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Sharon Planning Board appoints representative, approves minutes; battery storage bylaw pulled from warrant
Summary
The board appointed Peter Ford to the SBC Selection Committee, approved multiple minutes by roll call vote, and heard that a proposed battery energy storage bylaw was pulled from the warrant and needs further clarification.
At its Feb. 26 meeting, the Sharon Planning Board handled several procedural items: it appointed a Planning Board representative to the SBC Selection Committee, approved a set of past meeting minutes, and heard that a battery energy storage bylaw would not appear on the town warrant.
Chair Rob Maidman moved to appoint Peter Ford as the Planning Board representative to the SBC Selection Committee; Alex Schneiderman seconded the motion and the board approved the nomination by roll call vote 5-0-0.
The board then moved to omnibus-approve minutes from Sept. 4, 2025; Sept. 29, 2025; Nov. 12, 2025; and Dec. 18, 2025. Subsequent votes approved the Dec. 3, 2025 minutes (4-0-1 with Needle noted) and the Dec. 10, 2025 minutes (3-0-2 with Needle and Schneiderman noted as absent). Minutes of Feb. 4, 2026 were not voted on because Mr. Ford requested more time to review.
Mike Hartford of the Finance Committee advised the board that the battery energy storage system article had been pulled from the warrant. Assistant Town Engineer Sonal Pai said Attorney North reviewed the initial draft and found it required additional clarification and was not ready for Town Meeting.
Vice Chair Oanh Nguyen raised a separate procedural concern, reporting that 23 Pond Street had been demolished and that the new work appeared to be proceeding under MBTA zoning without Planning Board site-plan review; Ms. Pai said the board lacked jurisdiction and would confirm details with the Building Inspector. Chair Maidman asked that building specifications be circulated to the board and said there should be no approval of the Pond Street build until uncertainties were clarified.
The meeting adjourned at 8:52 p.m. after a roll call vote of 5-0-0.
