Walpole Planning Board Minutes

September 9, 2025

Town Hall

7 PM

Roll Call: Board Members Present: Chair Jeff Miller, Vice-Chair Dennis Marcom, Clerk Jason Perron, Jeff Harrington, Select Board Representative Steve Dalessio. Alternate Travis Adams. Absent: Board Members Joanna Andros and Trevor MacLachlan and alternate Bill Carmody.

Call to Order: Mr. Miller called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm. He asked alternate Mr. Adams to fill in for Trevor MacLachlan, one of the absent board members. Mr. Adams agreed.

Minutes: These minutes are unapproved and will be reviewed at the October meeting for corrections.

Review minutes of August 2025. Mr. Harrington made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Mr. Marcom seconded the motion and the motion carried.

Old Business:

Site Plan: Public Hearing:  Andrew Pollock, Academy Lane LLC, 40 Main Street, Tax Map 21, Lot 13, Commercial District. Mr. Pollock intends to add a fourth apartment to the building on the Academy Lane portion of the property.

Mr. Pollock explained his plan. The biggest project is adding a 1600 square-foot apartment making it the fourth apartment for the Main Street complex. A deck from the kitchen is being added as an egress from the apartment and he is also converting the existing attic into apartment space. There being no questions, Mr. Miller closed the public hearing at 7:09 pm. 

Mr. Perron made a motion to approve the project as presented. Mr. Harrington seconded the motion and the motion carried. Mr. Miller told Mr. Pollock to get in touch with Fire Chief Mark Houghton and have him look at the project. He suggested Mr. Houghton email Mr. Pollock and Mr. Pollock share that email with the Planning Board.

Gravel Pit Inspections

RSA 155-E states that gravel pits must be inspected yearly by the Planning Board. In Walpole, there are three remaining pits still operating: Cold River Materials on Brewery Road, Tim Graves gravel pit at the end of Wentworth Road and Josh Perry’s gravel pit, on the west side midway on Old Drewsville Road. Cold River Materials is actually a subsidiary of Eurovia SAS, which is located in Chantilly, VA.

For the last couple of decades the Zoning Board of Adjustment has been inspecting these gravel pits, but the authority is really with the Planning Board so they have reabsorbed that task. Mr. Tom Murray, chair of the Zoning Board of Adjustment was at the meeting to discuss gravel pit inspections.  Mr. Murray has inspected at one time or another all the above gravel pits. He shared his experiences at each of the pits and answered questions from Planning Board members who asked questions about the inspection sheet. Planning Board members will contact the owners of the pits and arrange a date in September or early October when they can visit the pit. They will return the completed inspection sheets at the October meeting.

October Meeting

It was suggested that the Board revisit the site plan application and site plan submission rules that are on the town web site at the October meeting. Mr. Harrington will lead the discussion.

Adjournment

Mr. Perron made a motion to adjourn at 7:40 pm. Mr. Harrington seconded the motion and the motion carried. 

Respectfully submitted,

Marilou Blaine

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