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C L7 1 10-13-59 Mr. Carroll, Supt, of Public Works, who would deter- mine the estimated cost of completing said work. Considered next and approved by the Board was the draft of a letter to the Board of Appeals set- ting forth the Planning Board's opposition to the granting of the Netzer petition for a variance to locate a trailer on lots on Valley Road and to use said trailer for a dwelling. (See addendum.) Mr. Soule was asked to attend the Board of Appeals hear- ing on said petition and to present said letter to the Board. Thereupon, Mr. Soule left the meeting at 8:45 p.m. and returned at 9:30 p.m. The Planning Board considered also the notices of petitions to be heard by the Board of Appeals on October 27, 1959. It was decided to take no action in regard to said petitions. Read to the Board was Mr. Reenstierna's Oct. 6, 1959 letter setting forth his informal opinion of the value of the parcels of land owned by Messrs. Herzog and Benkley, said parcels being located on Whipple Hill and being ones which the Town wished to acquire for recreational purposes. It was Mr. Reen- stierna's opinion that each parcel contributed no more than $1000 to the whole of each of the Herzog and Benkley properties and that damage after a tak- ing in each instance would not be more than said amount and quite probably about$500. Mr. Abbott stated that Mr. Berglund had also appraised said parcels and thought their value to be about $500 each. In view of these opinions it was decided to discuss the matter with the Selectmen later in the evening and to recommend that the parcels be acquired by eminent domain. Discussed next was the Board of Appeals de- cision granting the McCormack petition for a pro- fessional office building. It was the concensus that a definite ruling should be obtained on the zoning matters involved so that the Planning Board would be guided and/or know how to proceed in plan- ning for the Town's future and in preparing future amendments to the zoning by-law. Thereupon, upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: That the Lexington Planning Board file in the Middlesex Superior Court an appeal from the Lexington Board of Appeals decision that was filed in the Town Clerk's office on September 28, 1959 granting a variance of the Lexington -3 - BD. OF APPEALS NET ZER WHIPPLE HILL LAND FOR RECREATION PURPOSES MCCORMACK PETITION BOARD OF APPEALS