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Planning, permits and community donations top trustees’ other business
Summary
Trustees reviewed planning and zoning permits (including tiny-home foundations, a denied coffee-shop permit, and a site-plan for 708/714 James), heard resident runoff concerns, accepted a donation of locked sports-equipment boxes from the Tuesday Club, and approved routine financial and contract items by voice vote.
David, presenting the combined April–May planning and zoning report, told trustees the month’s activity included permits for decks, sheds and renovations (334 Riverside), demolition work at 821, slab foundations for two tiny homes on the lot near Wall Street and Strawberry, and a solar installation at a private residence. He said a site-plan application for 708 and 714 James was submitted for planning-board review but packet materials left questions about unit counts and parking, and trustees asked staff to seek clarification before the planning-board hearing.
David said a request to open a coffee shop at 606 Alexandria was denied because the property’s zoning did not allow multiple enterprises at the same parcel; he also reported that a use-variance sought by Melissa Oles was denied while a small variance for Peter Strauss (moving a skid-mounted shed) was approved.
A resident raised concerns that paving at 708/714 James has created water-runoff issues for adjoining backyards; trustees acknowledged the concern and said drainage and parking will be reviewed with the site-plan submission. Trustees asked staff to keep a monthly log of complaints so the board can identify recurring issues that need action.
In community and events business, Jeff Bez (director of the Tuesday Club) requested permission to place locked, waterproof boxes of sports equipment at village locations for shared public use, and trustees approved the donation by motion. Trustees also discussed upcoming local events (Antique Boat Museum dedication, a Watertown meeting on Airbnbs), library repairs and grant applications, and an urban-and-community forestry grant under exploration.
Several routine items were approved by voice vote on the consent agenda: the consent agenda itself (items 1–3), the CLKC grant-writing agreement, $10,000 annual support for CLBC (to be considered in next year’s budget), municipal-solutions fee updates, April financial statements, and the village’s 2025 financials and single-audit package.
The board adjourned after routine procedural motions.
