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1 1*3 -2- 1 It was noted that conservation efforts and the need for the develop- ment of a long -range water plan were issues that ' must be addressed by Burlington. 1 , Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to follow the follow- ing procedures with regard to request from the Town of Burlington for pur- chase from the Lexington Water System: 1. The Board will offer to meet with the Burlington Selectmen for discussion and clarification of issues and questions raised. 2. No formal commitment will be made to Burlington before MDC approval has been obtained. .3. Burlington will be informed that, in the event of an emergency situation before MDC approval of its application, Lexington will respond., 4. The emergency supply shall be only for the specific time period in which an actual emergency condition exists in the Burlington water system. 5. The Town of Burlington will notify the Town of Lexington that an actual water emergency is occurring. 6. When such notice is received, Lexington D.P.W. forces at Burling- ton's cost will open the valve to Burlington's water system. 7. That the need for emergency water supply be reviewed on a daily basis. 8. When the Town of Lexington has determined that Burlington's water emergency has passed, the valve will be closed . Carota Lorraine Bowen and Paul Carota, representing their mother, Helen request Carota, met with the Board for further discussion of Mrs. Carota' s request tax title that building restriction on a small "tax title" lot adjoining her Tarbell lot Street property be lifted. The Board had voted to deny the request at its meeting on July 2. woo Mrs. Bowen noted that a Tarbell Street lot similar in size to that owned by her parents, was used by the Housing Authority for scattered site housing, and that their lot would have been used similarly by the Housing Authority, if not sold to them by the Town. Discussion followed on Mrs. Bowen T s assertion that her parents have been taxed for buildable lot since its purchase. Ms. Adler referred to records which showed that the lot has not been taxed as buildable from 1953 and on, In response to Mrs. Bowen's question as to why the Town could build on an undersized lot and citizens can not,, it was explained that the Carota lot purchased in 1953, had been sold to enlarge-their property and to afford additional privacy. It has been the policy of the Town that all such lots in the Town have restrictions on building, and that it is not possible to reverse this policy for one lot. In the 1970's when the Town embarked on the scattered site program, if that lot had been still in the ownership of the Town it is possible that it would have been built upon by the Housing Authority, but that in the 20 --year span, the Town's goals had been changed to include low/ moderate incoming housing needs as is within the rights of Town Meeting.