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Plaistow Planning Board approves minutes, reviews departmental finances and enters non-public session
Summary
The board approved Dec. 17, 2025 minutes (4-0-1, one abstention), discussed separating the Planning Department from the Board and placing fees into a non‑lapsing account for transparency, and entered non-public session under RSA 91-A:3, II(l) to consider legal advice; the non-public minutes were sealed 5-0-0.
At its Jan. 7 meeting, the Plaistow Planning Board approved the Dec. 17, 2025 meeting minutes. Bill Coye moved to accept the minutes, Rich LeClaire seconded, and the motion carried 4-0-1, with Dan Kane recorded as abstaining.
Secretary Dan Kane raised administrative concerns about separating the Town’s Planning Department from the Planning Board. Kane said payments have been approved by the board in the past and recommended that all planning fees be deposited into a non‑lapsing account and that the account activity be documented to increase transparency.
Later in the meeting Chair Richard Anthony moved, second by Bill Coye, to enter a non‑public session under RSA 91‑A:3, II(l) for consideration of legal advice. The Board voted by roll call with Richard Anthony, Karen Robinson, Dan Kane, Rich LeClaire and Bill Coye all voting yes and entered non‑public session at 7:06 PM. The non‑public session ended at 7:17 PM and the public meeting resumed at 7:19 PM. Following the closed session, Chair Anthony moved to seal the non‑public minutes; that motion carried 5‑0‑0. The meeting adjourned at 7:20 PM.
Why it matters: the board’s discussion about departmental separation and moving fees to a non‑lapsing account bears on how planning activity and revenues will be managed and reported. The use of a non‑public session to receive legal advice and the subsequent decision to seal the minutes are routine but noteworthy for transparency-minded residents.
