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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
<br />MEETING OF APRIL 6, 1988
<br />The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Office
<br />Building, was called to order at 7:08 p.m. by the Vice Chairman, Mrs. Wood, with
<br />members Klauminzer and Sorensen, Planning Director Bowyer and Secretary Peters
<br />present. Mr. Williams and Mrs. Uhrig arrived after the meeting had been
<br />recessed to Cary Hall.
<br />101. Review of Minutes: The Board reviewed the minutes for the meetings of
<br />March 21 and 30, 1988. On the motion of Mrs. Klauminzer, seconded by Mr.
<br />Sorensen, it was voted 3-0-0 to approve the minutes for the meeting of March 21,
<br />1988, as written. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer,
<br />it was voted 3-0-0 to approve the minutes for the meeting of March 30, 1988, as
<br />written.
<br />******************** ARTICLES FOR 1988 TOWN MEETING **********************
<br />1U2. Planning Board Reports: Mrs. Wood requested, and the Board agreed, she be
<br />recorded as voting with the majority vote on the Planning Board reports for
<br />Articles 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42.
<br />103_. Article 55_, Report on Affordable Housing: The Board reviewed and approv-
<br />ed, with corrections, a draft of a proposed joint report, of the Board of Sel-
<br />ectmen and the Planning Board, dated 4-6-88. They agreed to send the revised
<br />report, in draft form, on to the Selectmen, and to join them Monday evening,
<br />April 11, for further discussion.
<br />104. Article 43, Middlesex Mall: The Board reviewed and made changes to a
<br />draft of the Planning Board report on Article 43 for Town Meeting.
<br />Marc Wexler, representing the developers of Middlesex Mall, reported they had
<br />agreed to increase the amount of money they would commit for a traffic signal at
<br />the intersection of North Street and Lowell Street from $60,000 to $90,000.
<br />This was the amount that the Town Engineering Department had estimated for
<br />installation of the light.
<br />Mr. Wexler asked the Board's guidance on how to handle this amendment to the
<br />preliminary site development and use plan at Town Meeting. It was agreed to
<br />request that consideration of Article 43 be postponed to a date not sooner than
<br />April 25, 1988. Mrs. Wood, under Article 2, will announce that the Planning
<br />Board report on Article 43 is available, and indicate a request will be made to
<br />poetpone the Article if it comes up during this evening's session.
<br />The Board will reconvene in Cary Hall, later in the evening, for the vote on the
<br />Planning Board report on this article.
<br />105. Article 38, Technical Corrections: Town Meeting Member, Robert Domnitz,
<br />reported that in amendment A 11), that amends subparagraph 4.1.2 and subpara-
<br />graph 1'L.1.2, paragraph 1) fourth line, the words "or loading" should be remov-
<br />ed in both places. The Board agreed and will present an amendment when the
<br />article is presented.
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