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PLANNING BOARD MEETING June 24, 1957 A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday June 24, 1957 at 7:45 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindle, Members Abbott, Burnell, Jaquith, and Soule, and Planning Director Snow. Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel, was present from 9:10 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Approved were the Minutes of June 7, 10 and 17, MINUTES 1957. Approved also were the following bills presented BILLS for payment: Bruce Howlett, professional services for period ending June 21, 1957=4100.00, mileage --$6.35; Graphic Reproductions, Inc., white prints -41.$6. At 7:55 p•m• Mr. E. N. Funkhouser, Jr., vice CRYOVAC president of the Cryovac Co., located in Cambridge, COMPANY Mass., and Selectmen Ralph H. Tucker met with the Board to discuss the possibilities of locating a com- LIGHT pany plant in Lexington somewhere along Route 128. Mr. MANUFACTUR- Funkhouser presented the following information to the ING PLANT Board: The company wished to build a three -unit devel- PROPOSAL ' opment to be comprised of a building for administrative and office personnel and having a floor area of about 15,000 sq. ft., a research laboratory for experimental equipment and research development activities with a floor area of about 30,000 sq. ft.; a light machinery assembly and stores building having a floor area of approximately 20,000 sq. ft., and a 90,000 sq. ft. parking area. Plans as outlined would be adequate for five years and after this period it was intended that the company would expand its facilities to take care of needs for an additional ten years. In operating a plant of this nature there would be no special problems, no noisy equipment and only a small amount of odors in the immediate vicinity of the plant itself. There would be a small amount of machine assembling and testing but the manufacturing of mater- ials used would take place in another location. Approx- imately 140 persons would be employed including 60-70 skilled clerical workers, a small group of laboratory technicians, and about 15 warehousemen. It was desired to locate in Lexington or vicinity so that in moving the present plant from Cambridge there would be a mini- mum loss of company personnel. For an operation of this nature a minimum size of 6 acres was required, 10 acres preferred. The com- pany would be willing to purchase a site of 20-30 acres