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Zoning Administrator Mardee Sanchez informed the Randolph Selectboard at its Monday meeting that the Exit 4 zoning proposal has had legal review, and the Planning Commission continues to work on this. It may be ready for presentation to the selectboard next month, she said. At the same time, the Planning Commission will recommend some smaller changes to the zoning ordinance, she said. These will include an amendment to clear up zoning at the end of Pearl Street where a single property is currently bisected into two zoning districts. It also would clarify minimum lot size requirements in the RU3 and RU5 zones. Deletion of Section 5.17.6 in its entirety follows the move to clarity, she said, as it was also incorrectly reformatted during the same period. A public hearing is set for these latter two amendments on Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. at VTC’s Old Dorm Lounge immediately following a hearing on Clover Hill Road. Recreation Update The Boys and Girls Club’s two-year contract faces only one final clarification on use of facilities when not manned by B&G Club staff. Selectman Damon Lease informed the board that a policy for requesting additional services is also being developed. Rate increases for some of the programs have been given to the board for their perusal. Rte. 66 Water Main The board unanimously voted to proceed with a "request for proposals" for engineering a $725,000 rebuilding of the Rte. 66 water main from Ayers brook to the booster pump station near the new Catholic church. Jonathan Harrington, of JH Civil Design was recently hired to evaluate the main and found problems including pressure problems, water quality, potential health risk, maintenance, friction loss, inadequate size and fire protection. Some 2100 feet of the main consist of cast iron pipe at least 80 years old and another 4800 feet are asbestos cement at least 40 years old. Four alternatives were provided; all involved abandoning the existing line in its entirety. The study recommended the town proceed with constructing a new eight-inch line along Rte. 66 to Harlow Hill, up Harlow Hill to Ledgewood, following the existing alignment to just beyond the Baptist Fellowship, cutting back to Rte. 66 and following it to the booster pump station. This would include the construction of a new booster pump station between Harlow Hill Townhouses and the Windover House. It carries a cost of $725,000. Other alternatives were rejected as they involved removing users on Ledgewood Drive from the system, and worked against adequate existing and future demands in the long term. The Town Plan was cited as calling for this area to be zoned Gateway Commercial, permitting more dense development. Public Works Manhole rehabilitation on Rte 66 has been awarded to Green Mountain Pipeline. John Rotter noted repairs ongoing on Main Street with Pleasant Street also in need of work. Slated to begin in the spring, work on North Randolph Road is planned in three phases. |
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