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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-02-16-CONCOM-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES of Commission meeting February 16 , 1971 at 7 50 The meeting was called to order/by the Chairman, Mr Brown, with Mrs Frick and Mr Mazerall present Associate members Mrs. Rawls , Mr. Reimer and Mrs Solomon and visitors Iris and Graydon M. Wheaton were also present Meagherville Mrs Lois Brown, r„presenting the Planning Board, brought copies of the map and mimeographed sheets prepared by the Planning Board to be distributed and presented , as well as discussed, at the Planning Board hearing Wednesday evening The Planning Board had finalized its recommendations and decided to give a preview showing of them to both the Selectmen and Con- servation Commission this evening. The area proposed for con- servation contains largely lands below the 120-foot contour in a wet triangular area and a strip including a running brook ad- jacent to the proposed 20-acre school site . A strip alongside 4-acre route 128 "reserved for (service) road" is not included Two areas , separated by a 5-acre proposed recreation area (providing among the areas ) are proposed for RH zoning - "Hickory Street area" into which the Planning Board would invite proposals for a 78-unit development and "Myrtle Street Area" into which could be developed a 102-unit complex A 2-acre strip on the Precinct 3 side of Garfield Street would be left open for the possibility of street-widening or some other use not now foreseen The Planning Board proposals differ from the Justin Gray Associates proposals in that less total traffic would be generated and it would enter Reed Street closer to Bedford Street A possibility of exit to Cedar Street will be reserved, probably not needed at least until the school is built . Exit to Bedford Street is at this time limited to Reed Street because of the railroad tracks . Reed Street will probably need sidewalks Except for a few isolated lots , which could be "planned around" , the Town already owns all of the land in question The Planning Board has submitted three articles for the 1971 Town Meeting - one for each of the two proposed RH rezoning areas and an "all or any part" conservation article , which includes the entire study area, plus additional lands The conservation article will of course be defined by the motion offered at Town Meeting In reality, the Planning Board does not plan to expand the conserva- tion area beyond the 23 acres (land described as appearing sand- and-gravelly to ski-touring Planning Board members ) Question raised about the location of land donated to the Town by Hobert Lyon for conservation. Exactly where is this land and what are the deed restrictions? Financial arrangements were discussed briefly in terms of alter- nates available and the fact that Chapter 774 procedures have already been instituted in four other towns , Newton and Concord among them One visitor recommended that the Lexington Housing Authority expand its scope to include the building of low and moderate income housing r EEJ G ti 197' Conservation Commission minutes 2/16/71 Page 2 Minutes of the February 8 meeting APPROVED with the correction under paragraph "Whipple Hill-Hamilton" on Page 1 , substitute word "award" for "reward" Associate Members. Their function and the authority for their appointment is clearly stated in the Conservation Commission Handbook, issued jointly by the Department of Natural Resources and the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions Cary Lecture Publicity. Associate member Joseph Reiner will speak with his fauher about this It was recommended that all publicity mention the sponsorship of the Conservation Commission Information on 1971 Conservation Articles has appeared in the recent Citizens for Lexington Conservation bulletin This in- formation will also be used by the League of Women Voters OSA-51 Whipple Hill-Hamilton Mr Brown received a letter from Town Counsel listing the amounts of award payments made by the Town during the fall months and December pf 1970 Also included were interest and payments to assessors for their services in the two trials on the two parcels Town counsel asked wha , other expenses would he reimbursihle !Jr Frown will find a, ' � uservers for Conservation lands Mrs Greene outlined a plan for recruiting and educating a group of people who would deep an eye on conservation lands Mrs Rawls said that this sort of observation should. not be organized Commission members said a periodic checkup of the condition of conservation lands is necessary and possibly some publicity or education through CLC channels would Le a good idea. Decided to turn the proposed project over to the Citizens for Lexington Conservation, for dis- cussion at their meeting Fr_day night Bow Street hiding Dates and facts have 'Lh.en disputed by Mr Cataldo' s lawyer Executive Session was declared at 9 35 The meeting adjourned at 10 05 p.m until onday , February 22 , 1 )71 Respectfully suomitted , Mrs Erna S ;reene , Secretar, to the Commission