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PLANNING BOARD MEETING I June 17, 1968 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, June 17, 1968. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mrs. Riffin, at 7:30 p.m, with members Worrell, Clarke, Fowle, Lund, Planning Director Zaleski and Planning Intern Fouratt present. The minutes of the meeting of June 10, 1968, were ap- proved. Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously voted to reduce the penal sum of the following surety bonds for the construction of ways and utilities in the Minute Man Highlands Section IV subdivision and the obligations of the developer thereunder, the required work having been partially, but not fully completed to the satisfaction of the Town Engineer: Bond No. S576708 from $7,500 to $1,500 Bond No. S611138 from $6,000 to $2,000 MINUTES MINUTE MAN HIGHLANDS SECTION IV Messrs. Nelson and J. Moore met with the Board to dis- DRUMMER BOY cuss a revised layout of a subidivison of the Drummer Boy Land, ' consisting of a portion laid out as a conventional layout and the remainder as a planned unit development. The plans were reviewed by members of the Board and various aspects of the pro- posed layout discussed. The chairman reported on the proposed formation of a com- DISADVANTAGED mittee by the Selectmen to seek solutions to the problems of MINORITY GROUPS the core city and of the disadvantaged minority groups. Mr. Worrell volunteered to serve on such committee. It was agreed that Mr. Worrell would be designated as the Board's representa- tive and Mrs. Riffin as alternate. A plan submitted by Mr. & Mrs. John Sellars, with Form A application #68-17, showing land at 430 Concord Ave. was re- viewed by members of the Board and upon a motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously voted that approval under the sub- division control law is not required of the plan entitled "Com- piled Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.," dated June 11, 1968, by Miller & Nylander. The plan was so endorsed by members of the Board. A letter from the Town Engineer relative to the Oak Park Section II subdivision was read and discussed. At 8:30 p.m. Mr. Temple Scanlon, chairman of the Lexing- ton Housing Authority, met with the Board to explore the feasibility of low income housing in Lexington. It was the position of Mr. Scadlon that the Housing Authority can not FORM A #68-17 APPLICATION OAK PARK SEC.II HOUSING AUTH.