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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF JUNE 21, 2017 A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Selectmen’s Meeting Room was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair, Richard Canale with members Charles Hornig, Nancy Corcoran- Ronchetti, Bob Creech, and Ginna Johnson and planning staff Aaron Henry, David Kucharsky, and Lori Kaufman present. Michael Leon joined the meeting in progress. *******************************STAFF REPORTS******************************** General Updates: Board of Appeals (BOA) applications for the July 13 meeting will be scanned and sent to Board Members to review and return comments to staff before July 13 so they can be submitted to the BOA. The Planning Board, Board of Selectmen, and Economic Development Advisory Committee summit is tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. in Estabrook Hall. *********************DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION************************ PUBLIC HEARING 167-177 Cedar Street, Definitive Subdivision Plan: Chair Richard Canale opened the continued public hearing at 7:05 p.m. with approximately 30 people in the audience. Michael Novak and Rick Waitt from Meridian Associates, Ben Finnegan, applicant, and Gary Larson, landscape architect were present. Mr. Novak went through the changes submitted. The road names were removed and new names were submitted, the changes made were based on comments from the Board at the last meeting. Engineering requested an eight inch water line from a six inch water main. Mr. Finnegan met with both abutters regarding screening during and after construction and they are here at this meeting. Individual Board Member Comments:  Does the hooking into existing water main need to cut into the road? No.  Drainage structure overflow do you have them? Mike said yes they are on the upper outlet above elevation and act as an emergency overflow and bounded by riprap.  Are you confident the Trager’s residence will not increase runoff to their basement? The runoff will decrease from what is currently existing.