Minutes
TOWN OF GRANBY
GRANBY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Town Hall Meeting Room
Monday, March 8, 2010
7:00 P.M.
Present: Bud Murtha, Chairman, Martin Schwager, John Krug, Robert Rome, Ken Kuhl and Fran Armentano, Director of Community Development.
Attending from the public was Matt Garrett of 56 Day St South, who was invited to participate in the discussions. Also attending, to assist with Ken Kuhl’s presentation was David Paine, Landscape Architect.
The Commission discussed various items related to current development activity. Fran discussed recent activity of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Chairman Murtha introduced the Creative Ideas for Granby’s future presentation. Tonight’s presentation was by Ken Kuhl. Ken introduced David Paine, Landscape Architect who would assist in the presentation.
Ken discussed ways to market the Center Properties. He suggested creating a Comprehensive Vision for how the Center Zones could look in the future. This would require hiring a consultant to prepare drawings to help visualize future development. Ken suggests identifying specific areas and having visual drawings prepared to show future possibilities. These drawings could help prospective developers visualize the highest and best use of properties. They could also help commercial brokers who are marketing the properties within the Center Area. Ken suggested 3 potential areas where the drawings can be most effective. Ken handed out drawings that were prepared by “Plan It Green”, Community Planner and Landscape Architect. These drawing, which were prepared for
different towns show an attractive layout of buildings, parking and landscaping. The Commission members were impressed by the drawings and agreed that preparation of such drawings for Center properties could help promote the type of development that is promoted and encouraged within the Granby Center Zone.
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Fran Armentano
Acting Recording Secretary
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