HomeMy WebLinkAbout1924-05-23 May. 23, 1924.
PLANNING BOARD MEETING.
The regular meeting of the Planning Board was held in the
Seleotmen8s Room on Friday evening, May 23, at 7/45 o'clock;
there being present Messrs. Misery, Worthen, Duffy, L.S. and
W.D. Brown, and Town Engineer French.
. GRISWOLD
DEVELOPMENT.
Mr. Emery and Mr. French report that as a result of
their going over the situation en the ground with the
residents along Winter Street all seemed reeonciled to
Board's plan in the main, objeetions being brought for-
ward only as to certain details.
Messrs Griswold, Bellamy and Steckroeki appearing
before the Board, the two former plead to be allowed
the retention of the development plan presented by
them, endeavoring to show that the steep section of
the present Winter Street can be modified by cutting
and filling so as to secure a 10 % grade.
When questioned as to the selling price of their
lots, which range from * et. to 4 ets . a foot, they
acknowledge there is not enough profit to be had to
permit them to rough-grade the .street its entire 50
foot width. The most they will do is to build a road-
way wide enough to get by on; which will mean that
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 so
that reservations are held out permitting the future
laying out of the street as proposed, they van, until
such time arrives, continue to use the present steep
way without regrading.
This idea seems to 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. Steekroski asks for a modification of the lines
of the street along a portion of his lot, and the
Board assures him that while not able to conform to
his wishes entirely it feels it can meet them to a
certain extent.
It also plans to change the curve somewhat at the
top of the hill that Mr. Haines' property may not be
injured unduly.
And the Board agrees to see if arrangements cannot
be made with Mr. Ryan enabling the lower portion of
Winter Street to swing across his land, instead of •ver
the present ledges.
In consideration of the above facts, after the peti-
tioners have left, the Board decides to adhere to the
plan substantially as laid out by Mr. Duffy and Mr.
French and unanimously passes the following votes*
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May 25...2.
Voted to recommend. to the Beard of Survey that the
layout submitted under date of by
Griswold for development or lana boraTiolng
upon Winter Street be not approved; that as a sub•
atitute 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 l,
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and dames Streets be altered to conform to said tra.
ing pleb and that said Griswold file such corrected plan nollit
with the Board of Survey as ,his development plan for
said area and agree to obtain necessary releases and
changes in title to property to conform thereto - this
latter section of land being .still before the Board
of Survey awaiting approval.
It was also moved and voted that a copy of above
vote be sent the Board of Su 'v y togat`her with an ex.
planatory letter and a tracing \plan of the approved
layout modified in accordance 'with the latest sug•
geations.
BOSTON POSTAL
DISTRICT.
It is decided best, in view i f the coming elections,
to take no active steps, for the present, in the mat'.
ter of petitioning for admissioi into the Boston Pos-
tal District.
Meeting ,tid j ourned at 9/45.
Wi.tlm!d D. Brown,
Se,cretary.
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