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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MINUTES OF JANUARY 6, 1986 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7:31 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Smith, with members, Cripps, Sorensen, Uhrig, Planning Director Bowyer and Secretary Peters present. At about 7:45 p.m. the meeting was recessed and reconvened in the Selectmen's Meeting Room. 1. Resignation of Elizabeth Flemings: The Board was in receipt of a letter from Elizabeth Flemings to the Town Clerk dated December 26, 1985, resigning from the Planning Board. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mr. Cripps, it was voted unanimously to approve a letter to the Selectmen notifying them of Mrs. Flemings' resignation and requesting a joint meeting to fill the vacancy on the Planning Board. Mrs. Smith spoke of what a great asset Mrs. Flemings has been to the Board and how sorry she is to see her go; other members agreed and added their appreciation of her contributions to the Board. Mrs. Flemings replied that she had enjoyed her tenure as a Planning Board member. ******** COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING, POLICIES ************************************ 2. Housing Element: Meeting with Selectmen, and Other Boards and Committees The Board discussed what it hoped to accomplish at the meeting with the housing oriented committees later in the evening. It was agreed to start discussion of the Housing Element. The people participating would only be able to comment as individuals as their respective boards and committees had not met to take a position on the draft. The boards and committees would be encouraged to make comments and recommendatations as a body later. Mr. Bowyer reviewed the concept of a comprehensive plan, the work completed to date, future work items, and the relationship of a Planning Board comprehensive plan to action by Town Meeting and other Town boards. At 7:45, the meeting was recessed and reconvened in to the Selectmen's Meeting Room for a meeting on the Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan. Represent- ing the Selectmen were: Margery Battin, Jack Eddison, John McLaughlin and William Dailey. Representing the Housing Authority were: James McLaughlin, Donald Wilson and William Spencer. Representing the Lexington Housing Assistance Board were: Jean Gaudet, and William Hayes. Representing the Fair Housing Committee were: Robert Pressman, Fred D. Rosenberg and Stephen Baran. Represen- ting the Housing Needs Advisory Committee were: Eleanor Klauminzer, Elizabeth Flemings, Eric Clarke, Gail Colwell and Joel Adler. Also present were: Robert Hutchinson, Town Manager, Patricia Swanson, Martha Wood and Margaret Rawls. Mrs. Smith began the meeting by transmitting to the Selectmen the letter request- ing the Selectmen meet with the Planning Board to fill the vacancy on the Plan- ning Board. She then explained that the Planning Board had completed its work on the draft Housing Element to a point where they wished to get a broader review and comment from the boards represented here tonight. She hoped they would go back to their boards and committees and begin this process.