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  • Varick Planning Board August 9, 2018

    Varick Planning Board August 9, 2018 Present: Frankie Long, Rich Olsen, Hershey Sensenig, Thomas Björkman (secretary and acting chair for the evening).  Absent: Linda Mastellar, David Kidd, Bill Yale (not yet sworn in) Public hearing opened on Allen subdivision and SEQR at 7:03 pm. Hearing no comments, the public hearing was closed. Meeting called to order…

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  • Varick Planning Board July 26, 2018

    Varick Planning Board July 26, 2018 Called to order at 7:01 Present:  Linda Mastellar (Chair), Rich Olsen, Frankie Long, Hershey Sensenig, Thomas Björkman (secretary). Absent: David Kidd (excused) Minutes of June 28 approved.  Moved by Mastellar, Second by Olsen. All in favor. Somerville subdivision. Divide Lot 06-1-40 consisting of 7 acres on Yale Farm Road into 7 ~1…

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  • Proposed revisions to zoning code, Summer 2018

    Proposed revisions to zoning code, Summer 2018. The changes primarily make it clearer that trash is not allowed, including waste-to-energy. Also cleans up some small errors we found since the last revision. Here is a link to a PDF of the most recent (April, 2016) code. Deleted language is in strikeout. New language is in…

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  • Varick Planning Board June 28, 2018

    Varick Planning Board June 28, 2018 Called to order 7:10 pm Present: Linda Mastellar (chair), Frankie Long, Hershey Sensenig, Rich Olsen, Thomas Björkman (Secretary) Minutes approved. Moved Sensenig, Second Long. All in favor. Code revisions. Discussed additions to code revisions requested by Town Board related to Waste-to-Energy clarification (cite 6 NYCRR §362) and allowance for…

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  • Varick Planning Board April 26, 2018

    Varick Planning Board April 26, 2018 Called to order 7:04 Present: Linda Mastellar (Chair), Frankie Long, Hershey Sensenig, Rich Olsen, Thomas Björkman (Secty).  Also Brian Zerges. Minutes approved: Moved by Sensenig, Second by Olsen.  All in favor. Town board meeting report. Supervisor Hayssen was absent. No comment on the details, but a general sense of…

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  • Varick Planning Board May 24, 2018

    Varick Planning Board May 24, 2018 Called to order 7:04 Present: Linda Mastellar (Chair), Frankie Long, Hershey Sensenig, Rich Olsen, Thomas Björkman (Secty).  Absent: David Kidd, excused, one vacancy. Also: Bill Yale. Minutes approved: Moved by Sensenig, Second by Olsen.  All in favor. Conversation with potential Planning board member Bill Yale. Memorial cemetery..5 years ago. …

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  • Varick Planning Board March 22, 2018

    Varick Planning Board March 22, 2018 Present: Hershey Sensenig, Frankie Long, Rich Olsen, Thomas Björkman, Linda Mastellar Absent: David Kidd, one vacancy Call to order at 7:03 Minutes approved: Moved by Sensenig, Second by Olsen.  All in favor. Linda contacted Code Enforcement Officer Tim Dorn, to ask him to attend this meeting but did not…

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  • Varick Planning Board February 22, 2018

    Present: Hershey Sensenig, Frankie Long, Rich Olsen, Thomas Björkman, Linda Mastellar Absent: David Kidd, one vacancy Call to order at 7:03 Minutes approved: Moved by Long, Second by Olsen.  All in favor. Discussed potential candidates for filling the vacancy. David Kidd will not be able to attend for several months. We will try to accommodate the…

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  • Varick Planning Board Jan 25, 2018

    Varick Planning BoardJanuary 25, 2018 (No meeting was held in December 2017) Called to order 7:00pm Present: Frankie Long, Rich Olsen, Thomas Björkman, Linda Mastellar. Absent: Hershey Sensenig, David Kidd. One vacancy.  A quorum is present. Mastellar continues as chair, Björkman is appointed secretary, replacing retiring Barry Somerville. Minutes approval for November 2017.  Moved by…

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  • Varick Planning Board 10/26/2017

    Varick Planning Board October 26, 2017 Present: Linda Mastellar, Rich Olsen, David Kidd, Thomas Björkman (substitute secretary) Absent: Frankie Long, Barry Somerville, Hershey Sensenig 1.     Minutes of October 4, 2017 Approval moved by Linda Mastellar, Second by David Kidd,  Passed4-0 2.     Carey subdivision at 680 Deal Rd. Applied to divide a lot to two…

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