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Lexington Planning Board. <br />March 25, 1920. <br />There were present Messrs. Greeley, Wadsworth, Tilton <br />and Hartman, with Town Engineer Duffey in conference. The <br />board considered the question of the East Lexington flats <br />and its general feeling was that til'% lines of action were <br />worthy of consideration. 1. To take the flats - but <br />this cannot at the moment be definitely decided upon be- <br />cause of Arlington's contract with an outside concern. <br />2. To take a certain portion of the land around the flats <br />for a marginal park and boulevard. 3. To take the land <br />of the 6uburban Land Co. for park purposes for the com- <br />bined objective of developing the town park system and of <br />protecting the town from a development which will ultimate- <br />ly be far more expensive than the taking for park purposes. <br />After further consideration it was <br />Voted: 12o recommend the taking of the entire holdings <br />of the ;suburban Land Co. and at least X00 feet <br />around the flats to maple street for a marginal <br />park and boulevard. <br />Voted: That the board recommend the development of no <br />additional street entering the Common from <br />Belfry Hill and that if it is found necessary <br />for the development of the land in the vicinity <br />of Belfry Hill to develop a new outlet, the <br />board recommends that it follow an extension <br />of ':Forest :street essentially as laid out in <br />the plan of C. .i. Woodbury, J.b72. <br />Voted; To recommend that Highland Avenue be extended <br />to riddle ;Areal:. at a point near its junction <br />wi-;;h ,o1.1 en Road and that the town build the <br />street and assess the cost on the abutting <br />properties. <br />