HomeMy WebLinkAbout1932-04-11PLANNING BOAFfi MEETING
April 11, 1932
A meeting of the Planning board was held in the Conference
Room of the Town Office Building, Monday, April ll, 1932, at 8:00
P. M. Liessrs. Emery, Glynn, Milne and Luffy were present. The
Town Engineer and the secretary were also present.
A letter was received from the secretary of the Heading
Planning Board asking for a key map for future development of
Lexington. He was informed by letter that we have no map of this
sort and that we were sending him a cops of our Zoning Laws with
map attached.
The prcvject of Town Forests was discussed. There are about
eight acres of land around the Old Reservoir and three and nine -
tenths at Bo,.°rman Park. The land pit the rear of the Westview
Cemetery is not to be called a forest but just used to keep the
trees for transplanting. Around the reservoir they could be used
to fill up the spaces and shade the pond, but would not be planted
for timber. tr. Emery stated that he thought Town Forests were
large areas set apart to be used for parks and picnics. The Board,
In suggesting the areas named, only considered property owned by
Town
the Town. Vine Brook area was suggested., but Spruce and Pine, Forests
the trees which are furnished by the State, grow.on solid ground.
The State night not be furnishing trees in a few years so it would
be wise to start this project soon.
The Town Engineer presented a plan showing the Fuller and
Morey properties on North Hancock Street. This is the.only land
in that locality which has not been developed. The Fuller property
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consists of fifteen acres which has been divided up into 55 lots
of 80 feet or more frontage with the exception of three which are
75 feet, and the Pvlorey property has five acres. Mr. Emery suggested
raking, nine 90 ft. lots o,.zt of ten 80 ft. lots but Mr. Cosgrove Develop-
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informed him that Mr. Fuller had figured on more lots than there Fuller &
Morey
were now. The Board felt that the street layout was satisfactory Property
but that an appeal should be made to Dur. Fuller asking him to
keep the lots as large as possible. If a plan was submitted
with 90 ft. lots instead of 8C ft., there would be more chance
of getting, better lotting.
The Town is taking land from Mr. ;Morey to widen the tri-
angle at the junction of ruancock Street and North Hancock Street.
This will improve the frontage of the two lots located_ at the
corner but will take two large trees. The Town should not dis-
regard trees as they do when other towns go out of their way to
save them. It is thought that these two Oak trees could be
saved by adhering to the existing lines and making a small taking.
L.r. Cosgrove presented a plan of Gillen Street from :"laltham
Street to Blossor. Street and stated that he is going to start
work on the development of the Roberts property on this street
which consists of 374 acres.
The matter of tax titles owned by the town was brought up
and discussed. The !'own has liens on property and the owners have
five or seven years in which to buy the property back. At the
end of that tire, the Town takes possession of it if the owner
has not paid expenses. The Town Engineer was instructed, to con-
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fer with the Assessors and Tax Collector for the purpose of getting
information as to the possibility of the Town taking or having
taken title to large areas of low land upon which taxes have not
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been paid, to be used for town purposes.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P. k,.
hespectfully submitted,
Clerk