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PLANNING BOARD MEETING ' March 2, 1959 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Planning Board Office, Town Office Building, on Monday, March 2, 1959 at 7:30 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindle, Members Abbott, Burnell, Jaquith and Soule, and Planning Director Snow. Town Counsel Stevens was also present from 8:30 to 8:55 p.m. Approved by the Board were the following bills which had been presented for pa7ment: Richard H. Soule, Labor and materials, 12 easels --$82.89; Marion M. Bliss, drafting services, Feb. 16, 17, 23, and 24, 1959-456.00; Louise M. Baker, extra secretarial services, Feb. 25, 195P-45.00; reim- bursement for Board's petty cash --$8.87; Graphic Reproductions, Inc., white prints -42.04• Samuel P. Snow, February ,1959, car allowance --20.00. Mr. Abbott called the Bonrd's attention to the proposed Town Meeting Members Association ' visitation tour of areas of the town concerning which there were articles on the warrant for the annual town meeting. Distributed to the Board was an Association memorandum dated Feb. 2$, 1959 setting forth the itinerary of the tour to be held on March 8, 1",59. Mr. Snow was asked to prepare for Mr. Abbott to take on the tour a kit of maps and related data in regard to Articles 382 39, 40, 411 42, 591 and 62. BILLS T.M.M.A. TOUR Considered next by the Board was a pre- liminary subdivision plan and application for ten- WHITE tative approval submitted on January 26, 1959 by Harmon S. White of Newton, said plan showing a PRELIMINARY proposal for a residential development of the SUBDIVISION former Ferguson -Potter land on the westerly side PLAN of Grove Street in the vicinity of Gould Road. The Board discussed the n_roposed layout of roads with relationship to the general topography, the high pressure gas line passing through said land.. and the request of the Lucky Penny and Meryl Robert Trusts to acquire tax title lots 25 and 26 fronting on Rangeway as a second means of access to the proposed subdivision. It was decided that while membe*-s discussed current problems before the Board, ' Messrs. Abbott and Snow would meet with the Selectmen to discuss the status of Rangeway and the request of said Trust to acquire lots 25 and 26. Thereupon Messrs.