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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-03-01-CONCOM-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS u' CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES of Commission meeting March 1, 1971. The Conservation Commission meeting consisted of a half-hour meeting with the Planning Board, from 8 00 p.m. to 8: 30, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Lund, Chairman of the Planning Board. Present were Commission members Mr. Brown, Mrs. Friclu, Dr, Kassler and Mr. Mazerall and associate members Mr. Friedman, Mrs. Rawls, Mr. Reiner, Mr. Smith and Mrs. Solomon. All members of the Planning Board, two members of the Design Advisory Committee, ,Mr. Zaleski and Tom Curran of the Minute Man were also present. Meagherville Articles. Commission reiterated its stand as agreed at its February 22 meeting: that Commission would approve rezoning of Hickory Street site (article 70) if conditions mentioned in the February 12 letter from the DNR to the Board of Select men could be met. The lower-lying Myrtle Street site (Article 69) should not be developed. The Planning Board said they did not understand the specifics of the DNR request. Agreed that Mr. Brown of the Commission should request clarification from DNR. Mark Moore Proposal off Bedford Street. Commission said it could not take a stand on housing proposals. Planning Board asked about affects of drainage, since the brook draining the property it part of the Shawsheen watershed system. The developer/architect has stated that a substantial portion of the site can be drained to the northwest via Carol Lane and then enter the brook farther down. stream , Mr Zaleski reported, saying he did not see adverse ef- fects in this The Commission agreed. Cataldo Farm Rezoning Proposal (Article 74) . Dr. Kassler stated that the Commission is opposed to this because the owner must have begun planning development as the land was being filled. (It was reported that Mr. Cataldo first visited the Planning Board on September 14 for advice) , The Planning Board questioned closely exactly how much filling was actually done and posed two hypothetical questions. Would the Commission object to the develop- ment if no filling had been done? Mrs. Frick mentioned that this area had been included in the Great Meadow Study, due to be received by the Towns of Arlington and Lexington February 15. Would the Commission approve if the development were relocated to occupy only the higher ground on both the Ralph Cataldo and the adjoining Cataldo family land? Dr. Kassler said this would possibly be less objectionable but he did not want to answer for the Commission. Commission members agreed to adjourn at 8 :30, until their next meeting on Tuesday, March 9, at 7:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Mrs. Erna S. Greene Secretary to the Commission APR 2'P 1971