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Page 4 Minutes for the Meeting of August 6, 2008 The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the July 30, 2008 meeting. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 3-0-1 (Mr. Galaitsis abstained), to approve the minutes as amended. ******************* PLANNING BOARD ORGANIZATION, SCHEDULE******************* The members agreed to make another site visit to Hartwell Avenue at 7:00 am on Monday, August 11. On August 13 there is a public hearing on 63 Paul Revere Road and a mid-term review of 48 Summit Avenue. There is no meeting on August 20. August 27 is the public hearing for 341 Marrett Road. ***********************************STAFF REPORTS********************************** Ms. McCall-Taylor reported that once the minutes for the meeting at which Ginna Johnson was selected as the Associate Planning Board member are signed, and a copy given to the Town Clerk, Ms. Johnson can be sworn in as the associate member. ******************************* BOARD MEMBER REPORTS**************************** Mr. Canale said the Lexington Sidewalk Committee met and wants a public pedestrian way between Marrett Road and Wachusett Drive. Mr. Galaitsis said the Noise Advisory Committee would be reviewing the Town’s bylaws vis a vis the new Massachusetts General Law to see if any changes would need to be brought before Town Meeting. Mr. Hornig said the Court upheld the Brookline residential FAR. He would send the decision to the Board. Mr. Canale said that a recent 40B decision went for towns, saying they could regulate 40B developments. It is no longer assumed that conditions make a project uneconomic but the town would have to bear the burden of proof. Mr. Canale would forward the email to the Board. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn the meeting at 9:25 p.m. Wendy Manz, Clerk