April 1 2020 Planning Board

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CANTON PLANNING BOARD 
Members: 
Thomas C. Scully, Chairman 
Robert E. Panico, Vice Chairman 
Patricia McDermott, Clerk 
David McCarthy, Member 
Kathy Gibbs McCormack, Member 
MINUTES 
PLANNING BOARD MEETING 
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 01, 2020 
Zoom Meeting 
7:00 P.M. 
A virtual meeting of the Planning Boardwas held on Wednesday, April 1st, 2020, at 7:00 
P.M. via Zoom software and recorded to be broadcast bycommunity cableand posted on 
the Planning Board website. 
LOCATION OF MEETING: Virtual Zoommeeting per Governor’semergency declaration 
relative to the conduct of public meetings. The Town arrangedto conduct board and 
committee meetings using Zoom video/audio conferencing in an effort to minimize the 
spread of COVID-19. Interested citizens received directions on how to attend the meeting 
remotely in the Agenda as posted on the Town website. 
In Attendance: Tom Scully, (Chair), Robert Panico (Vice-Chair), Patricia McDermott 
(Clerk), David McCarthy, Kathy McCormack, Laura Smead (Town Planner), Tom 
Houston (PSC). 
Guest presenters: Krista Moravec and Nate Kelly from Horsley Witten Group 
Master Plan Presentation and Adoption(Krista Moravec and Nate Kelly, Horsley 
Witten Group) 
Scully introduced members of the Planning Board and Horsley Witten Group 
Smead summarized the Master Plan process to date. 
McCarthy said this was a long project, with monthly meetings with a committee 
with a broad background. He thanked the committee. 
Moravec began presentation 
Master plans are community-drive plans 
Long-range vision (20 years) –where you are, where you want to go, how you get 
there 
Guides public and private investments 
Supports funding opportunities 
Has a lot of data 
The process involved other sub-consultants, a Master Plan Steering Committee, 
and an involved public process 
This involved well-rounded membership, monthly meetings, an op-ed series, and 
several public and online outreach efforts