Last night was the monthly Town Planning Committee meeting. Since it's during Gun Deer Season, Chairman Roger sent out an e-mail ahead of time to make sure we'd have a quorum. One permit from a guy that had put in a building a year ago. I think he was well aware that he needed a permit from the town but we gave him the benefit of the doubt and OK'd the permit. The next item was, interestingly enough, to discuss what penalties to impose on those after-the-act permit requests. The impetus was the timber cutting temporary driveway requests we get (or don't get) like the one earlier this autumn. The Town Board hadn't imposed any penalty on the forester. The company's forester said our process wasn't fast enough. (Takes about a month). There already are penalties in the building and driveway ordinances for that kind of infraction. First the group suggested changing the wording in all of the individual building and driveway ordinances and directing them to the existing ordinance imposing fines so there wouldn't be any discrepancy and make it easier to change amounts in the future. Second, the group will suggest to the Board that if someone wants an immediate OK for a permit, they can foot the bill for an special Planning Committee and Town Board Meeting - even if their request is ultimately refused.
Today is the second course of Thanksgiving Dinner: the salad course. This salad is made up of colorful red leaf and bib lettuce, sweet dried cranberries, and crunchy sugared walnuts. Might cut back on the cooking shows. Am beginning to emulate their language.
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