HomeMy WebLinkAbout1941-03-03PLANNING BOARD MEETING
March 3, 1941
A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held at 7:38 P.M.
on Monday, March 3rd, in the Town Office Building. All members
were present.
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved with cor-
rection as noted.
Payment of bill has been made in the amount of $4.79. This
covers cost of blueprinting 12 sets of income data, to be dis- Bills
tributed to the Appropriation Committee,
Mr. Kimball reported a communication from Mr. Gorham Dana, Long
Chairman of the Planning Board of the Town of Brookline' and Range
transmitting their preliminary report on 1png-range planning. Planning
Mr. Kimball reported a communication from Mr. Swaim, Master
Chairman of the Concord Planning Board, stating that their Plan
committee desires to meet jointly with Lexington in the near
future as previously agreed. The Clerk was instructed to make
arrangements for this meeting on the subject of the Master Plan.
The Clerk was instructed to communicate with the Appro-
priation Committee to confirm the date for the joint meeting,
tentatively set for March 20th,
Mr. Nickerson reported that he had written to Mr. Charles
E. Ferguson and representatives from neighboring towns, ex-
pressing the Board's sentiments in regard to the proposed
Concord airport.
Mr. Ellis presented, for the Board's study, a series of
graphs based upon the income and expenditures data of the long
range planning program.. These consisted of a cumulative chart
of town revenues, a cumulative chart of town disbursements
(1935-1939 period) and a partially completed debt graph (1914
to present).
Mr. Greeley offered the following topics for discussion,
considering them as possible projects for Planning Board study
or backing.
1. Demolition, Repairs, Painting (Spring clean-up campaign
in the town, to be carried out by the Chamber of Commerce,
Scouts, and the local paper.
2. Town Medical Center (possibility of pooled resources, as
practiced in some communities, with advantages.)
3. Nurses' Training (fundamental training for girls, through
the Public Health, as desirable in peace -time and invalua-
ble as part of the defense program.
4. Purchase of Great Meadows (in anticipation by the town, of
Middlesex turnpike, and possible over -night speculative
purchases and developments.)
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Range
Planning
I Airport
Graphs
New
Projects
5. Purchase of Tophet Swamp (in anticipation of the new '
Route #128, and as above,)
General discussion followed on the merits or objections to
the above topics.
Mr. Brooks and Mr. Caouette appeared before.the Board
with their revised, and final, layout of Follen Hill Estates,
Follen in which was incorporated the suggestions of the Board. This
Hill was found satisfactory in every respect. Mr. Brooks was re -
Estates quested, after he appears before the Board of Survey, to sub-
mit a copy of the subdivision to the Planning Board for its
files.
Discussion again centered on the Great Meadows, and noted
that in 1934 this Board consulted with the Arlington Planning
Great Board and is on record that Arlington looked favorably on
Meadows the transfer of this land to Lexington for park purposes.
It was voted to write the Arlington Board to this effect,
also stating that this board finds no record of any definite
action by Arlington, and that we inquire as to what Arling-
ton's present attitude may be and whether the town has any
plans for the use of this swampy area.
Before adjourning, at 9;30 P.M., a vote of thanks was
extended to Mr. Ferguson, retiring member of the Board, for
his services during his term. ,
The Board will meet on Monday evening, March 24, at
7:30 P. M. The Concord board will convene jointly on this
evening.
Respectfully submitted,
Clerk (/
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