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<br />Monday, November 8, 1954
<br />Presents Grindle, Hathaway, Irwin, Jaquith, Ripley - Snow# Stevens.
<br />In the absence of Nr. Adams, Nr. Ripley was elected chairman pro tea.
<br />Meeting opened at 800 o'clock.
<br />Public hearing was held at 800 in Estabrook Hall on petition of Mrs.
<br />Helen B. Saran and others to amend the Lexington Zoning By-law and map so as
<br />to change from an R-1 district to a C-1 district an area westerly of the
<br />junction of Marrett Rd., Lincoln and School sts. Approximately 77 citizens
<br />present.
<br />Mr. Nathan b. Bidwell of 73 Tremont St., Bostofi represented the peti-
<br />tioner. He abated that other corners in the area had been in business and
<br />prosperous for many years, and that the corner now being asked for change to
<br />business had been so from 1936 to 1950. Mrs. Saran now feels that it should
<br />be returned to business to conform to the rest of the area. She has no
<br />immediate plans for business, but feels in view of the surroundings that the
<br />property could not be sold for residential purposes.
<br />Mr. Robert Ross stated that there was a fifth corner_ which was in R-1
<br />district so that all the area was not in business.
<br />. Mr. Chester Hill of 319 Lincoln St. spoke against the petition, stat-
<br />ing that he had a petition signed by 201 citizens, all in the immediate
<br />neighborhood who are strongly opposed to W change. They feel that in 1950,
<br />the time of the change, proper persons and abuttors'had been notified and Was
<br />Sarano could have objected at that time had she wished to do so and that four
<br />gears was a long time to decide that something should not have happened; that
<br />her property had been subdivided and advertised in glowing teras as being a
<br />residential area with the understanding that it would remain so; that putting
<br />in business would create additional traffic hazards; and would depreciate the
<br />value of the hues in that area.
<br />Speaking for the petitioner were Mr. Howard S. 0. Nichols of 29 Hayes
<br />Ave.; Mr. Donald Nickerson, 49 Somerset Road; Mr. Thacher Jennney, 25 Oakland
<br />St.; Mrs.:Andolina, 90 Middle St.; C. L. Muzzey, 14 Glen Road; Mrs. Paul
<br />Buckley, 139 Shade St.; and We William Panton, 33'York at. (by letter.)
<br />Speaking against the petitioner were Mr. Chester Hill, 319 Lincoln St.;
<br />Mr, Robert Dalrymple, 642 Marrett Rd.; Mr, Kilduff, 578 Marrett Rd., Richard
<br />Nay, 8 Barrymeade Dr.; Mr, Edward Giroux, Lincoln St.; Mr, Cecil Hobbs, 322
<br />Lincoln St., Mr, Queander, 2 Middle St.; and Mr. Robert Ross, 103 School St.
<br />Following the comments of the persons opposed to the p9tit10n7 the
<br />petitioner was given an opportunity to speak in rebuttals
<br />In a showing of hands, there were 9 in favor, 54 opposed.
<br />Hearing closed at 10x05 p.m.
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<br />Monday, November 8, 1954
<br />Presents Grindle, Hathaway, Irwin, Jaquith, Ripley - Snow# Stevens.
<br />In the absence of Nr. Adams, Nr. Ripley was elected chairman pro tea.
<br />Meeting opened at 800 o'clock.
<br />Public hearing was held at 800 in Estabrook Hall on petition of Mrs.
<br />Helen B. Saran and others to amend the Lexington Zoning By-law and map so as
<br />to change from an R-1 district to a C-1 district an area westerly of the
<br />junction of Marrett Rd., Lincoln and School sts. Approximately 77 citizens
<br />present.
<br />Mr. Nathan b. Bidwell of 73 Tremont St., Bostofi represented the peti-
<br />tioner. He abated that other corners in the area had been in business and
<br />prosperous for many years, and that the corner now being asked for change to
<br />business had been so from 1936 to 1950. Mrs. Saran now feels that it should
<br />be returned to business to conform to the rest of the area. She has no
<br />immediate plans for business, but feels in view of the surroundings that the
<br />property could not be sold for residential purposes.
<br />Mr. Robert Ross stated that there was a fifth corner_ which was in R-1
<br />district so that all the area was not in business.
<br />. Mr. Chester Hill of 319 Lincoln St. spoke against the petition, stat-
<br />ing that he had a petition signed by 201 citizens, all in the immediate
<br />neighborhood who are strongly opposed to W change. They feel that in 1950,
<br />the time of the change, proper persons and abuttors'had been notified and Was
<br />Sarano could have objected at that time had she wished to do so and that four
<br />gears was a long time to decide that something should not have happened; that
<br />her property had been subdivided and advertised in glowing teras as being a
<br />residential area with the understanding that it would remain so; that putting
<br />in business would create additional traffic hazards; and would depreciate the
<br />value of the hues in that area.
<br />Speaking for the petitioner were Mr. Howard S. 0. Nichols of 29 Hayes
<br />Ave.; Mr. Donald Nickerson, 49 Somerset Road; Mr. Thacher Jennney, 25 Oakland
<br />St.; Mrs.:Andolina, 90 Middle St.; C. L. Muzzey, 14 Glen Road; Mrs. Paul
<br />Buckley, 139 Shade St.; and We William Panton, 33'York at. (by letter.)
<br />Speaking against the petitioner were Mr. Chester Hill, 319 Lincoln St.;
<br />Mr, Robert Dalrymple, 642 Marrett Rd.; Mr, Kilduff, 578 Marrett Rd., Richard
<br />Nay, 8 Barrymeade Dr.; Mr, Edward Giroux, Lincoln St.; Mr, Cecil Hobbs, 322
<br />Lincoln St., Mr, Queander, 2 Middle St.; and Mr. Robert Ross, 103 School St.
<br />Following the comments of the persons opposed to the p9tit10n7 the
<br />petitioner was given an opportunity to speak in rebuttals
<br />In a showing of hands, there were 9 in favor, 54 opposed.
<br />Hearing closed at 10x05 p.m.
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