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sty.. r PLANNING BOARD MEETING t, November 3, 1930 ry� 8:15-10:00P.M. "a Present:- Emery f G;itl'er,_, allne,; Dttffy, Town Engineer and Asstt`Town Engineer' and secretary. Mr. Higgins, Assistant Town Engineer, spoke about j the meeting in Arlington regarding the "Spring Street Project". It was. traced at the Arlington meeting on aerial photographs. They are going to call a hearing from all three towns that Spring are interested and have Mr. Kendall from the County to talk pro act over further about the location.., This street, will take the — oJect traffic out of Belmont and WatertownCenters. The Planning : Board thought that it should find out more about it before going to the hearing. There are three possible routes., it was decided to ask the Town Engineer to make preliminary ketchesp shoeing ways of bringirig ,the extension into :Lexington and joining it to the -State Road or Concord Avenue. Sketches, if possible, to be presented to the Planning Board " before the proposed further hearing that is to be held,at which the County and State Engineers are asked to be present. s ;y The three petitions were brought up: Catherine F. Herbert.- From the point in question M at Marrett Road and Mass. Avenue to the nearest filling station in Lincoln is eight tenths of a mile and It is eight« tenths of a mile to the Five Forks Filling Station, This is a busy corner with a lot of traffic from Concord and if a. filling station was put there, it would make it a congested 41 district. Changes should not be made unless it is for goody Y solid business. yu, Harriet W..Smith:- Nodemand for business. If :} there is no eman , tne Town cannot be improved by putting this district into the business ,zone. A business zone that s inot prosperous is a detriment to the Town. There is only a mile and eight -tenths between filling stations. It would depreciate the value of the property on the other. corners and make the section undesirable' for residents When there � is more demand, all corners should be put in. If the Town': votes to_ put this corner iia, it 'ought to decide 'about other corners also. If the change: is made, ,it will mean a spotty, cheap business district because the people who build wontt'' .1V be able to put up good buildingsp and the'To-wn will be the sufferer. Ethel W. Bean: -'All agreed that there is no need } of change., It was voted that changes for all three petitions Were unnecessary. The meeting was adjourned at 1©:00 P 17. s: Res ectfu ly submitted., Secretary #�.