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1 1 1 PLANNING BOARD MEETING November 25, 1974 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the chairman Dr. Clarke, with members S. Brown, L. Brown, Costello, MacKenzie, and planning director Briggs, secretary Mrs. Snow present. Also in attendance were Richard Magnuson, DAC, and Rosemary O'Leary, Lexington Minute -Man. The members discussed requests for funds to ations Committee later in the evening. Mr. funding of $20,000 for updating of a Master Also discussed were methods for determining costs for field surveys. be discussed with the Appropri- Briggs' recommendation for CAPITAL EXP. Plan for Lexington was noted. BUDGET Wetland areas, and estimated William Loudon, new planning intern, was present and was introduced to PLANNING INT. the members by Mr. Briggs. Mr. Loudon gave a resume of his educational WM. LOUDON background and practical experience in the planning field. He will be working 20 hours/week in the planning office until June, and full-time during the summer months. Dr. Clarke informed the members of a meeting of the School Committee with SCHOOL COMM. other Town boards and committees, scheduled for December 11, at S p.m. NEEDS STUDY in Cary Hall, for discussion of future school needs as outlined in a study by Drummey, Rosane and Anderson. Copy of the study will be circul- ated among the members for review. Announcement of a meeting of the Hanscom Field Task Force on November 26, was noted. Due to a previous commitment of the Planning Board to meet with the Conservation Commission on that date, no members will attend the Hanscom meeting. Letter from Wayne Barbour, Creative Environments, Inc., stating his in- BARBOUR tention to construct subsidized housing on the site of his previous un- SUBSIDIZED successful rezoning proposal, was noted. Mr. Briggs recapped densities HOUSING proposed in 1973 and 1974 by Mr. Barbour for the parcel. Because of lower density proposed in March, 1974, as compared with his current pro- posal, it was suggested that the Planning Board could initiate a rezoning article (to RD) for the parcel, if Mr. Barber were willing to develop his earlier plan. A majority of the members expressed opposition to such action by the Planning Board. A plan submitted by Richard Koplow for Temple Isaiah, with Application FORM A74-34 Form A74-34, to define boundary of the Lincoln St. property, was reviewed.TEMPLE ISAIAH Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: The plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated Nov.12, 1974, by Miller & Nylander, submitted on November 22, 1974, by Richard Koplow, with Application Form A74-34, requires no approval under the Subdivision Control Law. The plan was so endorsed by members of the Board.