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1 1 J c) "Optimum" number of class -rooms which should be available for use by Grades 1-6; d) "Maximum" number of class -rooms for Grades 1-6 which the School Committee would consider desir- able on this site in the long run, assuming reasonable renovation or additions. Just to illustrate what I think I am looking for under c) and d), I would expect that for the Hancock School the number in c) might be less than are now in use on two accounts - subtraction to accommodate Kindergarten, and, possibly, withdrawal of 1 or more rooms too small or too undesirable to continue in use. And under d), the Hancock School might be shown either as zero, or as the number of rooms, exclusive of Kindergartens, you would expect to have available ii you convinced the Town that the building should be thoroughly renovated. Possibly this last question should be referred to Bob Hunter's Committee; if so, do I go directly to him, or are you the appropriate referral channel? 5) It is understood that Elementary School sites should em- brace about 10 or 12 acres of land; that the "large" sites should run to 25 or 30 acres; that "walking distance" shall continue to mean a distance of not more than 1 mile along a public way (for elementary schools). 6) Nothing was said last night about Parochial Schools. Is there reason to assume that there will be more than about 150 elementary school children in such schools in Lexington during the fore -seeable future? I realize there can be no definitive answer to this, but would prefer to proceed on what now seems to be the most reasonable assumption. Sincerely, /s/ Roland B. Greeley February 26, 1957 Mr. Samuel Snow Planning Director Town Office Building Lexington, Massachusetts Dear Sam: 1359 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, Massachusetts As I understood the consensus last night it included the fol- lowing points: 1) The Planning Board hopes to have the preliminary outlines of a general plan for the Town by next Fall. However, it is