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PLANNING BOARD HEARING February 19, 1937 A Planning Board hearing was held in the Selectmenfs Room of the Town Office Building, Lexington, on Friday, February 19, 1.937, at 8:00 P. M., upon the initiative of the Planning Board to amend the Lexington Zoning By -Law and asap as per attached notice of hearing. Messrs. Borden, Kimball, Ferguson, Kraetzer, and Nickerson were present. Mr. Borden declared the hearing open and Mr. Kimball read the notice of hearing which had been published in the February 4th issue of the Lexington Minuteman and sent to the property owners affected by the change. Fir. Borden explained that Item A of the notice of hearing was in regard to the redefining of the description of the metes and bounds of the Bean Amendment adopted,in 1930. The.Planning Board is recommending this merely to make the text uniform, in anticipation of a reprint of the Voning,By-Law. The original description was not properly`placed,in the By -Law and is based on non -permanent marks. The new description has been furnished by the Engineering Department. Mr. Borden asked if anyone wished to speak in regard to this section, and as there were none, he stated that it would be assumed that there were no objections and.proceeded to Section In,regard to the first paragraph of Section B. with respect to changing the Peterson property on the Concord Turnpike near Blossom Street from C.1 District to a T.1 District, the Chair- man asked if anyone wished to speak. There were none, and Mr. Borden stated that it would be assumed that there were no ob- jections and,discussion would proceed to the second paragraph of Section B. dealing with the same change from a C.1 District to a T.1 District of the property at the corner of the Concord Turnpike and Watertown Street. At this point Mr. Curlys L. Slocum.entered, and Mr. ,Borden asked if he wished to speak in regard to the changing of the Petersonroperty on the turnpike at Blossom Street from a 0.1 to a T.1 District. Mr. Slocum replied that he did not. Mr. Borden then asked if anyone wished to speak on the change of the Childs property from a C.1 to a T.1 District. Mr, Calvin W. Childs stated that a few days before this hearing he mailed a letter to the Board opposing the change, explaining.in it that he had already placed restrictions on the property when dealing with the Board of Appeals and that considerable time had elapsed from the time the zoning was changed until he received his permit. After some time, he 71