HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-02-13' PLANNING BOARD MEETING
February 13, 1956
A regular 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 to discuss Leeland Construction Company's
plan to develop its tract of land between Graham and
Hawthorne.Roads by extending Longfellow Road around
the hill on the company's land and providing for a
future connection to the abutting Willard land. The
Board's informal opinion was desired in regard to the
' 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 Grabsa Road in exchange
for.some of the company's batik 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
a right of way between Laconia Street and Lot B 6 on
Land Court plan 12100E. At right angles to this pro-
posed road were other proposed connections to Young
and Fifth Streets and land of Monsignore. An infor-
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 9:40 P.M.
At the same time Mr. Stevens arrived at the meet-
ing and reported that in a telephone conversation with
' Mr. Woodward of Walter Channing, Inc. that Mx. Wood-
worth stated that the company discussed at the previous
MCCONCHIE
PROPOSAL
EXTE10I NG
LONGFELLOW
ROAD
FRISSORE
PROPOSAL
CONNECTING
LACONIA AND
YOUNG STS.
Board meeting was favorably inclined toward lo-
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MR. WOODWORTH cating 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 Iown-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:
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#56-9, submitted on February 13, 1956 by Leeland
-G. McConchie for t•he.Leeland Construction Co., Inc.;
plan entitled "Plan Showing Sewer Easement, Land'in
Lexington, Mass.," Scale: 111 = 40�, dated Feb. 2,
1956, Miller and Nylander, C. E.'s & Surveyors,
Lexington, Mass.
This plan was drawn tb show the relocation of a
sewer easement in a portion of "Robinson Hi11,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, 19562
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 l" = 4019 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 suggeaWboundaries 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
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