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Lee Planning Board Meeting - November 24, 2025

Selectboard & Town Boards — Monday, November 24, 2025
BodyLee, Massachusetts
SessionSelectboard & Town Boards
DateMonday, November 24, 2025
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:00

Uh call this meeting to order pursue it, Mass General Uh 38, Section 20 here by informing all attendees that a video and audio recording of being made.

0:09

If anyone else wishes to record, they must let the chair know their intentions.

0:15

Approval of minutes.

0:17

We do not have any, correct?

Speaker 2

0:19

Table for the

Speaker 1

0:19

we'll table for till next.

0:21

Public comment.

0:23

I see Kathy.

0:24

How are

Unassigned speaker

0:25

you?

Speaker 1

0:27

Kathy Hall, anything?

Speaker 3

0:29

Hello.

0:30

No, I'm doing.

0:31

Oh, where am I?

Speaker 1

0:32

I'm

Speaker 3

0:32

joining.

0:34

I just like to keep, you know, um in touch with the town and know what's going on, even though I had to step down from committees.

0:44

So you're doing a fantastic job.

0:46

Keep up the good work.

0:47

If you step doing good work, you'll hear from me.

0:50

Take care.

0:51

Thank you.

Speaker 2

0:52

Well, thank you.

0:53

And you know what?

0:53

That was recorded.

Speaker 1

0:57

Yep.

Speaker 2

0:57

Yeah.

Unassigned speaker

0:58

That's

Speaker 2

0:59

fabulous.

0:59

We're doing a great job.

Speaker 1

1:00

Yep.

1:02

Okay.

1:02

Um, next up we have the continuation of the 15 Maria via Maria.

Unassigned speaker

1:09

I

Speaker 4

1:09

had her the last meeting.

Speaker 1

1:14

Yeah.

Speaker 5

1:18

Um

Speaker 1

1:21

we go ahead with it or

Unassigned speaker

1:24

we

Speaker 1

1:24

still have the information.

Unassigned speaker

1:26

I

Speaker 4

1:26

don't have any of the application here for you guys to

Unassigned speaker

1:30

make.

Speaker 1

1:32

Okay.

Speaker 5

1:33

Well, can't we do something with the saying that the billing inspector has been here?

Speaker 2

1:40

Yeah.

Speaker 5

1:40

And it's okay with the moving forward.

1:44

We just need the applicants to retail.

Unassigned speaker

1:48

You

Speaker 4

1:48

guys can do that.

1:49

There's no, you guys do have a quantum.

Speaker 1

1:52

I mean, he he even has he even has the application.

1:56

We have the application and everything.

Speaker 4

1:58

Didn't we print it for you guys

Speaker 1

2:00

for this?

2:00

I mean, we could put it to bed if we want

Unassigned speaker

2:02

to.

Unassigned speaker

2:04

I

Speaker 1

2:04

think that'd be wise thing to do.

2:07

Dan, you recall

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Energy Regulation███████████████████████████████████████████43%
Procedural██████████████████████████████30%
Zoning and Land Use████████████████████████24%
Agricultural Preservation███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Lee Planning Board Meeting - November 24, 2025

The Lee Planning Board convened on November 24, 2025, to address a continuation of a zoning matter at 15 Maria Via Maria, endorse a lot conveyance at 200 George Street, and discuss potential updates to the solar bylaw. Public comment was received, and future meeting dates were scheduled.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Kathy Hall, a former committee member, expressed appreciation for the board's work and commended their efforts.

Discussion Items

  • Continuation of 15 Maria Via Maria: The board reviewed a property where the house is non-conforming due to side setback; steps attached to the structure are considered part of it. The applicant is seeking zoning relief through a 6-2 special permit. The matter was continued to the next meeting on December 8, 2025.
  • Lot Conveyance at 200 George Street: Pat Colgan, representing Bill Partini, presented a proposal to convey a non-buildable parcel (less than one acre) to an adjacent property owner, Matt. No frontage issues were identified. The board unanimously endorsed the conveyance.
  • Solar Bylaw Update: A draft to incorporate battery storage into the solar bylaw was presented by Peter. The board discussed changing definitions from acreage to energy production capacity, adding community benefits agreements, and addressing noise and wildlife concerns. The discussion was postponed to the first meeting in January 2026.
  • Scheduling: Future meetings were confirmed for December 8 and December 22, 2025. The board noted that the planning board typically meets on the second and fourth Mondays.

Key Outcomes

  • The 15 Maria Via Maria matter was continued to December 8, 2025.
  • The lot conveyance at 200 George Street was endorsed unanimously (motion by Dan, seconded; vote: Dan – aye, Dave – aye, Buck Donovan – aye).
  • The solar bylaw discussion was deferred to January 2026.
  • Minutes from previous meetings were tabled and not approved.

Meeting Transcript

Uh call this meeting to order pursue it, Mass General Uh 38, Section 20 here by informing all attendees that a video and audio recording of being made. If anyone else wishes to record, they must let the chair know their intentions. Approval of minutes. We do not have any, correct? Table for the we'll table for till next. Public comment. I see Kathy. How are you? Kathy Hall, anything? Hello. No, I'm doing. Oh, where am I? I'm joining. I just like to keep, you know, um in touch with the town and know what's going on, even though I had to step down from committees. So you're doing a fantastic job. Keep up the good work. If you step doing good work, you'll hear from me. Take care. Thank you. Well, thank you. And you know what? That was recorded. Yep. Yeah. That's fabulous. We're doing a great job. Yep. Okay. Um, next up we have the continuation of the 15 Maria via Maria. I had her the last meeting. Yeah. Um we go ahead with it or we still have the information. I don't have any of the application here for you guys to make. Okay. Well, can't we do something with the saying that the billing inspector has been here? Yeah. And it's okay with the moving forward. We just need the applicants to retail. You guys can do that.

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