HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-01-06 PLANETNG BOARD MEETING
January 6, 1958
A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board
was held in the Town Lru neer ' s Room, Town Office
Building on Merida-, January b, 1958 at 8 00 p.m Present
were Chairman Grindle, Members Abcott, Burnell, Jaquith
and `oule. Town Counsel Stevens was present from 9 30
to 9•!15 p.m
The minutes of the January 2, 1c58 meeting were MINUTES
approved
The Board received a letter, dated December 111., SCHOOL &
1957, 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 ano Elementary
School Sites Committees on January 20, 1958 to discuss
future school sites and 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-orted on suggested changes in zon- REGIONAL
in by-laws for proposed Filene ' s Shopping Center as SHOPPING
recommended by Filene 's attorney, Robert Vance Brown. CENTER
There was a '-eneral 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
Changes in SuLdivision Control Rules & regula-
tions ant 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 '1altham line
National Historic Park
At 9 30 p.m. Town Counsel Stevens came to the STREET
meeting and discussedwith the Board streets tot e ACCEPT-
proposed for acceptance et the annual town meeting ANCES
He 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
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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 Vine 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.
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 nossible sites for future town dumps
1. The T-lassimilla 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 8- Co , Inc .
Yours very truly,
LEXTNGTON PLANNING BOARD
By Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman