On Monday, November 10 the Planning Board approved an agreement with Red Oak Ridge, LLC that allows Red Oak and interested parties to try to develop a permanent Conservation resolution for their New Durham properties. The agreement stipulates that if the Conservation option is not successful within 3 years, Red Oak has the option of returning to their original subdivision plan with the same standing as they would have today. You may see the agreement by clicking here.
This agreement is only an agreement to try to work something out. The terms of the conservation agreement will be worked out in negotiations.
This stage of the process started at the July 1, 2008 Planning Board meeting. At that time the applicant told the Planning Board their first preference would be to sell a conservation easement on the entire property that would recoup their investment. They asked the Planning Board to work with them on one of these options and preserve their right to return to the original development proposal if no conservation option could be worked out.
Originally, the development firm of Red Oak Ridge, LLC presented a proposal to the New Durham Planning Board for a 220 unit subdivision on 2000 + acres of hills and woods immediately south of Merrymeeting Lake.
All work on this subdivision proposal is now suspended.
The firm gave the town a 4 page document in November, 2007 that gives an overview of their project as they saw it at that time. To see their materials, click on the links below. Each of these links opens a rather large pdf file and so they will take some time to open up.
Existing Conditions Plan The purpose of an existing conditions plan is to show the status of the land as it is now, before any changes are made.
Yield Plan The purpose of a Yield Plan is to show how many lots the applicant would be able generate under a conventional subdivision plan, i.e. with every lot meeting the minimum size and road frontage requirements of the current Zoning Ordinance.
Proposed Subdivision Design The proposed design shows the way the applicant is suggesting the subdivision will look when it is completely finished and built out.
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