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which the neighbors Ribock replied that removed either, and be cut down. would not like to see cut down. Mr. he does not like to see the trees that no more than is necessary would Mrs. Alma Parker, 117 Burlington street, stated that there was a big hole about five feet from her property line and wanted to know if it was planned to excavate further at this point. Mr. Ampolo explained that it would be necessary to fill the hole. Robert Moulton, 11,.6 'Burlington street, was inter- ested in the traffic situation. He stated that Burling- ton Street is now overburdened with traffic and new streets will add to the congestion on said street. He asked if there are plans for a future street to alleviate the situation. Mr. Grindle stated that the Planning Board had this matter under consideration at the present time and there were plans to connect a road through the area, and that said road should lessen traffic on Bur- lington Street. John Harvel, 131 Burlington Street, asked if plans for the entire proposed development might be seen. He stated that since the development was to be constructed on a sectional basis that it would be difficult to change ' these sections once approved. He also wanted to know if it was not the Board's policy to require a developer to connect a new development to the town sewer system. Mr. Grindle replied that the plan for overall development might be seen at the Planning Board office. In regard to the Board's policy concerning sewer connections, Mr. Grindle replied that whether or not a developer was re- quired to connect to a town sewer depended on the dis- tance and grades to make such a connection, that a sub- divider could not be expected to make such a connection for an unreasonable distance, and that there was no town sewer in the immediate vicinity of the proposed develop- ment. Mr. Holcombe said he was afraid that surface water would run down the slope over his property. Mr. Ampolo stated that there would be less of such problems after the street was built and drains connected as the water would be collected in catch basins on both sides of the street. Mrs. Holcombe asked how existing ledge wqs going to be removed. She said she was afraid of damage from blasting. Mr. Ampolo stated that this was the problem ' of the contractor, but that he did not believe it would be necessary to blast as the ledge was composed of soft shale.