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<br /> <br />PLANNING BOARD MINUTES <br />MEETING OF MAY 10, 2017 <br /> <br />A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Battin Hall, Cary Memorial Building was <br />called to order 7:02 p.m. by Chair, Richard Canale with members Charles Hornig, Nancy <br />Corcoran-Ronchetti, Bob Creech, and Ginna Johnson, Michael Leon, Associate Planning Board <br />Member and planning staff Aaron Henry, David Kucharsky, and Lori Kaufman present. <br />*******************************STAFF REPORTS******************************** <br />General Updates: <br />Next week is the bike walk and bus week and the events are listed on the Town website. <br /> <br />*********************DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION************************ <br />CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING <br />0 Grove Street, Liberty Ridge, Public Benefit Housing Development: <br />Chair Richard Canale opened the continued public hearing at 7:05 p.m. with approximately 65 <br />people in the audience. Mr. Creech recused himself and Mr. Leon, Associate Planning Board <br />Member sat in on this special permit process for 0 Grove Street/Liberty Ridge. <br /> <br />Present were Mr. Michael Rosen, attorney, Mr. Ron Lopez, the applicant and president of North <br />Shore Residential Development, Jack Sullivan, engineer, and David Jay, landscape architect. <br /> <br />Mr. Lopez presented an updated landscape plan and a summary of how the plan presently met the <br />bylaw criteria for gross floor area, impervious surface, and open space. A comparison was <br />presented between Liberty Ridge and Vera Lane for construction and development plans showing <br />the site impacts, benefits to the Town, an updated Greenway Trail extension, land easements, <br />fiscal impacts, a five-year home price comparison from 2012 to 2016 from the multiple listing <br />service, traffic impact, and photometric plans were shown. Additional renderings were provided <br />for the gazebo, children’s play gym, a fenced in dog park, sports court, and units that would be <br />constructed. <br />Mr. Sullivan presented the updated utility plans, a detailed drainage study was provided showing <br />each building would have an independent drywell, a looped water main would be installed, town <br />water would be used, three fire hydrants would be provided and the water pressure problem <br />would be fixed during the summer, the development would not be allowed to tie into the water <br />system until the water pressure problem was totally resolved, which the Town Engineer said <br /> <br /> <br />