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2-17-58 said board relative to a petition for a ehange of zone from Residential A-2 District to Busi- ness A District of an area of land in Waltham located southeasterly of Lexington Street and bounded in part by the Lexington -Waltham line. It was decided to take no action in regard to said petition. The Chairman reported that Mr. Moore had discussed with him the Board's January 301 1958 letter in regard to filling land 150 feet beyond lot 10 on Adams Street. (See minutes of January 271 1958.) Mr. Grindle stated that Mr. Moore had agreed to include said land in the area the Board was recommending that the Town acquire for recreational purposes. The Board decided to proceed with the obtaining of an option to purchase from Mr. Kendrick a parcel of land for extending a parkway and Emerson Road along Vine Brook, it appearing that there was an agreement between the Board and Mr. Moore on the acquisition of Moore land for recreation, the construction of the bridge across Vine Brook, and the construction of Pherson Road from the Moore land to East Street. Mr. Snow was asked ' to prepare a plan showing the amount of land it was proposed that the Town acquire from Mr. Kendrick. Mr. Grindle was requested to notify Mr.' Moore of the Board's decision. At 8:30 p.m. Mr. Stevens came to the meeting and reviewed with the Board the action it had taken earlier during the meeting in re- gard to Form A applications for determination of Planning Board jurisdiction. Mr. Jaquith came to the meeting at 8:40 P.M* At that time, together with'Mr. Stevens, the Board met with Mr. Walter Black to discuss the development of the subdivision shown on a plan approved by the Board of Survey on May 4, 19372 said plan showing Minola and Slocum Roads between Highland Road and Bloomfield Street, and being entitled "Plan of Subdivision of Land Owned by Walter Black Lexington, Mass.", dated April 27, 1937, J. Bruce Lewis, C.F. Mr. Black stated that this plan had not been recorded in the Registry of Deeds until after the Town had voted in 1946 to change the minimum residential lot size to that requiring 100 feet of frontage and an area of 12,500 sq. ft. He said he now WALTHAM RE -ZONING PBTITION BURNHAM FARMS SBO. 2 BLACK SLOCUM AND MINOLA ROADS