MINUTES VILLAGE CENTER SUBCOMMITTEE METTING SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

Present:  Ted Cady, Mary Williamson, John Williamson, Dick Whiting, Jan
Conover, K. Delfause, Scott Maslansky, Chris Ryan, Gail Beauregard,
Freddie Fellows, Justin Gale, Darron Gale

The meeting was called to order by Ted Cady on Sept 5, 2007 in the Town
Hall.

Reference was made to the large map of the town and the blown up insert
of the Village Center District which had been prepared the FRCOG
Planning Department.  Mary Williamson explained the Village Center
District Boundaries using copies of the flyer which had been given to
each attendee.  It was stressed that these were preliminary for
discussion purposes only and could be changed.

A brief history of Village Center District progress to date was given. 
This was followed by an explanation of the fact that Warwick is a single
zoning district.  Attendees were asked for their vision for such a
District.  What would they like to see, and what would they want to
protect?  The answers where written down on a flip chart, as follows:
Continue Village Common feel - It is a rare spot, Encourage  small
business, Consider smaller lots that still meet on-site water and sewer
requirements, Consider requiring less frontage but do not reduce acreage
to maintain adequate on-site capabilities, Consider where development
should be, Build new road from Hettie Bell Lane across Johnson's field
and out ROW to Athol Rd. Encourage walking in the Village, Reopen the
Store, If not reopen at least fix it up so it is not such an eyesore,
Consider smaller setbacks such as reducing from 30 feet to 10 feet.

The zoning concepts of by right, by special permit and prohibited were
explained and examples given from our current zoning.  Then it was
explained and discussed about how it might work in the Village Center
and examples given.  The set of documents listing possible uses in the
Village Center District was handed out and explained.  The square
footage of the footprint of the Wallace House and the Town Hall was
given as a reference.  Attendees were asked to quickly look through the
handouts.  Since it was almost 9:00 PM they were asked to fill indicate
what they wanted as a homework assignment and put the filled out forms
in the Black Mail Box in front of the town hall.

The discussion moved on to whether it made sense to have a Village
Center District and if anyone was interested in serving on the
committee.  Chris Ryan volunteered.  The discussion covered many topics
and included a fair amount of give and take, so the comments noted here
often had other comments associated with it.  It was commented that the
ZBA can approve an application within 6 weeks which would not slow
anyone down; that a historic district would do a better job of
protecting, that nothing has changed significantly in the Village Center
for over 30 years (except the inn and general store closed, and the
houses are generally better maintained), if its not broke don't fix it. 
In the end it was decided to discontinue consideration of a Village
Center District.  Ted Cady asked attendees to fill in forms anyway so
there would be a good base to work from in the future, if it was decided
to proceed.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 PM.


Ted Cady