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REGIONAL At 7:50 p.m. Mr. Grindle left the meeting to SHOPPING attend another meeting whereupon Vice-chairman Jaquith , CENTER then presided. At this t1ne several members of the Lexinton Home Owners Committee together with Mr. Roland B. Greeley met with the Board to discuss various proposals for solving the traffic problems which might arise in connection with Filene's proposal for the loca- tion of a regional shopping center at the northerly quadrant of Spring Street -Route 2 intersection. Members of said committee who were present were Messrs. Sanborn C. Brown, Leland H. Emery, Donald M. Fifield, Willard P. Grush, Paul K. Palmer, Harold E. Roeder, and A. Edward Rowse, Jr. Mr. Jaquith outlined in a general way Filene's plans for the development of a regional shopping center, the traffic problems such a center would present, and Filene's proposal for directing the flow of traffic in and out of said center. Maps and diagrams of these proposals were discussed in c'etail together with the intersection proposed by the State Department of Public Works, the Planning Board's proposal for direct access to Route 2 but elimination of access to Spring Street and Concord Avenue, and various alternative diagrams. During the discussion committee members developed a diagram of what they thought was a workable solution to the problem of egress and ingress to the proposed center. ' The Board agreed to present the solution to representa- tives of Filene's after Mr. Snow had translated the dia- gram to plan form using Department of Public Works standard for ramp grades and radii. Mr. Soule and members of the Home Owners Committee left the meet -:n? at 9:20 p.m. FORM A The Board then discussed with.Mr. Greeley, Chair- man of the School Sites Committee, a plan which had SCHOOL been presented to the Board together with the #57-106 SITES Form A application for determination of Planning Board COMMITTEE jurisdiction. (See minutes of December 16,1957). It was understood that the plan involved land which the School Sites Committee was interested in recommending for acquisition by the Town for an elementary school. After discussing the feasibility of the land for a school site, Mr. Greeley was informed that the plan did not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law. Thereupon, it was moved, seconded and unanimously tIOTED: that the plan accompanying Form A applica- tion #57-106 be signed bearing the endorse- ment, "Lexington Planning Board approval under the Subdivision Control Law not re- quired." The meeting adjourned 9;45 .m. Levi G. Burnell, Jr. Clerk