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PLANNING BOARD'WMTING
November 23, 1934
A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held in the
Conference Room of the Town Office Building on Friday, November
230 1934 at 7:30 P. M. Messrs. Duffy, Ellis, Greeley, Kimball,
and Robinson were present.
The petition of Fannie W. Hutchinson for a change in son -
Ing from Residential to Business use of the property on the east
side of the New Highway, between Watertown Street and the Town
Line was read and discussed. It was pointed out that this could
not be considered as an official petition inasmuch as it did not
contain the signatures of adjoining property owners. The Clerk
was instructed to communicate with the petitioner, inform her of
the action that has been taken in regard to the other applications
for zoning changes along the new highway, and also informing her
that if she does insist on a hearing,'the board will describe for
her the area they deem to be affected.
Mr. Duffy reported that the Regional Board was working on
some solution of a legislative nature, and that the Lexington
Planning Board should delay action, if possible, until the present
work brings some sort of result•
Nr. Kimball inquired of Mr. Duffy as to what bad become
of the proposed business areas that the several Planning Boards
were to have designed. Mr. Duffy explained that in addition to
the design submitted by Lexington, designs had been prepared by
Arlington and Concord, but that the latter had now become worth-
less due to the change in the design of the highway itself. He
also explained that very little thought had been given to these
designs because so much of the time of the Regional Board had
been given to the consideration of legislative possibilities.
Hutchinson
Petition
Concord
Highway
Discussion of the future treatment of Watertown Street
disclosed the opinion of the Board to be' that the street should
be straightened in accordance with the plan prepared by Mr. Cosgrove.
Consultation with Mr. Trask revealed the fact that both the Town Watertown
and State Engineers approved of this plan, but that the County Street
Engineers were with -holding their approval. However, Mr. Trask
felt that the ultimate layout would be the straight one.
In view of the fact that the financial year was drawing
to a close, Mr. Duffy suggested that we check up on our supplies
of stationery and maps in case new ones were needed. The Clerk
was instructed to consult with Miss Maguire and Mr. Cosgrove on
these matters.
Mr. Duffy intimated that, whereas the Board has never been
consulted in regard to the location of new schools, it would be High
wise of the Board to consider this matter so that in the future School
and probably the near future, it would be prepared to give an
opinion.
Meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Roland B. Greeley, (signed)
Clerk