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PUITNING BOAPD MEETTNG ' May 3, 1 961 On Wednesdav, May 3, 1961 at 7:45 p.m, the Lexington Planning Board held an informal meeting in the Selectmen's Room, T,)wn office Building, with M 1 DISTRICT representatives and/or owners of the larger parcels of land fronting on or adjacent to Hartwell Avenue and located in Lexi.nRton's Light Industrial District.. Present were Chairman Soule, i-iessrs. Bryson, Grindle, and Meyer of the Planning Board, Mr. Adams of the Board of Selectmen, and the Planning Director. Also nresent were Attorneys Norman T. May and Stephen T. Russian rerresenting Joseph Prestejohn of Arlington and William F. Maloney of Lexington; Messra. Daniel G. Wheeler and Paul P. Shepherd of Cabot, Cabot & Forbes of Boston; Mr. C. T. Morris of the Itek Cor- poration; and Messrs. ',di-lbur C. Nvlander of Belmont and Alfred P. Troneano of Lexington. Mr. Soule opened the meeting by stating that it was the planning Board's intention during the coming summer months to rrepare a long-range plan and accompanying zonintT. rroposal for the development of the area bounded by route 128 and the Bedford Town _line between Bedford Street and a line north- easterly and easterly of Bates Poad and :Patriots Forest residential areas. He said it was the inten- tion. of the Planning Board to nresent the results of its studies and recommendations for action at a fall town meeting. He then discussed matters which the planning Board had been considering, these being the use of different size lots and set -back requirements in different sections of the area; the rossibility of relocating a portion of the Boston Edison Comrany's transmission line easement to make some land alen7 Hartwell Avenue more usable; deter- mining just what land along said avenue and Wood Street the Air Force were interested in taking for expansion of Hanscom Field_ facilities; the proposed taking; of Meagherville for a sanitary fill area and of access thereto; the elimination of Hinchey Road; t -he abandonment of a rorti_on of Westvipw Street and the possible exnansion of 'nlestview Cemeterlr. These matters were all discussed in detail. The rlan of the recommended location of a portion of the Edison easement was liven to Mr. Morris for study by Ttelf. Mr. Wheeler stated that if there was a concerted program by the Planning Board that Cabot, Cabot & Forbes would be w-*llinf to abide by its agreement until September not to corstruct any buildings on