HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-11-20 PLANNING BOARD MEETING
November 20, 1956
A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held in
the Engineer's Room, Town Office Building on November 20,
1956 at 7:40 p.m. Present were Chairman Hathaway, Messrs.
Adams, Burnell, Grindle and Jaquith, the Planning Director
and secretary.
The following bills were presented for payment: BILLS
Graphic Reproduction, Inc., for white prints-48.58; Anne H.
Milliken, for secretarial services-45.00; Mary G. Campbell,
for secretarial services--X20.00; Bruce E. Howlett, for pro-
fessional services--4100.00.
It was moved, seconded, and unanimously voted that the
bills be paid as presented.
Read to the Board was Colonel Dunlop's letter of Novem-
ber 2 to the Selectmen in regard to the status of the proposed
Hanscom Field access road from Wood Street to Bedford Street. PROPOSED
The Colonel stated that the Air Force contemplated inclncting ROAD
the project in the 1958 fiscal years access road program and WOOD TO
that it was his opinion that funds for the project would be REDFORD STREETS
available shortly after July 1, 1957. With regard to the
possibility of development taking place along this proposed BE-ZONING
road, the Board felt it must submit by January 1 a complete INDUSTRY
proposal for light industry and special commercial re-zoning
for this and other meas of the Town.
TheBoardcurrent problems,
then considered one of its pr ,
that of scheduling this and other items of Planning with the
steadily increasing demands upon the time of the Planning
Director. In order to utilize to a greater degree his train- PLANNING
ing and professional experience, it was decided to establish BOARD
definite office hours for the administrative work, post a SERVICES
notice of the same on the office door, install an extension
telephone in the secretary's office so that she could handle
all incoming calls, and write a letter to all Town offices,
boards and other town groups concerned setting forth the
Board's new office procedure and asking that all important
requests for Mr. Snow's services be arranged through the
Board.
The following Form A application was taken under con-
sideration of determination of Planning Board jurisdiction: FORM A
#56-97, submitted on November 15, 1956 by Brown &
Brown, attorneys for Peter M. & Martin Semonian;
plan entitled "Sub-Division Plan of Land in Lexing-
ton, Mass. (being a sub-division of lot shown on Ld.
Ct. Plan #43700)", Scale: 1" - 60', dated Oct. 17,
111 1956, Joseph W. Moore, Reg. Land Surveyor, Bedford,
Mass.
At 9:20 p.m. Mr. Quinn met with the Board to discuss
the above application, he being the intended buyer of parcel B
as shown on the plan. It was pointed out to Mr. Quinn that, in
the opinion of the Board, the plan as drawn constituted a sub-
division. It was suggested that if he had evidence to show why
it wasn't a subdivision that he submit such evidence to the
Board before its next meeting. Thereupon Mr. Quinn left the
meeting at 9:30 p`.m.
It was moved, seconded, and voted that the minutes MUTES
of November 1, 1956 meeting be accepted.
After the secretary was dismissed, the Planning Board
considered its expense budget for 1957. The following budget 1957
was adopted: BUDGET
Stenographic services $ 200.00
Postage & supplies 250.00
Advertising 200.00
Printing 250.00
Sundry items 100.00
Maps & BLueprints 200.00
Professional Services 300.00
Master Plan 3,000.00
Equipment 150.00
Association Dues 50.00
$4,700.00
Mr. Snow was requested to have the budget statements
prepared for the Chairman's signature and submission to the
1 Selectmen and the Appropriations Committee.
The meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m.
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Levi G. Burnell, Jr.
Clerk
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