HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-07-27-LCC-min.pdf TOWN OP LEXINGTON
COHSELVATION COMMIA$IOU
Minutes of the To,rular Meeting iPild July 27 1064.
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Mr. Sussman coiled the meeting to orier at 8:40 p,m, Those members
absent were Yr. Richey and Mr. Ilipley, One correction was made to the
Previous meetim, 's minutes, Ml . janon Gortoll wan pt,esent as en invited
gmegt.
"Old Pen" of TAxinoton
Ar. Cortell, a Lexineton roslOont end a consultant biblogint for
several state al,encies and municipalities, stated that he had .mad a
Prelimimiry examination of the "0.1d Res", The pond hos a clay.mud base,
which will support nt ill wall. It also has o graduel slope 4 along
the A:arrett FO. odo;e0 anel a MWVIMUM depth et thin time of 7 feet (Appro
100 to 2)0 rtoft shore) . There is ewe wluatic wed, but It 13 one of
the easiest anfl most oconordcal typos to control, The pond 's bottom is
level, sno is ideally Stattl'i Cor development es a swimlning pond. Pr,ami-
nstion on July 27 ineicated that the tamporature at the bottom was 7t3
deroes, on. that thv, surface temp. was Ob 6o:m;Lo, elual to the air temp.
at that time. Th!.s mens tlieee is some "swing action," and also that
the biolopylcal activity an othea foctova lye thc pen tho abilit7 to
cleanse Itself naturally, The watf4 is clear, tnere is little silt, and
the small amount of aloa (3-.n oe c)ntv.olicr' aNsay.
rC;ortall 1,,ild that ha nal dl cusp tne and ilith "re eronin of
the Mass. Lept. of Pisterion, and Mr. Cronin mentioned tbHt Lexinvton Is
ono of the metlt succi- sful ptot*i.na ,: ,-ect t, itla.. .1 los hi,Avo befi. Mr•
tortr,111 stat,od that thore Is ”o neo0 to Tall fisi, in or to make the
poncl elean for s,4,11rlinre flle, naio , .covement woult., 1de elIcul :Ition, which
cen be ,- 0110 with e olace of equipment knon 03 an "Aquar%uard" or "Aqua-
lator". ')21 -4 cress Lo L e to i,s,vtet„ wheve 4he water ciraulates at the
tr , i' two , Illion a1 on on hour. Thus ' pond Lleannon itself, with
w$,tnr Va.i) ty: rim or en sent to c',1 y , :3 i; , of 4-1'1G pordo ,ao ; freoh wata,
comtant14/ browht to the swim area,
s pond lords Itself ideally to multiple use—swimAing, fishing,
an ' ev,!,n. Fill, r3Jts oerInr tc Mr, Cm-tmll,
Of apecisl lntkAost to the Gonaelvation Gomissien Was as comment by
Yr. Cortall th,,.A the woods rfOn th.t, pond romIned him of s Natural Science
J2er devi:, 1 p(;,, (y 4; ' o of co ale. ',Me t;own elearcd most of the
undeperush from u WOO'IN near a school mr)(.1 planted 8 few special plants to
0-4r1 to ti:“ useulnofp. of tIe worts On outdoo ",:ksb" for mtural science
ormrses in the school. The ( mission was reminded of its wish and in-
tention to c:rcato cn arbori,,tuL. 'Ilti possliAlitd of ufl.irg some of the
lend near the ponl was discussed, eine Mialleoy School will be built in
this vicinitar, whieb ',wou, ht up the qu,estion of ,ainare from that build-
illrh and its asocimted lan4s into the pond. W?, PUWmAN will write the
Etandln : on). duillin ; Gouxittea to inquire a4,,r.:ut plans, and to acquaint
them with 4,k, necoseity for keeping drainage out of tbR pond.
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It w*ft tbo f4eling or th,,, ',,4)mmission that the °Old - eils" and its
environm shoat! be part of it 114tural ntknoureo$ 1",evalopmnt Flon, The
ase of edint 1 ror t. li,starsi ,,cienee Park. will he eonatdoredo
Arliaiton Reservoir
Mr, Cortoll reportod that his proliminAry. oYamination of the, Arling-
ton .2tin. nhowpd ito in its prompnt stati:ip to bo & olush lees desirable piece
or wt or for rooreotiono The w growth io mteh worse thmn In the 01," ols.
an6 tho3 Ipleteris out rluetuvts badly Ln 10:m pAreas atio0 by Arlin -ton
.x. sidonts, The ommi$,. coald bo eTpecteel shoolf' 1,,eY. I'm Ablb to uso tl &
other elll. al roto t.1 %,mvo42, trwt one shotW
be eons1dvs60 Wt that ror ttw aTA5s1rA;0 the 016 t.,In. lo a far better
property rr)T ewimng.
It waf; agroo6 thatil„ 1.,- would invootleat,1 th/,;! UP4's Oorimunity
Devolovmet Y't for Tat 3,0V; OG PIIIT841.41 .
lt 4.Jae furthor ai70%,,o to ilgtine, w.,Ltli the 1 ,,Greatr,Lon Cxtrdttoo at
the next VX meqtl'o. If po$M.bitt,. rTho meotin Will In hold Thiryffi
Au.,Int 164, In Ihi: amyl , ( oountwAtIrs Cf.-11,f,:u. ,I . \,ortell w .13. gttimd.
Thi: yi, . (vnt ,A:,3,ni *-J1-11:.olli . at 110,5 p44,
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