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PLANNING BOABD WMTING July 23, 1934 A regular i gr.U, meeting of the Planning Board was meld in the Conference Room of the Town Office Building on Monday.. July 23, at SsIS o'clock. Messrs. Daffy, Glynn, Greeley, Kimball and Scheibe were present, Mr. Duffy called the meeting to order after an unsuccess- ful search for maps of the Great Meadows Drainage Project. The minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted. Mrs Duffy reported on the progress of the Regional Board as follows.. - A map of the new highway had been prepared for them by the Metropolitan Planning Commission. The general opinion of the Regional Board seemed to favor one, or possibly two business areas in each Town. The Concord Planning Board was apparently having difficulty due to the fact that the Selectmen of Concord threatened to give permits for several gasoline filling stations. The Regional Board felt that that was not within the powers of Concord the Selectmen, and Mr. Morgan of the Concord Planning Board was advised to get in touch with Mr. Hartman. Discussion centered about the groper location for Lexing- ton's business zone, and the highway maps were studied. It was thought that the loop idea,as presented by Mr. Glynn in the meet- Bighwag ing of July 12th, presented the best possibilities. It was felt 'further that about three hundred feet on each side of the high- way would provide a large enough business zone. Mr. Kimball moved, and it was voted, that: - The Planning Board favors the plan drawn up by Mr. Greeley and dated July , 1934, giving 3401 of business frontage on side streets leading from each side of the main highway* The subject of the drainage of the Great Meadows was neat considered. Mr. Kimball stated that the subject had been brought to his attention by Mr. Dutcher of the Arlington Planning Board, the question being whether the two Towns were in agreement about the work being done; he also pointed out that subsequent Informa- tion showed that the Boards of Selectmen of the two Towns were In touch with each other. Mr. Duffy stated that his first impression was that the Arlington Planning Board favored draining the Meadows, but that he now felt that they favored flooding. If that is the case, treat he intimated that the Lexington Planning Board might get in touch with the Arlington Planning Board and hurry up the project. Meadows Mr. Kimball quoted Mr. Dutcher as looking forward to a very attractive parkwa-y and waterway system in that area. ' Mrs Duffy suggested that Messrs. Kimball and Greeley try to gather more information on the inter -town negotiations, and on future plans for the development of the Meadows area; also