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11-3-58 JOHNSON Frederick K. Johnson his proposed amendment to the R 1 to C 2 Zoning By-law (see minutes of September 8, 1958 REZONING Planning Board meeting), said amendment in the form PETITION of Article 6 having been indefinitely postponed at the Special Town Meeting held on September 15, 1958. Mr. Grindle stated that the suggestion was made that instead of zoning any additional land for general business use on the southeasterly side of the present A & P store it might be possible to lay out a road adjacent to the store lot and extending from Bedford Street to the railroad right of way. Before the Board as a whole discussed this matter with Mr. John- son, the Town Counsel was asked for any views on the suggestion he might wish to make from a legal stand- point. Mr. Stevens stated that the Selectmen could determine that public convenience and necessity re- quired the laying out of a road. He pointed out, however, that in making such a determination the Selectmen would have to find some legitimate end which would be served in laying out a road and de- termine what benefit such a road would be to the public. There was next held with Mr. Stevens a dis- cussion of Chapters 206 and 377 of the Acts of 1958 in regard to specific functions and duties of various town boards in administering the amended subdivision control law as set forth in said chapters. Mr. Stevens left the meeting at 8:40 p.m. At the same time Messrs. Leeland G. McConchie and Wilbur C. Nylander came to the meeting. Mr. McConchie presented a sketch plan pre - BATTLE pared by Mr. Nylander showing a proposed modification GREEN of the Battle Green Village preliminary subdivision VILLAGE plan previously approved by the Planning Board. (See SEC. 3 minutes of May 20, 1957 meeting.) Mr. McConchie pointed out that he intended to purchase the Newgent land, the extent of which was less than shown on said preliminary plan. He further stated that he wished to develop the Newgent land by extending Oxbow Road in a northerly direction parallel to Route 128 and relocating the end of Constitution Road so that it turned westerly and intersected Oxbow Road at approxi- mately right angles. Mr. McConchie asked the Board's informal opinion of the proposal which involved a sewer system with a pumping station and force main to connect to a town trunk line sewer passing through the Battle Green Village, See. 2 subdivision. Since Mr. McConchiets proposal was incomplete and drawn only on tracing paper, Mr. Nylander was asked for a more Com- plete plan showing contours for the Board►s further consideration. 1