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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-02-13 IIPLANNING BOARD MEETING February 13, 1956 Aa regul r meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, February 13, 1956. Messrs. Hathaway, Irwin and Jaquith were present. Mr. Abbott arrived at 9:55 P.M. Mr. Stevens , Town Counsel, was present from 9:40 to 10:30 P.M. Mr. Snow, Planning Director, and the secretary were also present. There not being a quorum, the members present dis- cussed informally various matters of concern to the Board and at 8:20 P.M. met with Messrs. Nylander and MCCONCHIE McConchie to discuss Leeland Construction Company's PROPOSAL plan to develop its tract of land between Graham and EXTENDING Hawthorne Roads by extending Longfellow Road around LONGFELLOW the hill on the company's land and providingfor a ROAD future connection to the abutting Willard land. The Board's informal opinion was desired in regard to the I proposal for laying out a dead end street about 900 feet beyond the intersection of Hawthorne and Long- fellow Roads. In order to eliminate the long dead end street it was suggested that Mr. McConchie ask Mr. Ampolo for an access through to Grabaa Road in exchange for some of the company's beak land. Mr. McConchie left with the Board for further study a print of the proposed plan. The Board then met with Messrs. Nylander and Ralph Frissore to discuss a proposal for a new access road over what they believed to be the location of FRISSORE a right of way between Laconia Street and Lot B 6 on PROPOSAL Land Court plan 12100E. At right angles to this pro- CONNECTING posed road were other proposed connections to Young LACONIA AND and Fifth Streets and land of Monsignors. An infor- YOUNG STS. mal opinion was requested of the Board concerning this proposal, prints of the plan .dated November 7, 1955 being left with the Board for further study. Messrs. Nylander and Frissore agreed to furnish ad- ditional information concerning the location of the right of way and left the meeting at 9:11.0 P.M. At the same time Mr. Stevens arrived at the meet- ing and reported that in a telephone conversation with II Mr. Woodward of Walter Channing, Inc. that Mr. Wood- worth stated that the company discussed at the previous Board meeting was favorably inclined toward lo- MR. WOODWORTH eating in Lexington, that the company intends to manufacture its own tools and that possibly later on it might wish to use a portion of its plant for manufacturing. The Board instructed Mr. Stevens to inform Mr. Woodworth that it believed there is a possibility of the sown voting for a limited commer- cial zone but not for an additional M-1 district. Mr. Abbott arrived at 9:55 P.M. at which time it was moved by Mr. Abbott, seconded by Mr. Jaquith and unanimously voted that Mr. Irwin be Chairman Pro Tempore. The following bills were presented for payment: BILLS H. B. McArdle, envelopes and ink, $15.45; Adams Press, Inc. , advertising street name changes, hearing, $5.00; Anne H. Milliken, secretarial services, $10.00; Foto Beam, Inc. , for office supplies, $6.07. It was moved, seconded and unanimously voted that the bills be approved as presented. The following Form A applications were taken under consideration for determination of Planning FORMS A Board jurisdiction: #56-9, submitted on February 13, 1956 by Leeland G. McConchie for the Leeland Construction Co. , Inc. ; plan entitled "Plan Showing Sewer Easement, Land in Lexington, Mass. ," Scale: 1" = 1.01 , dated Feb. 2, 1956, Miller and Nylander, C. E. 's & Surveyors, Lexington, Mass. This plan was drawn to show the relocation of a sewer easement in a portion of "Robinson Hill,Sec- tion Two," a subdivision previously approved by the Board. It was decided not to endorse the plan until it had additional survey data added to it and it was determined that the sewer to be conveyed to the Town was within the easement. #56-10, submitted on February 13, 1956 by DeVries Construction Co. , Inc., plan entitled "Plan of a Por- tion of Sun Valley Section Seven in Lexington, Massa- chusetts" Scale 40 feet to an inch, February 7, 1956, Robert G. Venne, Professional Engineer. #56-11, submitted on February 13, 1956 by Fredacia M. Burbank, plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass." Scale 1" = 40, , Feb. 10, 1956, Miller & Nylander, C. E. 's & Surveyors, Lexington, Mass. It was moved, seconded and unanimously VOTED: that the plans accompanying Applications #56-10 and #56-11 be signed bearing the endorsement "Lexington Planning Board approval not required under subdivision control law". The Board next discussed proposed historic districts legislation with emphasis on the suggeste4boundaries of the various districts. The meeting adjourned at 11:00 P.M. , Mr. Stevens leaving the meeting at 10:30 P.M. Charles T. Abbott Clerk