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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF AUGUST 13, 2008 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Town Office Building was called to order at 7:33 p.m. by Chairman Hornig with members Zurlo, Manz, Galaitsis and Canale and planning staff McCall-Taylor, Henry and Kaufman present. ***************************SUBDIVISION ADMINISTRATION ************************** Rowland Avenue Extension, Release of Covenant: The applicant requested a release of the subdivision covenant having completed the construction of the extension of Rowland Avenue and providing the As- Built Plans as approved by the Planning Board under subdivision control. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to release CDR Realty Holdings LLC and Rowland Avenue Realty Trust from the provisions of the covenant executed by CDR Realty Holdings LLC and William E. Palant, Trustee of Rowland Avenue Realty Trust, on November 8, 2005 and recorded at the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds in Book 46657, Page 197. ***********************HARTWELL AVENUE AREA STUDY***************************** The Board discussed the Hartwell Avenue site visit made Monday, August 11. Ms. Manz said she was surprised that there was less then expected traffic on Hartwell Avenue. She spoke with Town Manager Carl Valente who was amenable to the idea of trying to obtain more funds for traffic studies. She recounted that Selectman George Burnell said that unless you brought it up to the $100,000 figure you would not get anything more. Ms. McCall-Taylor explained that they were not looking at an intersection design, which would be expensive, but could put the money towards other information that would be useful for this project. Mr. Canale said the Cecil Report had some specifics on infrastructure improvements and mitigations that would be needed. Mr. Galaitsis said it was good to complete the tour so he could better appreciate the single and three story buildings and how to accommodate increasing development efficiently. He indicated that increased traffic resulting from increased development might require some of the currently unused right-of way for extra lanes. As a result, he wondered whether the changes could be implemented in two steps: first, increasing the floor area ratio without decreasing setbacks: and, second, increasing the floor area ratio further while reducing setbacks if needed in the future.