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i 1 PLANNING BOARD MATING March 29, 1965 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held on Monday, March 29, 1965, in its office, Town Office Building. The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman Campbell at 7:30 p.m. with Members Fowle, Greeley, Riffin, and Planning Director Zaleski and Planning Consultant H. S. Brinkers of Metcalf & Eddy present. Application for federal funds for long range planning services, together with a letter of interest signed by Plan- METCALF & ning Board Chairman Bryson, and an outline of services pre- EDDY pared by the consultants Metcalf & Eddy were reviewed by the Board. Minutes of meeting of March 13, 1965 were approved. Reviewed by the Planning Board was the following Form A application for determination of Planning Board juris- diction: #65-11, submitted March 19, 1965 by Mark Moore, Jr.; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", Scale: 1" = 401, dated March 19, 1965, Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. Upon motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board determines that the plan accompanying Form A #65-11 does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law and the plan was so endorsed. Dr. Sloane, Mr. Pierce, A.I.A; Mr. Schmertzler and Dr. Jick met with the Board and presented a sketch of Pea- cock Farm subdivision and of adjacent lands showing alter- nate possibilities of developing of such adjacentlands owned by Green and White. Mr. Pierce also presented a letter from Jules Sussman, Chairman of the Conservation Commission. Mr. Pierce suggested that the land next to West farm be kept open as a part of a future green strip connection to Massachusetts Ave. Several slides of the area were shown. The number of lots would be reduced from 31 to 24 by reserving the open land. The Board took the matter under advisement. MINUTES FORM A PEACOCK FARM PROPOSAL Next, Mr. Bigelow Moore met with the Board and dis- played a map of the Brigham Rd. subdivision and presented JACKSON ESTATES - some photographs of the flash flood. Mr. Moore contended BRIMM RD. that the Brigham Rd. subdivision is subject to flooding and may jeopardize adjacent properties. The matter was referred to the Planning Director for review with the Town Engineer.