A group of residents that has been keeping an eye on Paul Hollis and his company Coastal Property Development, recently showed their support for the nine-lot housing development on Pine Point Road.

At Monday’s Planning Board meeting, the Board voted unanimously to give final approval to the development. Throughout the planning process, the residents group has met continually with Hollis to try and compromise on a variety of problems.

Not all property owners on Pine Point are satisfied. Lily Serracchia, who owns the Sand Dollar Inn and Lily’s Restaurant directly across from the lots, is still opposed to the development. After the vote, a representative for Serracchia said they would like to be on record as opposed to the development but didn’t give the reasons for her opposition.

In a letter read by representatives of the group Jack Callahan, Judy Shirk, John Thurlow and Harold Hutchinson, residents thanked Hollis for working out their concerns.

“The Residents Group acknowledges and appreciates the developer’s excellent communication to the neighborhood and greater community,” reads the letter. “He has invited input and acted upon it in his final plan.”

In particular they were happy with Hollis’s decision to give the town

about four acres of beach property for public use. They also thanked him for agreeing to keep trees and bushes no higher than four feet in order to maintain ocean views, putting up signs and fencing to protect piping plovers, adding sidewalks and his overall openness with the residents.

Hollis will not build any homes on the lots. Coastal Property only buys property and installs the necessary infrastructure to ready the land for future building.

In other news, Paul Koziell, chairman of the building committee, presented the first plans for the YMCA proposed to be built on Route 1 between Tim Horton’s and the Big 20 Bowling Alley.

The plans include a 25-yard pool instead of the Olympic size 50-meter pool originally hoped for. “The financial support just wasn’t there for that size of a pool,” said Koziell.

Koziell also told the board they would like to place the building farther back from Route 1 than the board usually allows. This would also require the parking lot to be closest to the road instead of behind the building.

The reason, said Koziell, is to adhere to the YMCA’s policy of being as open and accessible to the community. By setting the building back they can have the doors facing the road.

Board Chairwoman Susan Auglis wasn’t sold on the idea. “Right now I’m open to it but I’m not convinced,” said Auglis. She also told Koziell the YMCA needed to work on the building’s height.

“I’m not at all pleased with the elevations. They don’t seem to be in keeping with our design standards,” said Auglis.