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W3 (Adjourned Session of the 198 Annual Town Meeting May 5, 198 Article 60. Albert P. Zabin spoke of his grave reservations about adopting (Cont.) Article 60. He felt that there should not be this kind of re- zoning unless there is a clear need and he felt that this is not the case in this article. He urged unfavorable action. 8:58 P.M. James J. Findley spoke of the impact on safety of drivers and pedestrians and also urged unfavorable action as did Jane P. Buckley and Ronald W. Colwell. The following neighbors spoke against the rezoning: Barbara J. Degan, 334 Lincoln Street Michael R. Coppe, 12 Barrymeade Drive - Stanley S. Wallack, 315 Lincoln Street Robert M. Dalrymple, 642 Marrett Road. 9:45 P.M. Louis A. Zehner spoke in support of the motion and said that the corner in question was one of the messiest corners in the town until it had been cleaned up and fenced in by Mr. Kelley and Mr. Perry. He felt that this was just the beginning of a big improvement for said corner. 9:47 P.M. Joseph F. Gilbert, Jr. spoke in favor of the motion. 9:50 P.M. Alfred S. Busa voiced the unanimous support of the Board of Select- men in regards to the rezoning of this piece of land. 9:50 P.M. Mr. Kelley rebutted the statements made by the dissenters and said that he felt the town needs local businesses rather than have the residents having to shop out of town. 9:57 P.M. Karsten Sorensen spoke as a minority member of the Planning Board opposing this article. He felt that the Town had no obligation to provide space for businesses operating out of homes in residential areas. fie said that rezonings should he considered only where there is good justification. This proposal is ad hoc and is not consistent with the good planning that is expected in Lexington. 9:59 P.M. Mr. Kelley responded to a question raised by Graydon M. Wheaton. He said that they would be restricted on what retail space would be called for. No other retail use would be allowed in without a permit from the Board of Appeals. 10:02 P.M. Kenneth O. Alves requested that a roll call vote be taken on the motion under Article 60. The Moderator asked for a standing vote of those members in favor of a roll call vote. Results as follows: Precinct Tellers In Favor 1 Sheila Busa- Tassone 5 2 Lynda A. Wik 3 3 Suanne C. Dillman 5 4 Georgia S..Glick 0 5 James L. Silva 4 6 Edith Sandy 1 7 Winifred L. L. Friedman 7 8 Suzanne S. Frank 2 9 John C. Eddison 16 At Large John R. Campbell 3 Total 46 Less than the required fifty members having voted in favor, the request for a roll call vote on the motion offered under Article 60 was not in order. 10:04 P.M.