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1 1 1 PLANNING BOARD IMEETING July 8, 1957 A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, July 8, 1957 at 7:45 P.M. Present were Chairman Grindle, Members Abbott and Soule and Mr. Howlett of the Planning Staff. Tov.,,n Counsel Stevens was also present from 9:45 to 10;10 p.m. The folloi�ring bill presented for payment was approved: Bruce Howlett, car mileage and professional services, period ending July 6, 1957-0195 -90 - BILL The 20 -day appeal period having expired, the LORING Board endorsed the definitive plan entitled "Loring HILL Hill Estates Section One Lexington -Mass.", dated April ESTATES 12, 1957 and approved by the Board on June 10, 1957. SEC. 1 Mr. Howlett discussed tid.th the Board staff MAJOR studies to date for a major street plan for Lexington. STREET In discussing these studies and the basis for the same, PLAN the Board was shown diagrams and maps of existing land use, structure of town roads and development patterns, town center and other traffic counts, toum origin -desti- nation survey, projected desire lines and a proposed scheme for a northeast thoroughfare connecting North and East Lexington. Er. Grindle then told the Board of the July 5, WILLARD 1957 examination Mr. Jaquith, Mr. Snow and he had made PROPERTY of the Willard property on the westerly side of North Street, their discussion with the Misses Robinson and Willard in regard to the town acquiring said land for recreation Purposes and the latter's desire to keep the land open as long as possible and to sell it to the town under an arrangement whereby they would be able to be paid in annual installments over a period of years rather than in a single payment. At 8:40 p.m. the Planning Board met with the BOARD OF Selectmen in regard to the above two matters, Mr. How- SELECTMEN lett discussing major street plan studies and Mr. Grindle the possible acquisitions of the 58 -acre Willard tract on the westerly side of North Street. Mr. Grindle said that ii the Selectmen had no objection to the Planning Board Proceeding further with the acquisi- tion project, said Board would discuss with the Town Counsel possible methods of acquiring and paying for said tract.