Meeting open at 7:00 PM

Commissioners Present:

Howard Burgess, Charles Vajda, Raymond Leonard, Andrew McKane, Tony Flory and William Matteson

Mr. Matteson asked everyone to stand for a moment of silence in memory of Mr. Tom Turner, former member of the Town Planning Commission.

Mr. Matteson said the purpose of the meeting is to discuss the proposed service road in the south of town off US Route 7 South.

The following individuals were in attendance:

John McKenna- Farrell Distributing

Jim Hall- Selectman

Peter Ohlweiler- Rutland Motor Cars

Lainnie LaCroix- Hampton Inn

Brad Morgan- Holiday Inn

Stephan Mader- Kinney Motors

John Lascavitch- Holiday Inn

The following items were mentioned or discussed:

What impact will the service road have on US RT 7 & US RT 4 traffic
What will the project cost, who will pay for the road, what will be the return on the investment
The project would need to go through a scoping review
The project is only in the planning stage
Possible funding sources could be bonds and grants
Town officials hope property owners will donate some of their property to get the road built
It is expected the service road would be a benefit to all property involved
Would be a benefit to traffic flow on US RT 7 S, by reducing traffic on US RT 7 S
Showed a possible road extension going from Farrell Road around the Holiday Inn and connecting to Holiday Drive/Cop John Drive intersection
The Town is not locked into any particular road location at this time
The next step would be to have a consulting firm look at whether the road is feasible.
Is the purpose of the project to enhance the property value of the landowners adjacent to the proposed road
The purpose of the road is to alleviate traffic problems on US RT 7 South
There is no traffic problem on US RT 7 South
There is no issue trying to exit Randbury Road
You do not need to be an expert on Transportation to know there is not a traffic issue
The proposed road would be a local road owned by the Town
If the state has a problem with the highway then the state should be dealing with the problem
Should not spend money on the service road unless there is a real good return
The project could be funded with money from the US RT 4 & 7 Upgrade committee
Consider connecting the proposed service road directly to US RT 4 and not to Cop John Drive
The proposed service road would be a benefit to truck traffic on Randbury Road
It is a bear trying to get off Randbury Road
Is there any development that is proposed as a result of the road
Mr. Zingale and Mr. Hathaway came up with the service road concept
Improvements will be made to Cop John Drive when the Rutland Commons is built
Mr. David Farrell would probably support a road running along the Farrell/Green Mountain Plaza property line
The proposed Aldi’s Grocery supports the proposed service road
Not convinced the proposed service road will substantially change the traffic pattern on US RT 7 South
Concerned traffic on Randbury Road would increase as a result of the construction of the proposed service road
Concerned with the cost of the proposed service road

Mr. Burgess told commissioners that former commissioner Mr. Dick Hoenes, is very upset he did not receive anything from the Town for his years of service. Mr. Matteson said it is his fault that Mr. Hoenes has not received anything from the Town.

Mr. McKane moved to close the meeting. Mr. Burgess made a second to the motion. The motion passed unanimously.