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PLANNING BOARD MEETING January 2, 1973 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:40 p,m. by the chairman Mrs. Brown with members Graham, Clarke, S. Brown, Costello, planning director Briggs, consultant Charles E. Downe and secretary Mrs. Snow present. Also in attendance were John Davies, DAC and Frank Sandy, CLC. As arranged by Mr. Zehner, a photographer was present and a PLANNING BD. picture of the Planning Board, Mr. Downe, Mr. Briggs and PHOTO Mr. Davies, to appear in the 197.2 Town Report, was taken. TOWN REPORT Mrs. Brown informed the members that all Planning Board sponsored and recommended Articles were submitted to the Board of Selectmen on Dec. 29, 1972. In addition to those enumerated VILLAGE CIA. in the minutes of Dec. 26, 1972, a recommendation for insertion OPEN SPACE of an Article accepting two lots in Village Circle subdivision ARTICLES was also sent. Mr. Downe reported on progress of the mapping work being done by his firm relative to the Wetland Protection Districts Article. MAPPING WORK Completion date of Jan. 8, 1973, was given for identification of WETLY ART• wetland areas on the set of 56 maps. Verbal description of the areas for inclusion in the text of the Article are also being prepared. Mr. Downe read one of these descriptions to the memhers and displayed an example and explained processes of the mapping i, work. It was decided that a meeting will be held in the Planning "--� Board office at 10:00 a.m. on Jan. 10, 1973, with Mr. Downe and Mr. Briggs for explanation and review of the completed preliminary maps with overlays to which representatives of Town boards and staffs will be invited and asked for comment. A second meeting of the Planning Board and Conservation Comm. in the same vein will be scheduled at a later date. Mr. Downe informed the Board of tel/con with Mr. Robert Morehouse, TOPHET SWAMP Soil Conservation District, regarding progress of the Tophet Swamp study requested in a letter dated Oct. 5, 1972, by the Conservation Comm. Mr. Morehouse indicated that the requested study should be complete within a few days. Mr. Downe informed the Board of the availability of a study prepared by the Corps of Engineers for the Town of Bedford in 1968 on the Concord and Shawsheen rivers. A copy will be obtained for the Planning Board office. Minutes of the Planning Board meeting of December 26, 1972, were MINUTES 12/26 reviewed and approved as corrected. Mr. Brown reported on his conference with Mr. Walker of Eco -Systems MUNROE BROOK regarding the draft summary of the Munroe Brook Meadows Area Study. STUDY DRAFT Suggestion by Mr. Downe, who was also present at the conference, for additional maps in the summary was noted and the maps will be included in the revised draft which will be forthcoming shortly. Draft by Mrs. Brown of the Annual Report of the Planning Board was reviewed. Suggestion for editorial changes were made and PL. BD. ANNUAL Dr. Clarke agreed to revise portions of the draft to incorporate REPORT these changes. A section on transportation willbe•composed by Mr. Graham. The completed revised draft will be reviewed at the work session meeting scheduled for 9:00 a.m, on Saturday, Jan.6,1973. Regarding the St. Brigid RH rezoning proposal, Mr. Briggs reported on his research on previous Board of Appeals action at time of ST. BRIGID REZONING