Planning Board - Regular Meeting

Uh the meeting is being conducted in hybrid format. If uh anyone is independently recording this meeting outside of the recording that we're performing, please make yourself known now. Sarah Hayan in Reminder publishing. Thank you Sarah. Okay, go ahead and uh take roll call. Walter approve. Chris here. Bryant. Bruce here. Cheryl here. Okay, so this is our first meeting of the new year. So, we'll go ahead and work on our planning board reorganization first. Um, we can start with the chair. Um, so I have been chair for three years now in a row and pursuant to our bylaws. I'm happy to continue serving as chair, but uh you would have to nominate me and agree by a twothirds vote that I should continue as chair. So, I'll just put that out there. Required four out of five votes. All right. Nominate sheriff for chair person. Okay. I'll second the nomination. Okay. All in favor? Walter? Yes. Chris? Yes. Yes. Brian. Bruce. Yes. Daryl. Yes. Okay. I'll continue as chair. Okay. Next up is clerk. Walter has been our clerk. I would like to nominate Bryant to be the clerk for this next session. Is there a second? I'll second. Okay. All in favor? Wolter? Same. Okay. Chris, yes. Bryant, yes. Bruce, yes. Cheryl, yes. Okay. So, um, Bryant will be the new clerk. Uh, next up is the leazison to the community preservation committee. Um, I know this wasn't a new one to us last year. I'm happy to take on that role this year. Unfortunately though, the position is three years

under the article um 12. So my term would expire uh next year. So unfortunately you could vote to remove me, but I am actually still elected to the uh preservation commission. Okay. Is that in our Yeah, they're right here for the record. I didn't see that one. Bad. Okay. Well, I'm going to vote to remove remove you from the community preservation. I don't think you can do that without uh have that as an agenda item. So, Robert's rules of order would not allow that. Okay. I would I would move that this be put on in the July um agenda. Anyone else have any comments? What what what is the bylaw? Are you guys like Islam? right there. You cannot take an action unless it was on the agenda. So therefore, I call that motion out of order. Is that the reservation or is it in our bylaws? Okay, cool. I'm happy to just put it on the agenda for next time. Yeah. Well, you guys got to really read up on your stuff here to the bus. hoping that positions listed in the vials. I'm not sure, though. I'm sure we'll

find out. What do you want to know, Bruce? Oh, just are any of the other positions in for more than one year terms? No. Somehow CPC seems to be um the pling board position a three-year position. Mike is really digesting it over here. But yeah, but it is an agenda topic to reorg. So you can you can't you cannot remove somebody from Uhuh. I have a three-year term, Mike. So the Sorry, Mike. Sorry, Mike. Three-year term. I will I will actually we can we can post you guys. I would I would Cheryl made a made a correct decision. Yeah, I have a different interpretation of that, but I'm sorry, Mike. Are you a lawyer? No, no, I'm just saying that the planning board appoints you to the committee, right? And it's a three-year term. So, in order to remove me, it should have been on the agenda that it would be a topic of removal. Otherwise, it's an unusual, unnecessary movement. Not point taken. I I I know. I'm sorry. I know select board gets away with this stuff, but we're not going to do this on the pling board. Okay. Oh god. Really? Okay. So, we'll just move that to the July agenda. All right. Uh, next up is the energy and sustainability committee. I'd like if you'd like to continue though, sir. When he's also going to be the clerk, I believe. Okay. Yeah, you can. Yeah, you can. Okay. So, I'll nominate uh Bryant to continue serving as the liazison onto the energy and sustainability. Ready? Oh, I'll start. Okay. All in favor? Walter? Yes. Chris? Yes. Bryant. Bruce. Cheryl. Yes. Okay. And then uh last the last position here is the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission.

