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PLANNING BOARD MEETING April 19, 1971 ' The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board in its office on April 19, 1971, was called to order by Chairman Lund at 7:35 p.m. with members Costello, Graham, Clarke and planning director Zaleski present. Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board unanimously VOTED: The construction of ways and the installation of utilities to serve lots on Barrett Rd. from station 1 + 28 to the end having been par- tially, but not fully, completed in accordance with the terms of the Agreement dated July 6, 1970, the obligations of the developer, Partridge Associates, Inc., under said Agreement and the penal sum of the Aetna Insurance Company surety bond S-695748, dated June 30, 1970, are hereby reduced from $33,500 to $10,000, as recommended by the Town Engineer. Plan submitted with Application Form A71-5 showing land on Valley Rd. was reviewed and upon a motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED: That the plan entitled "Land of Kenneth H. and Evelyn M. Messinger, Lexington, Mass." dated April 16, 1971, showing a revision of the lot line between lots "A" and "B" Valley Road does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law. The plan was so endorsed by members of the Board. MINUTE MAN HIGHLANDS IV FORM A71-5 VALLEY ROAD Applications for the summer planning intern were reviewed and it was SUMMER decided to have the planning director interview the two applicants from PLANNING Lexington (Besecker and Broderick). If neither is qualified, other INTERN applicants will be considered. It was decided to hold the public hearing on the rezoning of access to PUBLIC HEARING the Vine Brook Village on May 6, 1971. DATE The proposed legislation of interest to planning boards and the letters prepared by the planning director were reviewed and discussed by members LEGISLATION of the Board. The action on these letters was postponed for one week. Messrs. Daly and Galehouse of the DAC met with the Board to discuss the future of Central Block. Mr. Galehouse reported on the diverse positions of the design professionals in town. The majority appears to be in favor of holding the proposed building setback to create the sense of enclosure, but there are also groups favoring no building at all and some kind of compromise. A general discussion followed. It was agreed that the DAC would prepare a position paper to aid the Selectmen in reviewing the situation as regards the Central Block. The decisions of the Board of Appeals on the following petitions (all granted) were read and noted: Gaklis Strong N.E. Tel. & Tel. Co. Cataldo Roadside Stand Lexington Housing Authority Chalet Suisse The chairman suggested a discussion with the Town Manager and Town Counsel regarding the possibility of a suit to determine the legality of the various uses made of the Season's Four -Gold Star -Gold Ribbon Farms CENTRAL BLOCK SEASON'S FOUR GOLD RIBBON FARM