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Monday,Fiebruary 19,1951
Present: Cromwell, Adams, Caouette,Johnson, Town Engineer Burns.
Meeting opened at 7:30 p.m.
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With regard to hearing on Zitso property to be held Monday, Feb-
ruary 26, the clerl was instructed to send notice of same to each abuttor.
Edison Way - Woodland Road
Letter was read from the Selectmen asking approval of the Planning
Board for layout of proposed plan and profile of Woodland Road as pre-
pared by William H.Burns, Town Engineer, dated Jan. 10, 1951. It was
moved by Mr. Caouette and seconded by Mr. Johnson that the plan be approved
and the Selectmen so notified. So voted.
Selectmen also requested approval of a taking for a street from Edi-
son Way to Depot Square. It was decided to write a latter to the Board of
Selectmen requesting more detail with regard to their plan for this road,
and suggesting a meeting for this purpose on Monday evening, March 5 if
convenient.
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Bill was presented from Adams Press for $13.76, publishing of hear-
ings on Zitso and Lima. Voted the bill be paid, Mr.Adams not voting.
From Louise M. Baker for $1]..50, stenographic service for month of
January. Unanimously ,noted the bill be paid.
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Meeting adjourned at 9:00 o'clock.
W.S.Ca uette,
Clerk
PLANNING BOM
The statistical record for 1950 is as follows:
Regular and special meetings 42
Conferences with subdividers 46
Public hearings 11
Conferences with citizens on zoning matters 15
Conferences with boards of other towns 3
The major project of the year was the revision of the Zoning By -Law.
This undertaking had, in fact, consumed a major part of the Board's
time over a three-year period. Early in the year the Board held a num-
ber of hearings on the draft as it then stood in expectation that it
would be taken up at a spring Zbwn Meeting. 'However, as a result of
the hearing in Estataook Hall it was decided that certain changes should
be made in the .draft and that it would be impossible to make them in time
for a spring meeting.
During the sinner these changes were made and another public hearing
' was held in the fall. Following this the matter was taken up at a speo-
ial Town Meeting (which took place on two consecutive Monday nights).
With only minor amendments the By -Law was accepted on a vote of 156 to 3.
The Planning Board is grateful, to Town Counsel Harold E.Steven.s, to
former Town Counsel, Daniel A. Lynch, to John T. Blackwell, planning oon-
sultant, to William M.Burns, as Town Engineer, as well as to the many
groups and individual citizens of the Town who gave so willingly their ad-
vice and the Planning Board is mindful that without such advice and
assistance, their work would have been much more difficult.
The Board is well aware of the fact that no change in a zoning law
can affect all citizens equally, lair this reason it is particularly
grateful, and believes the town should be also, to those Town Meeting
Members who thought themselves less favored by the changes but who never-
theless in the interest of the town as a whole voted in favor of the re-
vised By-law.
Daring the year the Planning Board has continued the project started
a few years ago, this being the Population Map of Lexington, which has
proved so valuable to the Board and other town departments in determining
the direction of town growth, The Board also has worked on various other
matters which are not yet completed. It has recommended a widening of
Maple Street to 70 feet, with appropriate land takings in conjunction with
a proposed Chapter 90 road from Winchester to Lexington through the Wheeler
'Estate.
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It has made preliminary study of traffic conditions at various inter-
sections with a view to ultimate improvements.
One of the most important subjects for future planning is that of
Off-street parking in the town center. Little was done on this in 3.950
because of the press of other business. The Board hopes that in 1951
it will be able to make real progress on this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
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