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1 1 1 PLANNING BOARD MEETING May 11, 1964 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, May 11, 1964. The meeting was called to order at 8;00 p.m. by Chair- man Meyer with members Bryson, Campbell, Greeley and Riffin, and planning director Zaleski,present. Mr. Greeley left the meeting briefly to attend the meeting of the selectmen with the conservation commission re- lating to the soil survey. Mr. Robert Ericson met with the Board relative to the possibility of use of his land on Grandview Ave. He pre- sented a plan of Grandview Ave. and vicinity and explained that the street is not improved and that he is unable to obtain building permits for houses for that reason. Reference was made to letter from Supt. of Public Works to the Planning Board and from the Board to the Tawn Counsel regarding the status of Grandview Ave. Mr. Legro's ruling that it is not a "way" as defined in the subdivision control law was noted. Mr. Ericson was advised that the only way to solve the problem appears to be to petition the selectmen for the acceptance of Grandview Ave. under the betterment act. The planning director will fol- low the matter up with the town counsel and'the town engineer. Messrs. Al Hruby, Arthur Brock and Temple Scanlon of the Lexington Housing Authority met with the Board relative to the use as a site for the housing for the elderly of an 11 -acre parcel to the east of Waltham St. between Vine Brook Rd. and Winthrop Rd. GRANDVIEW AVE. ERICSON LEWGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY Mr. Greeley pointed out that this parcel was acquired by the town as a tax title and was held as a site for an ele- mentary school. He pointed out that the selectmen would not agree to transfer the land in question to the housing authority without consent of the school committee and the Standing School Building Committee, and that if obtained at all, such consent certainly could not be obtained in time to place the article for a rezoning of this land in the warrant for the June 8, 1964 special town meeting. The Board also felt that an attempt to rezone another parcel would greatly jeopardize the proposed re- zoning of land of Seth and Maxner near Shirley St. to A 1 for purchase by the housing authority. Mr. Hruby stated that the 11 -acre site was preferable to the Seth-Maxner back land because of location, greater usable area, and absence of acquisition costs, and that eventually both sites may be needed to satisfy the anticipated need for housing for the elderly people of limited means. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE