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1 1 PLANNING BOARD MEETING June 7, 1971 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board in its office on June 7, 1971, was called to order by chairman Mrs. Brown at 7:00 p.m. with members Costello, Graham, Lund and Clarke, planning director Zaleski and secretary Mrs. Snow in attendance. Also present, upon invitation of the Board, was Mr. Walter O'Connell, Town Manager. The matter of delay in resolving the Star Market parking lot violation STAR MARKET was discussed. Mr. O'Connell told the members that the Engineering Dept. PARKING LOT has established the Lexington/Waltham boundary line which is designated by VIOLATION painted nails and that the Building Inspector will notify Star Market this week that they are legally in violation of Lexington's zoning regulations. Mr. O'Connell was asked about the situation involving a billboard on the BILLBOARD Arlington/Lexington line, belonging to the Atlantic Station, 1351 Mass. Ave.,ARLINGTON Arlington. It has been ascertained that a small part of this billboard is in Lexington and Mr. Young, of the Planning Dept. of Arlington, will be so advised. The Bicentennial celebration was discussed with Mr. O'Connell at this time. 1975 BICENTEN- He told the members that the Town will form a 1975 Celebration Committee NIAL which will bring to the Board of Selectmen early this fall the committee's concept of the scope, make-up and nature of this event. Mr. Kingston Howard, General Chairman of the Bicentennial celebration and Mr. O'Connell will attend a meeting next week with Concord's committee so as to avoid dupli- cation of effort in planning for parking, camp sites and other matters. Plans for utilities and street expansion etc. must be planned for and com- pleted by 1973-74. He informed the members that 7 towns in this area will be participating in the celebration and that there will be an inter -town committee. The state and federal committees for the observance of the Bicentennial in 1976 will cooperate with the individual town committees. The members expressed their desire to become involved as soon as possible in the parts of the planning for this event which will be their responsibility. Mr. O'Connell left the meeting at 7:20 p.m. The minutes of Planning Board meetings of May 17, 1971 and June 2, 1971 were MINUTES approved as amended. 5/17 & 6/2 It was agreed by the members that votes would be recorded in the minutes as RECORDING OF unanimous, if that is the case, If not unanimous, and only if so stated VOTES as being desired by an opposing member, the name of the opposing member and reason for opposition would also be noted. Mr. Roy Daley of the DAC joined the meeting at this time. Copies of the DAC report on the recommendations of the DAC regarding the Central Block were CENTRAL BLOCK distributed to members. The planning director was asked to contact Mr. John Sullivan, surveyor, and A71-7 ask him to deliver the Teitelbaum plan to the Planning Board office by June TEITELBAUM 14, even if all the changes and clarifications requested by the Planning Board had not been completed. The request of the Oneida Corp. for an extension of time was noted and the EXTENSION Drummer Boy plan examined. Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was DRUMMER BOY unanimously VOTED: It is the sense of the Planning Board that the road layout shown on the plan should not be changed and access by way of Rangeway be sought.