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PLANNING BOARD MEETING February 25, 1957 A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held on Monday, February 25, 1957 at 7:35 p.m. in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building. Present were Messrs. Abbott, Adams, Burnell, Grindle and Jaquith and Planning Director Snow. Mr. Hathaway was present from 10:15 p.m. until the close of the meeting. It was moved, seconded and unanimously voted that Mr. Jaquith be chairman pro tempore. From 7:45 to 8:25 p.me a group of members of the League of Women Voters visited with the Board, observ- ing its procedure in the routine matters which are dis- cussed at Planning Board meetings. The Board approved the following bills which had BILLS been presented for payment: Louise M. Baker secretar- ial services, period endinFeb. 22, 1957--620.00 and home typing for February --W-04; Graphic Reproductions Inc., white prints --$2.40; Bruce E. Howlett, profes- sional services, period ending February 23, 1957-- $105.00. Mr. Snow brought to the attention of the Board a SIGNS photograph and item from the February 21, 1957 Lexing- ton Minute -man in regard to new signs that were being erected in v ari ous places in town within the rights of way of the highways, said signs being erected by the Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions Clubs and the Chamber of Com- merce for the purpose of welcoming persons to Lexington. It was noted that in the Lexington Zoning By-law there is nothing stated as to whether or not such signs are permitted or prohibited as accessory uses in an R 1 dis- trict. Mr. Snow pointed out that the signs were larger than those allowed under the Lexington Zoning By-law and asked if the Chamber of Commerce could erect such signs why other organizations or individuals might not erect other signs in similar locations also. The Board took no action on the matter presented. The Planning Board accepted the application for OAK KNOLL approval of the Oak Knoll Section II definitive plan SEC. 3 and set the date of the public hearing upon said appli- cation for March 11, 1957 at 8:00 p.m. ' The Board accepted also a new application for the ROBINSON Robinson Hill Section 3 definitive plan and set the HILL date for the hearing on said application for March 11, 1957 at 8:30 p.m.