PC Meeting Agenda & Minutes 09-09-2025
Town of Leicester Planning Commission Meeting
Tuesday, Sept 9, 6:00 p.m.
Town Office
Agenda
Call to Order
Roll Call
Approval of Previous Minutes
New Business:
Selectboard feedback of Transportation Plan
Begin Review of Energy Plan
Begin Review of Forest Connectivity Blocks and Flood Resilience
Other?
Determine Next Steps
Select Next Meeting Date
Adjourn
Leicester Planning Commission Meeting Minutes (unapproved)
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 6:00 p.m. Town Office
Present: Members Jay Michael, Jeff McDonough, Donna Swinington (Chair), Suki Fredericks; Diane Benware (Selectboard Chair), Lyndsay D'Avignon (Alternate), Julie Delphia (Town Clerk & Treasurer)
Meeting called to order by Chair Donna Swinington, followed by roll call. Introductions were made.
Motion to approve minutes from July 28, 2025 and August 26, 2025 by Lyndsay, seconded by Jay, board approved.
Julie followed up with Katie (ACRPC) about the expansive content in the current Town Plan. Recommendations were made to separate goals by section, consolidate recommended actions to demonstrate intersectionality, and to keep time-sensitive information separate from information that will not likely change over time. This is intended to create ease in future Town Plan updates.
Selectboard feedback of the transportation section was presented by Diane. The Board agreed that including specific town-owned equipment, specific culvert details, and specific road erosion segments would be extraneous. Diane will write Selectboard’s recommended actions for PC review. More information regarding the TAC Grant will be available before the next PC meeting.
Updated Energy Plan was not yet available for review.
Most recent FLU Map draft has been delayed.
It was agreed that a meeting on September 23, 2025 would be unnecessary and that date has been stricken from the meeting calendar.
There are a number of data sets that will need to be updated using most recent census information. Julie will follow up with ACRPC regarding this.
Discussion about creating a shared document for the PC to read and comment on was had. Lyndsay will spearhead that project.
PC read Flood Resilience segment. It was agreed to strike content with hypothetical and/or irrelevant to Leicester language. The Selectboard is hesitant to adopt River Corridor Maps, as doing so would disrupt landowner development. It was agreed to strike all content regarding that adoption.
Discussion about defining terms as a glossary or footnotes.
Forestland section will be re-worded using less divisive language. Adjustments will be made to goals and recommended actions.
Timeline was discussed and the PC expects to be able to review ACRPC’s update to the Enhanced Energy Plan at the next scheduled meeting.
Next Meeting:
7:27 PM, Jeff motioned to adjourn, second by Lyndsay, so approved.
Respectfully submitted, Lyndsay D'Avignon, PC Alternate