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1 1 PLANNING BOARD MEETING May 31, 1966 The Lexington Planning Board held a regular meeting STREET on Tuesday, May 31, 1966. From 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. the Board INSPECTION toured the town to inspect and determine the status of certain unpaved streets. At 8:00 p.m. the meeting was called to order by Chairman Campbell with members Fowle, Riffin and Worrell, and Planning Director Zaleski present. Minutes of Planning Board meeting of May lfj, 1966 MINUTES were read and approved as amended. Plan submitted with Form A application 1166-17 entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated May 6, FORM A 1966, was reviewed by members of the Board and endorsed as Ricci not requiring approval under the Subdivision Control Law. The preliminary subdivision plan of Longfellow Rd. extension (Longfellow Estates, Sec. 3) was reviewed by LONGFELLOW RD. the Planning Board and its relationship to Chapter 220, EXTENSION Acts of 1965 (Hatch Act) discussed. The majority of the Board was in favor of notifying the Dept. of Natural Re- sources that this land may come within the purview of the Hatch Act. It was also decided to notify Mr. Spagnuola of the recommendations of the town engineer and request a profile of the drainage ditch to Willards Woods. Mr. Greeley joined the meeting at this time. Mr. John J. Carroll, Town Engineer, came in and presented a letter relative to the preliminary plan of MASON ST. Mason St. extension (Peacock Farm, Sec. V), agreeing to EXTENSION - Planning Board recommendations with the exception of the PEACOCK FARM width of Mason St., which he wished to be 50 ft. and not 40, as proposed. The Board agreed to 50 ft. right-of-way width but decided to waive 30 ft. pavement requirements. The design of Massachusetts Ave. in the center was discussed next, the Board expressing themselves in favor MASS. AVE. - of the design proposed by Mr. 'Carroll involving parking LEX. CENTER bays and sidewalk projections with trees along both sides. The plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, FORM A Mass.", dated Jan. 8, 1965, John J. Carroll, Eng., endorsed by the Planning Board on Nov. 22, 1965 was re -endorsed as Town of Lexington being unchanged and not requiring approval under the Sub- division Control Law. Mr. Guyton Nicolai and Mr. Richard Thomson, C.E.,