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6-2-58 Mr. Benkley stated that he acquired the additional parcel of land for the specific purpose of locating a radio antenna thereon and moving the antenna from time to time to various points on the parcel. He said that if what the town proposed to do with the land it wished to acquire did not en- croach upon his family's privacy or interfere with the use of the antenna, he might consider selling a portion of said parcel. He then asked how the town planned to develop the land surrounding his property. In the discussion that followed it was agreed that the Board would meet later with Mr. Benkley to discuss further the possible acquisition of a portion of the parcel under consideration, that at the time of meeting the Board would have available for discus- sion sketches showing how it was planned to develop the proposed recreation area, and that details for arranging a transfer of land would be made at said -3- Sun Valley recreation area showing study plans he and Mr. Howlett had prepared prior to and after the submission, in 1956s of the preliminary plan of said subdivision. Mr. Snow also explained how the boundary between the subdivision and the proposed recreation area had been determined after field studies and the making of a topographical model. He showed profile studies which had been prepared at the time indicating how sight lines from the proposed ob- servation point on the highest point of the hill would clear roof tops for panoramic views of the countryside. Mr. Snow also stated that it was his understanding that it was on the basis of the land outside the proposed subdivision being set aside for recreation purposes, and an option being obtained for the acquisition of said land, that the Board had approved the subdivision plan. (See minutes of the July 16 and August 13, 1956 Planning Board meet- ings.) Uhen it was asked if it were possible to ob- tain all of the land as proposed for recreation pur- poses, Mr. DeVries stated that Mr. Herzog had told him that he was not willing to sell the parcel adja- cent to Lot 188. (Mr. DeVries said that prior to any approval by the Planning Board, he had an a reement to sell the additional land to the Herzogs.) In re- gard to the Town acquiring any of the parcel adja- cent to 187, Mr. DeVries said that he had discussed the matter with Mr. Benkley and believed that there was a possibility of this being done. Mr. Benkley stated that he acquired the additional parcel of land for the specific purpose of locating a radio antenna thereon and moving the antenna from time to time to various points on the parcel. He said that if what the town proposed to do with the land it wished to acquire did not en- croach upon his family's privacy or interfere with the use of the antenna, he might consider selling a portion of said parcel. He then asked how the town planned to develop the land surrounding his property. In the discussion that followed it was agreed that the Board would meet later with Mr. Benkley to discuss further the possible acquisition of a portion of the parcel under consideration, that at the time of meeting the Board would have available for discus- sion sketches showing how it was planned to develop the proposed recreation area, and that details for arranging a transfer of land would be made at said -3-