Vassalboro planners approve one application for addition to cottage

by Mary Grow

Vassalboro Planning Board members approved the only application on their agenda at a brief May 6 meeting.

Keith and Lise Marlowe had applied for an addition on the back of their cottage, at 148 Park Lane, in the Three Mile Pond shoreland zone. Architect Tobias Gabranski, from Bath, and builder David Tyrol, from Vassalboro, explained the plans.

The only other topic was a brief discussion of the junkyard on Riverside Drive (Route 201), in which the property is in violation of conditions past planning boards imposed.

The three board members present – acting chairman Paul Mitnik, Douglas Phillips and Marianne Stevens – found the application met ordinance requirements and unanimously approved the permit.

The only other topic was a brief discussion of the junkyard on Riverside Drive (Route 201), licensed and operated by Olin Charette and/or his son. Mitnik and Stevens pointed out ways in which the property is in violation of conditions past planning boards imposed.

The most serious violation, in Stevens’ opinion, is lack of adequate access for fire engines, which are supposed to be able to use either of two gates and to drive around the entire inside area.

Codes Officer Eric Currie intends to consult Fire Chief Walker Thompson and to review files on the Charette property.

The next regular Vassalboro Planning Board meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3.