Well, I would say, you know, cannot tell you how many people have endorsed me for the work I've done that hate to say the millions of dollars we've brought to this town through my work on the commission that representing Long Meadow is an important pinnacle on this. And I've done a great job. I continue to do great job. I love working on the uh Hunter Valley Planning Commission. I I think it serves us well. Uh unfortunately, I'm also a representative of the MO, which I have accelerated over the years. Uh projects such as Commerce Street. I've worked to accelerate projects such as the L project and now the uh acceleration of projects on Long Meadow Street for um 20 28 and beyond. Um you've lost Mark Gold. He was um did not win election as I know and um he was also an advocate for Long Meadow and the work we do. I can't tell you how many grants I brought people like Karen. Long as I enjoy the work, you know, it's it doesn't pay anything. It's we volunteer. I've never made any money off of this job. And you know, I would love to serve on this. If somebody else thinks um down the road I would love to phase out. I I don't expect a run next year for planning board. So at some point uh somebody should look into uh a new commissioner from Long Meadow. But for now I think we have a lot coming up and it needs to be done and I'm willing to serve. So okay. Um, so I think just considering some recent events, Walter, I know I don't feel comfortable with having you be the leazison to the Piner Valley

Planning Commission. So I would like to nominate Bruce to be the leazison to the Piner Valley Planning Commission if there's a second. A second. Is there any further discussion? I will remind you again that we have annual meetings coming up. I have never ever been cross-examined, including this woman here. Nobody's ever called me or asked me about my side of the story on this matter. And as far as I'm concerned, Cheryl, you're falling into a trap where we are an independent elected committee about the falling into a trap where you're being manipulated by a select board and a town manager. I really would recommend that you guys vote for me, continue as um as the commissioner and I will be happy to phase this out, but I think with annual elections coming up and some of the budgetary items coming up real stupid. Go for it. I will go to the press with this. I'll be happy to explain why this would be a really, really dumb move. And I'm really adamant about it. And I'm not saying I'm protecting myself. I really have a lot of people behind me that really don't buy into this and they really buy into the work I've done for our region. Okay. Is there any further discussion? No. Okay. So, we're going to vote on the motion for uh Bruce the nomination to the Piner Valley Land Commission. Oh, I'm elected. So, okay. Uh all in favor Walter? No. Chris? Yes. Bruce? Yes. I'm sorry, Brian. Yes, Bruce. Oh, hello. Okay, Cheryl. Yes. So, we'll advise that you'll be the new leazison to the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission.

Okay. I think that those are all of our all of our positions. Okay. All right. So, we'll move into the acceptance of the meeting minutes. Did everyone have a chance to review the draft meeting minutes? Kudos to Dean. nice job on the preparation of the minutes. Uh yeah, I have a couple directions. Uh first, which meeting? Uh well, first day seventh. Okay. Which which wasn't pink. Okay. Um on uh we Oh, well uh just people present they list Jeffrey Roberts of Kest, but it should be attorney for Covest. Okay. It doesn't work for cold air. That that's like in the beginning where that's was here or there. Uh at the top of page three, the first partial paragraph one two the fifth line down again uh it says Jeffrey Roberts from Coldest. It should say attorney for Coldest. He's quoted ex uh on page two. Uh there's just a typo. My my name my first name is Bruce, not uh Brock. U it's the second paragraph. One, two, three, four, five, six. Seventh line down. You said that's the second paragraph somewhere. Well, the the first full paragraph, the seventh line down in that paragraph, uh says, well, it should say Bruce Wast of CBS has agreed. It says pro uh on page

