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Planning Board — March 16, 2026

No public speakers, no off-agenda decisions, and all substantive actions passed without dissent or external pressure.

Date Monday, March 16, 2026 Decisions 4 Routine
📄 Minutes

Decisions ⁠logged

Every recorded vote, with timestamps and dissents.
James Gaffney withdrew motion to recommend Micah Thompson as voting member
After discussion of authority and Thompson's preference to remain alternate
Withdrawn
00:00
Karen Coyne elevated Micah Thompson to voting member for this meeting
Administrative action by Chair
00:00
Accepted voluntary merger of parcels -17 and -19
Roll call: Leavitt, D’Aprile, Gaffney, Thompson, Greene, Smith, Coyne
7-0 (all YAY)
00:00
Approved March 2, 2026 Planning Board meeting minutes
Roll call: Leavitt, D’Aprile, Gaffney, Thompson, Greene, Coyne
6-0 (Smith abstained)
00:00

Topics ⁠discussed

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00:00 Elevating an Alternate

Discussion on recommending Micah Thompson as voting member to fill vacancy; point of order on Select Board vs. Planning Board authority; Thompson prefers to remain alternate due to EDAC work.

Speakers: James Gaffney, Barak Greene, Karen Coyne, Bob Holmes, Micah Thompson
00:00 Ed Mical Flood Plain Discussion

Update on Contoocook/Warner River flood maps: adoption delayed to late 2026; 2010 maps remain in effect; review of study changes, past flooding, and control structures.

Speakers: Ed Mical, James Gaffney, Pier D’Aprile, Barak Greene, Karen Coyne, John Leavitt
00:00 Voluntary Merger: Parcels -17 and -19

Howard Kirchner requests merger of parcels; discussion of right-of-way, appraisal, and current use requirements.

Speakers: Howard Kirchner, Pier D’Aprile, Bob Holmes, Karen Coyne, James Gaffney, Barak Greene
00:00 Review Minutes and Communications

Approval of prior minutes; updates on Class VI roads, Peacock project, solar array visibility, AOT permits, and CATCH proposal litigation.

Speakers: Pier D’Aprile, James Gaffney, Karen Coyne, Barak Greene, Mike Smith, Bob Holmes

Controversy & ⁠dissent

Where the board, the community, or the agenda diverged.

Action ⁠items

Who owes what, by when.
Complete additional work on Class VI roads discussion
Assigned: Barak Greene
Review solar array meeting minutes for visibility compliance
Assigned: Planning Board
Submit discussion questions in writing for next meeting
Assigned: Peacock · Due: Next Planning Board meeting
Follow Senate bill and Superior Court decision on CATCH proposal
Assigned: Planning Board · Due: March 23, 2026

Notable ⁠statements

Prefers to remain alternate while reviving EDAC — Micah Thompson · Motion to elevate alternate 00:00
Will do everything possible to secure meetings after graphic interruption — Karen Coyne · Resuming after video interruption 00:00
Flood map adoption delayed until late 2026; 2010 maps remain in effect — Ed Mical · Flood plain discussion 00:00

Member ⁠positions

2 issues · 2 explicit · 0 inferred
Present
Voluntary Merger: Parcels -17 and -19 YES ✓
Approved March 2, 2026 Planning Board meeting minutes YES ✓
Present
Voluntary Merger: Parcels -17 and -19 YES ✓
Approved March 2, 2026 Planning Board meeting minutes YES ✓
Present
Voluntary Merger: Parcels -17 and -19 YES ✓
Approved March 2, 2026 Planning Board meeting minutes YES ✓
Absent
Present
Voluntary Merger: Parcels -17 and -19 YES ✓
Approved March 2, 2026 Planning Board meeting minutes YES ✓
Present
Voluntary Merger: Parcels -17 and -19 YES ✓
Approved March 2, 2026 Planning Board meeting minutes YES ✓
Harry Seidel (Selectboard Ex-Officio)
Selectboard Ex-Officio
Absent
Present
Voluntary Merger: Parcels -17 and -19 YES ✓
Approved March 2, 2026 Planning Board meeting minutes YES ✓
Present

Positions marked ~ are inferred from context and may not reflect the member's explicitly stated position.

Public ⁠comment

What residents said — verbatim, with timestamps.
No public comments were identified in this meeting.
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