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Post by Admin on Sept 17, 2017 8:57:15 GMT -7
Project Review Committee Meeting, Monday, Oct. 2nd, 2017 At 12 Gemini Road in North Glastonbury. 7 - 9 PM
Agenda:
1. Review dwelling project, Wiley NG 51-C
2. Review garage project, Dubiel 32-B-1
3. Discuss project SG 94 for board review in November.
As documents become available we will share them here.
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Post by Admin on Oct 14, 2017 19:50:12 GMT -7
Glastonbury Landowners For Positive Change
The mission of the GLFPC is to foster a landowner's association,
of the people, by the people, and for the people of Glastonbury,
to create a harmonious and inclusive community, and to enhance property values.
This Summary/Interpretation of the GLA's Project Review meeting on October 2, 2017
is offered as a volunteer service by the GLFPC.
Your suggestions are welcome, should there be oversights or errors.
GLA’s Project Review committee met Monday October 2, 2017 with all five members present as well as four landowners. The agenda included the review of three new construction projects. Two were approved. One was rejected.
When Co-Chair Kevin Newby opened discussion about a new dwelling application in High South for the applicants (new GLA members who had driven from Bozeman to attend the meeting), he quickly realized that only he and one other committee member, Leo Keeler, had any paperwork in hand to review the project details. Much like a school teacher, Newby told the “paperless three” that they needed to do their homework and come to meetings prepared to responsibly discuss landowner projects. (Note: this was not the first time Newby has had to remind his committee members to come to meetings prepared.)
The ‘paperless” committee members were Co-Chair Gerald Dubiel, Paul Ranttalo and Richard Johnson. Though Johnson made an attempt to find the info about the new home project on his phone and share it with Ranttalo and Dubiel, it was too little too late. Discussion and approval (conditioned on the receipt of the DEQ report) was handled by Keeler and Newby.
Discussion also revealed that the applicants had been caught in the middle of misinformation given them by their builder (Rich Spallone, a former board member) and engineer (William Smith, a former board member) about the project review process used by GLA. Based on info from their builder and engineer, the applicants urged the Project Review committee to change the timeline in the application to permit the digging of the 10-foot hole needed, to determine if a drain field could be installed, to be done at the same time as the excavation for the new structure. They reasoned it could save an applicant money if it was possible to have the excavation equipment on site once, not twice. However, Newby explained that it was Park County, not GLA, that requires the digging of the hole for the septic to be done prior to excavation for new construction. Newby, and others at the meeting, took exception to the misinformation given to the new members, and especially after Newby reported that he had already explained to both Spallone and Smith that it is the county, not GLA, that requires the separate excavations.
After the two new landowners left the meeting to return to Bozeman, several attending landowners spoke up about their embarrassment by how unprofessional and uncaring the committee carried themselves in front of the two new landowners. Dubiel said he was embarrassed too. One landowner told the “paperless three” that they should either get their act together or get off the committee. Attempting humor, Ranttalo claimed his dog ate his homework.
The second project involved a garage approval for committee member Dubiel. Per instruction given by his fellow committee members, Dubiel did not vote on his own application. After Ranttalo and Newby reported they had inspected the site, and found the markings and paper work in order, a motion by Newby, seconded by Keeler, to approve the project passed unanimously.
The third application for a new home in NG near Aquarius Lane was rejected when it was determined that the 31ft. 4 in height violated the GLA covenants. GLA covenants establish an overall 30-foot height limit for structures and a one-story height limit for structures built on a ridge line. When discussion showed that none of the three NG members (aka the paper-less three) knew how to reach the applicant to tell him his application could not be approved, Newby had to remind them that they had each received an email with that information.
Newby’s second-call for member homework showed that the “paperless-three” had not responded to the request to make a list of dwelling projects which were either complete or far enough along (as in being roofed and having windows and doors installed) to be assessed. A patient, but exasperated Newby, explained that the information was needed to complete a spreadsheet for Treasurer Regina Wunsch to use in the preparation and mailing of the 2018 assessments. Ranttalo defended that Regina already knew. “You guys have to begin to take these things seriously,” stated Newby, “because after November, I may not be the one to handle the administration of this committee.”
The meeting adjourned about 8:45 pm.
Glastonbury Landowners For Positive Change
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