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Penjajawoc Marsh/Bangor Mall Management Commission
Meeting Summary – March 3, 2006
The Marsh/Mall Commission met on Friday, March 3, 2006 in the City Council Chambers.
Commission members in attendance included: Hope Brogunier, Cindy DeBeck, George Elliott,
Shep Harris, Jackie Hewett, Jim Hinds, Judy Kellogg-Markowsky, Lucy Quimby, and Marion
Rudnicki. Also attending were Jim Parker and Tricia Quirk, who will be appointed to the
Commission at the next City Council Meeting. Staff included: Ed Barrett, Jim Ring, and David
Gould.
Chair Shep Harris called the meeting to order at 1:05 p.m. First order of business included
consideration of the meeting summaries for the February 3 and February 17 meetings. A
couple of omissions were noted in the February 3 summary. Jim Ring will revise and
redistribute for future consideration. The February 17 summary was approved. Lucy Quimby
again expressed interest in establishing a subcommittee to work on identifying conservation
priorities. Cindy DeBeck, Jackie Hewett, Judy Markowsky, and Lucy Quimby agreed to serve on
the subcommittee, representing the four constituent interest groups.
Review and discussion of the two proposed residential development projects off Essex Street
and the Stillwater Gardens Subdivision continued from the February 17 meeting. A number of
concerns, goals, and suggestions were identified for each project and Jim Ring was directed to
send letters to the consultant outlining these points. (Copies of the letters are attached). Hope
Brogunier expressed a concern about potential future herbicide use. Ed Barrett suggested that
this issue might be best addressed through public education efforts. There is also interest in
further clarification of wetland delineation for the Stillwater Gardens project.
Discussion of the proposed amendments to the Land Development Code continued, with David
Gould providing the latest draft and an overview of Planning Board comments.
Staff will work on further language refinement in some sections, with the goal of formal review
and recommendation by the Planning Board in the near future.
Meeting was adjourned at approximately 2:45 p.m.