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1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />ANNUAL REPORT - 1968 <br />December 31, 1968 <br />In 1968 the number of petitions presented to the Board of Appeals <br />was approximately the same as in 1967, 86 against 90. Each year three <br />petitions were withdrawn after being advertised. <br />There were more requests for variance than for any other reason. <br />Thirty-five were granted, nine denied. An effort was made to grant <br />small footage requests, but to deny large ones. Thirteen permissions <br />were granted, four denied. Five findings and determinations were <br />granted, one in combination with a variation. This category of our <br />work is very important and decisions are made only after written re- <br />commendations from the Planning Board. Three P.U.D. (planned urban <br />development, sometimes called Cluster Zone) petitions were granted, <br />one denied. Two Sign By -Law requests were granted, two denied. Twelve <br />renewals and four withdrawals complete the 1968 list. <br />Nobody has instituted court proceedings this year to set aside de- <br />cisions by our Board, but there is still one court case pending, in <br />which our decision was upheld by the Superior Court but taken to the <br />Mass. Supreme Court, thereby necessitating nearly a year additional de- <br />lay with the concomitant added legal expense. <br />Our very efficient and experienced secretary retired in the Spring. <br />We want to thank ars. Louis M. Macomber for her years of devoted service. <br />In the years from 1960-67 our personal services and expenses have <br />increased from $3844.44 to $4094.14, a rather slight increase. Our <br />charges of $20 per hearing bring back to the town approximately $1800 <br />per year which makes us one of the least costly activities of the Town. <br />Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman <br />Charles T. Abbott <br />Howard H. Dawes <br />George C. Sheldon <br />George P. Wadsworth <br />