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Board and engineer discuss buffering, pedestrian access and community-center adjacency
Summary
Members asked about tree buffers and whether the new lots would create a pedestrian shortcut to the community center; the engineer said he would retain as much forested buffer as possible and the board asked for clarification if the route has been a documented safety issue.
Board members raised questions about buffering between proposed Lots 7–8 and the adjacent community center property, asking whether trees would be preserved to prevent direct access. Randy Butler said much of the area is wooded and that the plan seeks to "retain as much space between a buffer tree buffer between the property and the community center as possible." He estimated roughly 50 feet of woods on parts of the site and suggested taking only about 20 feet back if necessary.
Members also mentioned that children sometimes cut across that parcel as an informal trail. The chair said the board would only consider mandated fencing or other measures if the community center or town already identified the route as a persistent problem; otherwise the plan's existing buffer and design might discourage shortcutting.
