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approved by the Board, and signed by the ChairrmAn ' was a letter dated April 8, 1957 addressed to the Board of Appeals in which it was stated that the Planning Board decided to go on record as opposing the granting of the Mahoney petition. It was stated that in the opinion of the Board there is insufficient room on the property numbered 927 Massachusetts Ave. to park trucks and passenger cars of employees of the business; that upon visiting the property on a number of occasions it was found that some of these cars and trucks were parked on Massachusetts Ave. in front of the house numbered 927; that in the Board's opinion this practice neither preserved and- .increased the amenities of the neighborhood in which the house is located nor lessens the congestion on Massachusetts Avenue; that during the Planning Board traffic survey conducted on Oct. 25, 1956, 12,132 cars and trucks passed by this house between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.• and that with the limiting of access onto Route 2 at Watertown Street this traffic will no doubt increase. The letter concluded by stating that based on the information set forth above and the visits to the property and the neighborhood, in the Planning Board's ' opinion granting of the permission requested would not be in the public interest because the proposed use of the land would increase the congestion on Massachusetts Avenue, would overcrowd the property at #927 Massachu- setts Avenue, would not conserve the value of the lands and buildings, would discourage the most appropriate use of land, and would not preserve and increase the amenities of the neighborhood. It was decided to hold a special meeting on April 10 in the Planning Board office to discuss prepared data assembled from the traffic surveys conducted under the direction of the Board. At this time it was decided to approve Leeland Con- struction Co.'s application for approval of defini- tive plan entitled "Robinson Hill Section 3^, such approval b eing contingent_ upon submission to the Board of a bond made out in proper form and in the proper amount. Read to the Board was John F. MacNeil's April 5, 1957 letter inquiring for information concerning rumors that the Richards, Swenson, and Hayden prop- erties along Route 2 were to be rezoned for commercial use. Mr. Grindle was authorized to telephone a reply ' to Mr. MacNeil. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Lev i G. Burnell, Jr. Clerk ROBINSON HILL SEC. 3