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-2- <br />Planning <br />2-Planning Board Meeting February 17, 1935 <br />zoning was changed for that reason. <br />Mr. Duffy informed him that that was not the main reason it <br />was changed. It was done because it was felt that the status of the <br />area would be important to the Town and it might be a community buffer, <br />s far as a fire station is concerned, with a proper building which <br />the Town can afford, it is an ideal place and many citizens approve it. <br />Mr. O'Connell stated that the land belonging to Dr. Barnes <br />next to the Cary Memorial Building was talked of as a possible site <br />for the fire station. Dr. Barnes' price is $35,000.00 for the land <br />needed for the fire station plus the cost of moving his house and <br />changing the lines. He also said he did not intend to put anything <br />there that would be hard to look at because he lived opposite it <br />himself. Mr. Blake and the committee investigating the fire station <br />site came to the conclusion that they did not want the land for that <br />purpose. He stated that he received a certain price from a company <br />and would be willing to sell it to the Town at a much lower one, as <br />he would like to see a fire station there. <br />Mr. Milne stated that he would be willing to make a contri- <br />bution to have the Town hold the property. <br />Mr. Duffy informed Mr. O'Connell that he thought the citizens <br />of the Town would be willing to make a liberal contribution to keep <br />the land open as a park and control it until such time as it can be <br />considered for a fire station. <br />her. O'Connell replied that he did not like the idea of carry - <br />Ing it on indefinitely and if enough people felt that way he would <br />be willing, but he thought it would look as though he was trying to <br />sell it. He also suggested putting an article in the Town Warrant <br />for March 20th before the one asking to change the zoning and let <br />the people discuss it. <br />P+r. Duffy felt this would be up to the Chairman of the Selectmen. <br />Mr. O'Connell further stated that he would be willing to wait <br />two years if he thought the Town wanted it for a park. The Board was <br />also informed by Mr. O'Connell that the Legislature has removed the <br />restrictions prohibiting a filling station being built next to a <br />church and he could build one next to the Baptist Church because <br />Lexington has not made any restrictions in regard to this. <br />Mr. Duffy informed Mr. O'Connell that the Board would talk <br />the matter over and let him know their action. After Mr. O'Connell <br />had gone, Mr. Duffy stated that it would be wrong to insert an <br />article in the warrant without taking the matter up with Mr. Trask <br />and the Finance Committee. <br />Motion was made and seconded that Mr. O'Connell be instructed <br />by letter as to the proper form of petition and fixed area to be <br />affected by such petition and it was so voted. It was decided that <br />a second letter be sent to advise him that owing to the insufficiency <br />of time, the Board felt that there was not an opportunity to Intro- <br />duce into the warrant for the coming meeting an alternative article <br />which would give the Town the opportunity of considering the broader <br />aspects of the land. It was so voted and two letters were written <br />him. <br />Mr. Frank W. Perkins then came before the Board and asked <br />by the area within which he was to get signatures of the owners of <br />0/ valuation was extended to the Rest Inn and up to the new church, <br />including three gasoline stations, when last year it ran from the <br />Cooke property to Follen Road and the Wilson property. <br />Mr. Duffy informed him that it was up the the Board to fix <br />