 -- 2nd public hearing for zoning amendments

Meeting was adjourned at 10:30pm.

These minutes are in draft form and have not been submitted for approval.

Respectfully submitted, Lisa Linowes