HomeMy WebLinkAboutLexington Executive Park Development Committee charge 1963-09-16 494 MC
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Further consideration was given to the appointment
of an Industrial Committee.
Mr. Sheldon said he was still of the opinion that
Lexington a member of the Board of Selectmen and a member of the
Executive Planning Board should be on the committee with Mr. Gray
Park De- also a member, but possibly as a navoting member .
velopment Mr. Cataldo asked if Mr. Sheldon wanted a five man
Committee committee .
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Mr. Sheldon moved that the Committee consist of
three businessmen, a Selectman, a member of the Plan-
ning Board, to be appointed by the Chairman of the
Boards, and Mr. Gray, Ex-Officio.
Mr. Sheldon submitted the name of Dr. Walter
Baird, Chairman of the Board of Baird Atomic. He re-
ported that he had asked Dr Baird if he would serve
if such a committee were appointed and if his name was
chosen, and he had replied in the affirmative. He
reported that Dr. Baird travels the country for his company
and has considerable stature in the electronics business
Mr. Burnell submitted the name of Duncan E. MacDonald,
30 Hancock Street, who is a Ph.D. , a Vice President and
Director of Itek and who has lived in Lexington for some
time . Before becoming an officer of Itek, he was con-
nected with Boston University, and has indicated his
willingness to serve if appointed.
Mr. Cole submitted the name of Dr. John Howard, 23
Patterson Road, a senior scientist at Cambridge Research
Laboratory.
Mr. Brown said he hoped all these individuals would
be in favor of industrial expansion in the present zoning
areas and it might be possible that one of them would
not be particularly inter sted in getting industry to
Lexington.
Mr. Cataldo said he would withdraw Mr.Moore 's
name because Mr. Gray will provide the local representation.
The goal of the committee would be; 1) to analyze all
the proposed NASA in the northern part of greater Boston
and report all information to the Board. Then the Board
would authorize the committee to support it in any way
possible. 2) to come back and catalog what the Town
does have available for sites, both in location and size,
at the same time obtain from the Board ;of Assessors what
the assessed values are at this point.
It was also suggested that Cabot, Cabot and Forbes
be alerted that such a committee has been established.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to establish an industrial committee to be known as the
Lexington Executive Park Development Committee and to
appoint the following individuals to serve on the com-
mittee : George C. Sheldon, representing the Board of
Selectmen; a member of the Planning Board, to be desig-
nated by the Chairman of that Board; Dr. Walter S. Baird
of Baird Atomic, Duncan E. MacDonald of Itek and William T.
Welsh of Raytheon.
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