A quick meeting

Dick Hayne now has permission to build a steel box beam bridge so his cattle and farm equipment can cross the Doe Run Creek. The West Marlborough Zoning Hearing Board granted the Doe Run Farm owner a special exception in a June 20 meeting that lasted only about 10 minutes.
Board chairman Clayton Bright and Board solicitor Craig Kalemjian gave brief introductions, and Mr. Hayne's attorney passed out a thick packet of information to each Board member. Before he even started to lay out his case, though, Mr. Bright asked him if any of the plans had changed since Mr. Hayne's original bridge submission that they'd already reviewed earlier this year. When the attorney said nothing had changed, Mr. Bright called the Board into a huddle for an executive session. A few minutes later he called the meeting back to order and they unanimously granted the special exception. Meeting adjourned.
Mr. Bright praised Mr. Hayne's people for submitting such an organized and complete proposal.
"I commend you guys," he said to the team of engineers and lawyers as they dismantled their unused easels and packed up their displays and photos. Minimal billable hours for the taxpayers to pay, and an early night for all.
The bridge will be constructed near the S-curve of Route 841, east of Thouron Road.
I had decided to take advantage of the beautiful evening and walk over to the township hall for the hearing. Good thing I'm a fast walker (so to speak): had I taken my time I would've missed the whole meeting!
And in other Doe Run Farm news, I hear that Mr. Hayne was as distraught as anyone when he heard that That Tree had been blown over in a windstorm the morning of June 13. Just the day before he had purchased the Springdell property where the tree stood!