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Planning Board Meeting. ' Lexington, Mass. September 21,1926. Present: Emery, Chairman; Worthen, Duffy, Glynn, Milne and C. B. French, Bacon Develog�weffn—t Anthony Doherty of Lincoln, represen ngrus•e�f the Bacon R.E. Trust appeared with reference to the land on Lockwood Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue near Maple Street and its possible developments. The status of the matter with the Board of Survey was left to be ascertained* it was found that they had refused to accept layout proposed by Bacon. Lots 1 to 11 had been sold, and a doubtful agreement for sale of Lot 16 made. The Town Engineer was left to prepare a sketch of the area and its possible suitable development. W. Benj. C. Meady appeared with reference to his land between Bedford and Reed Streets in connection with the development of Gorman land. The engineer ' was left to complete the plan of this area. Acting on petition of Catherine F. Herbert and Erma E. Hargrove as extended in scope by agreement and looking to an amendment of the Zoning By-law, and subsequent to duly advertised hearings of August 13 and September 3, 1926 at which all parties desiring to be heard were heard, the five members of the Planning Board present voted unanimously in opposition to the establish- ment of any business district at or near the junction of Massachusetts Avenue and Marrett Street, and further ordered that a record of this vote be transmitted to the petitioners with the statement that the reasons for this action included the following: That there was no local need to be served by the establishment of such a district, that the needs of the highway through traffic was already sufficiently served by developments less than a mile distant in either direction, and that the establishment of such a district would eventually lead to a develop- ment not conducive to the best interests of the town and the preservation of its historic areas. Mr. Emery outlined progress on vine Brook and Park development plan. The board examined the proposed agreement for releases looking to the establishment of a building line on the north easterly side of Massachusetts Avenue from the Town ' Hall to Woburn Street and voted to proceed in the matter.