HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-12-17PLANNING BOARD MEETING
' December 17, 1957
A special meeting of the Lexington Planning
Board was held in the Conference Room, Cary Memorial
Building, on Tuesday, December 171 1957, at 7:30 p.m.
Present were Members Abbott, Burnell, Jagaith and
Soule and Planning Director Snow. Chairman Grindle
was present from 7:30 to 7:50 p.m. and from 9:00 to
9:15 p.m.
The first matters considered were the release
of the performance bonds for work completed in the
Green Valley, Sec. 2 and the Oak Knoll, Sec. 1 sub-
divisions. Mr. Snow reported that the street signs
had been erected inthese subdivisions and that con-
veyance of easements and grant of utilities had been
obtained. All matters appearing to be in order it
was moved by Mr. Jaquith, seconded by Mr. Soule, and
unanimously
GREEN
VALLEY
SEC. 2
OAK KNOLL
SEC. 1
VOTED: to release the performance bond, dated
April 17, 1957s filed by Antonio Busa,
as Principal, and The Century Tndem-
nity Compan-r, as Surety, in the sum of
Eight Thousand and no/100 dollars -
($5,000.00) - to s ecure the performance
by the subdivider of his agreement in
the form of an application for approval
of a definitive plan, Form C, dated
March 22, 195.7 to complete the work to
be performed by the subdivider as shown
on the subdivision plan entitled "Green
Valley Section Two Lexington, Mass.",
dated March 12, 1957.
VOTED: to release the performance bond, dated
November 5,1956, filed by Ernest E.
Outhet and Kenneth F. Blodgett, trustees
of Outhet Realty Trust, as Principal,
and the United States Fidelity and
juaranty Company, as Surety, in the sum
of forty thousand and 00100 dollars -
($40,000.00) - to secure the performance
by the subdivider of its agreement in
the form of an application for approval
of a definitive plan, Form C, dated Sept.
4, 1956, to complete the work to be per-
formed by the subdivider as shown on the
subdivision plan entitled, "Plan of Lots
at Oak Knoll Section One Lexington -Mass."
GREEN
VALLEY
SEC. 2
OAK KNOLL
SEC. 1
REGIONAL At 7:50 p.m. Mr. Grindle left the meeting to
SHOPPING attend another meeting whereupon Vice-chairman Jaquith ,
CENTER then presided. At this t1ne several members of the
Lexinton Home Owners Committee together with Mr.
Roland B. Greeley met with the Board to discuss various
proposals for solving the traffic problems which might
arise in connection with Filene's proposal for the loca-
tion of a regional shopping center at the northerly
quadrant of Spring Street -Route 2 intersection. Members
of said committee who were present were Messrs. Sanborn
C. Brown, Leland H. Emery, Donald M. Fifield, Willard P.
Grush, Paul K. Palmer, Harold E. Roeder, and A. Edward
Rowse, Jr.
Mr. Jaquith outlined in a general way Filene's
plans for the development of a regional shopping center,
the traffic problems such a center would present, and
Filene's proposal for directing the flow of traffic in
and out of said center. Maps and diagrams of these
proposals were discussed in c'etail together with the
intersection proposed by the State Department of Public
Works, the Planning Board's proposal for direct access
to Route 2 but elimination of access to Spring Street
and Concord Avenue, and various alternative diagrams.
During the discussion committee members developed a
diagram of what they thought was a workable solution to
the problem of egress and ingress to the proposed center. '
The Board agreed to present the solution to representa-
tives of Filene's after Mr. Snow had translated the dia-
gram to plan form using Department of Public Works
standard for ramp grades and radii.
Mr. Soule and members of the Home Owners Committee
left the meet -:n? at 9:20 p.m.
FORM A The Board then discussed with.Mr. Greeley, Chair-
man of the School Sites Committee, a plan which had
SCHOOL been presented to the Board together with the #57-106
SITES Form A application for determination of Planning Board
COMMITTEE jurisdiction. (See minutes of December 16,1957). It
was understood that the plan involved land which the
School Sites Committee was interested in recommending
for acquisition by the Town for an elementary school.
After discussing the feasibility of the land for a
school site, Mr. Greeley was informed that the plan did
not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law.
Thereupon, it was moved, seconded and unanimously
tIOTED: that the plan accompanying Form A applica-
tion #57-106 be signed bearing the endorse-
ment, "Lexington Planning Board approval
under the Subdivision Control Law not re-
quired."
The meeting adjourned 9;45 .m.
Levi G. Burnell, Jr. Clerk