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PLANNING BOARD MEETING June is 1959 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Planning Board Offices Town Office Buildings on Mondays June 1, 1959 at 7:45 p.m. Present were Chairman Abbotts Members Burnell* Grindley Mabee* and planning Director Snot►. The Board approved the minutes of its May MINUTES lls 18s 1959 meetings. Approved also was the following bill which has been presented for payment: Mrs. Marion Bliss, BILL drafting services May 26 and 271 1959--$22.00. for town recreational purposes some of the former RECREATION Considered and approved by the Board was Wilkins property on Grove Street. Mr. Irwin stated the draft of a letter addressed to Mr. Paul J. McCORMACK McCormack in regard to his proposal to petition the PROPOSAL FOR Board of Appeals for a variance to locate a pro- PROFESSIONAL fessional office building on the property numbered OFFICE 789 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington. (See addendum BUILDING ' and minutes of May 18, 1959 meeting.) an agreement with Mrs. Wilkins to purchase for Considered also and approved by the Board $20,000 her 19.3 acres of land less two house lots was the draft of a letter to the Board of Select- LAND FOR men attached to which was Mr. Snow's memorandum RECREATION setting forth his recommendations that the Town - acquire for recreat;onal purposes Lot 11, Holton HOLTON ROAD Road, in the Patriots Forest area. (See addendum.) stated that he thought he could sell the five re- maining lots fronting on Grove Street for approxi- From 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Mr. Irwin met with the Board to discuss the possibility of acquiring LAND FOR for town recreational purposes some of the former RECREATION Wilkins property on Grove Street. Mr. Irwin stated that he had discussed with Mr. Snow the study plans IRWIN for proposed lotting fronting on Grove Street and that said plan met with his approval if he could come to some agreement with the Board in regard to the purchase of the rear land. He said that he had an agreement with Mrs. Wilkins to purchase for $20,000 her 19.3 acres of land less two house lots fronting; on Grove Street, the first being lot Cl comprising 20,030 sq.ft. and the second being a proposed house lot around the Wilkins residences such lot comprising 30s000 sq.ft. Mr. Irwin further stated that he thought he could sell the five re- maining lots fronting on Grove Street for approxi- mately $3500 each, and would like to sell the re- maining rear land to the town for $1200 an acre.