WASHINGTON PLANNING BOARD

Site Walk Minutes

July 22, 2015

Time: 10:15am

Members present: Jim Crandall, Tom Marshall and Nan Schwartz.

Alternates present: Jean Kluk, Andrew Hatch, Paul Dulac

Public present: Shane Mulliner

We met at Shane Mulliner’s property at 479 South Main Street.

We were shown the property by Shane Mulliner, who answered our questions about his new property and logging/cordwood business. Schwartz asked about the sideline and whether it was marked. Mulliner said he has marked it better than it was previously, because he is doing some clearing in that area. He is digging out the bank and making a place to put logs where they are out of the way, but he is not clearing to the property line. He stated he has 8 employees now and his business is expanding. He is using this site to work on his equipment (in the shop building) and cut up the logs into cordwood. His aim is to keep the property as it is, in case he wants to sell it in the future. He stated there is no septic system but he has a port-o-potty on site. He said there is a new drilled well, which provides water in the building. He has increased parking at this site (as compared to his previous location) so his employees can park here and then go to the logging sites. He is doing vehicle and equipment maintenance in the building. It is a heated 42’ X 38’ masonry building built in the 1970’s. Mulliner stated he has a waste oil drum that goes to PB&H when it is full. He has no fuel storage on site. He said that sawdust is his only waste product. He is keeping his hours the same as before and may want a sign in the future but not this time. There is an existing sign from the previous use as a service station that he may repurpose.

We compared the map provided by Mulliner for his Site Plan Review application to the conditions we found on site.

Schwartz filled out the application paperwork as we conducted the site walk and Mulliner signed the paperwork. We discussed the fact that the deed for the new property showed 2 tracts and the need for a merger. Schwartz will send Mulliner the paperwork for the merger and we will take care of it at our August meeting. We will shoot for a September Public Hearing on Mulliner’s Business Permit application.

The site visit was adjourned at 10:35PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Nan Schwartz

Planning Board Secretary