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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
MEETING OF APRIL 7, 2010
A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in Room 207, Town Office Building, and
called to order at 7:15 p.m. by Chair Greg Zurlo with members Richard Canale and Charles Hornig and
planning staff Maryann McCall-Taylor present. Ms. Wendy Manz joined the meeting later.
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147 Shade Street Public Hearing – Mr. Russell, the proponent was, unable to make the meeting and
requested that the public hearing be continued. Neighbors had been notified on this request. On a motion
duly made and seconded, it was voted, 3-0, to continue the public hearing to May 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Selectmen’s Meeting Room without receiving any public testimony at this time.
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504 Lowell Street, Assessors Map 61, Lot 57C - The Board had before it a plan to divide land at the
corner of Laconia Street and Lowell Street into two lots, each having at least the required 150 feet of
frontage on a public way. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to endorse the plan entitled
“Plan of Land in Lexington, Massachusetts” dated January 7, 2010, prepared and certified by Clifford E.
Rober, Professional Land Surveyor, Rober Survey, Arlington, MA, with Form A/2010-3, as it does not
require approval under the Subdivision Control Law.
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The Board reviewed the minutes for the regular meeting of March 10, 2010. On a motion duly made and
seconded, it was voted, 3-0 to approve the minutes as amended.
The Board reviewed the minutes for the regular meeting of March 17, 2010. On a motion duly made and
seconded, it was voted, 3-0 to approve the minutes.
The Board reviewed the minutes for the regular meeting of March 22, 2010. On a motion duly made and
seconded, it was voted, 3-0 to approve the minutes.
Ms. Manz joined the meeting. The Board reviewed the minutes for the regular meeting of March 24,
2010. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-0 to approve the minutes.
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Community Preservation (Article 8) - Ms. Manz was asked if there were any items on which the Board
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should give a recommendation to Town Meeting. She said that proposed acquisition of the Cotton Farm
would be of interest, but the public hearing on that was the next night, April 8, and it was under an article
separate from the Community Preservation articles. After a brief run though of the 22 subsections of
Article 8, on a motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted, 4-0, to recommend the approval of
items (a) bikeway preservation, (f) LexHAB units, (s) Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey, and (t)
Battle Green Master Plan. The Board wanted to be sure that the that all stakeholders, including the
planning staff, were represented on the committee doing the Battle Green master plan to avoid, or resolve,
turf wars. In the past lack of communication among stakeholders had resulted in studies not being
implemented. Ms. Manz was authorized by the Board to present the recommendations to Town Meeting.
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Mr. Canale asked that the Board meet the following Monday so that they could give him input to take to
the meeting of the Transportation Management Group on Tuesday. Items to consider were the Draft
Route 128 Corridor Study and projects for the TIP (Transportation Improvement Plan) list.
Ms. McCall-Taylor said that it looked as though Town Meeting would continue into May so the Planning
Board meetings for May were being shifted to a week later. Stedman Road will be considered on May
th
12th and 147 Shade Street on May 26.
At 7:40 p.m., on a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to recess to the Town Meeting and
adjourn when the session of Town Meeting adjourned.
Charles Hornig, Acting Clerk