Keeping the community up to date on community topics
Did you know that if you Comment on a post and wish to, you can receive an email whenever someone else comments on that post. Just noticed that today.
I also heard from someone today that did not receive an email when I did the earlier post today. I have heard others say the same and the common theme seems to be gmail accounts. Not sure what setting you might need to change to avoid that. Perhaps some other reader can help. – Lil
In case you have forgotten or haven’t seen the Planning Board Agenda, this letter may refresh your memory. – Lil
I have to confess that the idea of creating a bat house is counter-intuitive to me since we periodically seem to be providing one already. When a bat starts swooping through the house along about bedtime I think I am doing more than my share in providing a habitat. – Lil
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Justine Rogers, Library Director, asked me to let you know about a new book group at the library. – Lil
“A Non-Fiction History reading group exploring Ancient, Current, and Future History”
Looking for 6-8 members.
Meetings will be held at the Library on the 1st Tuesday of each month, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Our first meeting of the season will be Tuesday, November 3.
On their own, each member will select and present the monthly subject; a book, a scholarly article, a historical opinion, a theory, a map, a “What If” scenario.
The subject can be narrow or broad; the saga to the cure for Tuberculosis, “If Lincoln had not freed the Slaves”, “Nickel and Dimed – or not getting by in America”, The Peloponnesian Wars.
The member will present a summary, and pose the initial discussion questions.
Two months in advance of the meeting, The Library Director, Justine Rogers, will be notified of the book, article or study materials required.
The first subject and central source material will be “Flashpoints: The Emerging Crisis in Europe” by George Friedman. Copies are available at the library.
Betty Prentiss sent along this request from the Walpole Cemetery Trustees. Something we all tend to forget and yet compliance will make the work of the “grounds crew” so much easier. Thanks, in advance. – Lil
All pots and decorations must be
removed from cemetery lots by
November 1 to facilitate fall
clean-up. Thank you.
Walpole Cemetery Trustees
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PLANNING BOARD AGENDA
WALPOLE TOWN HALL
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
7 p.m.
Roll Call – Appointment of alternates if needed
Minutes – Review minutes of the September meeting and Workshop meeting.
Old Business:
Public Hearing for a Site Plan Review – (continued from September meeting) Ruggiero Processing Facility, LLC, 32 Industrial Park Road, Map 1, Lot 10-1, Zoning District Industrial – wishes to add another 2,500 square-foot pole barn, new access road, trailer for employee break room and a scale near the entrance to the property. Joe Ruggiero owner, Rob Hitchcock of SVE Associates, Tom Hanna, lawyer.
Postponed until November. Public Hearing Site Plan Review Site Plan Review: Hubbard Farms LLC, 44 Upper Walpole Road, Town Map 12, Lot 57-1, Commercial District. Hubbard Farms wants to convert the building currently used for vehicle space into office space and a laboratory, add a 20-by-80-square-foot space to the back of the building, and another 20-by-24-square-foot addition to the back. The larger space will be used to house vehicles and the smaller space for a loading dock. Chip O’Brien is representing Hubbard Farms.
Bensonwood Site Plan Review – Town Map 12, Lot 4, Zoning District Rural/Agricultural and Commercial: Huntington Realty of Walpole LLC, Bensonwood Woodworking Co. Inc. of 6 Blackjack Crossing, Town Map 12, Lot 4-3. Bensonwood wants to use the site for light manufacturing facilities to produce and assemble wall, floor, roof and mechanical systems for construction. The new shop space will be 55,000 square feet. Waiting for special exception and variance from Zoning Board. Hearing on October 21, 2015.
New Business:
Amend Site Plan – Potato Barn The plan is to split the connector and the main barn into two permits as the connector is going to be ready for occupancy by the end of the year and the barn will be under renovation for some time after that which will be largely determined by whatever time it takes to find a tenant and complete their required fit-up. So the change from the 2012 permit would include removing 24’ of the connector where it attaches to the barn so an occupancy permit can be granted and the building be occupied. The barn would remain as a stand-alone permit which would get a new application once a tenant commits to the space and the end use is known.
Subdivision – North Walpole – Joanne Gay, Cray Road.
Next meeting Nov. 10, 2015 Cc: PB, Town Offices, Walpolean. Minutes posted: Town Hall Lobby, Outside bulletin board of Walpole Grocery, http://www.walpolenh.us
Minutes for the regular meeting of the
Walpole Conservation Commission
Monday, September 14, 2015
Present: Tom Beaudry, John Peska, Sharyn Tullar (alt.), Alicia Flammia, Lewis Shelley, Gary Speed, Peter Palmiotto (alt.), Duncan Watson
Not Present: Myra Mansouri (alt.), Kelli Wilson, Whit Aldrich (SelectBoard representative)
Mr. Beaudry, chair, called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM.
Non-Public session:
No Alternates needed seating
Minutes
Corrections to the minutes: the Planning Board reviewed the Merriam Farms proposal but should not be considered “tentatively in favor”. Scout names misspelled: Benjamin Haefner and Paul Beliveau. Mr. Speed moved to accept the minutes for the August 3, 2015 meeting as corrected. Mr. Peska seconded, and the motion passed with all in favor.
New Business
Bensonwood representative, Randall Walter reported on updates for the land on Huntington Lane next to Chamberlain Machine. In 2008, Bensonwood came before the Conservation Commission for consideration of a proposal of a production building on Map 12, Lot 4-3. The Recession happened and progress stopped. In 2009, the Planning Board approved a Lot Line adjustment to take land from the adjacent lot 4-2 and add it to lot 4-3 (creating a 25.60 acre lot). This lot was then put into Current Use.
Bensonwood now plans to put in an assembly and manufacturing facility for the cutting and assembly of wood products (most of which will arrive on site in a prefinished condition). Since the natural death of the Pignut Hickory, the building will change orientation and the chicken coops will be dismantled. The building will be around 56,000 sf with 175,000 sf of impervious surface which is about 17% of the 25+acres. There will be parking for around 35 cars with about 20 employees. They will heat with gas fired wood boiler and have a propane backup source.
A letter of support from the Conservation Commission shall be drafted. Mr. Speed moved to send a letter to Bensonwood stating no opposition to the plan as briefed and for the conditional use as presented. Mr. Watson seconded, and the motion passed with all in favor.
Treasury/Budget Report
As of 8/31/15, the total amount in the Forestry account was $10,345.14, and in Conservation account was $53,170.70.
Correspondence
New Business, cont.
Old Business
Other
The next meeting will be Monday, October 5, 2015.
Mr. Peska moved that the meeting be adjourned at 8:49pm. Mr. Speed seconded, and the motion passed with all in favor.
Respectfully submitted,
Elaine Heleen, Recording Secretary
NOTE: These are unapproved minutes with corrections to be found in the minutes of the next meeting.
The Walpolean 
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