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PLANNING BOARD MEETING
August 26,1957
A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held
in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building, on
Monday, August 26, 1957 at 7:30 p.m. Present were Chair-
man Grindle, Members Abbott, Burnell, Jaquith and Soule.
Town Counsel Stevens was present from 8:15 to 8:45 p.m.
The Board approved the minutes of July 22 and MINUTES
August 19, 1957.
Approved also were the following bills which BILLS
had been presented for payment: Minute -man Publica-
tions, advertising --$3.67; L.E.Muran Co., duplicating
aper --$9.00; Spaulding -Moss Co., drafting supplies--
4.20; Daley Office Supply Co., one box master units--
6.10.
The Board took under consideration the applica-
tion for definitive approval of Burnham Farms Section 1
subdivision plan. The bond having been submitted and
all other matters appearing to be in proper order it
was moved by Mr. Soule, seconded by Mr. Burnell and
unanimously
VOTED: that the definitive subdivision plan
entitled "Burnham Farms Section One
Lexington -Massachusetts", dated May 13,
1957 which was submitted to the Board
by Moore Realty Trust, Mark Moore, Jr.,
Trustee, on July 15, 1957 accompanied
by an application for approval of de-
finitive plan Form C dated July 9, 1957
be and hereby is approved.
Chairman Grindle and Mr. Jaquith reported on a
meeting held with Miss Edith W. Willard of 66 North St.
to discuss the possibility of the town acquiring for
recreational purposes the Willard property located on
North Street and consisting of approximately 57 acres.
It was stated Miss Willard was agreeable to a urchase
price of 360,000, $10,000 to be paid down and 410,000
a year to be paid during the remainder of a six-year
period. It was further stated that no interest charges
had been mentioned by either Miss Willard or Messrs.
Grindle and Jaquith.
They reported that Miss Willard insisted that
no entrance should be made to the property from any
point directly across from her present home on North
Street or any change be made on North Street during
BURNHAM
FARMS
SEC. 1
WILLARD LAND
FOR
RECREATIONAL
PURPOSES
her lifetime, that a 300 foot strip of land near the ,
northerly corner could be used for an entry to the
property now if desired, and that she did not object
to changing the back -land during her lifetime.
Harold Stevens came to the meeting at 8:15
p.m, at which time he entered into the discussion
concerning the Willard land. He stated that he be-
lieved that the Town cannot buy this land on $10,000
a year terms for six years without approval from the
State Legislature, but that it would be possible to
buy $102000 worth of property each year.
HAWTHORNE Mr. Spagnuola of Esco Builders, Inc. arrived
ACRES at 8:25 P.M. The Board then considered the names of
SEC. 1 streets within Hawthorne Acres, Section One subdivi-
sion. In accordance with the suggestions of the Fire
and Police Departments and the Planning Board's desire
to avoid long or similar sounding street names, it
was agreed that the names submitted by Esco Builders
be changed as follows:
Sedgebrook Road to Sedge Road
Brentwood Road to Brent Road
Fairhaven Road to Hathaway Road
The Board then endorsed the plan and gave it to Mr. '
Stevens for recording. Before doing this it was
understood that he was to have prints on cloth made
for the town engineer's files, the cost of said
prints to be charged to Mr. Spagnuola.
JOHNSON C 2 Messrs. Stevens and Spagnuola left the meet -
REZONING ing at 8:45 at which time the Board considered the
PROPOSAL Johnson proposal discussed qt its previous meeting,
and decided that it would not sponsor a zoning change
from R 1 to C 2 use for the expansion of the A & P
store and parking facilities on the property numbered
25 Bedford Street, Chairman Grindle to notify Mr.
Johnson by telephone of the Board's decision.
ASSOCIATES Read to the Board was a letter dated August 26,
REALTY 1957 from Mr. Irwin, Town Building Inspector, regard -
TRUST ing the proposed hotel plans stating that the plans
for the proposed hotel met the requirements of the
town building by-laws with the exception of adequate
ventilating and lighting in the hotel bathrooms. It
was decided to send a copy of the letter indicating
these minor changes to be made to Mr. Manaselian,
architect for the Trust.
The Board met with the Board of Selectmen
' at 9:00 p.m. to discuss the acquisition of the
Willard land for recreational purposes. Chairman
Grindle presented the facts previously discussed at
the Planning Board meeting and the Selectmen advised
the Planning Board that after further discussion at
their meeting they would notify the Planning Board
of their final decision in regard to the proposal.
The Planning Board left the Sel ectments meet-
ing at 9:30 p.m. at which time the Planning Board
meeting was declared adjourned.
Levi G. Burnell,Jr.
Clerk
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MEETING WITH
BOARD OF
SELECTMEN