Planning Board
Town of Keene
Keene, New York 12942

Date:			Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Kind:			Regular Planning Board Meeting

Place:			Held Remotely Over Zoom

Board Present: 	Tom Hickey, Larry House, Linda LaBarge, Brian Crowl, and Ron Hall

Board Absent:  	Travis Gagnon and Mike Hartson

Others Present: 	Robert Hickey, Brad Blackway, Joe Pete Wilson, Supervisor and Katelyn Magnan

Call to Order:  	
Tom Hickey called this meeting to order at 9:01 AM.

Approval of Minutes: 
 
A motion was made by Linda LaBarge, seconded by Larry House to approve the Minutes of the Planning Board Meeting held Tuesday, February 9. Motion – CARRIED, 5 Yes

New Business: 
K-21-8 	Brad Blackway - Single Family Dwelling
Mr. Hickey presented the Board with the application from Brad Blackway for a Single Family Dwelling on his property at 13 Sergeant Nolte Way, Keene, Tax Map# 53.6-1-5.112. He said that the house would be approximately 1400 sq ft, and the plans were at the Town Hall. He stated that he and Mr. House visited with Mr. Blackway at the site, and saw no issues. The roof would be brown, and the house would be natural cedar, and there would be no upward lighting. He said that it was also not visible from the road that he could tell, and that Mr. Blackway could answer the Board's questions if they had any. No one on the Board did, and Mr. House agreed with Mr. Hickey. Tom Hickey offered a motion to approve this project, seconded by Ron Hall. Motion – CARRIED, 5. Yes.

Old Business:
K-21-7 	Robert Hickey - Single Family Dwelling
Tom Hickey began by stating that he, Mr. House, and Mr. Crowl had gotten the chance to visit Mr. Hickey's site, located at 634 Styles Brook Rd, Keene, Tax Map #36.-2-9.120 after last month's meeting. None of them saw any issue with it. Mr. Crowl mentioned that he had seen the APA maps, and that they would be dropped off at the Town Hall. Mr. Tom Hickey said that the driveway was off the road with a curve, and there was vegetation between the site and the road, and that he saw no problems. Everyone agreed. Tom Hickey offered a motion to approve this project, seconded by Linda LaBarge. Motion – CARRIED, 5. Yes.

Correspondence: 
			None

Discussion:  
A brief discussion was had, started by Mr. Crowl about the status of the burned down house behind the Hardware Store on Mason Young Road. He asked whether anyone had heard anything more about it. Mr. Wilson said that he had spoken to the Code Officer about it in the months after the fire, and that he had notified the property owner to tear it down. He mentioned that the Planning Board could email him to ask if he could follow up on it. Mr. Hickey and Mr. House said that they were fine with doing that. Mr. Hickey said that it was an eyesore, and Mr. House said that it could be dangerous, especially if kids played in it. Mr. Hall stated that he had seen people around there often. 

Tom Hickey and Larry House met previously to sign the following resolutions from last month's meeting: Stipp, Boundary Line Change; Reggie Whitney, Riding Arena; Phillip Nason, Barn; Warren Kries, Single Family Dwelling.

Adjournment: 
Motion to adjourn was offered by Ron Hall, seconded by Brian Crowl.  Motion – CARRIED, 5 Yes.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:06 AM.

Respectfully submitted,
Katelyn Magnan

Next meeting – Tuesday, April 13 @ 9:00 AM, to again held remotely.