or the uh well the second full paragraph since I I think arborites is two words. Nobody is correct. It's it's one word. Okay. Yes. And my fault. Uh I don't think we've ever not accepted one of yours before. Okay. Well, that that was it on May 7th. Anything else? Did anyone else have any comments on the May 7th meeting minutes? Okay. Dean, did you get all of those? Yep. Okay. I'll entertain a motion then to accept the meeting minutes as revised from May 7th. Okay. So, move. Okay. Is there a second? A second. All in favor? Walter? Yes. Chris? Yes. Bruce Bryant? Yes. Bruce, Cheryl, yes. Okay. And then we have the special meeting minutes from May 9th. Uh yeah, I've had one well it'll be whatever the board wants to do, but on on the first page where it says complaint in the video, uh the first the second uh I guess actually the second sentence says Bruce Colton question if disciplining elected officials would allow the absence of such provisions in any town bylaw charter or rules and regulations. Uh in and of itself that's fine. Yeah. Uh but then the next sentence is Bruce was also curious about the uh legality of a discipline hearing concurring without a provision in the bylaw. Uh in and of itself that's also fine, but I but I think it's redundant to the sentence before it. So I I I would suggest deleting the second sentence is unnecessary, but whatever the board wants to do. I'm in agreement with that. It's true. Yeah. Dean, you also have to add that Lynn Simmons was in attendance. Okay. For the second one. Yeah, the second.

Are there any other proposed revisions? Revision that was not respectfully submitted by Dean Sed that was actually submitted by the town manager Lyn Simmons. or it should be I could put my name on as clerk, but I would say that's out of order since he wasn't even an employee of the town when these minutes were um concocted. So, well, he reviewed the video to create the minutes and typically our admin has signed the minutes. feel strongly about that or well who did I would say it's Simmons is the one who was recording it would be who was present at the meeting recorded the minutes it is Lynn Simmons would please have that for the record she's listed here who else usually always the people who are recording are here funny her name doesn't appear on here also I would also like to add for the record that Lynn Simmons have added as others present please. Well, we actually just added before this we added her name to the list. What do you mean before what? So before the comment about the two sentences we made, you did others present. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. And she was recording. Okay, that's fine. I'm happy with that. Dean wants to take credit for these minutes. We love them. Okay. Uh, any other proposed revisions? No. Okay. Um, I'll make a motion to accept the minutes as amended for the special meeting for Okay, I'll second the motion. All in favor? Walter? Yes. Chris, yes. Bryant, yes. Cheryl, yes. Uh, so next up on the agenda is the continued public hearing. We will case number

2025-0205-1. I understand that the DPW um has requested the um my words are escaping right now, the peer review for the storm water management and the traffic study and that it should be in by the next meeting. So, I'm going to go ahead and make a motion to continue the public hearing to our uh July 2nd meeting. So, move. Yeah. Okay. All in favor? Walther? Yes. Chris? Yes. Bryce. Bruce. Cheryl. Yes. I am also going to make I guess a suggestion that we begin that meeting at 6 p.m. Um, just that we have enough time to take on uh comments for the public hearing. I'm expecting another presentation that night. So, we'll see you back. We'll see you back on July 2nd at six o'clock and we'll be in touch on the meeting location. There could be a new meeting location. Yeah, you can't be here. Also, just for the record, I did send a memo from attorney uh Roberts to you chair as a chair that um pretty much what his research and our bylaws says that we have to come to a conclusion or decision on our August meeting and I know August is now in a position here. I would probably gonna be a motion we have to have an August meeting. Um so I saw that I saw that email. Um, it's when you read our bylaw, it's 90 days. It says n within 90 days of the hearing. It's not the first hearing. It's within 90 days of the conclusion of the hearing. So, 90 if we continue the hearing, you know, multip. Yeah. So, at the conclusion of you end the public hearing part. No. Then you have 90 days. Well, we're we still are having the public hearing, we continue it, right? So, after we conclude the public hearing public

