FINAL MINUTES OF PUBLIC MEETING
Master Plan Meeting
Board
members present: Bruce Kullgren, Alan Pickman, Rae Barnhisel, Marty Connolly
Guest:
Carol Olgilvie
7:15
p.m. Meeting called to order by B.
Kullgren.
1. This meeting was to cover
two chapters of the proposed new Master Plan. The chapters were Natural
Resources and Historical Resources. R.
Barnhisel presented the Historical Resources section. She thanked all the people who contributed to the section
including Peggy Cournoyer, Dave and Ann Repak, Ann Lunt, Priscilla Weston,
Vince Mamone, Mr. & Mrs. Shubert, Donna and Paul Quinn, and others. She explained how the data was an expanded
list compared to the previous master plan and did a general overview of
it. A. Pickman stated industrial
development began in early 1800’s not 1900’s, a correction for page 1. He also believed that on page 2 under
“public buildings” the Chapel was originally older than 1952. On page 6, he stated the animal pound was
originally located down the road a bit.
He felt all the material presented would be very helpful to have
presented on a map, and thought it would help with future planning.
2. Rebecca
Salisbury presented pictures she and Jenny Duchesneau had taken for possible
use in the Master Plan. She said the weather wasn’t cooperating and finding
help was not easy. She also felt she
was limited on getting pictures of public property vs. private property. A. Pickman stated that 3.5” x 5” was a good
size because the pictures could be scanned into a computer. C. Ogilvie said the
Board would need the pictures labeled for identification. R. Barnhisel asked if the pictures could be
labeled as to who took them. Ms.
Salisbury said yes. S. Fiske put
initials on the back of each photo.
3. The
Natural Resources Chapter was presented next. Contributors were Dave Foley,
Bruce Kantner, Jim Koster, Randy Martin, Coral Olson, Susan Pierce, and Gerald
Rosenburg. Dave Foley introduced Coral
Olson who described the basic material collected. She said the list of birds was from the Audubon Society. Some of the recreational land listed is
private, but most was public. She gave
a brief description of “current use”.
The committee hopes to expand the agriculture section in the
future. Bruce Kantner felt the Master
Plan needed a land use section. He
asked Carol Olgilvie if Southwest Regional Planning had developed anything
yet. She said no, but they are still
working on it. Mr. Kantner explained
that the Souhegan Water Shed was 171 square miles and that Temple is located
90% within it. He also explained that
Temple has 7 animals and 21 plants listed as endangered. The group hoped to add a plant list to this
chapter in the future. R. Barnhisel
said she would help defining what plants were native and what was introduced.
She also commented some mammals and amphibians were introduced as well. A. Pickman said some mammals had migrated to
the area.
Carol Ogilvie explained that she had incorporated previous changes into
the draft Master Plan and will add tonight’s comments. The goals and objectives is the next section
to work on. Early summer should be a
timeline for possible completion. The
Planning Board needs to disseminate the information to the public so the next
step can be started. B. Kullgren
thanked everyone for their participation.
Bruce Kantner reiterated Carol’s comments, the basic studies is completed
and future visions is the next phase.
8:00
p.m. Adjourned.
Minutes
submitted by Sherry Fiske.