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Hollis planning board delays Talon Estates subdivision review after applicant absence
Summary
The Town of Hollis Planning Board postponed review of the Talon Estates subdivision at its July 22 meeting because the applicant was not present; the board said it has received an extensive engineering report and that SMPDC will complete a review ahead of an August 12 meeting.
HOLLIS, Maine — The Town of Hollis Planning Board postponed review of the Talon Estates subdivision on July 22 after the applicant was not present in the meeting room or on Zoom, the board's chair said.
The board received an extensive report from civil consultants and an engineering review (identified in the meeting as coming from Jay Stevens). The chair said SMPDC will also review the subdivision application and site plans, with that review not expected to be complete until about a week before the board's next meeting on Aug. 12, 2026.
“We will not do any, subdivision review of this application while the applicant is not in front of us for us to ask questions,” the Chair of the Town of Hollis Planning Board said during the meeting. The chair added that civil consultants had raised new items but also echoed concerns previously raised by residents.
A committee member asked whether SMPDC staff could attend the next meeting to answer questions; the chair said SMPDC is not available in person for that meeting and recommended sending questions in writing to receive written responses before Aug. 12.
The chair instructed staff to contact the applicant about extending the statutory review deadline. The board warned that if the applicant chooses not to extend the deadline the application would be deemed withdrawn or would not move forward.
The board also said it would place Talon Estates on the Aug. 12 agenda after SMPDC's review is completed and after the applicant has had an opportunity to respond to the engineering findings.
At the meeting the board approved the minutes from its June 24, 2026 session; a committee member moved to accept the minutes, a second was given, and the board voted in the affirmative. Individual vote names and tallies were not specified in the recorded transcript.
What happens next: SMPDC's review is expected about a week before the Aug. 12 meeting, the board will review the engineer's report and any materials the applicant submits, and the board may proceed with subdivision review if the applicant attends and any deadline issues are resolved.
