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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1931-10-13 111 PLANNING BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 13, 1931 A meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Confer- ence Room of the Town Office Building at 8:00 P. M. Messrs. Emery, Duffy, Milne, Cutler, and Glynn were present. The Town Engineer and the secretary were also present. The Town Engineer stated that he had talked with two members of the Metropolitan Planning Division, regarding Mr. Mr. Ryder's Pyder' s proposed road . They have just finished the field Proposed study so that plans have not been worked up yet. They favor Road Yr. Ryder ' s scheme more than Arlington' s but nothing definite has been done on it yet . The Chairman read the record of last week's meeting and made corrections. A letter was read from Metcalf & Eddy stating that Metcalf & they would be glad to have Mr . Raymond assist Mr. Cosgrove Eddy Letter in working up a plan for the lower portion of Vine Brook. Mr. Raymond is to be out next week to start the work. Mr . Emery read a letter from the Planning Board of Needham in which they asked for information regarding the Letter from granting of permits for the construction of more than two- Needham car garages. A letter was written them stating that we Planning enclosed a copy of the Zoning Laws which were the only Board regulations used besides the State regulations, and local Building Laws. Mr. Cutler informed the Board that he was unable to attend the conference of Planning Boards held in Lowell last week as he had anticipated. Mr. Emery informed the Board that he had talked with Nr. ` rightington ann found that he had been busy all week at court and did not have tire to work on our question. He said that if we associated a road with the brook, he could handle the thing simply and thoroughly but if we did not, the situation was rather unsettled. He is going to look up the derivation of the law in regard to this, and even then may not be able to give us an answer. Vine It was suggested that a study be made of the brook Brook and proceed under the highway statutes to lay down the lines Project as suggested by Mr. TArightington. If the road has got to follow an independent course, we will have to wait until we get an opinion from the Town Counsel and find out what may be done. Plans of the brook were studied and it was found that some of the land along the brook was very swampy and bad for ., 2. lir lir a road. A road could be built there, but it would be very expensive. That part between the Trotting Park and North Street would also be expensive because the land is now being used for market gardening. Vine Street or Utica Street should be connected with the sewer and probably the main part of the brook, or area near the brook and brought down through the nursery and be used for a trunk line sewer. Ne should ascertain the line along which a sewer or drainage brook should be run and lay out a street leading to it. There are three problems; - surface drainage brook, sewers, and a roadway, and it might be possible to put them together. The Board feels that they would be saving money if this land was bought now. It would remove the possibility of further damage to it and increase the value of adjoining property. It would also preserve it from cheap developments. It was decided to have Mr. Cosgrove work with Mr. Raymond and determine the width of taking along the entire length of the brook Then we could lay it out, and then propose taking as much as is practicable and lay out a road there connecting it up with others in that area. A drawing should be made, first making the corrections in the line of the brook by easing off the bends, plotting a stretch of say 100 feet for park purposes and a road and then see how far that can be laid down on the air map. If we decide to lay out a street there, we could make takings, and reserve it until the town is ready to build a road. We would be able to have a layout made along the en- tire length of the brook about 100 feet wide and get the Board of Survey to lay down its lines which would preserve it for a good many years. Then if someone defied that tak- ing and threatened to build there, the Selectmen could make a taking for outside street lines and prevent him from coming in. Later on if it was decided that this road was not needed, the land could be turned over to the Park Commissioner for park purposes. In this way we could get hold of the property and prevent private owners from coming in to build. It should be laid out properly from Hayes Lane to Butterfield' s Pond and go before the town for definite action and if they won't do anything, we can save it for future action. If they refuse to go ahead, we could make takings through the Board of Survey, but when exterior lines are laid out damages will have to be paid. It should be definitely known how much the brook would have to be lowered before the line is fixed. The cross section of the brook will be related to the width of taking that is go- ing to be made if we are going to have a highway. There are approximately fifteen owners below Hayes Lane. It was suggested that they be asked here to talk the matter over. We might be able to satisfy them so they will see the project through. If a man owns a strip along the brook that is good, he might sacrifice it so that the rest of his land could be drained and made more valuable . It was decided that this would 3. 11, be done at a later date when more definite information had been received. The draining does not increase much until it reaches the Trotting Park. If streets are put in there and the property is developed, there will be a greater volume of water . The main lines of the development are going to run at right angles with the brook. The principal idea is to protect the brook from flowing through peoplets back yards and collecting rubbish and ashes which they would be likely to dump in it . The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 P. M. until Tuesday, October 20th Respectfully submitted, Clerk ',1111 I