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PLANNING BOARD MEETING May 14, 1973 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the chairman Mrs. Brown with members Clarke, S. Brown, Costello, planning director Briggs and secretary Mrs. Snow present. Also in attendance were Frank Sandy, CLC, Margaret Rawls, Conservation Commission and Cheryl Waixel, Lexington Minute Man. Draft of a letter by Mr. Briggs to the Board of Appeals with Planning Board recommendations on the petition of Harvey R & D Electronics (F&D hearing HARVEY R&D on May 22, 1973) was reviewed. Mr. Briggs' information, confirmed by theELECTRONICS Engineering Dept., regarding elevation of catch basin above the level of F & D 5/22 the existing parking lot was discussed. The letter was approved with amendments. Request of Dean E. Nicholson, Esq. on behalf of Donald M. & Mary C. COLUMBUSST. McMillan, for extension of time on the Columbus St. subdivision was SUBDIVISION noted. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: EXTENSION To extend to June 1, 1973, inclusive, the time within which the Planning Board must act on the definitive subdivision plan entitled "Subdivision of Land in Lexington, Mass., owned by Donald M. & Mary C. MacMillan", dated February 26, 1973, by John R. Snelling Assoc., as requested by Dean E. Nicholson, thereto duly authorized. The Town Clerk will be informed of this action of the Board. Draft by the planning director of a Certificate of Action on Columbus CERT. OF ACTI01 St. subdivision, was reviewed and amendments for clarification were suggested. The draft will be revised as discussed, will be reviewed by the Town Counsel, and will be considered by the Board on May 21. Minutes of Planning Board meetings of April 23 and 30, 1973, were re- MINUTES 4/23 & viewed. The minutes of April 23 were approved as corrected. The minutes 4/30 of April 30 were approved as written. A plan showing land at Aaron, Jean and Morgan roads, submitted with FORM A73-16 Application Form A73-16 on May 11, 1973, by Ronald Grammont was reviewedJEAN,AARON & and the proposed plan explained by the planning director. Town Counsel MORGAN RDS. letter, dated Jan. 16, 1973, re subdivisions, was read in part by Dr. GRAMMONT Clarke and status of unidentified parcel shown on the plan was discussed. Wording of notation to be added to the plan prior to endorsement by the Board was considered. Town Counsel's opinion as to implications of endorsement with suggested notation, will be sought and the matter will again be discussed and acted upon at the May 21 meeting of the Board. Mrs. Brown reported on conference with Mr. McSweeney earlier in the TOPHET SWAT evening re the C.E. Maguire poposal dated 5/11/73 for the Landfill/ STUDY Tophet Swamp study. Discussion continued regarding the proposed lowering of culverts on the Kiln Brook and Mrs. Rawls expressed her views on Conservation Comm. position re this action. The abovementioned proposal, ' concerned with Planning Board areas of interest in Tophet Swamp to be studied in conjunction with the DPW landfill study, was reviewed, and several suggestions for additions and changes to the listed items were made. The planning director will confer with the consultants regarding these changes.