The project will include two building additions, including a formal entrance with vestibule, administrative offices, new middle school classrooms and student common area, as well as internal renovations throughout, Marass explained. For site improvements, the plan proposes a formal bus and parent drop-off area,additional parking closer to the entrance and pedestrianareas with enhanced Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility.  

The southern parking lot will be restriped to accommodate bus parking, the playground will be moved and a subsurface sand filter will be used for stormwater treatment. For utilities, there will be an electric extension of three-phase from Townsend Avenue to the school. Existingsewer and water will be extended to the additions.  

The board unanimously deemed the site plan application complete on the condition that the applicant provide the required fee, indicate the 75-foot wetland setback on the plan maps, provide proof of a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Site Location of Development application, and intention to receive a safety fire inspection. 

The next step is a public hearing scheduled for Oct. 14 at 6 p.m.  

In other business, Mark and Kathie Eldridge proposed landscaping and aesthetic improvements to 19 By-Way, where Romar Bowling Lanes was. According to a project statement from Carson Douglas Landscape Architecture, invasive weed species will be removed from the ledge area in favor of native plantings, the concrete jersey barriers and security fencing will be replaced with a wooden and cable rail fence to match the footbridge, and a wooden viewing deck will be constructed. The current parking lot and Carefree Boat Club building and usage will remain unchanged. 

The board praised the idea but said the project's appearance before them was premature. It was recommendedthe Eldridges return to the code enforcement officer to flesh out their application. 

Caroline Ivens and Emily Hall presented a change of use for the Christian Science building at 25 Oak St. to become a Pilates studio.This ran into a technical issue since the pair didn'town the building anddidn'tprovide evidence that they had authority to speak on the owner's behalf.  

However, Ivens and Hall explained thatpurchasing the building is reliant on planning board approval for the change of use. Chair Merritt Blakeslee recommendedacquiring a letter from the church authorizing them to apply for the property, despite not yet being owners.  

 The continued public hearing for Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation was rescheduled for Sept. 28.