HomeMy WebLinkAbout1919-04-29Minutes of the Lexington Planning Bard, April 29,1'19
There were present :"essrt, . Greeley, Barbour and
the Secretary.
Voted: To ask the Chairman to consult i"r.Blake in re-
gard to !.e donation of a piece of land to properly
develop the conjunction of Somerset Road, Merriam
Streit, etc.
There was a lengthy discussion of the question
of building laws for the purpose of protecting the
torn from injurious building developments and of pro-
tecting buyers from speculators. This question the
Board agreed tot,ake under ive consideration.
It was the senee o :he Board that an effort
should be made to work out a scheme for securing the
East Lexington marsh and adjoining lands through an
investment club.
It wes the .,:_ins.- o:f the Board that it should pre-
eare a general statement in regard to its functions,
what ground it should cover and the main fields of its
usefulnes. Among the items mentioned were a town map,
developed with special reference to topography, the
development of this topography through street lay -outs,
6to., zoning, housing regulations, taxation, town ex-
penditures by business -like methods, and the organiza-
tion of public interest in the public development of
the town. It wee Felt that such local groups as the
Board of ?rade, the Co-operative Sank, and an invest-
mt=:nt committee or club which should be organized)
o.ld be of material srvice.
Voted: To r:com;nend to the town that the road at the
base of t.Tabor be named F.It.Tabor Road provided the
tovan of Lincoln will co—operate by giving the same
name to the portion of he road in Lincoln.
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