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Home My WebLink About1971-04-20-CONCOM-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES of Commi sion meeting April 20 , 1971. The meetir.fr was cali&::i to order by the Vice-Chairman Dr. Kassler at 8 05 p.m, with Nrs. Frick, Messrs Mazerali and Friedman and Mesdames Rawls and Solomon as well as visitor Steve Warshawer, a Boy Scout andeighth grade student. Steve expla.jred hib, mission to the Commission - to seek guidance in mapping a conservation-cleanup project in which he could direct a group of several boys. The Commission recommended cleaning Locke Pond in the Whipple Hill area Dr. Kassler offered to walk the area with Steve to see what had to be done. S eve said he would seek approval of his scoutmaster. Acceptance of Minutes F bruary 22 - Accepted as amended. March 1 - Paragraph 3 - Mark Moore proposal last two lines should read, " -stream, Mr. Zaleski reported, saying he did not see ad- verse effect in this. Commission agreed. " March 9, Page 1 , paragraph 5 should read, "Mr. O'Connell asked questions about the report, which were referred to Mrs. Frick, who was out-of-town. " March 9, page 2 , para. 2 from line 5 on should read, "rezoning in this area, he said, would limit the Town' s flexibility. Accord.. ing to Mr. O' Connell , acceptance of some of the land for conserva- tion would add to the Commission' s concerns the Town Counsel's worry about the uncertainty of title status. Mr. O' Connell said there are 18 privately-owned lots in the proposed conservation area and rat least 200 to 300 lots of unknown title status exist in the entire Meagherville area. Land donated to the Town by Robert L. Lyon lies within the posposed conservation area. " March 9, page 2, para 4, second sentence (line 5 on)should read, "If the Commission wishes the Town to take any further action, he said, more facts would have to be gathered by the Commission. He pointed out that the most logical body of Town to apply leverage with Mr. Cass would be the Planning Board, whose approval is needed for subdivision plans, etc. Outcome of this discussion: Agreed that the Town procedures with respect to the Hatch Act should be discussed at a joint meeting of the Commission and Selectmen. " (Last sentence, no change. ) March 22, para. 1, line three to end to read "acreage after Mrs. Ballou and the Commission make final agreement about the exact boundaries of the purchase upon survey of the land.fi March 22 , para. 2, sentence 1 "The Commission discussed strategy and presentation of conservation articles on the Town Meeting floor." April 12 Minutes not approved, but the name of the Boy Scout APR 28 197$ 9 Conservation Commission Minutes 4/20/71 Page 2 '( representative (page 2, para. 3 on Seedling Town Forest) should be corrected to "Robert Sawyer" , Mrs. Frick said. Schedule of meetings in May was tentatively set up for May 3, 11 and 17, with the next meeting on June 7. This will be recon- firmed at the April 26 meeting before sending out official notices. Mr. Brown (who arrived shortly after the meeting began) said he would check with Mr. O' Connell about the need for Tuesday meetings so Town Manager could attend. Sewer Project over Strip of Steeves Land. Mr. Brown said the Commission had agreed to convey the necessary documents and plans to HUD and DNR after Mr. McSweeney prepared them. Mr. Brown has already had a conference with HUD about the Town Engineer's plan, and now what is needed from Town Counsel is a document con- veying the Conservation interest over the small affected strip to the Engineering/Public Works Departments for sewer easement. Then HUD has to approve all documents. Thus the Town would go about putting in the sewer in complete legality, as Town Counsel would have it. No news on - Shawsheen River Basin DNR ruling clarification Whipple Hill additional Town expenses to be reimbursed 50% by HUD (OSA-51) OSA-51 extension. Mr. Brown said HUD is slow to reply. Assessors' Maps. A set of assessors maps has been requested from Engineering Department, to aid in planning until such time as the maps from photogrammetric survey will be available (pictures are now being taken for this, before trees are in leaf) . Article for June Town Meeting The Commission was notified that a citizen article calling for an increase in the number of Conservation Commission members to seven will be submitted by the Citizens for Lexington Conservation Maps and Plans. Mrs. Rawls showed the open space and available building lots map prepared five years ago by the League of Women Voters. She is updating it. Agreed to divide planning respon- x, sibility according to the "Superblocks" drawn by Mr. Zaeski in his Interim Open Space Plan of 1968. Map enclosed; assignments below. A - North corner Bedford St & Route 128 - F. Friedman & J. Reiner B - Bounded by Route 128, Burlington line, Adams St. & Bedford St. Sue Solomon C - Adams-Lowell-Woburn Sts & Mass. Ave - Hancock St - Dr. Kassler and Jere Frick D - Lowell St. , Woburn and Winchester line and Winchester Dr. , - f' Dr. Kassler, assisted by Don Deily and Jere Frick � c Conservation Commission Minutes 4/20/71 Page 3 E - Wo,-)u.rn-Lowell-Maple Sts. and Mass . Ave. Green & White) - Dr. Kassler F - di_.clieater DI Winchester & Arlington lines , Summer & Lowell Sts. - Whinple Hill area, planning phase over - Dr. Kassler G - Maple-Lowell-Summer Sts, Arlington line & M ss. cAve.- H. Kassler H - West of 3 '8, from Bedford to Mass Ave . - Fred Friedman I - 128-Bedford St- bass Ave. triangle, includes Meagherville - Stan Prawn and Jere Frick J - West of Waltham St , between Mass. Ave and Marrett Rd. to Lincoln line - Fred Friedman and Paul Mazerall K - East _,r Waltham St. triangle with Mass. Ave. and Marrett Rd. Stan Brown and Marty Rawls L - Waltham St - Marrett Rd. , Mass Ave. , Pleasant St. & Route 2 Jere Frick and H. Kassler M - Pleasant St , Route 2 , Arlington Line and Mass Ave - Jere Frick and H. Kassler N - West of Waltham St. , between Marrett Rd and Route 2 - Stan crown, Sue Solomon and Frna Greene 0 - SE corner, Last of Waltham St . , South of Route 2 - Sue Solomon and Marty Rawls P - SW corner, West of Waltham St. , South of Route 2 - Stan Brown and Jere Fric, Filling on Parker Land. Commission members reported observing quantities of fill recently placed upon the Parker land. Ac- cording to Mr. Parker at the Hatch Act hearing in December, his filling project was completed. Hatch Act determinatdon did not include permission for additional fill . Letter will go to Board of Selectmen on this. Letter from Governor on Earth Week - April 26 through May 2. Earth Week in Massachusetts is cne week later than the rest of U.S.A. . Commission members commented that official word of this, received April 14, was too tardy to plan local observances Vine Brook housing for Elderly is taking up about one more acre of land than originally contemplated. Area residents have expressed _oncern that additional units could be put in. Commission members responded that they did not' believe proiect could go beyond scope of what was passed at Town Meeting - 50 units. However, Town Meeting may have to consider some rezoning to permit adequate ac- cess to Waltham Street from the development. Meeting adjourned at 11 00 p.r . until April 26. Respectfully submitted, g.ca Secretary to the Commission