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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF APRIL 11, 2016 A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in the Parker Room was called to order 5:35 p.m. by Chair Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti, with members Charles Hornig, Tim Dunn, Richard Canale, and Ginna Johnson in attendance. The meeting was staffed by the Planning Director, Aaron Henry, and the Assistant Planning Director, David Kucharsky. ********************** STAFF REPORTS ********************** th The Board of Selectmen asked the Planning Board to attend its April 13 meeting to discuss the status of Brookhaven’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Planning is tracking all initiatives and will be prepared to discuss Article 10(G) and the Two-Family article. ***** UPCOMING MEETINGS & ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE ***** The Board’s next meeting is Wednesday (April 13, 2016). The Board will need to complete work on Articles 42 and 44. th Anticipated work for the Board’s meeting on April 20, includes finalizing the Town Meeting reports and focus on Development Administration, notably finalizing the Lincoln Street Special Permit decision. Staff expects that two Street determinations will be submitted by then. th April 25 the Board is set to meet before Town Meeting at 5:30. There are no Board-related Town Meeting articles that night, although convening at 6 PM may be necessary to discuss the Brookhaven article. ****** 2016 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING – PREPARATIONS ****** A45,B: RTICLE ROOKHAVEN It is evident that the developer understood the Town’s position regarding their tax-exempt status and indicated that the loss of tax status is a non-starter. The developer is considering postponing the article. The Board of Selectmen meeting on April 13 may clarify the next steps. Ms. Johnson feels uncomfortable voting on the PSDUP without seeing the MOU, which will discuss the issue. A second matter is the affordable housing component. Other concerns include transportation, noise, and the on-site trails and paths.