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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1924-05-23. 23o 1924, PLANNING BOARD MEETING. The regular meets of the planning,Board was held in the May 23, at 7/45 o'clock; SelectmenS�Room on Friday evening, 'Emery, Worthen:, Daffy, L.S. and there being present Messrs. W.D. Brown, and Town Engineer French. GRISWOLD • DZVELOPM Mr. fiery and Mr. French report that as a result of M . their going over the situation on the ground with the seemed reconciled to residents along Winter Street all Board's plan in the main, objections being brought for• ward only as to pertain details. Messrs Griswold., Bellamy and Steekroski-appearing former 'to;be allowed before the Boards the two plead the retention of the development plan presented by them, endeavoring to show that the steep section of be modified by cutting the present Winter Street can 10 % grade. and filling so as to secures When questioned as to the selling price of their lots, which range from j- et. to 4 ctse a foot, they is not enough profit "to be had to acknowledge there permit them to rough -grade the .street its entire 50 foot width. The most they will do is to build a road- that way wide enough to get by vn; which will mean the excessive cost of building the street as laid out by them will later have to be assumed by the town, The Board points out that by selling their lots s® that reservations are held out permitting the future laying out of the street as preposed, they can, until t© the present steep sucsh'time arrives, eentinue -use way without` regrading. This idea seems t®:strike a responsive chord, as does the expressed sentiment of the Board that the new side street shown need be but 40 feet in width. Mr. Steckroski asks for a modification of the lines of the street along • portion Of his lot, and the him that while not able to conf©rm to Board assures his wishes entirely It feels It can meet them to a certain extent. I` It also plans to change the curve; somewhat at the be top of the hill that Mr. Rainest property may not Injured unduly. And the Board agrees to see if arrangements cannot enabling: the lower portion of be made with Mr. Ryan Winter Street to swing across his land, instead of ever the Present ledges. In on of the above facts, after the_petl- to the nes have lets des to adhere tioners base left, the Board docs laid out by Mr. Duffy and Mr. plan substantially as French and unanimously;passes.the fallowing votes+ Way 25�-•2 Voted to reco=nen& to the Board of Survey that the layout submitted under date of by Griswold for ,developmenT a a borTe"Frng upon WTnter Street be not Approve*; that as a sub• stitute the layout exhibited upon the tracing plan furnished by the Town Engineer under date of be recommended to the Board of Survey for appro" v # but upon condition'that.the layout between Hillcrest ' and Jame Streets be altered to conform to said'tra Ing plate and that said Griewold.file such corrected plan ars* With the Board.of Survey as his development plan for said area and agree'to;obtaip.neeossary releases and changes in title to property to conform thereto - this latter section of land being 'st ll before the Beard Of Survey awaiting approval* It was also moved and voted that a copy of above vote be sent the Beard of Survi;y togather with an exw planatery letter and a trading plan of the approved layout modified in accordance ',with the latest sug• geations. BOSTON POSTAL DISTRICT. It Is decided best, in view f the coming elections, to take no active steps, for the present, in the emtf ter of petitioning for admission into the Boston'Pos- tal District. Meeting kid j ourned at 9%45. Wi:tla-ard D. Brum, • Seg cretary •