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PLANNING BOARD MEETING May 12, 1969 The Planning Beard meeting was held in its office on May 129 1969 at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Lund opened the meeting with the following members present: Messrs. Clarke, Graham, Worrell and planning director Zaleski. The first item discussed was a letter to the Committee of Urban Affairs regarding the legislative proposal based on H2924 and other bills, asking the Committee to oppose H2924 and support cooperation between state and local planning agencies to resolve the housing problem. It was approved as amended. BILL H2924 HOUSING A letter to the Selectmen, stating the Planning Board's opinion PL. BD. POLICY that the policy of requiring a 30' pavement in the construction PAVEMENT WIDTH of new streets should be adhered to for all new subdivisions with 30' perhaps a waiver from this standard in cases of an existing way if jap tified by unusual circumstances, was discussed and approved as amended. A letter to the Board of Appeals relative to the Hartwell Trust proposal for a motel on Bedford St. was discussed and approved as amended. A draft of a report on the needs of land for library expansion with comments by the planning director were discussed briefly and ' placed in the file. The letter regarding the repetitioning of Dominic Deflice for a variance for a reduction in the side yard of the office building on Worthen Rd. was discussed and it was decided this matter did not require additional recommendations from the Planning Board. A letter from Mr. Robert Hinckley regarding drainage problem at the Bushnell Dr. Subdivision°=was considered next. The planning director was asked to write Mr. Hinckley stating the Planning Board is studying the way to correct this problem and ask him to permit William Sullivan to perform the necessary work on the Hinck- ley land to alleviate this matter. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: That a final grading plan for subdivisions would be a require- ment in the future to prevent such problems as this, due to improper grading. Chairman Lund opened the public hearing on the Oak Park Sec. II Subdivision at 8:00 p.m. and asked Mr. Dana McKechnie, the head engineer for the subdivision to present the layout plan. Chairman Lund also read letters from the Town Engineer and the Board of Health with recommendations. Mr. Walter E. Steeves, an abuttor to the Oak Park Subdivision was recognized by the chair and stated that the Town has an option to buy the parcel of land he owns. He expressed his main interest that, should the Town not buy this property, he would like the protection of being assured of some access to his property. He commended the developer on the work B/A-HARTWELL TRUST MOTEL LIBRARY EXPANSION B/A PETITION DOMINIC DEFLICE ROBERT HINCKLEY DRAINAGE - BUSHNELL DR. FINAL GRADING PLAN FOR SUB- DIVISION OAK PARK SEC. II PUBLIC HEARING