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PLANNING BOARD MEETING August 16, 1976 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by the chairman Mr. MacKenzie, with members Clarke, Friedman, Brown, plan- ning director Briggs and secretary Mrs. Snow present. Also in attendance were Sue Solomon, Conservation Commission and Advisory Committee on Recreation, and Joe Gavaghan, Lexington Minute Man. The minutes of Planning Board meetings of June 21 and June 28, 1976, MINUTES 6/21 were approved as written. & 6/28/76 Mr. & Mrs. Julio Amicangelo and their engineer, Roger Corbin, met with KENDALL the Board to discuss procedures for improvement to a portion of Kendall GARDENS SUBDV. Rd., (connector road for proposed Kendall Gardens subdivision), the inad- AMICANGELO equate condition of which was the reason for Planning Board disapproval of their preliminary subdivision plan. Discussion of the extent of work necessary to bring the road to Town standards, and procedures and respon- sibility for same were discussed at length. The proponents were advised that the Planning Board would reconsider the subdivision plan if the road upgrading was accomplished either by Amicangelos, or by the Town if Town Meeting action (on Amicangelo's petition) allowed finishing and accep- tance of the road. At 8:38 p.m., Theodore L. Freeman met with the Board to request release FREEMAN of Lot #1 in Minuteman Ridge II subdivision (approved on July 12, 1976) MINUTEMAN prior to construction of Scott Rd. The lot, endorsed previously with RIDGE II Application Form A75-33, has legal frontage on Concord Ave., and would ' not be dependent for frontage on Scott Rd., even though it is also shown on the PUD subdivision plan for Minuteman Ridge II. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by the majority to give Mr. Freeman author- ity to sell Lot #1 prior to construction of Scott Rd. Dr. Friedman voted in opposition. The vote was conditional upon advice from Town Counsel that the procedure is legal and proper. Mr. Freeman also had a request concerning his subdivision "Bicentennial FREEMAN Farms". He was allowed by the Conservation Commission to store earth BICENTENNIAL taken from another location on that site, and requested to be allowed FARMS to construct three or four house foundations, without bonding, using some of the stockpiled earth, before construction of the subdivision road, thus saving the effort of repeated moving of the earth. The Town Engineer will be consulted on the matter before final decision by the Planning Board. Mr. Briggs introduced David Kaye, U. Mass. student, who is working in DAVID KAYE the Planning Office for one month, on a volunteer basis. Mr. Kaye was thanked for his efforts by the chairman. At 9:05 p.m., Lynn Hamilton met with the Board for discussion of the MASTER PLAN Draft Report - Master Plan for Recreation and Open Space, which has been OPEN SPACE & prepared under her direction and funded by Art. 87, 1974. Ali(e Hinkle andRECREATION Judy Uhrig, newly appointed members of the Recreation Coom., were intro- duced. Ms. Hamilton listed responses from those who have reviewed the study and reported that the general reaction has been favorable. The report in final form, which should be completed in 3-4 weeks and sent to the State B.O.R. by September 20, will also be distributed to the press, libraries, and a summary report will be prepared for distribution to Town Meeting members. Judy Uhrig reported on her research as to the requirements