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-2 - write to Rep. Cole, Rep. Cusack and Senator MacKensie expressing Planning Board opposition to the proposed legislation. Copies of this letter will be sent to planning boards in several surrounding town and to Mr. S. Ells, legal counsel to the Governor's Council. An invitation to the Planning Board from the Lexington Interfaith Corp. to LEX. INTER - attend a meeting on Nov. 11, 1971, was read by Mrs. Brown. Mr. John Carney,FAITH/LOW- Director of the Office of Community Housing Assistance, will speak on low MOD.INC.HSG and moderate income housing. Mr. O'Connell informed the members that Mr. Greeley will be officially R. GREELEY appointed as a member of the 1975-76 Celebrations Committee (BicentennialBICEN. COMM. Committee) in the near future. Mr. O'Connell left the meeting at 9:05 p.m. Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED: DRUMMER BOY To extend to January 3, 1972, inclusive, the time within which the TIME EXTENSION Planning Board must act on the definitive subdivision plan entitled "Drummer Boy, Lexington, Mass.", dated August 18, 1969, revised to Sept. 1, 1970, as requested by the Oneida Corp., applicant. A draft of a letter to JoJen Realty Trust, disapproving the Idylwilde IDYLWILDE subdivision was noted ,and the matter explained to those present. Upon DISAPPROVAL a motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED: ' To disapprove the definitive subdivision plan entitled "Idylwilde Farms", dated Dec. 29, 1969, and May 12, 1970, by Erich W. Nitzche, Reg. P.E. and L.S., JoJen Realty Trust, applicant. The reasons for the disapproval are as follows: 1. The drainage system shown on the plans is not satisfactory and does not meet the requirements of the "Rules and Regulations Govern- ing the Subdivision of Land in Lexington, Mass.", Section 3.1, 6.6 and 7.5. Se also the report of the Engineer to the Board of Health dated Feb. 6, 1970. The Town of Lexington has installed a drain culvert adjacent to the proposed subdivision, but the applicant has failed to revise the plan to provide the required velocity of flow and proper connection to the culvert. 2. The applicant has withdrawn the plans for revision in October of 1970 and has not resubmitted them. 3. A permit required under the provisions of G.L. Ch. 1319 S. 40 has been applied for on October 27, 1969, but never received to our knowledge. See Sec. 3.3 of the "Rules and Regulations" referred to above. The planning director was authorized to send by certified mail a Certif- icate of Disapproval to JoJen Realty Trust, accompanied by a letter ex- pressing Planning Board reluxtance to take this necessary action and the ' willingness to reopen the subdivision, if resubmitted. The minutes of the Planning Board meeting of October 25, 1971, were approved as written.