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Potter Township Planning Commission

March 27 Meeting

Members

Present: Rod Humphrey, Monty Strouse, Dick Decker, Mark Fortney and Jacob Tannis.

Absent: Lucy Curran

Call To Order:

Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM by Chairman Rod Humphrey.

Approval of Minutes: Minutes for the March 6, 2007 meeting were not available.

Zoning Officers Report: None

Supervisors Report: None.

Correspondence:

• Centre County Planning Office Re: Final plan for Lot Consolidation of Lands of Sandra E. Rishel Tax Parcel 20-6-98. CCPCDO File No. 10-07.
• Centre County Planning Office Re: Minor land development 40’ x 43’ Building Addition – Tax Parcel 20-6-46A Potter Township. CCPCDO File No. 53-07.
• Letter from Franson Engineering & Surveying to Potter Township Re: Sinking Creek Subdivision changes to Cart-way at Route 144. Grading and increasing width for 250 ft.

New Business:

• Mr. Jeff Hass presented a written statement for Potter Township Conditional Use Application concerning his plans to provide a “Fastshoez” Kart Racing facility on 2 acres of the 29.2 acre Shaner Sports Complex property tax Parcel #20-8-5E. Discussion included the following:
• Submittal of the size and nature of this facility requires time for the Planning Commission to review and formulate recommendations. Mr. Hass requested that it be moved to Supervisor consideration due to his schedule and it was noted that it would have to come back to the Planning Commission if the Conditional Use is approved.
• Commission members expressed concern about non specific noise information (no decibel estimates), weekend operating hours (currently planned for 10 PM Friday and Midnight Saturday), for control of customers possibly under the influence of controlled substances and drivers operating unsafely. Mr. Hass has plans to do breath analyzer tests and can stop cars remotely from the control center if unsafe driving occurs. He reported that noise levels would be about like a golf cart.
• Motion made by Mark Fortney with a second by Jacob Tannis that the Conditional Use Application be forwarded to the Supervisors for their consideration with the two noted concerns: 1) the proposal lacks noise data and 2) concern that operating hours should end at 10 pm every day of the week. This is courtesy to appease Mr. Hass’s schedule with the understanding that Planning Commission members would more completely study the Application and send their individual additional comments to the Supervisors by the April 2,2007 Supervisor Meeting. Motion was approved.
• Jacob Tannis reported on recent Penns Valley comprehensive planning meeting he attended.
• Gregg Township Planning Commission made a Trails and Greenways Presentation (Rails to Trails) concerning a possible feasibility study estimated to cost $60,000 to $75,000. They were looking for funds from other townships and organizations.
• Brian Burger resigned from the regional and Haines Township Planning Commission.

• Rod Humphrey shared an article from the CDT concerning a couple looking for a site in Potter Township for a sports complex.

Old Business: None

Meeting was adjourned at 8:20 PM on a motion by Dick Decker with a second by Jacob Tannis.

Respectfully Submitted: Dick A. Decker, Acting Planning Commission Secretary

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