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PLANNING BOARD MEETING <br />April 9, 1946 ' <br />Present <br />Messrs. Nickerson, Ferguson, Houdlette and Worthen. <br />Batchelder Property <br />Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Batchelder, of 20 Simonds Rd., appeared <br />before the Board.to discuss re -plotting of their land, comprising <br />4 lots with a total area of about 9,000 sqare feet, and with <br />dwelling on the larger lot, about 4,500 square feet. Owners <br />desired to add new garage to house and establish new property line, <br />selling of the remainder. Remainder would not conform to the <br />zoning by-law for area or frontage, and they were advised that it <br />could not be accomplished. Also advised that they could go to the <br />Board of Appeals, but that there was little chance of a variance <br />being granted on the grounds of hardship, etc. <br />Mr. R. L. Rader <br />Mr. Ryder presented several preliminary subdivision layouts <br />for certain of his land holdings: <br />1.) Land of Lexington Estates Trust, Rowland Barnes, <br />' <br />C. E. Scale 1" : 1001, Dated March, 1940. Area bounded by <br />Waltham St., Vine Brook Road, and Highland Avenue. Roughly 100 <br />acres, with proposed roads and about 225 house lots. <br />This layout was studied by the Board several years ago, at <br />which time the diversion of the south branch of Vine Brook was <br />recognized, being developed with a parkway system of parallel <br />roads on either side of open brook. Mr. Ryder questioned the <br />present status of this proposal. <br />The Board was of the opinion that there was little chance of <br />the early parkway plan being carried through, or the south branch <br />being diverted, and that furthermore the proposed extension of this <br />road system would run directly through the area finally agreed <br />upon as a High School site. On this premise the Board was of the <br />opinion that the owner should be permitted to plan a single road <br />at this point. <br />Certain roads, such as Winthrop Road extension and the <br />termination of Sherburne Road have already been approved in the <br />past, and since that time the owner has sold several lots with <br />frontages on accepted streets. He contemplates going ahead in the <br />near future with approval on portions of the remaining roads after <br />approval by the Board of Survey. <br />2.) Preliminary plat at scale 1" - 801 of land in the Cary <br />Farm area, bounded by Cary Avenue, Shade, St., Spring St., and ex- <br />tending through to Marrett Road, total of 110 lots. No topo <br />