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PLANNING BOARD =TING October b, 1934 A regular meting of the Planning Board was bald in the Conference Room of the Town Office Building on Friday, October S, at 8:10 P. M. Messrs. Duffy, Greeley, Kimball, Robinson and Scheibe were present. The minutes of the July 23rd meting were read and accepted. Discussion was turned to the New Highway, hr. Greeley reported that he had received and answered a oomounication from Mr. Everett S. Emery in regard to the Con- tractors structure in the railroad yard. The structure was found to be for the sole purposes of transferring and measuring cement, and was not a mixer. Therefore it was not felt to be under the jurisdiction of the Planning Board. Concord Mr. Kimball reported that examination of the new highway from the Belmont line to Waltham Street disclosed no really sat- Highway isfactory site for a business district. However, the site.pre- viously suggested, between Pleasant and Blossom Streets is practicable, if not really well suited. It wound require a large amount of cut and.fill, and would represent an appreciable area of only one person's property. Mr. Robinson suggested that there was a possible site just west of the Kelsey Ranch. He also brought up the possibility ' of separating the locations of the two side loops. Mr. Duffy reported from the Regional Board as follows; Arlington favors'a business sone near the intersection with Park Ave., in cooperation with the Town of Belmont. Belmont is loath to do this, because it feels that no business zone is at all necessary where the highway passes through the Town of Belmont, Concord had expected to locate a business zone at the proposed traffic circle near Walden Pond, but finds that the proposed circle is not to be constructed. It has been ascertain- ed that the Concord Board of Selectmen do have the right to Issue gasoline station permits, and are likely to issue may of thew. Mr. Scheibe presented the idea that the tearing down of the old water tower on Concord gill would be meediess and waste- iful of Town funds The Planning Board felt that it could not tape any action on this question. Mr. C. Edward Glynnts resignation was read, and accepted Mr, olynnts with expressions of sincere gratitude for his 1049 and helpful Resignation service, and with deep regret that he felt obliged to resign. The Clerk was instructed to write him a letter to this effect. A letter from Dr. Barnes was read, in which he stated his desire that the zone in which his property lay be changed from Residential to Business. Drafts of letters in repjg�hsd been prepared by Town Counsel wrightington and by Messrs.