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Planning board authorizes chair to sign endorsement for Mountain Village Charter School NBRC grant
Summary
The planning board authorized its chair to sign an endorsement letter backing a Northern Border Regional Commission grant application by Mountain Village Charter School to fund public-access improvements (trails, kayak/canoe launch, foot bridge, outdoor classrooms, amphitheater and restroom). The board emphasized alignment with the master plan and asked staff to include specific master-plan references in the letter.
The Plymouth Planning Board authorized its chair to sign a planning-board endorsement of the town's support letter for Mountain Village Charter School's proposed Community Commons project, a request for Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) grant funding to build public-access improvements on a parcel with previously conditionally approved school plans.
Orion Welling, a trustee at Mountain Village Charter School, presented a conceptual plan for a public canoe/kayak launch (with possible vehicle access or a portage if a curb cut is infeasible), a network of walking trails, a foot bridge over a creek, outdoor classrooms and an amphitheater, and a public restroom. Welling said the project aims to create public access to the riverfront and build infrastructure that would also reduce future costs of constructing a school on the same site.
Board members asked about sewer access and noted wetlands and floodplain constraints; Welling said the plan's team had previously considered mainline extension options and easements. The board suggested strengthening the endorsement by referencing specific sections of the town master plan; Welling agreed to allow the chair to add such language as appropriate.
A motion granting the chair authority to sign the endorsement letter on behalf of the planning board carried (voice vote; an abstention was recorded). The chair will finalize the language and sign before the NBRC application deadline the next day.
