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Page 2 Minutes for the Meeting of June 12, 2019  Concern was expressed at the last meeting regarding abutter’s screening on the north end of the property and want to make sure that it would continue to be screened. Yes, that would not be a problem.  Traffic is a concern at this site, is there any proposals to lane striping to allow parents picking up their children to make a left turn onto Hartwell Avenue and it is recommended an additional lane be added to allow people to position their cars to turn left or right onto Bedford Street. Ms. Hung said they would leave it to engineers and their client for a discussion to see if that is feasible. Talk with Town Engineering and Public Works.  There is no problem with the CSX District, but would prefer the CM District.  These restrictions are private use restrictions and not zoning and are not enforced like zoning and is not a direction we would like to go.  There was a long list of uses that you considered noxious how did you decide what uses to put on the list? Were there any complaints? No, we just added what we thought would not be desirable there.  There was concern at the last meeting about having a school there because it would cause too much traffic so be careful what you are looking to restrict.  The uses that are special permit in the CSX District would require a 2/3 vote of the Planning Board. Trim the list to uses allowed by right.  I would be happy with the CSX District without any restrictions.  In the previous petition of support there were 194 signatures with 192 names from Lexington residents and now you have over 500 names on that list. Please provide the petition to see if the ratio is the same and help to see which way the cars will turn.  There was a concern regarding the playground that it would need to have a fence, which would not be attractive and could block site lines for cars. The Applicant would not add a fence as it would detract from the property.  The Hartwell Avenue initiative consultants said they want vibrant uses and this does fit in as an appropriate use.  There was concern expressed that some of the uses allowed in the CM District are appropriate with the school and would like to ensure the school would be a long-term tenant, be successful, and compliment the area to make things flourish. What is the best mechanism to prohibit uses from the CSX District? We do not want to put artificial things in to restrict uses and then have to take them out and want to make sure they are