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PLANNING BOARD
<br />streets. There are now twenty -nine subdivisions in Lexington in various stages of develop-
<br />ment and the construction of streets and utilities in these subdivisions is secured by bonds
<br />and bank deposits amounting to $601,500. It must be noted that while the number of new
<br />house lots approved each year is not as large as ten to fifteen years ago, there are many
<br />more problems connected with the approval and construction of new subdivisions because
<br />they are frequently located on lands by- passed years ago because of soil, drainage or legal
<br />problems.
<br />In summation it can be stated that Lexington is a town of which its residents can be
<br />justly proud, but continued planning and work are needed to ensure that it remains a town
<br />worthy of this pride.
<br />Equalized Tax Rates and Related Factors
<br />Property
<br />Growth Population Persons per Adj. Tax Rate Value per
<br />1955- 65 1965 Sq. Mile '65 1965 1967 Capita
<br />LEXINGTON 41.0 31,388 1,905 42.60 47.00 6100
<br />Arlington 11.3 52,482 10,132 33.90 36.30 5400
<br />Bedford 22.9 10,787 786 32.60 35.90 8000
<br />Belmont 0. 28,794 6,273 22.50 23.60 8200
<br />Burlington 272.7 19,473 1,645 31.50 40.50 6350
<br />Dedham 24.1 26,618 2,535 24.10 32.00 6200
<br />Lincoln 51.3 4,463 307 26.40 32.10 10300
<br />Needham 35.9 29,303 2,344 26.10 27.40 9650
<br />Newton 2.3 88,514 4,945 34.40 37.90 7500
<br />Norwood 37.6 28,978 2,768 30.00 30.40 5700
<br />Wakefield 15.6 25,571 3,479 28.70 29.10 6250
<br />Waltham 14.0 57,134 4,604 33.00 34.00 6200
<br />Wellesley 20.9 26,297 2,617 25.50 28.40 9850
<br />Westwood 43.0 12,123 1,087 31.50 36.00 7400
<br />Wilmington 62.2 15,261 893 37.00 34.00 6450
<br />Winchester 19.4 21,634 3,667 30.80 33.60 8100
<br />Woburn 35.9 35,149 2,733 38.30 38.60 5000
<br />AVERAGE 46.0 30,200 3,100 31.05 32.90 7200
<br />(Source: 1965 State Census and Massachusetts Taxpayers Association, property value per capita is de-
<br />rived by dividing the total personal and real estate valuation by 1965 population and is high for towns in
<br />which industry and business represent a large segment of the total tax base, and for towns composed pre-
<br />dominantly of large land holdings with low density of population.)
<br />Conservation Commission
<br />The Lexington Conservation Commission submits herewith the annual report. . . its
<br />fourth . . . for the calendar year 1967.
<br />The Lexington Conservation Commission was created in November, 1963, by vote of
<br />the town meeting. Its purposes are to promote, develop and conserve Lexington's natural re-
<br />sources, including wetlands, streams, woodland, open space areas, ponds, wildlife and flora
<br />preserves, and those naturally attractive features which characterize the beauty and appeal of
<br />our community. The commission's scope of operation is defined by statutes of the Common-
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