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PLANNING BOAFDMEETING October 3, 1957 A special meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Rohm, Town Office Building, on Thursdav, October 3, 1957 at 8:00 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindle, Members Jaquith and Soule and Planning Director Snow. Messrs. Reenstierna and Tropeano met with the Board to discuss the preliminary plan, dated May 15, 1957, for the development of the Vine Valley Realty Trust land between Waltham Street and Vine Brook, said plan having been disapproved by the Board on June 24, 1957. Mr. Tropeano said that the Trust would like to proceed wits the development of its land and inquired if the Board had in mind a subdivision design which would be acceptable to said Board. Several possible solutions were discussed as well as such matters as property lines, easements and street arrangements, particularly with re- gard to Worthen Road, the high school entrance drive, and access onto Waltham Street. It was decided that at its next meeting the Board would select from Mr. Snow's studies the one from which the Board would recommend that definitive plans be prepared and that the selected study would be transmitted to Mr. Tropeano. Messrs. Reenstierna and Tropeano left the meet- ing at 8:30 p.m. at which time the Board approved the following bills which had been presented for payment: Samuel P. Snow, September car allowance, $20 00, reim- bursement for miscellaneous office expense, 42.25-- $22.25; L.E.Muran Co., files --$9.30; Graphic Reproduc- tions, Inc., White Prints --$2.60. The Board next discussed the September 24, 1957 letter from E.J.t-cCarthy, Chief Engineer of the State Department of Public Works, in reply to the Planning Board's August 22, 1957 letter to Commissioner Sheridan. (See addendum). No action was taken in regard to the MdCarthy letter other than to give a copy to the Select- men. At 9:00 p.m. I.essrs. McCormack and Brun met with the Board to discuss Mr. M cCormack's September 12, 1957 letter to the Board in regard to a preliminary subdivi- sion plan of land in the Miaple-Lowell-Woburn Streets area adjacent to the Harrington School grounds, said plan having been approved with modifications by the Board on May 28, 1957- LTIr. KcCormack presented to the Board a copy of the September 7, 1957 letter from Miller VINE VALLEY REALTY TRUST BILLS REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTER HARRINGTON SCHOOL RECREATIOh AREA