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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-01-06PL,t�NI?TNG BOARD MEETING January 6s1958 A regular meeting of the Lexi=ton Planning Board was held in the Town Lhg neer's Room, Town Office Building on Monda?-, January 6, 1958 at 8:00 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindle, Members Abbott, Burnell, Jaquith and 'oule. Town Counsel Stevens was present from 9:30 to Q fl15 p.m. The minutes of the January 2, 1958 meeting were MINUTES approved. The Board received a letter, dated December 14, SCHOOL & 19571 from the Recreation Committee recommending that RECREATION the Planning Board try to acquire options for several AREAS recreation sites to be located in general areas sug- gested in said letter. It was decided to arrange for a joint meeting with the Recreation and Elementary School Sites Committees on January 2C, 1958 to discuss future school sites ane recreation areas anc that recom- mendations be proposed by each of the three agencies. The Chairman was authorized to send to the Select- TOWN ' men a list of proposed sites for future town dumps. DUMP (See addendum.) Mr. Jaquith r e -ported on sug.--ested changes in zon- REGIONAL in,-- by-laws for proposed Filene's Shopping Center as SHOPPING recommended by Filene's attorney, ??obert Vance Brown. CENTER There was a ;Teneral discussion of the Board's current projects wh'_ch should be given further study and which should. be concluded, if possible, in the near future. `_'hese included: ChanE,es in'Suk::di_vision Control Rules & -�egula- ti.ons ane Zoning By-laws Options to be secured for street entrances Location of Worthen Road through present play- ground Federal road through M-1 district Rezoning on Waltham St. near Waltham line National Historic Park At 9:30 p.m. Town Counsel Stevens came to the STREET meeting- and discussed. with the Board streets to be ACCEPT - proposed for acceptance at the annual town meeting. ANCES fie also informed the Board of his efforts to obtain for the town an option for acquisition for recrea- OPTION FOR tional purposes the DeVries land located between RECREATION Summer Street and the Winchester town line and imme- LAND diately southeast of the Sun Valley development. BURNHAM After Mr. Stevens left the meeting, Mr. Mark FARMS Moore, Jr. met with the Bo!�rd in regard to plans for , SEC. 2 the subdivision of the former Burnham farm and: the Board's proposal for a recreational area along Vine - Brook and adjacent to the North Street gravel pit. Mr.. Moore said that the land the Board wished to recommend MOORE to the town for acquisition as a recreation area in - REALTY volved the house at 113 North St and seven or eight TRUST potential house lots which he valued at $2000 each. He said he might consider exchanging this land and construct- ing the proposed extension of Emerson Road to East Street in exchange for a town -built bridge over `Dine Brook but that he would not consider including in any such agree- ment the house numbered 113 North Street unless compen- sated for said house. Mr. Moore left the meeting at 10:30 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 10:40 n.m. ka ,., - �. Levi G. Burnell, Jr. Clerk ADDENDUM Jan.23,1958 Board of Selectmen Town Office Building Lexington 73, Mass. Gentlemen: The Planning Board -wishes to present the following loca- tions as possible sites for future town dumps: 1. The Massimilla land off Bartlett St, and Lowell St. 2. The sand nit at end of Utica St, formerly maintained by Rupert Stevens 3. A section of land off.Lowell St. and North St, rear of John E. Allen & Co.,Inc. Yours v ery truly, LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD By Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman '