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1/27/58 ' J. Corrigan. The first plan was entitled "Oak Knoll Section Two Lexington -Mass.", and dated Dec. 18, 1956; the second, "Loring Hill Estates Section Two Lexington -Maas.", and dated Dec. 17, 1957. Public hearings relative to said applicatims were scheduled for N OO p.m. and WO p.m. respectively, an February 18, 1958. The Chairman reported that he had discussed with Mark Moore, Jr. the Board's proposal, as set forth in the January 13, 1958 minutes, in regard to the proposed addition of a second section of the Burnham Farms development, and the recommended acquisition by the Town for recreational pur- poses of some of the land involved in said development. Read to the Board and discussed by it was a January 22, 1958 letter from Mr. Moore agreeing to the Board's proposal with certain stipulations. It was decided to reply to Mr. Moore (1) that the Board would not require Mr. Moore to install utilities in that portion of Emerson Road from the easterly boundary line of Mr. Moore's land to East Street, said por- tion of Emerson Road to be constructed over the land owned by Oscar B. Kendrick; (2) that the Board could not grant Mr. Moore the right to fill in land 150 feet beyond Lot 10 fronting on Adams Street for the reason that this would elim- inate a portion of the flooding basin in which the Town now had an easement and flowage rights. (See addendum for copy ' of Mr. Moore's letter and the Board's reply.) A draft of an article fon the January 30, 1958 issue of the Lexington Minute -man was reviewed by the Board and approved for publication. Said draft set forth the Board's announcement that it was recommending purchase of that portico of the Willard property southeasterly of North Street, said portion consisting of approximately 58 acres, one third of which was covered by mixed woods, that this is one of the last large remaining wooded areas in Lexington not under de- velopment, that open portions of the Willard land adjoining the woods could be planted at little expense for future wooded areas, that the Board had made considerable study of the possible uses of the area and believed that its acquisi- tion is most desirable for Lexington's recreational needs of the future, etc. The meeting adjourned at 11x10 p.m. 4� .�� Levi G. Burnell, Jr. Clerk 1 -r� LORING HILL ESTATES SEC. 2 BURNHAM FARMS LAND FOR RECREATION PURPOSES ,-Iriarlflap 7