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:� les Lmeri' s 4lee . irl:; - March 1 , l990 .T.rs. Smith c,()ncurred with Mr. Marshall that as public land, it should be rse `~ ar publ purposes i.e. conservat ion , recreation. lr. Eddison s�- i.d lie endorses much cif what �Yas said by other Board :,iembers , but with a, s slant toward affordable hous in; , which fie felt sh:�uld he c-�onsidereri for'1: possible use in existing buildings. He also favored Town jurisdiction over the use of the 1 and pointed t t the p ress i n; need to do something about of f ordable ho using i n� . Mr. Murray s a i d tha the final draft recommendations of t' lie Land Use _,_'(.)nim i t t.ee can the matter be sent to the Board for further comment and f .banked those present for the comments, suggestions and other input provided. I,RTT CLE 4 ? , RET I REMEIIT ROARD ohn Ryan, Comptroller, referred to the acceptance by the 1989 Town Ieet. * � of certain provisions under G.L. Ch32, ss22D, under which the $30,000 (;ap on pension henef its had been removed. Decision ca acceptance of other provisions of :his law had been deferred but are being addressed this year ?ruder article 424 Article 4" relates to State funding of the pension system which had seemed to present some uncertainties last year. This year, however, Town Counsel feels that the concerns the Retirement Board had in 1989 had been somewhat alleviated. The Retirement Board is askin4' that an appropriate degree of flexibility to deal with the available options be maintained and Mr. Ryan fe lt that the Town should move forward w ith acceptance of the provision. The Board took n position on the Article at that time. LEXINGTON RIDG DEVELOPMENT �I r . Edd i. sore re ferred t the request by the Mass. H ousing E i nance ag enev for comments in connection with the application for site approval for the proposed Lexington Ride apartments and the reports of the Planning Board and Conservation Commission on the project. He asked if the Board wished to make further comments to MHFa when the two reports plus the comments of the South Lexington Association are forwarded. Mr. Eddison said that lie considered the Planning Board's commentary to be detailed and thorough and supported its views. The Conservation Commission had stated that since no submission had been made, it was not prepared to Blake a report on the project. Mrs. Smith said she was generally supportive of the Planning Board repo b u t was not sure she endorsed all p oints made. She fe lt that the 2ROard' letter could state concerns shared with the Planning Board such as - arkino, densittir, drainage and the subsidized rental unit issues and .�ndorsement , i pri of its recommendations. 4ir. Whit to suuuested that the letter should put MHFA on notice of the , row ri 's c_ oncer 'lz5 whi will he made formal at a l ate r time to the Board of . \ppea I s. T`pon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize Mr. Eddison to respond the Mass. Housing Finance agency on the Lexington Ridge .apartment proposa ref .l.ect i ng the comments of Board members on the matter, as stated above.