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11-3-58 Lot B will be increased approximately 1040 square feet and the frontage on Waltham Street by about 16 feet. Board of Selectmen Town Office Building Lexington 73, Mass. Gentlemen: Sincerely yourss LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD (s) Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman November 5, 1958 Re: Waltham Street With further reference to the Planning Board's meeting with you on October 20, 1958, attached herewith is a marked print of a plan entitled "Pro Pt Widening of Waltham Street at Worthen Road Intersection, said plan being dated October 311 1958 and drawn by Mr. Snow, Planning Director. The Planning Board recommends that the Selectmen request the County Commissioners to lay out a section of Waltham Street as shown on the attached plan, the Planning Board obtaining from Vine Brook Realty Trust an option to acquire Parcel A. It is understood from conferences with Mr. Reenstierna, trustee of said trust, that he will convey to the Town for $1.00 the land necessary for said recommended widening. The foregoing recommendation is based on the Board's major street plan and traffic studies which indicate that upon com- pletion of the proposed Waltham Street -Route 2 interchange there will be a substantial increase in the number of motor- ists traveling northward on Waltham Street and desiring to make a left turn onto Worthen Road. A subsequent memorandum will contain specific recommendations for the design of the intersection. At this time, however, the Planning Board desires that steps be taken for the widening to provide space for the construction of said intersection and for an extra storage lane for traffic desiring to make said left turn. Sincerely yours, LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD (s) Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman cc: Vine Brook Realty Trust 1 LI F