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Mr. Zaleski asked if the Planning Board could get advice and help from the Park Service in the matter of uniform directional signs, temporary zoning accomodations or restrictions, projections of the number of visitors and the facilities for eating etc. Mr. Perkins told of plans to have mini -busses for travel within the Park area, which would leave from outside points in Lexington and Concord, providing a carrier can be interested in taking on the project. Mr. Olson agreed to obtain comparative statistics from the Civil War Centen- nial Celebration which might be helpful and he promised cooperation with Lexington and all other surrounding towns participating in the celebration. Mr. Herbert Eisenberg asked the members if the Planning Board would con- CENTRAL BLOCK sider recommending elimination of the apartment parking lot clause from PARKING LOT para. 24.42 of the Zoning By -Law regarding the Central Block, so as to im- prove the appearance by continuing the established building line and the view towards the Buckman Tavern. The matter of lots 117, 118 Grandview Avenue was reviewed. The Planning GRANDVIEW AVE. Board reaffirmed its decision of December 4, 1968, that from #11 easterly LOTS 117, 118 on Grandview Ave. is not a street and Mr. Grush, chairman of the Board of Assessors, will be informed that these lots are not buildable. Consideration of a Rousing Policy for the Planning Board followed. It was HOUSING agreed that this should be a major item on the agenda of July 7th. Mr.LundPOLICY asked Mr. Zaleski to make an outline or draft for the members to study before this meeting. Mr. Graham suggested that a discussion of a prototype of a 2-4 family house be included in the outline. It is hoped that other members will submit ideas for this agenda. Reference was made to the Peacock Farms VI subdivision easements for accessPEACOCK FARMS the West Farm conservation area. The Planning Board is concerned with the VI EASEMENTS matter of protecting these easements and agreed that a letter should be sent to Mr. O'Connell to inform him of the situation and to invite him to discuss it with the Board at the July 7th meeting. Messrs. Lund, Clarke and Graham made comments on the meeting which they MEETING, attended with the Burlington Selectmen on June 179 concerning the Burl- BURLINGTON ington industrial land between Rte. 3 and Lexington. Also present at this SELECTMEN meeting were Lexington Selectmen Kenney and Buss, Conservation Commission members Mrs. Rawls and Dr. Kassler, three members of the Bedford Planning Board, Rep. Vigneau of Bedford and Senator,MacKensie. Discussion involved traffic and buffers and possible effects on the water supply in Bedford that development of this strip may produce. Mr. Graham suggested that more infor- mation should be obtained from Mr. Frank Baxter, Chairman of Burlington Plan- ning Board, as to this development and advocated continued joint planning and cooperation between Burlington and Lexington. Mr. Zaleski will contact Mr. White of Green & White and ask that the Board be informed of any forth- coming plan regarding sale of land in the Edison easement. Mrs. Brown agreed to speak with Mr. Baxter, after consulting with the Selectmen, regarding the proposed article for their upcoming town meeting to rezone buffer strip next to industrial district boundaries. The ruling of a Superior Court judge regarding decision-making in executive VOTES session was referred to. Mr. Lund explained that while discussion on EXECUTIVE matters specified in the law may be carried on in executive session, offigbISESSION