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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-12-20-BOS-min 171/0 SELECTMEN'S MEETING DECEMBER 20, 1978 A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Wednesday, December 20, 1978, at 7 30 p m. Chairman Battin, Mr Busa, Mrs Miley, Mr Kent and Mr Crain; Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel; Mrs McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were present Land Mr Briggs met with the Board to discuss the Planning Board's Swap- recommendation of the Board's consideration of a land swap within Willow the proposed Willow Ridge subdivision located in Barrett Road/ Ridge Worthen Road area In designing the subdivision, the Planning Subdiv Board had suggested to the owner, Mr Tuttle, that he offer to purchase a town-owned 5,000 sq ft lot for $1 00 in exchange for a 10,000 parcel of land at the end of the Barrett Road extension Mr Briggs showed a plan of the area and explained that the 10,000 sq ft piece would allow for a path (not a roadway) to the Bowman School and also give the town the opportunity to build a bike path Mr Busa raised the question of the effect on the abutters and Mr Briggs assured him that they would be notified of hearings to be held and would have the opportunity to present their views Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to allow Mr Tuttle, developer of the Willow Ridge subdivision, to pur- chase 5,000 sq ft of land located on Hanson Avenue for the sum of $1 00 in exchange for approximately 10,000 sq ft of land located at the end of the Barrett Road extension plan Transporta Attorney Fred Conroy, representing Mr Zimmerman, owner of Management Transportation Management Corp , 1668 Mass Avenue, met with the Board Limousines regarding the 1979 renewal of limousine licenses The Board expressed great concern about the recurrence of violations in the area once per.- mission had been granted on November 11, 1978 to operate a limousine service between Lexington and Logan Airport Mr Hutchinson said that he had spoken to Mr Zimmerman, who has sent a letter to all his drivers to alert them not to queue up and disrupt traffic We have also spoken to the Police on ticketing the cars so that enforcement can go forward Within the last few days, there have not been problems Atty Conroy said that Mr Zimmerman understands the situation on Mass Ave is difficult because of the Post Office, the bus stop and his own fueling up, and he has been working to control his operation Mr Busa stated that at some point in time we should investigate to see how many vehicles should legally be operating out of that confined area There is another business added to that same location - a fleet towing service He questioned whether all these businesses could be operating under one license in one location; this is probably part of the problem of traffic congestion and violations that are occurring The reference Selectmen's Meeting - 2 - December 20, 1978 to the bus stop and the Post Office has nothing to do with his operation He came in here and assured us there would be no more traffic violations and once we gave him permission to go to Logan, shortly thereafter the same problem existed. Mr Rowe, owner of Rowe Chevrolet, was present and said that Transportation Management leases that building from Alfred Viano and there are approximately 9 years left on that lease Mr Rowe is a subtenant of Mr Zimmerman and leases the showroom and the three front bays; he sells new and used cars out of the showroom. Mr Rowe is responsible for that area and Mr Zimmerman is responsible for the gas pumps, the tow trucks, and what goes on in the back of the building Mr Rowe is willing to clean up the front of the building and has a pro- posal before the Historic Districts Commission to do something with the front of the building Mr Crain said that he would like to see a sense of urgency exhibited whereby Mr Zimmerman or his agent would personally be involved to the de- gree that the situation be corrected on a sustained basis The Board agreed to renew the licenses for 30 days and review the matter at that time Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to renew the ten licenses for Transportation Management Corp , 1668 Mass Avenue, for the period of January 1, 1979 to January 30, 1979, for limousine service between Lexington and Logan Airport in accordance with an application filed with the Board of Selectmen filed on October 31, 1979 The Board discussed the 1979 renewal of the Wild Acre Inn Lodging Wild House license. A report from the Health Director stated that the Acre premises had been inspected and there is a need for immediate improve- Lodging ment in sanitary conditdons The Board agreed to renew the license for House three months and instructed the Town Manager to inform the owner, Dr License Yudowitz, that if the pattern of violations continues, the license will be revoked Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to renew the Lodging House license for the Wild Acre Inn, 50 Percy Road, for the period of January 1, 1979 to March 31, 1979, subject to inspection by the Director of Public Health Mr Temple Scanlon, Director of the Housing Authority, requested Housing the Board's official support of the Authority's application for hous- Authority ing assistance payments Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted unanimously to writezto the Department of Housing and Urban Development expressing the Board of Selectmen's support of the Lexington Housing Authority's application for housing assistance payments for 50 units in the Town of Lexington under the Section 8 program The Board discussed with Mrs Shunney and Mr Scanlon of the Housing Authority the proposal received from Mr Dean Curtin to build and rent a house at 15 Spring Street for $682 00 a month Mr Hutchin- son is to continue investigation and discussion with the Housing Authority YLZ Selectmen's Meeting - 3 - December 20, 1978 1979 A 1979 renewal license was approved by the Board Com.Vict Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Denny's 1979 renewal Common Victualler license for Denny's Restaurant, 438 Bedford Street Appts - The Board agreed to reappoint a member and associate members of Historic the Historic Districts Commission Districts Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to reappoint Comm. Mr S. Lawrence Whipple a member of the Historic Districts Commission representing the Arts and Crafts Society for a term of office expiring January 1, 1984 Also, to reappoint Ms Linda J McAuley, represent- ing the Arts and Crafts Society, and Mr Richard S Morehouse, repre=t senting the Historical Society, as associate members of the Historic District Commission for terms of office expiring January 1, 1984 Budgets Mr Hutchinson gave a preliminary review of the FY 80 budgets in the financial area, human sertices ,. and fevenUe Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 9 45 p.m ' A true record, Attest .414444 xecutive Clerk, Selectmen I