Planning Board sets Feb. 19 public hearing on Noise Real Estate appeal; board urges recruiting two members

The Rangeley Planning Board voted to schedule a public hearing at 5 p.m. Feb. 19 on Noise Real Estate's administrative appeal of the planning board's decision and approved the minutes from its Oct. 2 meeting. Members also discussed recruiting two additional board members to reach the board's five-member complement.

Board Member 4, a Planning Board member, moved to set the hearing, saying, "I'll make a motion that we have the hear the public hearing on the noises side on February 19th at 1700. Second it." Board Member 2 seconded the motion. Chairing members called for the vote and the motion carried.

The board also took up approval of minutes from Oct. 2. A motion to approve the Oct. 2 minutes "as written" was made and members voted in favor; the record does not identify a clear mover or seconder in the transcript.

During an item before adjournment, members confirmed the board is intended to have five members and noted it is currently short two. Board Member 5 asked, "How many members are supposed to be on this board? 5? 5." Board Member 1 asked, "And we can't get 2 more people?" Several members volunteered to look for candidates; one said, "I'm I'll try to see if I can talk to somebody. If each 1 of us try to talk to somebody that maybe we can get 2." Those remarks were recorded as discussion; the board did not record a formal appointment or vote on recruitment at the meeting.

The board moved to adjourn later in the session; a motion to adjourn was made and passed. The transcript includes an unclear reference to the exact adjournment clock time (the speaker said "520 7"); the record confirms members closed the meeting and scheduled the Feb. 19 hearing.

The board's next announced event in the meeting record is the Feb. 19 public hearing at 5 p.m. on Noise Real Estate's administrative appeal of the Planning Board decision.