The Saco Planning Board convened on January 6, 2026, at approximately 6:30 PM. The board re-elected Matt Provencel as Chair and Joyce Larry Clark as Vice Chair for 2026, then reviewed multiple subdivision applications, heard public comments, and set future meeting dates.
Good evening, everyone. Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed members of the planning board and valued community representatives. I welcome you all to this evening's assembly of the Socal Planning Board. As chairman, it is my privilege to convene this gathering dedicated to the thoughtful planning and development of our community. Today we come together with shared commitment to shaping the future of our city in a manner that reflects our values, respects our heritage, and fulfills the needs of our residents both now and in the future. It is our duty to maintain transparency, fairness, and inclusivity in our proceedings, ensuring that the voices of all are heard and respected. Together, we must embrace responsibility entrusted to us by our community, working diligently and thoughtfully to try to course that fosters growth, prosperity, and harmony. With us this evening, myself, Matt Provencel, the chair of the board. And to my left, we have our Vice Chair, Joyce Larry Clark, and Planning Board members, Jeff Brusho, Catherine Pelini, excuse me, and Jim Molyer, along with our city staff members, Lisa Harman, our planning compliance manager, and Charles Tettelman, our city planner. We we're gonna make a few minor adjustments to our agenda this evening. We're going to add nominations of chairs this evening immediately following my statement here. But then we're also going to flip item five and item four together. So we'll explain our planning board hearing guidelines and then move into public comment. But other than that, our agenda will remain as presented this evening. So with that at our yearly at our first meeting of the year, we do nominations for chair and vice chair. And then that's how we'll move throughout the rest of our calendar year here with the board. So with that, are there any nominations or volunteers for anyone like to present? Mr. Chair, if I may, I would nominate you, Matt Preventsel for the chair for the 2026 calendar year of the Socco Planning Board. I'll second. All right, thank you for the consideration. Any further thoughts or comments? Any deliberation. Thank you for volunteering, Matt. It's my pleasure. All right, so with that, we will move to vote on that nomination. Those in favor, Jim? Yes. Joyce? Yes. Jim. I really said Jim, sorry, excuse me, Jeff. Yes. And Catherine? Yes. And I guess I will accept that nomination. Thank you all. Um for your trust. So with that, our vice chair role. Mr. Chair, if I may, I would nominate Joyce Leary Clark to continue on as the vice chair of the Soccer Planning Board for the 2026 calendar year. Second. Thank you, Jeff, for the nomination of Joyce and Jim the second. Any further deliberation or any other considerations? All right. Well, those in favor of that nomination for Joyce to continue the role of vice chair. Jim. Yes. Jeff. Yes.