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P'OBLIC HEARING March 9, 1961 The Lexington Planning Board held a public hear- ing on Thursday, March 91 1961 at 7:30 p.m. in Estabrook Hall, Cary Memorial Building, to consider four pronosals to amend the Lexington Zoning By-law. Present were Vice - Chairman Grindle, Members Mabee, Meyer and Soule, Plan- ning Director Snow and the secretary, Mrs. Macomber. Mr. Soule presided, explaining first the procedure to be followed in conducting the hearing. He stated that the notice of the hearing as it had appeared in its en- tirety in the February 16 and 23, 1961 issues of the Lex- ington Minute -man had been sent to all owners of land deemed to be affected. Mr. Soule read separately each proposal as It had been printed in said notice. There were nine -persons present when he read the first nronosal: 1. To amend Section ltd, Board of Appeals, of the Zoning B7 -Law by striking out the word 'five" in the second BOARD sentence in the first naragraph and inserting in OF place thereof the word "six" so that said paragraph APPEALS ' will read as follows: The Selectmen shall also appoint six associate members of the Board of Appeals, and in the case of a vacancy, absence, inability to act or interest on the kart of a member of said Board, his place may be taken by an associate member designated as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 14, and any amendments thereto. Mr. Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman of the Board of Appeals, was called upon to explain the pronosal. He stated that the Board of Appeals originally consisted of five regular and three associate members but because of difficulty in obtaining enough members to meet during the summer months the Board requested in 1960 that its mem- bership be increased by adding another associate member. He reported that after the town meeting had voted to in- crease the associate members of the Board of Appeals to four in number, difficulty was still being experienced during the summer months in obtaining sufficient members to meet for hearings. Mr. Nickerson stated that author- ity was being sought to add a fifth associate member to the Board of Appeals, concluding with the remark that he hoped. this numher would prove adequate for the Board's needs. ' There being no further comments in regard to the proposal and no one registering an opinion either for or arrainst It, the b earing was declared closed at 7:35 n.m.