hearing, then we'll issue a decision within 90 days. Okay. Does that make sense? Yeah. Okay. Y Okay. That one we have to clarify. I think Bruce, that's funny because when all remember with the pride station, we had the whole issue with defining the length of a of a public hearing and when you have to include and that seems to be a little loophole there that we need to tighten up. Okay. Um, so we can move into our other business. Did you have any other questions while you're here, Jeff or Frank, or are you good? Okay. All right. So, we'll see you back in July. Okay. Thank you. I'll let you know if anything changes if we hear back from Shawn that there's some sort of snafu with the timing, but we are anticipating that it'll be back in time for the July hearing. Okay. Okay. All right. So, it doesn't look like we have any um new signs to report for our monthly sign report. We'll get a long range plan update next month. Are there any updates? I know CPC is kind of quiet right now. Any updates from energy and sustainability? Uh not. Yeah, we have our meeting next week. Okay. Um middle school building committee. Um we're waiting for our meeting with MSBA the project and then we shortlisted construction managers and we're interviewing them the last week of June. So their proposals to come in and then get the selections. Okay. How many are you looking at? Four. Eight submitted to be shortlisted work. Nice. Anything else exciting going on? I saw that they've been doing a lot of like advertising at town meeting and they were at the election yesterday. Yeah, I think they're just getting ready for um the owners rep will start doing their outreach for town meeting to get voters engaged and all that service is owned to us by both the owners rep and the contractor once we pick them. So that'll get double once we have somebody

else on board. Okay, nice. Um and then the Piner Valley Planning Commission. Did you at this point except Bruce will be attending the annual meeting which is mandatory on uh I think it's June it's a Thursday June fall submit your name immediately then to um Valley Planning Commission or or I think it's Cheryl's job actually it should be done like tomorrow since the meeting is next Thursday. Where is it? It'll be on Zoom. They'll send you all information. Oh, okay. Okay, we'll get you set up and um uh planning department comments. I think I'll welcome Dean. You want to talk a little bit about your first couple weeks? Certainly. Yeah. So, uh ending up my third week here at Long Meadow. It's been amazing um the building and community development department. It's been great to meet everyone and excited to work with you all in the future. I'm here. So, like a transition being into the setting of um you know, taking the minutes and and learning that kind of that side of things from the admin side. So, um I'll be here for this meeting and likely by the next time you might not need to attend. So, but um if there's any long range plan updates and stuff like that that do come my way in the meantime, I'll be sure to report that. Um and you know, we'll just continue to work on the onboarding process and yeah, we're super excited to have Dean aboard. He's been hitting the ground running. Great. Awesome. Welcome, Dean. Thank. And then it sounds like you might have an update on the ADU applications. We do. Yeah. So, um, as of last week when we got the update from the building commissioner, um, two, one application has been received. It's a brand new detached garage with an ADU above. And then one is a permit to demolish an existing garage. That will likely lead to an ADU application coming in the future. Do you know where they are? Um, no, but I can get that information through your application for sure. And do we have any information on

what happened with the November um zoning, Tommy? The map and the was a zone change to fencing and a couple other things. Um yeah, so the map went to the attorney general's office. Um they were finishing out their review and I believe we since got back um an opinion on that. So I think it's implemented into general code, but I can confirm that also. And then defense one I'll have to look into. Okay. Tech technically we're still operating at our zone residence for the site design review for cold rest. Yep. So the zone change went in at the meeting prior and then the the update from the map was was subsequential in November. So that was required unfortunately for the zone change. Okay. And so I'm pretty sure that that was seeing its way out through the attorney general's office that process and I'm pretty sure it's closed out at this point. If you could confirm that, that would be good because when we checked in with Tim a couple of months ago, still um and I have not personally got attorney general either. U because now they're busy with doing updates to uh spring town meetings, which are 90-day deadlines to get. So, I just advise Kvest that if this could be a problem for the town, we'll look into it get approved. Yeah, we'll get that information between now and next meeting. Um, I'm on topic. Um, and then the other thing, so Jay's should be in attendance at our next meeting. I think that we all wanted an update on the ADU, you know, referendum. I think there were some updates that came in literally hours before the town meeting. So, I'd like to hear about those and then also how, if at all, they'll affect the, you know, our site plan guidelines that we suggested, how, if at all, those will be applied to the ATU applications that have been received now since they're so close in time. Okay. We'll reach out to the July 2nd meeting. Okay. All right. Uh we'll move in. The 90day thing for it's 90 days for when the town sends the

