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Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on February 241 1964
The sixth meeting of the Lexington Conservation Commission
was held in the conference room opposite the Building Inspector's
Office in the Town Office Building at 8:30 p.m.
All committee members were present with the exception of
William S. Richey.
After a brief executive session, the open meeting was called
to order at 8:35 p.m., and the minutes of the previous meeting
were approved as submitted with one correction, to wit: that
Mt. Tabor Road runs from Rb. 2 to Lincoln and not to Waltham.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES.
MR. RIPLEY was asked by the chairman to review an old report
on the peat industry in the Great Meadows held in Mr. Sussman's
name by Mies Nicot at the Cary Library and make note of any useful
information.
UNFINISHED BUS INESSS.
Mr. Ripley presented plans and material on the Great Meadows
collected by the secretary of the Planning Board. The Arlington
land approximates 175 acres. Among others was the Ahern plan of
1914; the Roby plan of 1960; the Chap. Elliot "Plan of Land Taken
for Arlington Water Works" (tag #714) (showing highwater lire and
5' above highwater); S. Snow plan of Emerson Rd. extension. It
was noted Arlington apparently owns no land along the Mill Brook
to the east of Bow Street. MR. ELLS was directed to review the
written material and copy selected parts, and investigate the
possibility of flood plain zoning. MR. SMITH volunteered to review
certain of the purchases and takings of land of the Meadows.
A letter was received from the Mr. Mullion of the Department
of Natural Resources informing us the Town Forest Committee members
are Mrs. Ruth Morey, chairman; and John J. Carroll. The Town
Forest of 10 acres, established in 1933, is now the town dump on
Lincoln Street.
MR. SMITH was asked to investigate the deed of Willard°
Woods, to ' insure that no condition of title could be in the future
inadvertently violated
MR. ELLS tis asked to review and report on the material and
letter from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil Conservation
Service, to contact the Middlesex County Extension Service, and to
contact the Department of Public Health on the status of the
Cambridge Reservoir.
NEW RHS 1NESS.
A meeting with the Recreation Committee was discussed; it
was decided this would be very desirable after further topics of
discussion had been developed, such as marking rights of way.
MR. SMITH and MR. ELLS were Irked to investigate whether the
town has the authority to purchase land in trust.
Mr. Sussman submitted for the record a "trade" article from
the reel estate pages of the Herald which assured the prospective
home owner that a certain suburban town's "almost militant Conserva-
tion Commission intends to preserve these natural assets so that
future citizens may enjoy the wide variety of country living now
available. Mr. Ells suggested that all, members bring in real
estate advertisements and articles which emphasize the virtues
of nearby open space, to be entered in thee minutes.
MR. SUSSMAN was asked to locate a lot map of the town, and
the topographic model of the Great Meadows made by William Page.
Mr. Elle expressed his disturbance et the involvement of the
Conservation Commission as a part of the proposed committee which
nominates areas as safe for hunting, when the only powers given
that committee concern neither natural resources nor conservation.
He felt that if this commission's name was to be associated with
the hunting issue, the LCC's representative on the hunting committee
should be able to act and represent all the purposes of a conser-
vation commission, and not merely determine whether houses are
too close to hunting grounds. Mr. Ripley volunteered to ask a
sponsor of the proposed hunting committee, Mr. Alfred Tropeano,
to contact Mr. Ells.
It was moved and voted to adjourn the meeting until Monday,
March 2, 1.964, at 8:30 p.m., the open meeting to commence at,
8:40 p.m.
Stephen P. Ells
Secretary, Pro Tem.