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5-18-59 The Board approved the draft of a letter to ' MARSHALL Mr. Roger Marshall with reference to his proposal REZONING that the local business district at Waltham Street PROPOSAL and Marrett Road be expanded. (See addendum and Planning Board minutes of May 4s 1959.) Considered next and approved by the Board HINDS was the draft of a letter to Messrs. Hinds and REALTY Carye with reference to their request for informal TRUST opinions regarding plans for the development of lands of the Hinds Realty Trust adjacent to Cutler CARYE Farm and Burns Roads in the Woodhaven development. (See addendum and Planning Board minutes of March 17s 1959.) Approved also by the Board was the draft of McCORMACK a letter addressed to Mr. Albert C. Brun with BRUN LAND reference to request for a written offer for land PROPOSED which the Planning Board recommended that the Town FOR acquire for recreational purposes. (See addendum RECREATION and Planning Board minutes of May lls 1959.) After Mr. Stevens came to the meetings read McCORMACK and discussed was Mr. Paul J. McCormack's May 16 PROPOSAL FOR 1959 letter to the Board in regard to his proposal PROFESSIONAL to petition the Board of Appeals for variance to OFFICE ' locate an office building on the property numbered BUILDING 789 Mass. Ave. in Lexington. From notes which were dictated after the discussions Mr. Snow was asked to prepare for the Board's consideration a draft of a letter to Mr. McCormack in which it was stated that the Planning Board did not believe that a variance for the purpose of erecting a profes- s'onal office building on this particular property could legally be granted. At 9:00 p.m. Messrs. N71ander and Trcpeano VINE BROOK met with the Board to discuss .the plans which the REALTY Vine Brook Realty Trust had filed with the Board TRUST of Appeals and upon which the Planning Board had - made a recommendation. (See minutes of Planning A 1 DISTRICT Board meeting of Anril 27s 1959.) After a de- tailed discussion of the many aspects of said plans it was decided that a further conference in. regard to the plans.would be advisable. Before holding said conference it was agreed that said Trust would file with the Planning Board a set of plans which would include complete layout plans of Worthen Road and the relocation of Waltham Street* sewer plans# and the final proposed floor grades of the apartment buildings. Among the items dis- cussed was the proposed status of Captain Parker Lane. It was decided that this was to be a drive-