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Board approval under Subdivision Control ' Law not required." MINUTES Approved by the Board were the minutes of the October 29, 1957 meeting. BILLS Also approved by the Board were the following bills which had been presented for payment: Samuel P. Snow, car allowance for October, $25.00, mise: office ex eases, $3.6$--$2$.6$; Graphic Reproductions --12.2$. REGIONAL At the Planning"Boardts invitation Mr. Gummere, SHOPPING secretary of Filenets, met with the Board at 8:30 p.m. CENTER to discuss further the proposed regional shopping PROPOSAL center with special reference to finding a solution to the traffic problem which would be created by the' location of a center on`the`'Swenson property in the northerly quadrant of the Spring Street -Route 2 inter- section. SelectmenJames, `Maloney and Morey were also present. Chairman"Grindle stated that the Selectmen and the Planning Board proposed to meet jointly with the Commissioner of the State Department of Public,. Works in regard to several matters, one of which was said Department's proposal for an"interse"ction at ' Spring Street and Route 2. MrGrindle added that be- fore this conference was held t had been decided to i discuss with Mr. Gummere the study the Board had made of said intersection and to obtain his view in regard to the matter. The Board then presented a scheme utilizing the ramps the State Department of Public Works proposed to "construct at said interchange, the -Board's scheme con- necting directly with the project site but not con- necting with Spring Street. The suggested plan showed access to and from the center under the proposed re- location of Spring Street to the proposed west -bound lane of re -located Route 2. The plan further showed access to and from the center to the East -bound lane of re- located Route 2, said access being over a separate bridge westerly of and parallel to the proposed re- location of Spring Street: In discussing the plan it was pointed out that the construction of such an access would in some cases be through steep terrain and might involve cutting through rock. It was pointed out also that there was no guarantee that the State Department would approve this proposal, and that the project might be too expensive for the State to under- take. Mr. Gummere-said he believed that approval would depend largely upon whether the road was considered