MINUTES/APRIL 9, 2007

VILLAGE STEERING COMMITTEE

(Monday, 7 pm, Town Hall)

• Present: Brian Busier, George Dameron, Dona Walker, Dana Constantineau, Karla Munson
• No minutes of March 12, 2007 submitted yet
• Brief updates and reports on
• Research project by student on village (fall 2007 and spring 2008)
• Transportation update (KM): will apply for United-We-Ride Grant (VTrans)
• Affordable housing discussion update (DC): report by Affordable Housing Committee given to Planning Commission and in its hands
• Traffic control (Creekside supposed to do right hand turn lane/Mechanicsville Road onto 116; National Bank of Middlebury study by consultant indicates something will have to be done with Mechanicsville/116 intersection to accommodate bank
• Current status of Planning Commission Village Growth Project: report on current status and timeline
• PC not happy with “build to” concept in VSC set of recommendations
• Signage (VSC recommendation) and timeline: right now the signage initiative is languishing; VSC will try to jump-start process
• Program planning with committee budget discussed
• Village Master Plan by VSC and timeline discussed
• Announcements
• Any new business (if any)
• On the proposal to move (possibly) the memorial monuments to a central location at Town Hall (south side): Brian Busier reported that Rob Bast did a drawing; VSC agreed it wants to see monuments move to town hall (Rolf Kielman should do a sketch)
• Set agenda for next meeting (March 12): monuments, signage, PC Growth Project document to be discussed.

GWD