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PLANNING BOARD MEETIriG I P4ay 53 1958 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, May 5.9 1958 at 7:45 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindley "members Abbott, Burnell, Jaquith and Soule, and Planning Director Snow. Town Counsel Stevens was present from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. The board approved the minutes of its April 7, 1958 meeting. Approved also by the board were the following bills which had been presented for payment: Spaulding -Moss Co., profile paper, X8,70, and prints of maps, x`18.75--$27,115; Barry Printing Co.y zoning by-law amendment proofs --k12.00; John C. Lichtenberg, revising population map--gp61.00; A.S.P.O., Planning Advisory* Service reports --x"15.15; Graphic Reproduc- tions, Inc., white prints -22.70. At 8:00 p.m. ILZr. Stevens met with the Board to discuss Mr. Gummere's (Secretary of Filene's) April 233 1958 letter to the State Department of Public Works and Commissioner DiNatale's April 30, 1958 reply addressed to Mr. Stevens relative to re- zoning property at the northeasterly corner of the Route 2-12d intersection for -a regional shopping center. Particular attention was given to the last three paragraphs of the Commissioner's letter. (See addendum.) It was pointed out that said State department was not satisfied with Mr. Gummere's letter and wanted something more than a letter of assurance. In view of the department's att_tude, Mr. Stevens stated that he believed that the Town should be nut in a nosi.tion so that it could not be criticized by the State for the reasons that Hayden and Swenson land would be increased in value as a result of re -zoning and that the State would have damages increased for taking of said land for I�ghway purposes. He said he thought that the De- partment might ask the ToUm not to re -zone before said taking was made. Mr. Stevens stated further that he had discussed these matters with representatives of ' Filene's but that they were not going to change the tenor or content of ',Ir. Gummere's letter. Considered next was the followlnP Form A appli- MINUTES BILLS REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTER PROPOSAL