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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-01-13' PLANPiTNG BOARD ;K'I'TING January 13, 1958 A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held on Monday, January 13, 1958 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building. Present were Chairman Grincle, Members Abbott, Burnell, Jaquith and Soule and Planning Director Snow. Approved by the Board were the following bills which had been submitted for navment: BILLS Graphic Reproductions, Inc., white prints -43:30: Spaulding -Moss Co., drawing supplies --2.75; V. Josenh Kostka, book "Neighborhood Planning" -'N-00. The Board approved the minutes of the Decem- MINUTES ber 9 and 16, 1957 and January 7, 1958 meetings. Taken under consideration was the following Form A application for determination of Planning Board jurisdiction: r #58-1, submitted on January 101 1958 by Arnold S. and Charlotte C. Wolf; plan en- ttled "Subdivision Plan of Land in Lex- ington, Mass.", Scale : 1" = 40?, dated December 30, 1957.1 Joseph Selwyn, C.E., Belmont, Mass. It was moved, seconded and unanimously VOTED: that the plan accompanying Form A applica- tion #58-i be signed bearing the endorse- ment "Lexington Planning Board anproval under the Subdivision Control Law not re- quired." The Board then gave further consideration to the matter of a referendum on the ballot for the Annual Town Meeting in order to obtain some indication of voters' opinions in regard to re- zoning land alone, Route 2 for regional shopping use. (See Minutes of January 71 1958). After some discussion it was decided that several ques- tions would tend to confuse voters and that there should be only one question, this having to do with. ' the desirability of locating a regional shopping center on the Swenson and related properties. Further consideration was also given to the REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTER PROPOSAL 1-13-58 -2- problem of determining an equitable arrangement , BURNFAM wherein the Town could acquire for recreational FARMS purposes a Dortion of the former Burnham Farm now SFC. 2 owned by Mr. Mark Moore, Jr. and being developed by him as a residential subdivision. (See minutes of January 61 1958.) Using for comparative purposes Mr. Moore's original preliminary plan, dated Jan. 30, 1957, and the Board's suggested scheme for the second section of Burnham Farms, it was decided to proceed as follows: (1) the Board, for option pur- poses, would offer Mr. Moore P"6000 for the land it wished to a cquire, said land to include approxi- mately the rear half of the lot numbered 113 North Street, said lot to have new boundaries and the westerly half of said new lot to have an easement for public recreational purposes; (2) the Board would proceed with the necessary steps for the Town to acquire a portion of Mr. Kendrick's land to pro- vide an extension of Emerson Road from the southerly corner of Mr. Moore's land to East Street; (3) Mr. Moore would construct the extension of said road to Fast Street; and (4) Mr. Moore would construct the bridge for the Vine Brook crossing. Tt was further decided that Mr. Grindle would discuss this proposal with Mr. Moore and that Mr. Snow would prepare for the use of Messrs. Grindle and Jaquith a plan of teat portion of Mr. Kendrick's land for which it was ' desired to obtain a street option. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Levi G. Bnell1, r.-4 Herk n