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PLANNING BOARD MEETING January 4, 1971 Chairman Lund called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. with members Worrell, Graham, Clarke and Mrs. Brown, DAC representative L. Notkin, and Planning Director Zaleski present. The minutes of December 21, 1970 were approved as submitted. 12/21 MINUTES The minutes of December 28, 1970 were approved as amended. 12/28 MINUTES The Planning Board report on Article 12, rezoning of Trinity Covenant ARTICLE 12, Church land to RH subsidized housing district, was reviewed and approved SPECIAL as amended. It was agreed to have 400-500 copies made for distribution TOWN at League of Women Voters' precinct meetings (150 for Tuesday's meeting) MEETING and for Town Meeting members at the Special Town Meeting, January 11. The Board approved of Dr. Clarke's proposal to send a letter to Housing LETTERS TO Agencies around Boston to obtain certain information on the numbers of HOUSING children, dates of occupancy, etc., for subsidized developments and AGENCIES suggested it be a form letter with a questionnaire attached to facilitate getting the replies in the desired form. It was agreed that the letter of transmittal to the Selectmen of eight ARTICLES Planning Board articles for the Annual Town Meeting be revised to request TRANSMITTED that the articles appear in the Warrant in the following sequence: TO SELECTMEN H, I, J, K, L, A3, B2, Cl. The two proposed letters, one to Mrs. James Carroll, the other to Mr. LETTERS TO Gardner Ferguson of the Lexington Federal Savings and Loan Association, MRS. CARROLL explaining the reason for the insertion of articles for the acquisition and of their respective lots and reiterating the intent of the Planning MR. FERGUSON Board to withdraw such articles if no agreement is reached, were dis- cussed. The Chairman was authorized to send the letters. The Board approved payment of the Massachusetts Federation of Planning MFPB DUES Board's 1971 membership dues of $50. The Board noted the copy of the Selectmen's letter dated December 30 to CURTIS K. Mr. Arthur W. Brownell, Department of Natural Resources, re. Hatch Act PARKER hearing, Curtis K. Parker, Woburn St., with copies of reports and letters WETLANDS attached from the Planning Board, Conservation Commission, Public Health Department and Town Engineer. The Selectmen made no further recommenda- tions but urged that appropriate steps be taken to assure that no further fill be added in that area, except for that needed to improve the appear- ance and aid in establishment of vegetation, this to be made pursuant to a plan to be approved by the DNR and the Town Engineer. The letter of invitation from the TMMA to Mr. Lund to the January 6 TMMA information meeting at the Science Lecture Hall of the Sr. High School INFORMATION was noted by the Board. The meeting will be on Warrant Articles for MEETING Special Town Meeting, but the primary topic to be covered will be the proposed Jr. High School. Mr. Lund said that he plans to attend the meeting. Noted by the Board was the petition to the Planning Board to hold a public PETITION hearing and submit final recommendations at the 1971 Annual Town Meeting BEDFORD ST. on the citizen's petition to amend the zoning By -Law by rezoning to RH REZONING