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PLANNING BOARD MEETING December 10, 1973 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the chairman Dr. Clarke with members L. Brown, S. Brown, Costello, plan- ning director Briggs and secretary Mrs. Snow present. Mr. Graham joined the meeting at 7:50 p.m. Also in attendance were F. Sandy, CLC, Eliz. Ives, LWV, and J. Davies, DAC. The minutes of Planning Board meeting of November 26, 1973, were approved MINUTES 11/2E as written. Request by Cape and Islands Financial Corporation, dated Nov. 27, 1973, IDYLWILDE for reduction of surety and recommendations of the Engr. Dept., dated BOND REDUCT. Dec. 4, 1973, to reduce the amount from $30,000 to $19,000 pending com- pletion of work at Idylwilde Farms subdivision, were considered. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: To accede to the request of Cape & Islands Financial Corp. that surety for Idylwilde Farms subidvision be reduced from $30,000 to $19,000 as recommended by James E. Chase, Town Engineer. The Planning Board expects the subdivision to be completed by December, 1974. The members were informed that Ray Barnes will be present on Dec. 17 to PL. BD.PHOTO photograph the Planning Board for the Town Report. TOWN REPORT ' Herb Eisenberg was present to submit a draft Article proposing installa- SIDEWALK RAMPS tion of access ramps at curbings for handicapped persons and to request ARTICLE Planning Board initiation of the Article. It was agreed by the members that the Article be submitted to the Bd. of Selectmen (by Mr. Eisenberg) for their sponsorship and, upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Planning Board will express support of the program of in- stalling utility accesses for the handicapped, baby carriages, bicycles, shopping carts, on appropriate streets at curb corners. Request will be made for space in the Warrant for the Article and cost estimates for con- version will be obtained from the Town Engr. Mr. Davies, DAC, agreed to report on the concept at the Dec. 17 meeting. Conservation Commission members Frick, Rawls, Friedman, Chairman Kassler,HATCH ACT/ and Assoc. members Solomon and Smith met with the Board at 8:10 p.m. to SUBD. APPR. discuss procedures for drawing up regulations regarding timing within PROCEDURES the subdivision approval process for submission by developers of Wetland Protection Act applications. Following discussion of various time sched- ules for Planning Board/Conservation Comm. actions, and correlation of legal time limits, it was suggested that preliminary plans be submitted by developers to the Conservation Commission at time of filing with the Planning Board. A checklist of appropriate vital facts to be included on preliminary plans will be compiled for distribution to subdivision devel- opers. ' Due to efforts toward energy conservation, the usual meeting place of CONS. COMM. the Conservation Commission (Cary Hall) will not be heated in the even- ,MTGS. RM G-1 ings. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to invite the Commission to hold meetings in the Planning Board office, when not in use by the Planning Board.