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PLANNING BOARD MEETING February 23, 1970 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. on February 23, 1970 in the office of the Lexington Planning Board by chairman Lund with members Clarke, Fowle, Graham, Worrell and Planning Director Zaleski present. The question of providing trenches in the Winthrop Rd. area was dis- cussed. The Selectmen are agreeable to have the trenches dug by Town forces and the Board voted to authorize soil evaluation by I. v. Szillassy for not more than $200. The minutes of the Planning Board meeting of February 16, 1970 were approved. VINE BROOK RD. AREA SOIL EVALUATION MINUTES APPROVED Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: EXT. OF TIME FOR To extend the time within which the Planning Board must act on PL. BD. ACTION the definitive subdivision plan entitled "Springdale Estates", SPRINGDALE EST. dated July 13, 1969 by Miller and Nylander to April 28, 1970, as requested by the developer. The draft of the letter on Downing Rd. acceptance was discussed and the planning director requested to make the agreed-upon changes. The letter to the Board of Appeals opposing the variance for a commercial garage at 430 Concord Ave. was approved. It was decided to inform the Selectmen in reply to their inquiry that no housing programs under consideration in Lexington would be jeopardized by the abandonment of the Workable Program. ' The request from the Selectmen for recommendations by the Planning Board for a sidewalk installation policy was discussed next. Mr. Worrell agreed to explore the matter in more detail with a member of the Board of Selectmen. Next considered was the request by the Selectmen for comments of the Planning Board regarding the proposed direct access to the new Junior High School site. After some discussion it was decided to inquire about the location preferred by the Permanent Building Com- mittee and to discuss the specific recommendations then. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: The construction of ways and the installation of utilities in the Loring Hill Estates, Sec. V subdivision having been partially, but not fully, completed, the security furnished to guarantee the construction under the terms of the bond dated January 2, 1968 and the obligations of the developer thereunder are hereby reduced from $25,000 to $5,000, as requested by the developer and recommended by the Town Engineer. The Town Counsel is authorized to return to the developer deposits in excess of $5,000. A group of residents of Winthrop Rd. and environment met with the Board to discuss the problems which may be incidental to the develop- ment of tax title land off Winthrop Rd. Mr. Drake pointed out that a number of dwellings in the area have wet basements and expressed ' fears that land development may adversely affect the conditions. The Board pointed out that the basements are substantially above the level of water in the brook and the wetness may be due to the impoundment of water next to the houses and could be corrected by proper drainage of the area. Mr. Drake stated that the residents would prefer to see the area undeveloped and preserved in its natural state, even if it means having continued wet basements. DOWNING RD. ACCEPTANCE B/A PETITION OPPOSED WORKABLE PROGRAM SIDEWALK INSTALLATION POLICY PROPOSED ACCESS TO JR. HI. SCHOOL LORING HILL ESTATES SEC. V REDUCTION IN BONI RESIDENTS RE. WINTHROP RD. AREA DEVELOPMENT