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Minutes, April 3, 1985 page 2 agreed that the two undersized lots would either have to be joined with another lot within the subdivision or excluded from the subdivision. Hamilton will submit a request for a two week extension of time to revise the drawings. 105. Ridge Estates III, Certificate of Action: Mrs. Smith read from a letter from Theodore Freeman dated April 2, 1985 in which he states that there is no 25 foot landscape easement along lot 38. He said the engineer should not have shown that on the plan; the engineer was sent a copy of the purchase and sale agreement with Mr. Colangelo. Freeman denied that construction on the subdivision road had started. He said there was an excavation along the property line in anticipation of the correct grading needed for lot 38. He said that excavation and grading was being done so that the landscaping of Mr. Colangelo's lot could proceed without interference from the construction of the road. Mr. Freeman referred to several items in a March 21, 1985 memo from Town Engi- neer, Francis Fields. He promised to make what ever changes the Town wanted. The Board had a lengthy discussion of the 8% and 10% grade of the road. It appears there will be deep cuts, of 10 or 15 feet in some places. Mrs. Smith noted the driveway for lot 3 has a 15% grade. The Board concluded there were significant cuts at either 8% or 10% Mr. Sorensen and Mr. Cripps observed that if another alignment of the road were considered, the problem of the grade of the road could be reduced. Mrs. Smith suggested that the subdivision be disapproved because: 1) it includes inaccurate information about the 25 foot easement and 2) the proposed.10% road grade was not on the plan that was before the Board. She asked if there were other deficiencies in the plan. Mr. Bowyer said there was a problem with a hydrant and that the survey of the property referred to stone bounds along the right-of-way East Emerson Road but that he could not find the bounds in the field. He reminded the Board of the problems of the layout of Scott Road which, as a result of faulty surveying, ended up with many of the houses being construc- ted in violation of yard setback requirements. There were also proceedural questions about the submission of the plan to the Board of Health in a timely manner and adequate documentation about the right to convey the rounding easement to the Town on lot 55-115. There was also the question whether the excavation on lot 37 was a start of construction of the roadway. On the motion of Mrs. Uhrig and seconded by Mr. Cripps, it was voted 4-0 to disapprove the Ridge Estates III definitive subdivision plan. The Board reviewed a Cerrificate of Action and signed it. 106. Graystone, off Pleasant Street: Mr. Bowyer reported that a definitive subdivision plan, for 11 lots, including 2 existing houses, had been filed by Boyd Smith, Inc. on March 29, 1985 for a 5 acre parcel off Pleasant Street near Worthen Road East.