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PLANNING BOARD MEETING April 29, 1968 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, April 29, 1968. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Mrs. Riffin at 7:30 p.m. with members Clarke, Fowle and Worrell, and Planning Director Zaleski present. Minutes of the meeting of April 22 were approved. MINUTES A letter relative to notice of hearing on new text BY-LAW of the Zoning By -Law was approved. HEARING A letter to the Board of Appeals opposing a two- BD. OF APPEALS family house at #113-115 Bedford St. was read and approved. Moore A letter to Attorney Stevens relative to Ford dealer- ship on Bedford St. was read and approved. A letter to the Board of Appeals opposing the variance to permit the division of Kingston Homes lot on Maple St. Kingston Homes and Ingleside Rd. was discussed and approved in substance, subject to technical clarifications of the wording by the chairman. ' A letter to the Board of Appeals relative to business parking on R 1 land in back of 1394 Lowell St. was read and 394 Lowell St. discussed next. Following several amendments to clarify the intent, the letter was approved. Also read was a letter to the Board of Appeals relative to the addition of second story at #394 Lowell St. The letter 394 Jowell St. was amended and approved. The Board next discussed the proposed recommendation relative to the expansion of Shell Station at Maple St. and Shell Oil Massachusetts Ave. The matter was postponed until after the meeting with the Conservation Commission. Messrs. Sussman, Smith, Brown, York, Ripley, Mazerall CONSERVATION and the Secretary, Mrs. Sampson, of the Conservatinn Commission COMMISSION met with the Board for a joint meeting at 8:30 p.m. Both groups agreed on the importance of coordinating conservation projects at an early or planning stage and of in- forming the financial committees of programs and projects. The publication of an open space and conservation plan for Lexington was discussed next. Westwood and Wayland con- servation plans were viewed by those present. The assignment of priorities was considered next. The matter was tabled to permit the discussion of land acquisition.