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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1940-04-05PLANNING BOARD MEETING APRIL 5 1940.. A - 1 j A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held Friday. April 5 (postoned from April 1) at 7:30 P.M. in the Town Office Building. All members were present except Mr. Nickerson. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as received. In regard to the petition of Mr. Viano, the Clerk turned over to the Chairman a letter from the Town Counsel concerning the legal aspect of letters received by the Torn Clerk from individuals in the designated area, requesting that their names be removed from the petition. For the reasons stated in this letter, the Town Counsel advised the Board to proceed with a hearing. The Board also received the certification of this petition from the Board of Assessors. It was moved, and so voted, that a hearing be called for Friday, April 26, at 8 P.M. in the Selectmenfs Office and that the property owners be so advised by registered mail and that due notice be published in the"Lexington Minute -man". In regard to the work of mapping the property list- ings, the Chairman spoke of the difficulties of locating houses and property without sufficient information as to the street number locations, and stated that he had suggested this work as a Scout project with Mr. Dana T. Norris, who accepted. The Clerk was instructed to confirm this conversation and to turn an 8001 map of the town over to Mr. Norris to be cut up into sections and numbers of street` corners and intersections noted in order that by inter- polation the plotting on the final map may be completed. Mr. Kimball brought up the desirability of a Master Plan, and his suggestions were favorably received. A list of possible data comprising the base map, as well as proposed future planning, with a key, was turned over to the Chairman, and it was the opinion -of the Board that the final map be at a scale of 800' x 1". The Chairman agreed to investigate the possibility of having the work compiled and plotted by a local engineer or draftsman, if possible. It was moved and so voted, that the expense shall not exceed fifty dollars for the Master Plan to be completed according to the scheme outlined by Mr. Kimball. Mr. Greeley spoke of the town planning project, invi- tation to which has been accepted by about 16 New England High School teachers to date. In order to cooperate with Viano petition Property listings Master Plan this class in the Lexington High School, the Board made several suggestions for timely projects, any one of which ' of these three local planning problems would be desirable for the students to elect: 1. Parking problem in the center 2. Re -zoning of Town. 3. Development of the Great Meadows. In reporting on the display case(bulletin board) Mr. Ellis mentioned that he had written the Selectmen for permission, and to date no answer has been received. Mr. Ellis agreed to turn over to the High School manual training class, details of such a case, to be built by them, but the materials to be paid for by the Board. The next meeting will be held on Monday, April 15, at 7:30 P.M. The meeting adjourned at 9:05 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Clerk. ,