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Swansea planners elect new chair and discuss HB1300 spending-cap bill, upcoming airport solar packet
Summary
At the March 12 meeting the Planning Board nominated Victoria Ames as chair, recognized long-serving member Scott Self, heard an update on HB1300 (school spending-cap bill) and was notified that a large packet for two airport solar arrays will be on the next agenda.
The Swansea Planning Board conducted its annual election and internal business at the March 12 meeting, nominating Victoria Ames as chair with a colleague named as vice chair by voice vote. Members recognized Scott Self's decades of service — board members noted he is entering his 34th year on the board.
A member reported that HB1300, a bill to permit towns to put a biannual spending cap on school budgets tied to inflation (with exceptions for building projects and a three-fifths override for larger increases), passed the New Hampshire House and moves to the Senate; members discussed local implications and said any local spending-cap change would likely require a petition article at town meeting.
Planning staff told members that the next meeting packet will include a substantial submittal for two solar arrays at the airport and recommended members set up two-factor Microsoft access to view large files or review the packet in person at town hall. The board also discussed the Southwest Regional Planning contract and adding the economic-development committee to joint meetings, and noted conditional-use permit wording and conservation-committee review roles for future applications.
All routine business concluded with a motion to adjourn.
