HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-06-27' PLANNING BOARD MEETING
June 27, 1955
Present: Adams - Abbott, Grindle, Hathaway, Irwin, Jaquith -
Snow, Stevens.
Meeting opened at 7:20 o'clock. Records of June 13
and 20 were approved.
Bills
Robert Higgins, personal services, June 13-24, $100.00;
Spaulding -Moss, 1 roll 42" tracing paper, ink „ 47.55; Paul
C. Killam, personal services June 14-27, $130.00. Above
bills were unanimously approved.
Form A
Application #55-53,, submitted on June 27, 1955 by John
D. Chiesa Jr., tracing entitled "Plan of Land in Lexing��on,
Ma`ss., scale l" = 60', June 15, 31955, Miller & Nylander,
'I
C. E.'s and Surveyors, Lexington, Mass.
Moved by Mr. Grindle, seconded by Mr. Hathaway and
unanimously
VOTED: above plan be signed bearing endorsement
"Lexington Planning Board approval not re-
quired under subdivision control law".
Discussion - Master Plan
Discussion was held with a group of citizens composed
of Messrs. Lewis Hoyt, Donald Clark, Aiden Ripley, Donald
Nickerson and Robert Holt in regard to the development of
a Master Plan for the Town. lir. Adams explained to the
group various problems entering into the Master Plan develop-
ment including the problems of making decisions on the in-
clusion of.various items in the Master Plan. He stated that
the Planning Board desired to work with a committee composed
.of representative citizens and groups who were both interested
in and had had experience in town affairs. It was believed
that such a committee would be helpful in offering sugges-
tions and criticisms and also in selling the citizens of
the town those plans which should be considered advisable
to include in the overall Master Plan. In view of the
im-portance
of the Master Plan, it was the feeling of the Board
that a Board of six members was too small a representative
group to make final decisions on such matters without con-
sulting with a larger group of citizens. I
A general discussion then followed. It was the con -
census of opinion of those present that a citizens committee
was a good idea, that it should not be too large, and that
it should include heads of active groups or their represen-
tatives. The non -Board members present felt that the initial
development of the Master Plan items and the making of pre-
liminary decisions thereon should be done by the Board and
then submitted to the citizens' group for discussion. This
procedure would save considerable time since it would bring
to the citizens' group a definite program on which most of
the detailed work had been completed. It also was felt that
at times the work with the citizenst group could be sup-
plemented by discussions with area and other organizations.
Spinelli
On motion of Mr. Hathaway, seconded by Mr. Irwin, it
was unanimously
VOTED: that the definitive subdivision plan entitled
"'Plan of Lots in Cary Acres, Section .Two,
Lexington, Mass." dated April 23, 1955, which
was submitted to the Board by Anne and Joseph '
P. Spinelli, Trustees of Cary Realty Trust, on
May 16, 19559 accompanied by an application
for approval of definitive plan, Form C. dated
May 9, 1955, is hereby modified by extending
Tufts Road with a uniform width of 40 feet
through Lot 82 to Marrett Road and that as so
modified said definitive plan is approved**
DeVries Construction Co.
Mr. Grindle moved, Mr. Jaquith seconded and it was
unanimously
VOTED: that the definitive subdivision plan entitled
*Section Seven of Sun Valley, Lexington, Mass."
owned by DeVries Construction Co., Inc., dated
May 2, 1955, which was submitted to the Board
by DeVries Construction Co., Inc. on May 239
1955, accompanied by an application for approval
of definitive plan, Form C. dated May 23, 1955s
be and hereby is approved.
Discussion
There was some discussion on changing the proposed '
entrance to the municipal parking area between Naltham and
n
Muzzey Streets. It was left that Mr. Adams would con-
tact Mr. Stevens and obtain his opinion on the matter.
There was also discussion with regard to Route 2. It
was decided to send a letter to the Board of Selectmen
stating that the proposed "Worthen Road*- had been under
consideration for several years, that the first part
of the road has already been approved, funds voted for
the same and that the only feasible access to Route 2
from Worthen Road is at Pleasant Street.
Meeting adjourned at 10:20 o'clock.
Charles T. Abbott
Clerk