HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-07-24 PLANNING BOARD MEETING
July 24, 1957
A special meeting of the Planning Board was held
in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building, on
tednesday evening, July 24, 1957 at 7 30 p.m. Present
were Chairman Grindle and P.enbers Jaquith and Burnell.
The Boar took under consideration the applica- HAWTHORNE
tion for definitive approval of the Hawthorne Acres ACRES
'section 1 definitive plan. Mr. Jaquith reported his SEC. 1
conversation with Town Counsel Stevens in which the
latter said that Esco Builders Corp. were not able to
submit a bond at this time but planned to do so within
a week. The 45-day period in which the Planning Board
must act having expired, it was moved by Mr. Burnell,
seconded by Mr Jaquith and unanimously
VOTED that the definitive subdivision plan en-
titled "Hawthorne Acres Section One
Lexington, 'lass. ", dated May 29, 1957,
submitted to the Board on June 10, 1957,
accompanied by an application for approval
of a definitive plan, corm C, dated June 6,
1957, be disapproved for the reason that
the applicant has not submitted a bond in
accordance •. t'.7 the Lexington subdivision
rules and regulations
The Board next took under consideration the appli- PEACOCK
cation for apnroval of the Peacock rams Section 5 IiARMS
definitive plan The Board having received the Assump- SEC. 5
tion of Obligations bar the subsequent owner of this
property and a bon(' ha,ring been filed conditioned on
the completion of all required improvements in said
subdivisicn , and all other matters appearing to be in
order, it was moved by Mr Jaquith , seconded by Mr.
Burnell n unanimously
VOTED that a 'efinitive subdivision plan entitled
"Peacock i arms Section 5 , Lexin-ton-Lass. ",
dated June 11, 1957, having been submitted
to the Eoard by Edward Green and H . S . B.
`.lhite on June 24, 1957, accompanied by an
application for approval of definitive plan,
rorm C, dated June 17, 1057, and subsequent
thereto all the lands within the subdivision
havil z been acquired by A. Morris Kobrick as
Trustee of Lucky Penny Trust and also as
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'Trustee of Meryl-Robert Trust by deed re-
corded in Middlesex South Registry of Deeds
on July 12, 1957 as Instrument ho. 12$, and
said A. Lorris Kobrick having assumed all
obligations of the applicant , be and hereby
is approved.
BATTLE VIEW The Board endorsed the Battle View Park Section 2
PARK definitive subdivision plan, the 20-day appeal period
SEC. 2 having expired alter approval of the plan.
FILENE'S Different aspects of the Filene Proposal were
Ri GIOi, AL then discussed with p, rticular reference to what should
SHOPPING be the future attitude of the Planning Board with re-
PROPOSAL spect to said proposal. It was the opinion of those
present that the first matter for the Board to decide
is whether or not it wishes to take the initiative in
bringing the proposal before the citizens again. It
was thoucht thet if the Board decided to take the
initiative in this matter, that the Board' s first
move would be to arrange a meeting with officials of
the State Department of Public Works to determine if
it is possible to secure any definite decision regard-
ing the use of Rts. 2 and 12$ for entrances or exits
to the proposed site of the shopping center. It was
decided to ask members of the Board of Selectmen to
be present at such meeting ii it is held .
The meeting adjourned at 9 10 n.m.
Levi G. Burnell, Jr.
Clerk