Meeting Minutes 

Essex Long Term Planning Committee (“LTPC”) 
April 22, 2008; 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. 
Essex Senior Center 


Attendees: Bob Coviello, Susan Lufkin, John Corcoran, Eamon 
McGilligan, Mike French, Andrew St. John, Peter Kellerman, Peter 
Silva, Ed Howard, Mike Dyer 

1. 
Minutes of the April 8, 2008 meeting were approved 
unanimously with one change: the date of the meeting was 
incorrectly listed as April 10, 2008. 
2. 
The LTPC link on the new town web page was reviewed and 
the Committee thanked Bob Coviello for work on the site. 
a. Additions/corrections to be forwarded to Bob Coviello 
3. 
Planned update on Conomo Point was tabled to the 
committee’s last meeting in June (tentative June 24th) 
a. 
LTPC members George Marsh and Gordon Martin 
(alternate) are also members of the Conomo Point 
Planning Committee and will participate in the update 
with invited members Rolf Madsen and Mark Lynch 
b. 
The LTPC discussed a preliminary statement on Conomo 
Point: 
“The LTPC understands the important and sensitive 
nature of Conomo Point and its long term impact on the 
Town of Essex. The LTPC will monitor carefully the 
situation and will receive regular updates from the 
Conomo Point committee.” 


4. 
The committee discussed and supports the addition of a 
member of the Board of Health as an alternate LTPC member. 
We also agreed that we should offer every standing Town 
committee or Board the opportunity to have a member on the 
LTPC. 
5. 
Spring community outreach effort 
a. 
The committee acknowledged favorable LTPC coverage 
in Gloucester Times article by Patrick Anderson (Friday, 
April 18, 2008) 
b. 
Inquiries into the possibility of a student essay contest 
were discussed 
i. 
Bob Coviello indicates that the School Committee 
(of which his wife is a member) would have no 
objections 
ii. 
Mike Dyer to follow up with Ray Randall 
concerning scheduling with the Essex elementary 
school 
c. 
Sue Lufkin reported on outreach with the Chamber of 
Commerce and the Essex Merchant’s Group 
i. 
LTPC updates will be added to each group’s agenda 
on a regular basis 
d. 
The committee discussed various methods to 
communicate the work of the LTPC and to solicit input 
from residents and merchants including: 
i. 
Neighborhood meetings 
ii. 
Letters and emails 
iii. School contest 
iv. 
“Man in the street” feedback 
v. 
Chamber of Commerce/Merchant’s Group 
e. 
The consensus of the committee was that feedback should 
be broadly solicited by the committee through the 
summer months after which a survey would be 
implemented. 
f. 
The first such meeting was arranged by Sue Lufkin and 
will be held with the Senior Citizen’s Group (Council on 

Aging, Friends of COA and the Senior Citizens Club) on 
May 19th at 1:00 p.m. (at the Senior Center). 

g. 
The survey would seek prioritization from town 
residents/businesses on the key issues identified from the 
outreach effort 
h. 
Upon completion of the survey, a public meeting would 
be held to present the results of the survey and to solicit 
additional feedback 
Due to time constraints, agenda items 6 and 7 were not discussed and 
were carried over to the next LTPC meeting 

May 2008 meetings are scheduled for 7:00 p.m. May 13th and May 27th 
at the Senior Center. 

J. Corcoran 
04-29-08