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PLANNING BOARD MEETING July 1, 1963 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday,. July 1, 1963, at 8:06 p.m. Present were Chairman Mabee, members:Greeley and Meyer, and Mr. Snow,.planning consultant. The Board approved the minutes of its meeting of May MINUTES 27, 1963. The Board approved for payment a bill from Wallace B. Mitchell Co., in the sum of $5.49 for blueprint paper. Considered next were the following Form A applica- tions for determination of Planning Board jurisdiction: #63-97) See minutes of Planning Board meeting #63-40) of June 24. #63-41) Upon motions duly made, and seconded, it was unani- mously ' VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board determines that the plans accompanying Form A applications #63-39 and 03-41 do not.require approval under the subdi- vision control law, and that said plans be so en- dorsed. VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board determines that the plan accomparWing Form A application #63-40 requires approval under the subdivision control law. Mr. Snow gave a report of his study of the question raised by Mr. Arthur J. Thyng in his letter of June 17. (See minutes of Planning Board meeting of June 24, 19634 Mr. Snow then presented for the Board's consideration a reply to Mr. Thyng's letter. This was approved and signed by the Chairman. (See addendum.) From 8:30 to 10:00 p.m. Mr. Stephen F. Ells of 110 Shade Street met with the Board at its invitation to dis cuss Massachusetts enabling legislation in regard to town conservation commissions and the possibility of Lexington establishing such a commission. The Board had two main objections to.the present enab- ling legislation: one, the limitation of $15,000.00 and the percentage maximum which is now set on the amount any town may appropriate for a conservation fund in one year; two, the BILL FORMS A THYNG LAND CONSERVATION COMMISSIONS