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One board member advised the quickest course is to start with the town road commissioner, who can reach out to the MaineDOT traffic engineer and begin the evaluation process. \"Probably start with the road commissioner and he can reach out to DOT traffic engineer and start the process,\" a Planning Board member said. The board noted that traffic speeds in the corridor have increased as businesses and traffic volumes have grown and that relocation or other countermeasures will require DOT involvement and likely a formal review.

Board members described local experiences of high speeds approaching the town and compared the issue to other corridors such as Madison Avenue, where speed and safety have been topics of recent discussion. No formal petition or application to DOT was recorded at the meeting; the board directed interested citizens to the road commissioner as the initial contact point.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Board February 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Planning Board members discussed complaints about speeding on Route 201 and were advised to start with the road commissioner, who can contact the MaineDOT traffic engineer to pursue moving the 30 mph sign farther out of town.","taxTitle","Planning Board, Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine","taxId",72629,"location","Maine","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6296358,"Planning Board schedules March workshop to review comprehensive plan draft",246,1297000,1543000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2516432-41e82eaac4cd50fc5e242f6d5e0567fb&start=1297&end=1543","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2516432-41e82eaac4cd50fc5e242f6d5e0567fb/thumbnail_1297000.jpg","/articles/6296358/Maine/Planning-Board-schedules-March-workshop-to-review-comprehensive-plan-draft","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6296358-59891b51e05b2e2a206f55b91b012d94/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448341&Signature=iWshDZy8WP08D4hI1fqX5KXteU9L5dcrlXO9poMnkLkTnRJOKb0B23WqtvWPxu6yuXC8xvZC54FmcKGbEIL2I0MdX6EGnibZ1ZA4lVNQqOK8Bj-VZyYnm--2xMGmYFlJYe503vxvDHcAxXx~b4wXsp0Eiq3atvaF~S54nTG7WyQOMpwkwlvaAQGhCsQZgjp9mu391KkuD2m2Oj7KTwMvHjR-KrWXXX8xfzRX6GeDFtVqqT45Ojt0LQtv-asW1xVIgDH7Eq~vQEP29ZWa5cq7~xL3YPpEO2GdlavbrALM9b0BcwK-vmNwVZDAFnMcdVQNkI4d0cdgRaph9jKJwSsz9g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Planning staff told the Skowhegan Planning Board the town’s comprehensive-plan draft is roughly 70% compiled and is on track to be delivered to board members by the end of the month. The board agreed to hold a workshop at the second meeting in March to review the full draft.

The staff update said the current draft runs about 70 pages and staff expects a finished document of roughly 250 pages. \"We have 69 responses to our public participation survey,\" the staff member said, and asked board members to help boost participation toward a goal of 100 responses.

Board members discussed scheduling for review and the need to allow time for members to read the full draft before the workshop. The board set the second meeting in March as a workshop and agreed to a 5:30 p.m. start time to accommodate working members. A board member also noted a personal scheduling conflict related to a family medical matter and asked the board to be flexible when setting the workshop date.

Planning staff also said they would seek clearer maps and illustrations from the Select Board’s transportation plan (the VPI draft discussed by the Select Board) for inclusion in the comprehensive-plan appendices. The staff member said they would attempt to obtain the Select Board’s final transportation document for clearer maps and to incorporate suggested transportation recommendations such as safety measures and a proposed Madison Avenue road diet.

No formal vote was recorded to adopt the comprehensive plan at this meeting; the board’s action was to schedule a focused workshop and to request the final transportation materials from the Select Board.","Planning staff reported the comprehensive plan is about 70% compiled; the board set the second March meeting as a workshop (March 18 at 5:30 p.m.) to review the draft and asked members to solicit additional public feedback.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6296362,"Planning Board approves Redington Fairview site plan for medical office and parking expansion",973,27000,1000000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2516432-41e82eaac4cd50fc5e242f6d5e0567fb&start=27&end=1000","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2516432-41e82eaac4cd50fc5e242f6d5e0567fb/thumbnail_27000.jpg","/articles/6296362/Maine/Planning-Board-approves-Redington-Fairview-site-plan-for-medical-office-and-parking-expansion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6296362-05f3b08dcd37a024b04970766e9e9299/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448341&Signature=ZmG50pM7fRL5OE5CQA235waHwLqRtETEa6yyclf5MXCorD0dAAN0EfRO-mGTYsoTMaYhTr2vFmvQVjrXzELU9GB~20hrmmuIMv1Jq-Vm7w1epboy8hJRSOyd8JcVpSWGO6lcnK1q-iWohvSUeTtCSJeNZPEu8qTzt3PlzBTadpvXZXsFT~Xnt5rhgpcV-hX4Bv~TI6P-dPiJmw5nhSfWsoDPsxRxDSJ5Fj1RJkpxOKeoitPasKFK3u9RHICzaxO3DZhRhtxgZUNKuQCfzC~I5s2SmHrcwKd7bOkYws4MT2lIdxMZBb~NcC01JPrU81At7gkz3d2G0qXahJWYgqZPFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Skowhegan Planning Board approved a site plan application from Redington Fairview General Hospital for a new medical office building on Fairview Avenue and a phased expansion of parking on Jones Street at its meeting. The board closed a public hearing that drew no public comment and voted to approve the plan by hand/voice vote.

Chris McDonald, a civil engineer with BH2F and the project presenter, described the project as an addition to the front of the existing hospital and accompanying parking work across Jones Street. \"The medical office building is proposed to be added onto the front of the hospital along Fairview Avenue,\" McDonald said, and he outlined a three-part application that includes the building, replacement of an existing building with parking, and a future east-side parking expansion.

The project includes stormwater best-management practices intended to reduce runoff. McDonald said the plan replaces existing impervious surfaces with new construction in places and proposes a manufactured-soil filter and an underground storage gallery beneath the new parking area to slow and treat runoff. \"Stormwater runs off into that manufactured soil and gets treated, and then there's a storage gallery that's kinda gonna be proposed underneath the parking lot,\" he said. He also noted rainfall values and design criteria are \"guided by DEP criteria\" and referenced DEP Chapter 500 as the technical standard used for modeling and sizing.

Jacoby Johnson, identified as a Redington Fairview representative, told the board the east-side parking expansion has not been designed and \"it's not part of this permit process. We're gonna bring that back\" to the board when ready. Board members reported a recent site visit and said the stormwater responses and revised drawings addressed their earlier concerns.

The public hearing was opened and, with no public speakers present, closed before the board discussed the application. The board then moved to approve the site plan; the motion passed after a second by Dan (Planning Board member). The board signed three copies of the plans following the vote.

Project timing provided at the meeting shows an anticipated construction start in April and a completion target in March of a future year; presenters described the full schedule as \"almost two years\" with a realistic goal closer to 18 months. No specific permit milestones, contractor names, or dollar figures were stated at the hearing.","The Skowhegan Planning Board granted final approval to Redington Fairview General Hospital’s site plan for a new medical office building on Fairview Avenue and phased parking expansions on Jones Street after a public hearing with no public comment.","actionData","errors"]

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