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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF OCTOBER 16, 2019 A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Selectmen’s Meeting Room, in the Town Office Building was called to order at 7:03 p.m. by Chair Bob Creech with members Charles Hornig, Robert Peters, Richard Canale, and planning staff Eve Tapper and Lori Kaufman present. Ginna Johnson will be participating remotely due to medical reasons. **********************DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION*********************** PUBLIC HEARINGS Rangeway Extension (Map 87 lot 37), Continued Public Hearing Definitive Subdivision: Mr. Creech opened the continued public hearing at 7:08 p.m. with approximately 10 people in the audience. Mr. Peters will be recused from this project. Ed Grant, attorney, Fred Russell, engineer, Suzanne Raymond, buyer, and Doris Duff property owner were present. On a motion of Mr. Hornig, seconded by Mr. Canale, it was voted, 4-0, (Mr. Hornig, yes, Mr. Canale, yes, Ms. Johnson, yes and Mr. Creech, yes) to extend the action deadline to November 15, 2019 as requested by the applicant. Mr. Grant explained why some waivers were withdrawn from the application for this revised application. Mr. Russell reviewed the plan changes for tree removal, reduced height of the wall from nine to five feet with a guardrail, screening for the wall with a flowering climbing vine approved by the Conservation Commission, and revisited the utilities and found that more trees do not need to be removed. Board Members Comments:  Thank you for lowering the wall and using a guardrail.  It is appreciated having updated tree sizes. There are a lot of trees at the same grade can they all be saved and then monitored by an arborist after construction? The Ash Tree should remain.  Could you use Virginia Creeper and Spicebush (Lindera Benzoin) plantings for the wall?  Could the Board limit the size of the house? Ms. Tapper said only if the applicant agrees as per Town Counsel. Would the applicant consider that? Mr. Grant said in the past the applicant agreed, but now Suzanne Raymond does not plan to live on the property and