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PLANNING BOARD MEETING ' January 205 1964 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held on Monday, January 20, 1964, in its office, Town Office Building, Lexington. Present were Chairman Meyer, members Bryson, Campbell, Greeley, and Mabee, and the secretary, Mrs. Macomber. At 7:55 p.m. the Board met with Mr. Russell S. Davenport for informal discussion of his rezoning proposal for change of REZONING zone of his land on Bedford Street from C 1 to A 1 apartment dis- PROPOSAL trict, and to answer any questions the Board might have in rela- tion to the same. A petition has been received bearing 112 names DAVENPORT certified by Town Clerk Carroll to be registered voters in the Town of Lexington requesting that an article for this change be placed on the warrant for the annual town meeting to be held in March. When asked if this was the same article which he had pro- posed to present at the special town meeting held last November, Mr. Davenport replied that it had been changed somewhat. He ex- plained that this land is at the Hinchey Road gravel pit and the area would look much better if leveled off. It is not considered residential land. It was also stated that it is impossible to develop some of the land along Hartwell Avenue because of insuffi- cient frontage. The Board felt that there was room for more than one motel and that there would be need of such when the federal park was developed. Mr. Davenport stated that the motel business was running out and that he preferred the apartments and not to wait for the development of the park. He believes that the people in the area prefer apartments, also. Mr. Davenport asked if the Board favored this proposal and was told that the Planning Board had prepared a report for the last hearing, which had been postponed, and had given a copy to Norman Richards, attorney for Mr. Davenport, and that the Board had not discussed the matter since. However, it was the opinion of the Board that their attitude would probably remain the same. Mr. Davenport left the meeting at 8:10 o'clock. At this time, Mr. Raymond Boudreau came to the meeting in regard to his rezoning proposal to change a small piece of land REZONING on Worthen Road from R 1 to C 2. He stated that a petition had PROPOSAL been .given Mr. Carroll for checking of names. A tentative date for hearing was set for February 20, 1964. Mr. Boudreau left BAYCO REALTY at 8:15 p.m. At this time Mr. William H. Sullivanmetwith the Board PRELIMINARY PLAN to submit.a preliminary plan of subdivision to be known as - ' "Tillinghast Estates Section 2 Lexington, Mass." The Board. TILLINGHAST looked the plan over and will forward it to John Carroll, Supt. ESTATES of Public Works, for his comments.