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10' BOARD OF APPEALS HEARING August 15, 1946 A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Select- men's Room, Town Office Building on Thursday evening, August 15, 1946. The Qlerk was also present. At 8:14 p.m. a joint hearing with the Board of Selectmen was declared open upon the application of irs. Gertrude Mara for permission to erect and maintain a gasoline and oil service station on the premises owned by her and located at 9-11 Merriam Street. Chairman Potter, Messrs. Locke, Rowse and Paxton of the Board Of Selectmen were present. The petitioner, her attorney, Alfred P. Tropeano, Messrs. Ralph H. Marshall, Harry C. Boyd, John H. Devine and Mr. George Scbtt were also present. Notice of the hearing was read by Mr. Ripley. Mr. Alfred P. Tropeano informed the group that he was representing Mrs. Mara, owner of the property. He said that the property in issue has been in the Mara family for thirty years, having been purchased by the late Edward Mara. He stated that the income from the property at the present time is practically nil. 11r. Tropeano said that the town will in the very near future vacate the barn and move the fire apparatus out when the new station is completed and the building will become a non- paying structure. He said that if a 'block of stores was erected on the premises, it is doubtful if rent could be derived sub- stantially to warrant a structure to comply with the Building Laws and he also doubted if there is sufficient demand in the a*rea of the property to erect six or seven stores and rent them. Mr. Tropeano said that the plans, which he was about to disclose, were made by the Atlantic. Refining Company and they will lease or purchase from tars. Tara whEn and if a gasoline station is permitted to be erected. The Chairman asked if the Atlantic Refining Company had an option and Lr. Tropeano replied that there is an agreement. He also stated that two other companies have studied the area and they are in accord that it would be a suitable location. In preparing the plans, Pyr. Tropeano worked with the engineers and insisted that a Colonial type building be used for that location. Mr. Tropeano presented a plot plan and explained it in detail. He said that the Mara property consists of about 13,000 square feet. The plans call for two pumps on Merriam Street with a 12 foot setback from the nearest sidewalk line. The ramps and sidew&lk will be ciament. lie said that the filling station itself will not face on I1erriam Street, but will face in the same direction that the present block faces. There will be a 65 foot side yard from Merriam Street to the building. There will be three pumps in the front of the building with a capacity of 2,000 gallons each. There will be a store room, 1