Planning board backs lot line adjustment around Library Hall despite residents' access concerns

Clayton Macdonald, speaking for the Planning Board, told the July 2 public hearing in Fuller Town Hall that the Planning Board found a proposed lot line adjustment around Library Hall to be beneficial to the town because it would reduce potential legal complications and increase property values without discernible cost to the Town.

The proposal was presented by Steve LaFrance, the applicant, who explained why he was requesting the adjustment and said Library Hall would bear all expenses related to the transfer. Macdonald and LaFrance said the Town would continue to have use of the driveway and access through a deeded easement in perpetuity.

The hearing focused on whether the transfer would limit the Town’s future flexibility to use or expand facilities at Pavilion Park and whether public access would be secure over the long term. Several members of the public who were listed as present raised those concerns, noting that the exact number of square feet to be transferred was not settled during the session.

No formal motion or vote on the lot line adjustment is recorded in the transcript. The meeting closed at 7:00 p.m. after the discussion; the record does not indicate additional steps, a final decision, or a timetable for further action.

What happened next: the Planning Board’s favorable recommendation and the applicant’s offer of a perpetual deeded easement were the principal developments reported at the hearing. The transcript records public concern about park flexibility and access, and it notes that the exact acreage or square footage to be transferred remained under discussion.