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<br />PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
<br />MEETING OF APRIL 4, 1983
<br />The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Offices, was
<br />called to order at 7:05 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Smith, with members Flemings,
<br />Nichols, Sorensen, Uhrig and Planning Director Bowyer present.
<br />67. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
<br />On the motion of Mrs. Nichols, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, the minutes of the meeting
<br />of March 21, 1983, were approved unanimously as written.
<br />SUBDIVISION OF LAND
<br />LO 68. Kitson Park, off Concord Avenue; Reduction of Surety, Acceptance of Surety:
<br />N It was agreed to take up the reduction of surety which had been placed on the table
<br />® (see Minutes 2/28/83, Item 30). The Board was in receipt of a memorandum from
<br />Q Francis X. Fields, Town Engineer, dated February 23, 1983, recommending that the
<br />M surety for the subdivision be reduced from $190,000 to $60,000. On the motion of
<br />LLJ Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Uhrig, it was voted unanimously to reduce the surety
<br />Q from $190,000 to $60,000.
<br />In the proposed surety agreement, Mrs. Smith noted a disparity between the comple-
<br />tion dates in the document. After discussion of the meaning and effect of the
<br />schedule of construction contained in paragraph 4 of the proposed agreement, the
<br />Board agreed to delete the schedule and to have paragraph 4 end with the words
<br />"....release a specified sum." On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs.
<br />' Flemings, it was voted unanimously to approve the surety presented by the developer
<br />in a document entitled "Performance Secured by Funds Retained by Lender," dated
<br />March 30, 1983, signed by William H. Hamilton, the developer, and Theresa C.
<br />Campbell for the Merchant's Cooperative Bank, as such document was amended by the
<br />Board, and endorsed such document by the signatures of each member of the Board.
<br />As this document was the first use of the new standard form for the provision of
<br />surety with funds held by a lending institution (see minutes of March 14, 1983,
<br />Item 46), in view of the issues raised by the construction schedule in the fourth
<br />paragraph, it was agreed to delete that schedule from the standard form.
<br />69. Simonds Estates, off Grove Street; Release of Lots: Mr. Bowyer explained that
<br />the developer, Oscar Cormier, sought the release of two lots in the subdivision
<br />which already had frontage on a public way and had utility services. Mrs. Smith
<br />noted that the Release of Lots form submitted by the developer referred to the pre-
<br />liminary subdivision plan, rather than the definitive, and did not show the book,
<br />page and plan reference of the recording of the definitive subdivision. On the
<br />motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Nichols, it was voted unanimously to
<br />release lot 1, with frontage on Grove Street, and l-ot 16, with frontage on North
<br />Emerson Road, because the municipal services required to serve those lots are
<br />already installed, and to have the Planning Director hold the Release of Lots form
<br />until the information on book, page and plan reference is entered.
<br />ARTICLES FOR 1983 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
<br />70. Signing of Reports: The Board signed its reports on Articles 10-16 and the
<br />1983 Report on the Housing Policy Resolution.
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