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14 -4- Nr . Edd.i son had prepared a draft cover letter to acccn pan %7 the Planning Bogard s and Conservation Cann i ss ion' s Position Statements, which covered points on which the. Selectmen and Planning Board had differing views. Selectmen were in agreement that this letter should be sent, if the Planning Board did not choose to revise its statement., Referring to the Park's proposal for extension of the Park lands to include Hayward Pond area residential land, Ms. Dailey expressed his disfavor with the Planning Board' s October 17t-b- reca u endation that the Park Service give consideration to voluntary and friendly acauisition of these residential ro � ties, over tirre, as the owners decide to sell p � a them, noting the emotional 1 impact to homeowners o f such procedure. p Nr. Eddison said he saw no need to disturb the integrity of that neighborhood, and suggested that screening could be used to preserve the historic ambience of the Park. He asked that the Planning Board be aware of the impact on people and their neighborhoods under this sort of a plan. He added his compliments on the excellent preparat i. on of the position paper. mrs. Smith said she has seen the adverse affects to a neighborhood when neighbors gradually leave and saw no need to destroy it when there is no overriding need. The Planning Board then returned to its office for further deliberations on its position. 4, ,.. The Selectmen continued to discuss other aspects of the statement. Regarding the proposed relocation of Rte. 2A, Mr. Marshall noting that it is a busy road, said he did not fee comfortable with the concept and did not support it. He added that the Conservation Ca n fission had also expressed its opposition. He said he felt that it would be a poor use of federal money. Mr. Eddison said he felt that the re- creation could he accomplished within limits, to show visitors what it had been like to live and fight in Revolutionary war days and if even part of the relocation could be imp lemented it would enhance the Park Service's capacity to recreate the 1775 ambience realistically. He said he saw that potential and asked for the Board's support. Mrs. Smith said she would endorse the relocation of certain sections of 2A if cost and environmental issues allowed . Motion was made by Nor. Marshall and seconded by Mr. Dailey to arend paragraph a. of the Selectmen's draft letter to the Park Service to inflect opposition to the concept of the relocation of Rte. 2A. It was voted 3 _ 2 to retain the paragraph as presented, with Mrs. smith r Mr. Eddison and Mr,, McSweeney voting against the motion,, The motion did not pass. g h c. which stated that the Town. well continue to Regard � �� paragraph � P � satisfactory acta work " crcperati.on with the Park cervice to n�tually ry solutions to issues involved in the plan, Mr. Marshall referred to past att t s by the Town to work with the Park Service in for lation ! of � Tans for improvements to Rte. 2A. He pointed out that at that tz.me , the Park Service had not been cooperative p � P � � with res to a passible land swap. He felt that with respect to the Rte. 22h relocation, modern needs, as well as historical needs, need to be considered► and that the Park - Service should now begin to work cooperative -3 -Y with the Tcwn. Mr. Dailey asked that that view be conveyed to the Part Service. .