HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-01-23 PLANNING BOARD MEETING
January 23, 1956
A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held
in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building, on
Monday, January 23, 1956 at 8:10 P.M. Messrs. Abbott,
Grindle, Irwin and Jaquith were present. Mr. Snow,
Planning Director, and the secretary were also present.
Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel, was present from 8:55 to
It was moved by Mr. Jaquith, seconded by Mr. Grindle
and unanimously
VOTED: that Mr. Irwin be Chairman Pro Tempore.
Mr. Irwin read the following bills presented for
payment : The Barrett Press, for rubber stamp, $1.55; BILLS
Anne H. Milliken, for secretarial services, $ .25;
Public Administration Service, for a •booklet on
Planning the Neighborhood, $2.08. It was moved by
Mr. Grind-1;7 seconded by Mr. Jaquith and unanimously
voted that the bills be paid as presented.
The Board then took the following Form A ap-
plication under consideration: FORM A
#56-3, submitted January 23, 1956 by Martha K.
Brehm, plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington,
Mass. ," Scale 40 ft. = 1 in. July 12, 1954 Fred A.
Joyce, Surveyor Belmont, Mass.
It was moved by Mr. Jaquith, seconded by Mr.
Grindle and unanimously
VOTED: that the plan accompanying Application
#56-3 be signed bearing the endorsement
"Lexington Planning Board approval not
required under subdivision control law" .
¶ he Board took under consideration the approval
of a house plan for the last of a group of Town-owned APPROVAL OF
lots set aside for sale to veterans. It was moved by HOUSE PLANS
Mr. Grindle, seconded by Mr. Jaquith and unanimously VETERANS'
LOT #2
• VOTED: That the plan of the house of the appli-
cant Arthur W. Collins, for veterans '
lot.42 at 79 Hill Street, Lexington be
approved.
It was moved by Mr. Abbott, Seconded by Mr.
MINUTES Jaquith and unanimously voted that the minutes of
the meetings of October 31, 1955 November 7, 1955,
November 74, 1955 and November 28, 1955 be approved.
Next taken under consideration was the Planning
Board Memorandum Number Three. It was thought that a
PLANNING BOARD preliminary plan for public recreation and school areas
MEMORANDUM NO. should not be published until options had been obtained
THREE of the recommended areas for the reason that the price
on such land would increase were the plan made public .
It was decided to hold the memorandum for further dis-
cussion at the next meeting especially in view of the
fact that publication should be nearer to the date of
the Precinct Meetings.
It was suggested that Mr. Snow negotiate with Mr.
ACQUISITION Busa on the subject of acquisition of some of his
OF PARK LAND land for a park area. It was thought that all the
FROM BUSA soil from that area could be given to Mr. Busa for
fill, a matter which had been Mr. Busats chief con-
cern. It was thought also the fact could be brought
out that a park area would enhance the value of Mr.
Busats land. Mr. Snow was requested to prepare another
plan for them to study showing how playground land
could be set aside without any great loss of house
lots.
Mr. Abbott left the meeting at 8:50 P.M.
Mr. Stevens arrived at 8.55 P.M.
Discussed next was a plan presented in the name of
TOCCI Paul Tocci, showing an easement between Hayes Land and
EASEMENT PLAN Fletcher Avenue and passing over land of Mr. Tocci and
John F. Flynn. In reviewing the plan it was pointed
out that Mr. Flynn had given Mr. Tocci a water easement
5 feet wide. The question was raised as to whether or
not Mr. Tocci could assign such an easement to the Town.
It was suggested that Mr. Tocci submit a Form A ap-
plication to accompany the plan and have said plan
conform to all data previously recorded.
WATSON Copy of a letter of November 10, 1955 with accom-
REALTY TRUST panying prints from Mr. Muldoon in regard to title
references of: subdivision property purchased from
Anastasy and Anderson were given to Mr. Stevens in
order that he might prepare proper instPe4nents for
the conveyance of utilities and easements to the Town.
Taken under consideration was the matter of
whether or not an article was to be placed in the ACCESS TO
warrant for the annual town meeting to see if the BASKIN
Town would appropriate funds to lay out and construct SUBDIVISION
to subgrade a portion of Worthen Road from Waltham
Street to connect with the end of the road Mr. Baskin
would construct within his subdivision or to see if a
temporary connection with Mr. Baskin's proposed road
should be made from the high school driveway. It was
decided that there would be no need for an article in
the warrant as long as the Public Works Department had
sufficient funds in its budget to pay for the construc-
tion of the subgrade.
It was also decided that there should be a sepa- ACQUISITION
rate article on the warrant in regard to the acquisi- OF WYMAN RD.
tion of the Wyman Road lots from the Baskins and that LOTS
this matter should be taken care of by the Selectmen.
Mr. Reed of the Board of Selectmen came to the
meeting at 9:10 to discuss the possibility of con-
structing a trunk line sewer to the Middle Ridge SEWER IN
subdivision if Techbuilt would agree to laying a TECHBUIIT
sewer within the subdivision itself. He stated that SUBDIVISION
the Selectmen were concerned with the problem of the
sum to be placed in the bud:et for sewer construction
for 1956, felt that the r:s);;. ning portion of Tech-
builtts subdivision should •e sewered and a trunk
line sewer to the project requested. It was pointad
out that Techbuilt could not be compelled to lay a
sewer in the section of the subdivision already ap-
proved. It was thought, however, that in view of its
difficulty in obtaining satisfactory percolation tests
in a number of house lots that the corporation might
be willing to install a sewer. It was decided to dis-
cuss the matter with representatives of Techbuilt,
Inc. at their requested appointment with the Planning
Board on February 6.
Mr. Reed left the meeting at 9:15, Mr. Stevens
and the secretary at 9:30.
The Planning Board devoted the rest of its
meeting to details of further preparation of proposed
Historic Districts legislation and adjourned at
10:15 P.M.
Charles T. Abbott
Clerk
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