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PLANNING BOARD MEETING November 3, 1971 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the chairman, Mrs. Brown with members Clarke and Lund, planning director Zaleski and secretary Mrs. Snow present. Mr. Frank Sandy of CLC also attended. Mr. Walter O'Connell, Town Manager, met with the Board at this time. A MR. 0 CONNELL draft of a letter from the Planning Board to the Conservation Commission CONSERVATION was reveiwed. The Conservation program involving a 3 year plan regardingPROGRAM capital requests as proposed by the Planning Board was explained to Mr. O'Connell and the need for citing specific parcels discussed. A joint meeting of the Conservation Commission, Capital Expenditures Committee and the Planning Board will be planned. It was voted to send the above- mentioned letter to the Conservation Commission. Mr. O'Connell will transmit to the Planning Board a confidential copy of the Conservation Commission land acquisition proposals. Information compiled by Mr. Zaleski regarding the proposed Capital CAPITAL BUDGET Budget request for the Recreation Committee was referred to and the RECREATION essence of it described to Mr. O'Connell. The Town Manager suggested that the agency to be contacted about appropriations for purchase of land is the Capital Expendi res Committee, since they are reviewing the budget. The Board agreed to do so. Mr. Fennessey's working paper on recreation needs in Lexington was dis- RECREATION cussed. It was voted to distribute copies of this report to the TMMA NEEDS-FENNESSEN Land Use Committee, the Recreation Committee and Mr. O'Connell, for in- ternal use only, and with a notation that this report does not reflect Planning Board policy. Mr. Zaleski's memorandum regarding the proposed new policy on overdue O'DUE SUBDV. subdivisions was referred to. The status of Vinebrook I & II and POLICY Ingleside subdivisions was reviewed briefly regarding the implementation of the policy. Mr. O'Connell expressed approval in principle of this new policy, making no comment on methods to be used. Wetland protection and the need for provision in the Building By -Law BLDG. BY LAW for soil tests, elevation figures and the waterproofing of basements in AMENDMENT dwellings were discussed. A meeting of the Planning Board and the WETLAND PROT. Board of Health will be scheduled to discuss proposals for wetland protection, the condition of the pond at Ingleside subdivision and to review certain powers of the Board of Health relative to subdivisions which the Planning Board does not have. The progress of plans and activities of the Bicentennial Committee, BICENTENNIAL which holds weekly meetins, was discussed briefly. COMMITTEE Mr. O'Connell informed the Board of the content of Senate Bill 1626, SENATE 1626 ' which would make mandatory the approval of special housing districts in HOUSING towns having less than 1,500 residents per sq. mile. The consequences of passage of this bill were discussed at length and it was voted to