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311 Planning Board Minutes Meeting of May 10, 1982 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Offices, was called to 'order at 7:06 p.m. by the Chairman, Mr. Sandy, with members Nichols, Smith, Sorensen and Uhrig, and Planning Director Bowyer present. 67. APPROVAL OF MINUTES On separate motions by Mrs. Nichols, each seconded by Mr. Sorensen, the minutes of the meetings of April 28, May 3, and May 5 were unanimously approved as written. LO N 68. ARTICLES FOR 1982 TOWN MEETING v Article 15, North Lexington Traffic Improvements: Mr. Sandy commented that •the Q current plans for the improvement of Bedford Street benefit the industries in the m area and residents who front on Bedford Street, due to the proposed service road, but are detrimental to other residents of the area. Her thought that turns in and out of"Eldred Street would be difficult, because of high speed traffic, without traffic signal control. Mrs. Smith observed that a number of improvements in the plan had been made since it was first presented in December and by continued work on refinements, additional improvements might be achieved. She said that to do nothing was irresponsible. On the motion of Mrs. Smith, seconded by Mrs. Uhrig, the Board voted 4-0, with Yr. Sandy abstaining, to support the reconsideration of the amendment previously adopted under Article 15: ---On the motion of Mrs. Smith, seconded by Mrs. Nichols, the Board voted 4-1, with Mr. Sandy opposed, to express its support for continuing with the design of the North Lexington Traffic Improvements. Article 61, Hartwell Avenue and Wood Street: The Board met with members of the Conservation Commission (Mrs. Frick and Mssrs. Eddison, Oberteuffer, Riffin, Smith and Williams) and Conservation Administrator Prentiss, to discuss conservation issues in the most recent proposal for the development of the Cosgrove property. Julian Bussgang and Assistant Planner Arslan were also present. Mr. Williams stated four concerns of the Conservation Commission: l) the location of the proposed retention pond at a low elevation in a wetland; 2) controls to insure no development would take place on Lot C; 3) increase in traffic in the area; and 4) the location of the proposed access road across a wetland. Mr. Riffin commented on the potential need for storage area for the widening of Hartwell Avenue. Mrs. Frick commented that the access road may act as a dike of water near the area labeled "future retention pond." Mr. Sandy inquired as to whether the Conservation Commission saw fatal flaws, either from the proposed drainage plan or the fact that rights in Lot C are not being conveyed to the Town. Mr. Prentiss indicated that he did not see any major problems that could not be resolved in the detailed design stage. Mr. Sandy inquired whether the Conservation Commission thought the proposal was unworkable. The Commission responded that it did not appear to be unworkable but what. Town Meeting sees now may not prove to be hydrologically feasible upon more detailed examination -- as part of a Wetland Protection Act hearing.