External Affairs Committee

Chaired by Doug Crain

Board liaison is Tom Sheridan

External Affairs Committee Charter

Read the approved External Affairs Committee Meeting Minutes here.

MINUTES – EXTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING
July 9, 2007                Final Approved

Present
Frank Beverina
Fred Marshall
Connie Buttimer
Brenda Rogers
Emily Jackson
Irving Grimes

Board Liaison:   Lincoln Klabo

Planning Liaison:    Dave McKee

Guests: Doug Rogers, Neil Buttimer, Judith Murray

Meeting was called to order.  The agenda was approved as submitted.  Minutes were approved as presented.

Old Business:
LOW Marketing Brochure – No report

Germanna Pool/Fitness Center Status – King George, Stafford and Caroline Counties have funding and are ahead of the Germanna YMCA project.

Dam Regulation Working Group Status   
New Dam Regulations – The dam regulations working group is working to refute the state regional directors statement that the new regulations are mainly “administrative” in content.

Emergency Action Plan –  Consultant plans to have a draft ready for review by August 10, 2007.

Hydrology Survey – Dewberry and Davis plans another status review for dam working group by end of month.

Alternate Spillway Design – Consultant plans another status review for dam working group by end of month.

BOS Actions/Schedule  - Cluster Ordnance approved and sent back to Planning Committee to redo to meet Governor’s request. Orange County School approved to carry over $200,000 to next year. Next meeting will be 7/10 regarding Budget Amendment and Waste Center Easement ingress in Barboursville.

OC Planning Committee – June 7 Revised Proffer Planning to classify high growth.  Consideration not tied to capital improvement plan. There will be a Public Hearing on July 19 on Wilderness Crossing (this is King/Dotson properties on Route 20) consideration of Keaton Dam upgrade if approved. Special Use requested for Newhouse & James property (proposed site of new middle school).

School Board Actions –  The June 5 meeting discussed LGES Fifth Graders and bus issues.  Next meeting will be July 10. There will be a School Board Workshop on July 17 (9 am to noon) and July 18 (3-5 pm) in Taylor Education Building to receive comments on the design of the new middle school, lunch provided please RSVP. Tony Jackson, Assistant Supt. has resigned.

New Business

EAC Annual Report – see attached – any comments by EAC members needed by 8/8.

Route 20 Study public hearing on western end was June 13 four intersections considered for turning lanes.

Press Clippings

Local county candidates elections on November 6.  Several positions have opposition.  

Open space land purchase study

Other

Doug Rogers received notice that RSA/DEQ will conduct pilot test on sewer by installing gravity feed system with bids out in July and work beginning in September. It will affect sixty houses in area of the white house to Monroe Street. Doug has spoken with Ed Scott and Edd Houck. LOWA has requested and received a delay from RSA/DEQ to delay since LOWA had not been informed and public hearing is needed, probably August.  The cost will be $2 million.

Meeting adjourned, next meeting will be Monday, August 13 at 7 PM in the Reading Room.

Brenda Rogers, secretary