1967-02-20 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

PLANNING BOARD MEETING IFebruary 20, 1967 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, Febru- ary 20, 1967. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Greeley at 7:30 p.m. with members Fowle, Riffiu and Worrell, and Planning Director Zaleski present. Minutes of February 13, 1967 meeting were approved as MINUTES amended. The discussion of reports on housing and the cost of town services was postponed due to the scheduled meeting with Mr. Schumacher. The letter from the Town Engineer relative to the pro- posed subdivision of Schumacher land between Wood St. and Am- AMHERST ST. herst St. was read. It was decided to -ask Mr. Benjamin EXTENSION Zerbey of the Minute Man National Park to meet with the Board and to confirm in writing his earlier oral statement to Mr. SCHUMACHER Zaleski that the access to Mass. Ave. via Bonair Ave. will not be closed off until an adequate alternate street access Is first provided. Mr. Fowle recommended two additional accesses to the open land from Amherst St. extension in the northerly and easterly portion of the proposed subdivision via 20 ft. pedestrian easements. Mr. Schumacher expressed the with to develop the subdivision slowly, in stages, starting from either or both ends. Mr. Fowle pointed out that the con- tours on the preliminary plan were incorrect and that in the course of a physical inspection of the site he was unable to reconcile the actual topography of the land within the Edison easement with the plan. It was decided to request that the contours be shown correctly on the plan. The Board then resumed the discussion of the report on the cost of services and decided to study it some more. The release of lots on White Pine Lane was executed by MASON ST.EXT. the Board. Letter approving the laying out and acceptance of STREET streets as listed in the minutes of the February 6 meeting was ACCEPTANCE signed by the Chairman. Letter from the Selectmen to the Chief Engineer of the WATERTOWN ST. State D.P.W. relative to the construction of Watertown St. at Rte. 2 was noted and placed on file. ' Notices of Historic Districts Commission hearings on H.D.C. February 23, 1967 were read and placed on file.