The Alton Town Planning Board voted to accept applications as complete, grant requested waivers and approve two final minor subdivisions during the meeting.

Why it matters: the decisions allow the addition of two manufactured-home sites at the Eagle Crest community and the subdivision of two 5-acre lots on Jesus Valley Road, while the waivers and escrow refunds clear procedural and financial matters for applicants.

On case P2531 (Eagle Crest, Prospect Mountain Survey acting for Morehouse/Walter Borowski Realty Trust), the board accepted the application as complete and granted waivers related to roadway/driveway profiles and sight-distance analyses for existing private roads. The applicant proposed adding two sites (to bring the park to 57 sites), and the board approved the final minor-subdivision application with conditions noted in the planner’s review. The transcript recorded the completeness motion passing with three “Aye” responses and the final approval carrying after motions and a second (the final approval recorded “Aye. Aye. Motion carries.” in the record).

On case P2534 (Robert and Sandra Wyatt, Prospect Mountain Survey/Paul Zuzko agent), the board accepted the application as complete, granted requested waivers (jurisdictional wetlands notation, 25% slopes, and related items listed in the project narrative) and approved the two-lot subdivision; the approval included standard conditions (monumentation within 12 months, plan updates requested in the plan review notes). The planner and applicant also agreed the lots exceed five acres and do not require state subdivision approval.

The board also approved a motion to refund four escrow accounts related to prior design-review and drainage reviews (cases and amounts read into the record). The transcript identified four escrow refunds by case number and amount: P2401 ($18.50), P2405 ($760.00), P2449 ($12.87) and P2436 ($265.00); the motion to return those funds passed.

Several waiver requests were approved across the cases, including monumentation and roadway/profile waivers for existing private roads where no new roads are proposed. The board noted that some waiver items were unnecessary because the plans already showed the requested information (for example, setbacks were indicated on the plan and the waiver for setbacks was not required).

Public comment included support for the P2531 proposal from a select board member who spoke as a private citizen, saying it would add “two units of relatively affordable housing to the town’s housing stock with no measurable negative impact.” The board also confirmed timelines for active development and completion, with applicants indicating the manufactured-home lots would be completed within about a year for the first site and next spring for the second.

Motions recorded in the transcript were largely conventional: members moved, motions were seconded and the board’s voice votes were recorded as “Aye” in the minutes; individual roll-call votes were not provided in the transcript. Conditions attached to approvals reflect the planner’s recommended updates to the plans (test-pit labeling, contour clarity, monumentation and other plan-review items).

The planning board also tabled approval of minutes for August 19 and Sept. 16 pending transcript/minute reconciliation, and asked staff to seek a reliable minute taker for future meetings.

Votes at a glance
- Case P2531 (Final minor subdivision, Eagle Crest): Application accepted as complete (motion passed; recorded: "Aye. Aye. Aye."), waivers granted, final subdivision approved with conditions (motion carried; recorded: "Aye. Aye. Motion carries").
- Waiver approvals associated with P2531: sections listed in application checklist (roadway/profile and sight-distance items); motion passed.
- Case P2534 (Final minor subdivision, Wyatt): Application accepted as complete; waivers granted; subdivision approved with standard conditions (monuments, plan corrections).
- Escrow refunds: P2401 $18.50; P2405 $760.00; P2449 $12.87; P2436 $265.00 — motion to refund passed.

All approvals described above were recorded in the meeting audio transcript; where specific vote totals were vocalized in the record the transcript excerpt is noted above. The board did not take any immediate action on the CIP; that advisory document was scheduled for a public hearing on Nov. 18.