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PLANNING BOARD MEETING ' June 28, 1971 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the chairman, Mrs. Brown with members Graham, Costello, planning director Zaleski, planning intern, Mr. Thomas Fennessey, and secretary Mrs. Snow present. Also in attendance were Mr. Leonard Notkin of the DAC, Mr. Frank Sandy and Mr. Thomas Curran. The minutes of the Planning Board meeting of June 21, 1971 were MINUTES approved as amended. 6/21/71 The "Attitude Survey on Recreation" questionnaire draft was reviewed by the members. It was agreed that approval of the Conservation Commission and the Recreation Committee should be obtained before distribution of the questionnaire. Several amendments were made and drafts of the form and letters will be sent to Mr. Gallagher of the Recreation Committee and the Conservation Commission for their consideration prior to their trans- mittal to Mr. Holland of the TMMA. It was suggested that distribution should be to all Town Meeting members rather than being channeled through chairmen of each precinct to a few members. Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED: EXECUTIVE To go into executive session to discuss matters the premature dis- SESSION closure of which could adversely affect the financial interest of the Town. ' After a discussion of school sites for the Minute Man Regional Vocational VOCATIONAL Technical High School with committee members Mrs. Ruth Wales, Mr. Albert HIGH SCHOOL Cron and Mr. Erik Mollo-Christensen, the Board voted to resume open session. The members considered the adoption of a policy on time extension for TIME EXTEN- subdivisions. Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED: SION''POLICY Except for special cases, requests for extensions for time within (SUBDIVISIONS) which the Planning Board must act on a subdivision are to be to the Thursday following the first meeting of the month, at least four weeks from the date when the extension is voted. A letter from Mr. Harvey Nugent regarding the sale of lots 61, 62 Garfield LOTS 61, 62 St. and his request to have the division line between these lots reversed GARFIELD ST. was reviewed. It was decided to recommend against the sale of the lots to Mr. Nugent's client and a letter will be sent to the Board of Selectmen to that effect. Mrs. Brown reported that, after having consulted with Selectman Kenney, she BURLINGTON T.M. talked with Mr. Frank Baxter, chairman of the Burlington Planning Board re- garding an Article on the Warrant for the Burlington Town Meeting of July 26, 1971. This Article provides that no buildings in industrially zoned land in Burlington may come within 150 feet of residential lot lines. Of this 150 ft., the first 75 ft. must be left in a natural state. Mr. Graham suggested ' that the Article be amended to concern itself only with industrial districts abutting residentially zoned land in adjacent town. Mrs. Brown informed the board that she would like to withdraw as SILC observer SILC because of her added responsibilities as chairman of the Planning Board. PLANNING BOARD Mr. Costello agreed to accept this duty, at the pleasure of the Board of OBSERVER