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JOHN P. CARROLL HEARING - June 8, 1971 ' Chairman Donald E. Nickerson read the notice as it had appeared in the May 20 and 27 issues of the Lexington Minute -man and also had been mailed to abutters as required. Edward M. Ginsburg, attorney representing John P. Carroll, spoke as follows: We were here a year ago when John asked for permission to pick up wrecked automobiles, getting them off the streets and towing them to his premises. I have a petition signed by 85 persons supporting this operation. The signatures have all been obtained since the first day of June. The Chairman read the statement on the petition with the 85 signatures. Mr. Ginsburg: Twenty-one people are here and his uncle who owns the land. His family have owned this property for 150 years. A farm is not profit- able. John's father and mother are in their eighties. Mr. Carroll is ninety. What John does pays the taxes and is the reason they can maintain the property. There is a need for old car removal and disposal in Lexing- ton. There should be a place to put them so that they'll be off Lexington streets. We hope you will set up restrictions which are reasonable. Mr. Nickerson: You know this was granted with the understanding that it would be up again for review. Eight inspections have been made, the final one today,with pictures showing that you have not complied. The ' inspections and pictures of the operation make an unfavorable case for you. It is apparent that you have cleaned up some recently. There have been complaints about the noise and traffic according to the Building Inspector. The 31 to 40 pictures submitted were taken by a professional. Mr. Ginsburg: I was out there and saw Mr. Kelly a month ago and he showed me a series of pictures he had taken of the place that day and I knew he probably believed John was dismantling his trucks. It was his own truck he was working on. I gave him hell. He has put up a fence. Mr. Carroll says there were over 60 days with below zero temperatures and there was trouble with the equipment when the weather was that cold. I don't think it looks like that back here. Those pictures are not entirely accurate, as of now. They have cleaned it up. When were the pictures taken? Are they dated? (a discussion was carried on as they looked at photographs) Mr. Nickerson: I was up there myself. Mr. Nickerson read letters from Mr. Kelly, assistant building inspector, letters dated April 9 and May 29, 1971. Mr. Kelly had made 8 inspection visits. Pictures were all dated from February 3, 1971 to June 8, 1971. Pictures were passed among Board members and anyone else who wanted to see them. Mr. Carroll: The repair work being done that day was on my own car and ' farm machinery. Mrs. Morey: Why do you need a derrick? Mr. Carroll: I bring cars in.