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I PLANNING"' B19ATO NMTT'G'N July 30 1957 A special meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building, on Tuesday, July 30, 1957 at 7:30 p.m - Present -were Chairman Grindle, Members Jaquith and Soule, Town Counsel Stevens, and Planning Director Snow. The minutes of the July 24, 1957 meeting were MINUTES approved. Mr. Snow informed the Board that the Shannons SHANNON agreed to sell their land on North Street for $5500., LAND that Mr. Stevens had prepared the necessary instru- PURCHASE ment setting forth the option price of $500.00 and to FOR pay the additional $5000.00 for the land contingent RECREATION to the town voting to purchase the said land on the date of the purchase agreement expiring,, April 30, 195$• Mr. Snow also stated that the option was ob- tained from the Town Treasurer that this would be exchanged for the properly signed option instrument. Thereupon it was moved by Mr. Jaquith, seconded by ' Mr. Soule and unanimously VOTED: to pay $500 for an option from Clarence Philip Shannon to buy an area of land of 10.9 acres on North Street for recrea- tional purposes, said land shown on a plan entitled "Land of Albert H. Burnham at Lexington", dated May 192$0 F. P. Cutter, C.E., recorded in the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 415, Plan 32, at a price,of $5500:00, the cost of the option to be applied on the price and the option to run for a period ending April 30, 1958. The following bills present for payment were BILLS approved: Clarence Philip Shannon, option for pur- chase of North Street gravel pit --$00.00; Graphic O $7.$0; Reproductions, Inc., white prints -41-50 and Minute -man Publications advertising -44 Bruce July E. Howlett Professional. services, week ending 262 1957--1113.75, mileage and parking expenses -- $6.95; Samuel P. Snow, July car allowance --$25.00, drafting supplies --$2.00. The Board took under consideration the follow- FORM A ing Form A application for determination of Planning Board jurisdiction: