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PLANNING BOARD MEETING May 17, 1971 At 7:30 p.m, the Planning Board met in the Bird Room with the Select��en; Plan- ning Board members Clarke, Costello, chairman, Mrs. Brown, planning I/director Zaleski and secretary Airs. Snow attended this meeting. Also prese ,were rep- resentatives of the Appropriations, Capital Expenditures and Recre4t4on committees and of the Conservation Commission. The selectmen exhibited a map of the proposed modification of land to be taken for school purposes between Woburn and Maple streets in back of the Harrington School. Committees in attendance were requested to submit their comments of Monday, May 24th. Returning to its office, the Board reviewed the minutes of its meeting of May 10, 1971, and approved them. It was agreed to schedule the discussion of H.5023, on which Mr. Sandy sub- H.5023 mitted written comments, for May 24, 1971, -and to invite the Conservation CONSERVATION Commission to participate in the discussion. COMMISSION Mr. Lund joined the meeting at this time. The letter to the Urban Affairs Committee regarding the PUD legislation and URBAN AFFAIRS urging their support of the proposed amendment to Chapter 40A G.L. was COMMITTEE approved and signed. Copies of this letter are to be sent to the local legis -PUD LEGISLATION lators and to the Dept. of Community Affairs. The letter of the Planning Board in answer to the complaint by Mr. Edmund STONE-STOICO Stone of a drainage problem was discussed but not approved. It was decided DNR that a letter is to be written to Mr. Stoico, the developer, advising him to obtain a determination from the Mass. DNR as to whether the placement of fill on property adjacent to Mr. Stone's at Sanderson Rd. extension requires a per- mit under the Hatch Act. Also that the DNR and the Lexington Town Engineer be asked to specify how the necessary grading and drainage can be undertaken to prevent flooding and damage to adjacent properties. Mr. Stoico is to be in- vited to meet with the Planning Board if he wishes. Copies of this letter are to be sent to Mr. Stone and to the Board of Health. This was agreed to by the Board with no objections. Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED: To determine what should be done to correct this drainage problem by asking the Town Engineer, Mr. McSweeney, for his recommendations. Three members voted in favor, Mr. Costello voted in opposition, his opinion being that it is not incumbent upon the Town Engineer to do the work of the developer free of charge. The letter to the Board of Selectmen, re. Lot 26 (44) Valleyfield St., stating 42&44 VALLEY - the Planning Board's recommendation was approved. FIELD ST. The letters to Mr. Stanley A. Brown, Chairman of the Conservation Commission, TEITELBAUM & regarding the Teitelbaum and Ballou lands off Concord Avenue and the Cooke BALLOU LAND land off Woodberry Dr. and recommending them as conservation acquisitions, COOKE LAND were both approved. The Board reviewed the plan submitted with the application Form A71-6, dated FORM A71-6 May 10, 1971 by Francis W. Smith, Attorney, showing lots of land on Manning MANNING ST. St. with Board of Appeals variance granted April 13, 1971. Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board unanimously VOTED: The plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass." dated May 7, 1971, by Miller and Nylander of lots of houses #11 and #17 Manning St. requires no approval under the Subdivision Control Law.