bylaws. Not 90 days from the town meeting is filled. No. 90 days submitt. I don't know. They have been submitted. 30 days after town meeting we we can submit the 90 days after that date of submission. So they have been submitted though. They have all been submitted. something. So they actually have the text of the truck bylaw. Yeah, the truck bylaw concerned Bruce and I because there was no there was no text given to the town uh to the moderator town meeting. Oh, it's in writing. She was sent she she was. Okay. Nobody seemed to find it. Um it that I thought you were talking about the zoning map sending into No, now we're into May now. There was no recollection of anybody having a text document other than your your um PowerPoint presentation with a PDF copy of the U actual uh motion to amend that article 12. Okay. So So that that will be in the minutes of the meeting that will go to the attorney general's office if it hasn't already. Okay. So we'll cross off item H then too unless there's I think we just touched on that. Unless there's anything else that you wanted to add, Mike. Nope. just this flow time by come back, right? Yeah. So, yeah, that was just that was just a bad event. Sad. Yeah, we can talk to Jay about that if any I'll bring it back. I mean, the state's not going to come after us, are they? Um, you think because it was sort of a mandatory requirement. Yeah, I'm not prepared to speak on what that what what might happen on that side, but yeah, I'm hoping that maybe we just get it back in the fall. I think we have to wait two years, right? Because Well, no, but we No, we uh I think because the planning board we voted unanimously to endorse it, it might make a difference. I think Yeah, but a good good question because I think we can bring it forward. If we endorse it in Wait, what is the problem with the ABU? No, no, Chris, this is the the

flood plane. Oh, the flood wall. I'm sorry. Well, we did have Right. Right. Well, of course, that's also state law no matter, right? I know, but I think because we Yeah. Yeah. No, I I think because we endorse it as a as a planning board, I think it can come back sooner than something we Oh, yeah. The two years is if the planning board voted against it, if it come back the next, you know, whatever, two weeks later or something. You can firm that up with Jay then in July. Okay. We'll get information on the ADU and then the status of bring back. Yeah. Okay. Sounds good. Um any planning board member comments? Sure. Once again um we do not have a director of planning and community development which is in the charter. Um there's no provision for an assistant town manager. There is a provision for a director of planning and community development. Um Cheryl and I have been concerned about this. I mean Dean is an administrative. He's u his position is is good but it still has to be there. it does default back to the town manager. So once again, um I'm harping on something that probably go to the select board to look at because it's a policy matter that is in the charter as we are created by the charter. This position is also created by the charter. Very important, no less. So maybe we can I know that Lyn and I have talked about this. Maybe we can just ask her to comment on it um for the next meeting. Maybe she could just come and we could put it on on the beginning and just have a conversation about it. Okay. Yeah. Thanks. I I just say something. In the past uh in the reporting election results, the town clerk had been horrible. Uh, and uh, with yesterday's election, I I actually went on the town I don't know when it was put up there, but I I went on the town website at about 10:15 at

night thinking, "No, no way." But but the results were up, so I mean, it does seem to be doing much better than in the past. I agree. Yeah, they were up for pretty quick. Yeah. I mean, I don't know when they got up, but 105 they they were up, which is when I looked, they were up. That was probably around the time, I think, because I was looking earlier and um Brent, yeah, I got a little something to say. Walter, you are a good friend and a mentor, but I believe with the support of the planning board that you should accept the decision of the select board and tender your resignation. Thank you. and I have no intention of resigning. Okay, thanks for that comment, Bryant. Um, I did bring uh a letter here that I wanted to propose that we send from the planning board to the select board. I know um everyone is well aware that there is no provision in our charter to remove an elected official and so the letter suggests that they um take this up to get it on the November election. So I can pass this around if um everyone's in agreement we can or if we have a majority can probably send the letter out. If you recall the last time we did this, it was to recall the school committee and this would also affect the select board who I think at this point might be um a lot of suspect for a recall. So I suggested that well the letter actually suggest also recall the select word should be included ridiculous. They won't they'll take it out. Trust me. Well, I just I'm I'm suggesting that we send the letter to to put it keep it on their radar as a priority item. Well, I'm glad you didn't think of it.

