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1 The minutes of Planning Board meeting of May 21, 1973, were reviewed and approved as amended. Page 2 6.25.73 MINUTES 5/21 Status of the notes taken at Planning Board meeting on June 4, 1973, 6/4 MEETING at which no quorum was present and no formal action taken was con- NOTES sidered. Town Counsel will be asked about procedure for inclusion of the notes as addendum to the minutes. Notes taken at the meeting of June 11, which was adjourned to June 12 at 8:30 a.m., at which time a quoanm was present, were reviewed and approved as amended. These notes will be MINUTES 6/11 placed on file with official planning board minutes and action of the Planning Board on June 12 duly recorded. The notes taken at the portion of the meeting on June 11, when a quorum was not present, will be included as addendum, for informational purposes. A letter dated June 19, 1973, from the Board of Selectmen, requesting LCSR REPRES- submission of recommendations for nominations from the Planning Board ENTATIVE membership to LCSR was noted. It was voted to recommend that Mr. Brown be nominated and that Mrs. Brown (Lexington's MAPC tepresentative) con- tinue to serve on LCSR. The written request of Barry Solar, Esq. on behalf of C-R Trust, dated CR TRUST June 25, 1973, for extension of time within which the Planning Board TIME EXTENSIOP must act on its preliminary plan was reviewed. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: To extend to August 28, 1973, inclusive, the time within which the Lexington Planning Board must act on the preliminary plan entitled "Preliminary Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass., Property of C-R Trust", dated January 26, 1973. The Town Clerk will be informed of this action. Mr. Briggs reported on conference with Mr. O'Connell regarding the project of overlaying lot lines to the photogrammetric maps of the Town. Mr. LOT LINES/ O'Connell will consider approval of a specific contract for the work to PHOTOGRAMM. be done in the Planning Board office. Mr. McSweeney has agreed to recom-MAPS mend likely candidates and Mr. Briggs will again confer with Mr. O'Connell re source of funding. Need for publicity and education of the general public with respect to YBPHET SWAMP the Tophet Swamp study was discussed. It was agreed that a copy of the STUDY C.E. Maguire/Planning Board/F.ngr. Dept. contract will be given to the Lexington Minute -Man when it becomes available and an informational ar- ticle will be prepared. A letter dated June 4, 1973, signed by Joanne Crothers, AnuacMr Vehl, contributing suggested items for inclusion in the study was noted. Roland Greeley and Anthony Mancini, Lexington Bicentennial Committee, BICENTENNIAL met with the Board at 8:45 p.m. for discussion of Bicentennial policy LAND USE question re land use and procedures for arriving at preliminary policy POLICIES decisions. Inventory of open space for possible parking areas in ' Lexington was shown on maps prepared by Douglas Whitney, planning intern, and explained by Mr. Briggs. It was decided that David Hughes and Douglas Whitney will meet with Mr. Greeley in an effort to work out alternate policy approaches regarding minimum/maximum provision of facilities for visitors to Lexington in 1975-76 tourist seasons, in all phases of the celebration involving land use.