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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-04-22' Planning Board Meeting April 22, 1957 A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Build- ing, on Monday, April 22, 1957 at 7:35 p.m. Vice- chairman Jaquith, Members Abbott, Adams, Burnell and Soule were present as was also the Planning Director, Mr. Snow. Mr. Stevens was present from 7:55 to 9:25 p.m. It was moved, seconded, and voted, Mr. Adams not voting, that the following bills which had been presented for payment be approved: Louise M. Baker, secretarial services, period ending April 1$, 1957-- 25.00; Bruce E. Howlett, professional services, period ending April 20, 1957--$$2.50; Minute Man Typewriter Service, typewriter maintenance --13.50; Minute -man Publications, Inc., advertising --43.67, In accordance with the vote of the town meet- ing held on November 19,1956 at which a Recreation Committee was established under the General By -Laws, ' the Board gave final consideration to the appoint- ment of a member to said committee. It was moved, seconded, and unanimously VOTED: That Fred D. Wells, 58 Prospect Hill Road, be and hereby is appointed to serve as a member of the Recreation Committee for a period of two years. Following the vote there was read to the Board, approved by it and signed by the Vice-chairman, a draft of a letter dated April 23, 1957 and addressed to the Selectmen notifying them of the Planning Board's vote. Taken under consideration next were the Board of Appeals notices for hearings to be held on May 7, 1957. It was decided to take no action in regard to the petitions to be heard except that of Ralph W. Galen, D.D.S. From notes taken during the discus- sion Mr. Snow was asked to prepare for the Board's final consideration a letter opposing the granting of said petition. BILLS RECREATION COMMITTEE BOARD OF APPEALS At 7:55 p.m. Mr. Stevens came to the meeting GREEN at which time the Board gave final consideration to VALLEY the application for approval of the Green Valley SEC. 2. Section Two subdivision plan. All matters appear- ing to be in proper order, it was moved by Mr.Adams, seconded by Mr. Abbott and unanimously VOTED: That the definitive subdivision plan en- ' titled "Green Valley Section Two Lexing- ton, Mass.", dated Mar. 12, 1957, which was submitted to the Board by Antonio Busa on March 26, 1956, accompanied by an application for approval of defini- tive plan, Form C, dated March 22, 1957s be and hereby is approved. FORM A Mr. Snow reported that he had conferred with Mr. Gould, attorney for Frances May Baskin, in regard to the ownership of the Baskin property shown on the plan accompanying Form A application #57-44 and had pre- pared the plan for endorsement accordingly. Thereupon it was moved by Mr. Soule, seconded by Mr. Adams and unanimously VOTED: That approval under the Subdivision Con- trol Law is not required on condition, as represented to the Board, that Lots A and C are to be conveyed to Frances May Baskin, the owner of adjoining existing parcel of land and that upon such conveyance said lots and parcel shall be deemed combined into one tract for all purposes under the I Subdivision Control Law. SUBDIVISION The Board next considered a draft of a memoran- RULES AND dum prepared by Mr. Snow incorporating suggestions REGULATIONS both he and Mr. Stevens had previously recommended to the Board to clarify difficulties arising from identi- fying properly various sheets of subdivision plans. After due consideration it was moved by Mr. Adams, seconded by Mr. Soule and unanimously voted to approve said memorandum. (See addendum.) ASSOCIATES Mr. Stevens left the meeting at 9:25 p.m. at REALTY which time the Board met with Messrs. Stephen Hopkins, TRUST President; Arthur B. Bell, Treasurer; and David V. Sullivan, one of the trustees of the Associates Realty Trust. Mr. Bell, speaking for the group stated that the Trust has received the Board's April 16, 1957 letter notifying said Trust of the Board's vote of April 15, 1957 that the design and type of architec- ture for the proposed hotel building of the Trust as shown in the sketch submitted to the Board on the latter date was approved. Mr. Bell stated that the Trust had met and decided to ask the Board for an additional letter in which it was stated that if the ' Trust revised its hotel plans in accordance with the memoranda it had received by the Board that said Board would approve the plans when submitted. Speak- ing for the Board Mr. Jaquith replied that what the Trust was seeking was assurance by the Board that it would approve plans it had not seen and that the Plan- ning Board proposed to take no action on said hotel 1 1 1 plans until the final puns are submitted to said Board. Messrs. Bell, Hopkins and Sullivan left the MINUTES meeting at 9:55 p.m. at which time the Board con. sidered the minutes of January 28, April 10 and 15, 1957. The Board approved said minutes. Read to the Board, approved by it and siggnned SECRETARY by the Vice-chairman was a letter dated April 22, 1957 and addressed to the Town Accountant notifying him of the Board's April 8, 1957 vote to employ Mrs. Louise M. Baker as the Board's permanent secretary on a part-time basis, her compensation to be $1.67 per hour, said compensation to be paid out of the Board's personal services appropriation. The letter also stated that the Board had been unable to find anyone who would be willing to be a full-time sec- retary who, in the Board's opinion was qualified and at the same time willing to work for the salary recommended by the Appropriation Committee. Like- wise stated in the letter was the fact that Mrs. Baker's availability and employment on only a part- time basis did not completely solve the Planning Boardts secretarial problem as outlined to the Appropriation Committee earlier in the year. The Board next considered the petitions of Win BOARD OF S. Couette, Richard H. Soule, Contractor, Inc., and APPEALS Harvey W. Newgent to be heard by the Board of Appeals on April 23, 1957, action of these petitions having been deferred at previous meetings of the Planning Board. Mr. Soule was absent from the meet- ing during the discussion of his petition and during the time the Board decided to take no action upon said petition. The Board decided to take no action on the other petitions also. The meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.m - i� Levi G. Burnell, Jr. Clerk