Oh, also just u though this wasn't on the town website, actually in your article, which I thought today about the election. Uh the the turnout for the the election was what 2,157 for or something like that. That's not really, but it's all right. Well, it's for a town election. No, now you had five select board members. Come on. Oh, how many orders are there? About 10,000, 11,000, something like that. And any I mentioned that because the the the letter that you're looking at suggest that you you need 15% of the uh town voters to to sign a support a recall and then to put it on the ballot. And then there would also have to be 15. This is all just our suggestion, right? Um yeah. Why are we suggesting this? Why is it our position to suggest anything? I and like this has nothing to do with planning. I think it's directly related to some things that have happened recently and so some things that have you questioned uh some things that have happened recently. We're not having this conversation now have one to see if this is the lawyers are waiting. Trust me, this is really been a bad move. Okay. Has everyone had a chance to review the letter? Okay. Um, I guess I'll just make a motion to approve the sending of this letter to the select board if there's a second. Second. All in favor? Walter? No. Chris, yes. Bruce, yes. Cheryl, yes. Okay. Um, I'll have the letterhead corrected and then I'll send it tomorrow. Um, and then, uh, next up is the cancellation of the August meeting. We do usually postpone our August meeting to September. I know I'm not available in August. I think a couple Yeah, a

couple of other folks are also not available in August. So, who's not available? I'm not available. So, then you assign the clerk now as the you can be the acting chair. Problem is that you're going to need four out of five at every meeting for site plan review. What What if we had You guys haven't thought this through. What what about a I don't know when you're leaving, but what about a second meeting at the end of the the very end of July? So, uh we could do a meeting at the end of July or I'll be around the second week of August, too. I don't know how that aligns. How sure, you're right. If um you read the 90 days as how it reads from the conclusion of the public hearing, we really don't if we don't have a meeting, we don't have a meeting and it could be September, right? And I don't think this traffic study really in reality is going to be huge. Sean's pretty confident that's going to be in for the July meeting. So, but you know, we might have more questions, but it's going to be controversial. And you know, that's going to be I'll add added 60 days to that traffic study. So, I'll finish the board. We can cancel the August meeting like we usually do or we can hold it on another date. Well, we don't usually cancel August meeting. I well I' I'd suggest holding it on at least at this point not cancelling it holding we'll see and we'll see what happens in July. Well, yeah, July meeting. Is there a reason to do it 60 days forward or you're just thinking forward? What do you mean 60 days forward? Well, I mean you're doing it now instead of in July. Could we then? I'm doing it now so that we have the date next month when we might have to put something else on the calendar. We might have to continue find a location also for August too. Yeah, Steve Bruce. Yeah, because August is July tricky location times. Uh well, I mean we we should always meet at the adult center. We've done that in the past, too. That's a good meeting on the

new meeting room at Greenwood might be open too. Y for beginning logistics and I don't know. Yeah, I'll make Yeah, sure. um move to uh cancel the August 28th. Okay, I'll second I'll second that. Okay, any further discussion? All in favor, Walter. Yes. Yes. Bryant Bruce and then you know we have to schedule a special then we can put one on the calendar. Okay. All right. Moving into resident comments. Hello. There you are. Yes, you can come to the table. Please state your name and your address for the record. And I would just ask that you keep any It's not a conversation, it's a comment. So any comment, I would just ask that you keep to one minute. We're going to try to do that. Okay. I think that's Lewis Robin 942 Long Meadow Street. I addressed the recent reported events concerning planning board member Gun. Okay. When I moved to Long Meta over 35 years ago, I was so pleased to join a community that was open and tolerant. Its churches, synagogues, temples, and other places that worship inspired such acceptance. And although we appeared to be a town of many examples of success, each one of us had some hardships either individually or in our famil family's histories. We understood that the strength of the fabric of this country was its diversity of its threats. Walter Gun, I believe, violated these principles. He has not pointed to any medical event or cause only stating that he can't explain his actions. George Washington set forth certain principles that this country would give

