The Rochester Planning Board briefly met on Tuesday night at the Town Hall. The Board heard from Laurell J. Farinon, the town Conservation Agent regarding the draft-zoning article that was submitted to the Board of Selectmen. She explained that she received notification from FEMA informing that the reevaluation of new flood plain maps had been finalized and that the new maps will become effective July 17, 2012. The new maps will include far more information than the previous maps, which were printed in the 1980s. “These are really cumbersome, as you can see. We don’t have many known points of reference,” she said.
The Board then discussed the procedure of the annual review of the Town Planner, a position currently held by John Charbonneau. They voted for the Town Planner to be reviewed annually, on the first Planning Board meeting of January in executive session. The review would be done primarily by the chair, vice-chair, and town administrator, but with input from all Planning Board members.
The next meeting of the Rochester Planning Board will be Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm.
By Eric Tripoli