HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-09-29 PLANNING BOARD MEETTNG
September 29, 1958
A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning
Board was held in the office of the Board, Town
Office Building, on Monday, September 29, 1958 at
7:45 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindle, Members
Abbott, Burnell, Jaquith and Soule, and Planning
Director Snow. Town Counsel Stevens was also pre-
sent from 8:45 to 9.05 p.m.
The Board approved the minutes of its Sep- MINUTES
tember 22, 1958 meeting.
Approved by the Board were the following
bills which had been presented for payment: BILLS
Terrence J. Boyle, professional services Sept . 22
through Sept . 26, 1958-445.00; Minute-man Publi-
cations, Inc ., advertising-44.90.
Considered next were the following Form A
applications for determination of Planning Board FORMS A
jurisdiction:
#58-63, submitted September 26, 1958 by John
Carroll for Town of Lexington; plan entitled
"Plan of Sewer Easement from Freemont St. to
Trunk Sewer Lexington, Mass.", Scale: 1" =
10' , dated sent . 22, 1958 . Richard J. Gayer,
Town Engineer.
#58-64, submitted September 26, 1958 by Lucky
Penny Trust and Meryl Robert Trust ; plan en-
titled "Plan of Revised Lots Battleview Park-
Section Two Land in Lexington Mass.", Scale
1" = 40 ' , dated Sept. 24, 1958, Miller &
Nylander, C .E. ' s & Surveyors .
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was
unanimously
VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board determines
that the plans accompanying #58-63 and #58-64
do not require approval under the Subdivision
Control Law, and that said plans be so en-
dorsed.
There was then held a general discussion of
the status of the Board 's long range plan for Lexing- MASTER
ton. It was decided to hold on October 22, 1958 a PLAN
special meeting for the purpose of reviewing what
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had been accomplished to date and of prepa^ing a '
schedule for further work on said plan.
ZONING From 8:1+5 to 9:05 p.m. Mr. Stevens met with the
BY-LAW Board for the purpose of discussing with the Board and
Mr. Snow the preparation of official copies of the zon-
ing by-law and the amendments to said by-law which had
been voted at the September 15, 1958 Special Town Meet-
ing. Mr. Snow was asked to assemble said copies and
additional data with the assistance of the Town Clerk
for the purpose of sending the same to the Attorney Gen-
eral for approval.
BURNHAM The Board nest discussed the Burnham Farms,
FARMS Sec . 3 plan and studies Mr. Snow had ma e in regard
SEC. to the same with particular regard to the Moor=
3 Realty Trust ' s proposal to modify said plan and the
LAND FOR Board's desire to obtain an option to acquire addi-
RECREATION tional Trust land to add to the pro osed Vine Brook-
PURPOSES North Street recreational area. After due considera-
tion it was decided that Messrs . Grindle and Jaquith
would discuss said studies with Mr. Moore on the fol-
lowing evening with the ourpos of obtaining an agree-
ment on the proposal Mr. Snow recommended and the
area which it was desired to acquirr, for recreational
purposes.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 p .m. after
a further discussion of long range planning for Lexing-
ton.
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Richard H. Soule
Clerk