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1 1 PLANNING BOARD MEETING Monday, July 26, 1954 Present: Adams, Grindle, Hathaway, Irwin, Jaquith. Meeting opened at 7:115 o'clock. Gym • Bill presented by Adams Press, advertising hearings, Dianne, Colonial, Leeland, 0 $3.75 - $11.25. Unanimously voted the bill be paid, Mr. Adams not voting. Belly Form A presented by Agnes T. Kelley, 16 Appleton Road, Arlington for southerly corner Maple and Lowell sts. and northerly corner of Lowell and Woburn sts., formerly part of Munroe Estate. Moved by Mr. Grindle, seconded by Mr. Irwin and so voted that plan be endorsed "Approval of Lexington Plan- ning Board not required undersubdivision control law." HEARING - DIANNE ESTATES Public hearing held on petition of Dianne Estates, Inc. relative to the application for approval as a subdivision as follows: Ledgelawn ave. from Revere at. in a northwesterly direction for a distance -of 650 ft. lir. Friel present as petitioner, and about 25 citizens. Mr. Friel stated he• planned to gravel and tar top Ledgelawn ave* ready for completion at any time - that is, the connectionbetweenthe two parts of finished street. -Mr. Coles of 47 Ledgelawn ave, stated that those present were here to object to the connection because of creating a traffic hazard. There are many -small children in the neighborhood who play around the street and it is feared cars would speed through if a good road were provided. In the discussion which followed this seemed to be the opinion of those present. A question on drain- age was satisfactorily answered, and there were no objections to the develop - went as such. Those who wished to be recorded as opposed only to the fin- ished connecting road were: Claude Coles, 117 Ledgelawn P. Yphantis, Its Ledgelawn Joseph Blume, 18 Hamilton Ralph Craig, 55 Ledgelawn Mason Bennett, 56 Ledgelawn Alfred Gorell, 22 Hamilton Arthur Mitchell,, 54 Ledgelawn Daniel Field, 21 Hamilton B. R. Deering, 51 Ledgelawn Paul Green, 37 Liberty HARING - LEELAND CONSTRUCTION CO.. INC. Public hearing was held on petition of Leeland Construction Co., Inc. relative to the application for approval as a subdivision the property of. Leeland Construction Co., Inc. as follows: Diana Lane extending southeasterly for a distance of approximately 1100 feet. Mr. McConchie present -for peti- tioner, and six citizens also present. Mr. Childerhose of 8 Diana Lane wished to know the Planning Board1s stand as to additional development beycnd.the proposed area. Mr. Adams replied that so far as the Board understood the Town could not stop a developer if he met the requirements. However, the re- quirements are such that it would be very difficult to go further at present. Mr. McConchie stated he definitely had no plans for further development at