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JOHN P. CARROLL HEARING ' June 6, 1972 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room Five hearings were scheduled to be held, beginning at 7:30 p.m., on this date, John P. Carroll's being the last of the five. The selectmen's meeting room was crowded with people. At 8:53 p.m. with four regular members, Chairman Donald E. Nickerson, Howard H. Dawes, George P. Wadsworth and George Sheldon, and associate member Mrs. Ruth Morey present, the Chairman read the notice as it was advertised in the Lexington Minute -man on May 18 and 25, 1972 and those deemed interested noti- fied as required by law, as follows: The Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on the petition of John P. Carroll for permission to pick up and keep cars, without allowing them to be taken from the trucks overnight on the premises known as 31 Allen Street, Lexington, away from the abutters and the street so as not to constitute an eyesore. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 1972 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building at 8:10 p.m. Chairman: Mr. Carroll is present. This is a repetition. You have been before ' us several times before. Do you wish to add anything? Edward Ginsburg: I represent Mr. Carroll. My name is Edward Ginsburg. I'm a Boston attorney, 1 Boston Place 02108. This is the third time in three years that my client has appeared before you, each occasion being put on good behav- ior to see how it goes from year to year. We were here first on May 26, 1970, then June 8, 1971 and on each occasion Mr. Carroll has put on his best appear- ances to have this in good order. In 1970 there were 17 persons who spoke for him. There was opposition from the Planning Board. In 1971, 85 persons signed a petition in favor of his request. Of 10 who spoke 9 had signed the petition and the Planning Board was not in favor. In 1972, this year, 198 people, in- cluding all abutters except Mrs. Thelma Costello signed the petition. Mr. Costello also salvages cars. There are three more streets where we could have (obtained) signatures. The service that Mr. Carroll does for the town is well known when we talk of recycling and salvaging. If he didn't perform this ser- vice we'd be back to the same conditions of 1970 where the town spent all day picking up cars. We showed a picture which was published in the newspaper proving that point. The police call once or twice a week. Twenty cars a week on an average are picked up. There's nobody else in the area available. Billerica is the nearest. The Carroll farm has 50 acres. They use approximately one acre for the operation. The fence that the Board required is up. The opera- tion is not visible from the street. It's quiet and conforms. He stated that two elderly Carrolls, one 88 years old and the other 91, have lived on this 50 acre farm all their lives. If it wasn't for what John does they could not sup- port this property to pay taxes. The pigs have gone. ' Chairman: The odor is still there. Mr. Carroll (the elderly gentleman came forward): We don't have pigs. You wouldn't let us have them. The place is taxed just the same.