HomeMy WebLinkAbout1942-04-06PLANNING BOARD MEETING
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April 61, 1942
A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held in
the Town Office Building on Monday, April 6th, at 7;30 P.M.
Messrs. Greeley, Kimball, Nickerson, Worthen and Newhall were
present. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as
presented.
A letter was read from Mr. Giroux, Chairman of the
Selectmen, calling attention to part of the report of the Traffic
Massachusetts Selectmen's Association which he enclosed.
This pertained to the sum of $25,000. allocated for the
use of cities and towns for surveys of traffic and bottle-
neck conditions. Mr. Giroux asked the Board for any sug-
gestions as to the possible use of some of this fund by
Lexington. The clerk was instructed to write him and point
out the following potential problems for this town;
1. Handling of traffic serving the new Bedford Airnort
2. Connection between the proposed Middlesex Tfzrnpike and
the present Concord Turnpike.
3. The possibility of the State installing a more complete
and adequate system of state highway signs or markers
' in Lexington, since our lack of proper signs and directions
is a real problem.
A letter from Allen IV. Rucker, Chairman of the Public Letter from
Safety Committee, was received thanking the Board and Mr. Public Safe -
Kimball in particular for the use of the population density ty Committee
map.
It was mentioned that Hatch's Pond., in the Lexington
Homes layout, was being used by some of the property owners
for the dumping of rubbish. The clerk was instructed to Lexington
write a letter to the Lexington Lumber Company or the Lex- Homes., Inc.
ington Homes, Inc., calling attention to this fact and Subdivision
pointing out that any tendency to depart from the original
layout by filling in the pond should first have the approval
of the Town.
Mr. Giles Smith of Belmont, an architect and member of
the Belmont Planning Board, appeared with plans for a pro- Simonds
posed subdivision of a portion of the so-called "Simonds Farm
Farm" adjacent to Grove Street and Robinson Road. The plans,
after a few suggested changes, met with the general approval
of the Board.
The Board authorized Mr. Greeley to get up to date on East
the situation at Great Meadows and report back to the Board Lexington
on the present status. Meadows
The budget work having been completed for this
Six -Year year, the next step was declared to be the drafting of more
Budget definite plans for some of the capital improvement items
submitted by the various department heads. Mr. Greeley ,
was asked to write the three department heads who showed
the apparent largest future activity, viz: school, fire,
and park, and ask them to furnish the Board with any definite
plans or figures which they might have available.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 P. M. The next
meeting will be held on Monday, April 27th, at 7:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Clerk
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