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Planning Board hears update on master-plan subcommittee; consultant to appear at next meeting
Summary
A subcommittee reported progress on the Township of Washington master-plan update, with demographic work presented and a timeline for phase two discussed. Planner Joe Burgess is scheduled to appear at the Nov. 27 Planning Board meeting to answer questions on Phase 1 work; members debated whether litigation affected inclusion of one property.
Members of the Township of Washington Planning Board on Nov. 13 received an update from the master-plan subcommittee that included demographic data used to frame the next phase of the master-plan update and scheduling for upcoming meetings.
A subcommittee meeting held Nov. 8 included subcommittee members, Town Administrator Mark DeCarlo, Tom Sears, Joe Suddencase, and Joe Burgess, who presented demographic information that will feed into the master-plan goals and objectives. The board was told the next subcommittee meeting is scheduled for Dec. 12.
Board members discussed phase two of the master-plan work, described in the meeting as the formulation of goals and objectives and a land-use plan recommendation. According to the discussion, the formal project plan estimated phase two at nine weeks, but Joe Burgess told the subcommittee he expected to complete his portion within four weeks; the transcript records both timeframes.
At Chairman Sabino’s request, Burgess is scheduled to appear before the full Planning Board on Nov. 27 to answer questions about Phase 1. The transcript notes if there is no Planning Board meeting that evening, Burgess will appear at the board’s next available meeting.
A brief exchange touched on litigation connected to one parcel, referred to in the transcript as the Seasons property. One board member said he had discussed litigation with Burgess and mentioned accelerating a zoning recommendation for that parcel. Another participant corrected that it was not litigation that prevented the property from being addressed in the master plan; the transcript records a direct disagreement about whether litigation had delayed consideration of the Seasons property. The meeting entry for this item does not include details about the litigation, and participants stated they could not discuss it in public.
No formal actions, votes, or directives to staff were recorded in the transcript excerpt for the master-plan update; the discussion ended with scheduling confirmations for Burgess’s appearance and the Dec. 12 subcommittee meeting.
