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Page 2 Minutes for the Meeting of September 25, 2019  Where does zoning fall in the weighting of the variety of challenges? Mr. Brovitz said while it is not all zoning a good chunk of it is and there needs to be flexibility, amenities, and bumping up of the density.  Has the Town reached out to the Town of Bedford? Acting in a transparent and collaborative way together with Bedford and our residents is important.  Convenience retail being added is a good idea;  Address some mixed use and the future of transit and traffic.  People will need to embrace traffic on the streets and we will have to include extremely strong residential housing and beefed up multimodal transit to qualify for the state monies. **********************DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION*********************** PUBLIC HEARINGS Rangeway Extension (Map 87 lot 37), Definitive Subdivision: Mr. Canale opened the continued public hearing at 7:54 p.m. Mr. Peters is recused from this project. Present were Mr. Grant, attorney Fred Russell, engineer, Suzanne Raymond, applicant (perspective purchaser), Doris Duff owner of the property. Mr. Grant provided a detailed history of the property, which is included in the application. This is for a road improvement plan to provide frontage for this lot on a private way. Mr. Russell presented the changes to the plan which included the road with an inconsistent width of 14 to 16 feet to be extended 150 feet to create frontage for this lot with a T- turnaround instead of a cul-de-sac. The path will be relocated to allow pedestrian access to the Town of Lexington conservation land and will enhance the landscape buffer zone along the street and between the most affected abutter at #27. The applicant’s proposal is to install three underground infiltration systems, utilities, and flatten out the slope from 14% to 10% without impacting any abutters. The increase of the easement for the turnaround is to include snow storage. Individual Board Comments:  There was concern with the waiver for the wall height and specifics of the retaining wall since it will need repairs? Mr. Russell said the retaining wall is four feet higher than the street to provide protection and provide as a guardrail and the construction will be concrete block. The abutters on Drummer Boy will see a 10 foot high 30 foot long concrete wall in an area that used to be woodland. What will be done to mitigate in plantings to screen this wall? The condo owners will not see it. Did you reach out to