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MEETING OF PLANNING BOARD <br />(Joint with Fire Engineers) ' <br />March 20, 1944 <br />Present: Planning Board members - Messrs. Greeley, Richards and <br />Ferguson. <br />Fire Engineers - Messrs. Emery, Adams and Fawcett. <br />This meeting was called at the request of the selectmen to <br />review thoroughtly the Fire Station situation and to submit a new report on <br />the findings of the two boards. <br />Mr. Greeley reported that he attended a meeting of the Fire <br />Chiefs of Massachusetts. In reply to the question of the advisability of <br />combining a fire station and a police station, the president of the <br />association replied, "No building could be large enough." <br />IMr,'-2mery reported that the selectmen would like suggestions <br />on what could be done with the Barnes property in the future if a <br />fire and police station were not built on the site. The following <br />suggestions were made: <br />Medical center ' <br />Open park --as Arlington, Weston and Newton <br />War memorial <br />Veterans' building. <br />It was brought out that to duplicate the present town <br />office building, would not use the Barnes property, except for <br />a'driveway. <br />The question was asked of the Fire Engineers if it was <br />feasible to have just one Central Fire Station. Mr. Emery <br />replied that the Fire Rating Bureau was opposed to such a plan. <br />All eggs in one basket. Would not save any personnel. <br />The following list of towns shows the number of fire <br />stations: <br />Woburn - 2 <br />Arlington - 3 <br />Winchester - 1. Have bought land for 2nd; one-third <br />area of Lexington. <br />Concord - 2 <br />Needham - 2 <br />Hingham - 3 <br />Watertown - 2. One-third area of Lexington. , <br />Belmont - 3. One-third area of Lexington. <br />Wellesley - 2 or more <br />Waltham - 4 <br />