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PLANNING BOARD IMTING <br />December 30, 1946 <br />Present: Messrs. Worthen Nickerson F'er son Houdlette Richards and Cromwell. <br />The Board studied a revised layout of the Poor Farm property and marked <br />it "Planning Board, December 30, 19.4.6." It approved the new layout subject to <br />the following: It seemed best to eliminate the four back lots and add them to <br />the recreational area; to reduce the width of the entrance to the back lots from <br />40 feet to 20 feet; to eliminate one of the footpaths to the back property; to <br />shorten the deep lot running into the east end of the enlarged recreational area. <br />tbt with P;1r.Roland Greeley to discuss the complication involving the en- <br />trance to the Ryder property on Waltham Street. Learned that Mr.Greeley's com- <br />mittee had finished its work and that we would have to obtain information on <br />actual location of the school from Charles Davis or his committee. Decided to <br />confer with Mr.Davis and if necessary to get outside assistance in laying out new <br />entrance to Ryder property. <br />1/7et with Selectmen. They felt that the proposed apartment zmne was un- <br />desirable and that it would be better to make this a business area and to extend <br />business areas further down Waltham and Muzzey Streets than as shown on plan <br />proposed by Edwin B.Northen and Planning Board said apartment zone was not vital. <br />Selectmen suggested that parking might ultimately be extended into the block to <br />the west of the proposed new street. <br />Mr.Paxton suggested it would be better to take 15 or 20 feet off of the <br />southerly side of IvIazzey Street rather than to take any of the bank's property <br />to widen Muzzey Street. <br />Selectmen favor more business zone than Planning Board had suggested. <br />They favor land takings but not any immediate construction. <br />Selectmen approved Planning Board idea of requiring builders of new <br />property to provide own parking area. <br />Selectmen urged Planning Board to do something about loophole in the by- <br />law that requires 100 foot frontage only when a building is erected. <br />Selectmen asked Board to continue investigation of Ryder matter and <br />approved of our obtaining outside assistance. <br />The meeting adjourned at 10 p.m. <br />T <br />romwell <br />Clerk <br />