quote to bigotry no sanction to persecution no assistance Thomas Jefferson spoke of the equality of each of us signing off with sacred honor in today's world we owe particular allegiance to these words I believe Mr. gun should resign. He should resign because he recognizes that as a town official, a public trust has been placed upon him. This would serve as guidance to all of us that are citizens or inspired to be citizens. We must treat each other with respect and empathy. We need to be advised by our public officials. We need to teach each other that our actions have consequences. We appreciate Mr. gone for many years of public service but I must ask him to resign. Thank you very Thank you Mr. Garnet. Are there any other member? Excuse me sir. Um I would love to talk to you. Okay. Thank you. Noted on the meetings. I will email you sir. Would you please note for the record that Mr. been patted me on my back very hard, not in a friendly manner. Thank you very much. Are there any other members from the public that would like to make a comment? Heidi Johnstone, you could just raise your hand and we can unmute you. Oh, okay. Hi, Heidi. Hi, Heidi Johnstone, 387 William Street. I have no I have a no confidence vote to continue to work with you know what it should be coming off of that anyway did you guys hear me out there I can

hear you um Heidi can you try to speak hello We can hear him. Seeing this is why we troubleshoot. Pay attention here right now. Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? We can't hear you. They can They can hear you, Heidi. But the uh No, we can't hear them. Ah, can you hear us? I can hear you. Yes. Okay. Did that get fixed? Yep, it's fixed. All right. Okay. Sorry. Heidi Johnstone, 387 William Street and Long Meadow. Um, I have a vote of no confidence with continuing to work with Walter Gunn with um, hearing and reading and reviewing all that has happened in the past four or five months. Thank you. Thanks for your comment, Heidi. Uh, uh, Tom. Hi. Uh, Tom Dnazio, 267 William Street. I'm a former member of the Finance Committee and Capital Planning Committee, but I'm just speaking as a resident. I was going to make a plea to Walter who appears to have left uh to resign immediately. Um the until until he does or until a change is made um

really the the faith in this board's ability to make decisions with um good judgment and fairness are in doubt. And so I was going to make a plea for him to do one more act of service and and uh resign his position tonight. Thank you. Thanks, Tom. Are there any other members of the public who wish to speak? Okay, I'll entertain a motion to adjurnn. Second. All in favor? Oh, there's one other person. Oh, Leah. Oh, Leah. Uh, we can hear you, Leah. Hi, I'm unable to turn my camera on, but thank you for taking my comment. Um, my name's Le. Yeah. Uh, my name's Leah Budro. Um, I live at 132 Maple Road. I also would like to um echo the comments of my fellow neighbors and residents um about my um extreme dismay and disappointment in Walter Gun. Um, I sat in on this meeting and and listened to the way that he speaks to his peers and I'm really just disgusted that um, he's continuing to serve on this board in an official capacity. Um, and I'm frankly I'm very sorry for all of you that you have to work with him. Um, and I'm sorry for all the town of Long Meadow that that this this individual is continuing to serve in official capacity influencing our lives and um having any influence on what happens in this community. So, um along with my my neighbors, I would like to um publicly state that for the record. um sorry that he has left and is unwilling to hear from the public that elected him to his position um about our disappointment in him. But thank you for the opportunity

to speak. Um I hope that uh your board is able to um expedite a uh removal of him somehow. Thanks, Leah. Thank you. Is there any? I believe that is it. Okay. All right. Uh motion. I'll make a motion to adjurnn. I'll second. Okay. Chris, yes. Bryant, yes. Bruce, yes. Cheryl, yes. Okay. All right. See everyone in July. second of that motion.