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Lexington Planning Board Meeting Minutes January 9, 2019 Ms. Johnson called the Planning Board Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Chair Ginna Johnson, Richard Canale, Robert Creech, Charles Hornig, and Nancy Corcoran Ronchetti. General Updates: Ms. Kowalski introduced Ms. Shelia Page as the new Assistant Planning Director. Ms. Kowalski discussed Ms. Page’s background including her previous employment as a Town Planner with the Town of Ashland and that she attended the Conway School of Design. Ms. Kowalski also said the new Planning Director will be joining the Planning Department within the next few weeks. Ms. Johnson thanked Ms. Kowalski for all she has done while the above positions were unfilled and said the Board deeply appreciated it. A brief Comprehensive Plan update was provided. Development Administration: 15-17 Fairland Street - Preliminary Subdivision Plan Before the above discussion commenced, Ms. Johnson recused herself and Associate Planning Board Member Michael Leon joined the Board for its discussion. Attorney Farrington, on behalf of the Applicant (“Applicant’s Representative”), provided a timeline of the project and said a revised conventional subdivision plan was submitted upon the acquisition of a smaller lot adjacent to the property. As per a letter dated January 2, 2019, the Applicant’s Representative requested a 30-day extension of the statutory time frame and requested the Board agree to an extension of the hearing deadline in order to give the Applicant an opportunity to read and review various project reports (i.e., engineering work, road changes, etc.). Mr. Canale discussed his thoughts with extending the deadline to February 12, 2019. Mr. Hornig then moved a Motion for Extension, with a second from Mr. Canale. The Board unanimously approved the foregoing Motion. 15-17 Fairland Street - Sketch Balanced Housing Development Mr. Hornig confirmed with the Applicant’s Representative that they were asking the Board to extend the hearing to February 12, 2019 to afford the Applicant more time to gather information. Mr. Hornig was also concerned that the Board’s discussion of this item at the meeting would not violate the Open Meeting Law (OML) because the Notice of the Meeting did not list it. After discussion, Ms. Kowalski said with notice and the Applicant’s site plan being before the Board tonight, the Board was on firm footing. 1