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PLA � SING BOARD T-fEETIIJG <br />June 7, 1457 <br />A special meeting of the Planning Board was held REGIONAL <br />in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building, on SHOPPING <br />June 7, 1957 at 7:30 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindle, CENTER <br />P,embers Burnell, Jaquith and Soule; Planning Director Snow <br />and Tot,:7n Counsel Stevens. <br />The ?purpose of the meeting was to discuss the pro- <br />posed amendments to the Zoning By-law to provide for <br />regional shopping center districts and a change in land use <br />and to determine i�,hat action the Planning Board would take <br />in regard to the amendments. Each Board member exp_ ressed <br />his opinion on various aspects of the amendments. It was <br />the unanimous opinion of the members present that the amend- <br />ments as proposed presented three major problems: (1) the <br />potential size of the proposed shopping center over what <br />was understood to be the original proposal; (2) the large <br />volume of traffic to and from the center on Spring Street <br />between Shade Street and Route 2 and the effect of the center <br />traffic on other streets in the town; and (3) the proposal to <br />allow non-professional business buildings as permitted uses <br />' subject to permission from the Board of Appeals. At the con- <br />clusion of its discussion upon motion duly made and seconded <br />it was unanimously <br />VOTED: that the Board not recommend to a Town Meet- <br />ing the adoption of the amendments to the <br />Zoning By-law as proposed in the notice for <br />the public hearing held on June 6, 1957. <br />At 9:15 p.m. the Board met with the Selectmen who <br />were informed of the foregoing decision of the Board. The <br />members of the Planning Board discussed with the Selectmen <br />their individual opinions regarding the proposed amend- <br />ments. It was decided that the Planning Board should pre- <br />pare a written statement setting forth its decision on the <br />amendments: that -ir. Stevens would convey said decision to <br />Mr. Brocni, Attorney for Filene's, and request him to notify <br />the Town as to whether Filene's desired to have the proposed <br />amendments presented at a town meeting this spring. <br />The meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m. <br />Levi Burnell, Jr. <br />Clerk <br />