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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-09-26 PLANNING BOAPD MEETING September 26, 1960 A special meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held on Monday, September 26, 1960 at 7 :30 p.m in the Board' s office, Town Office Building. Present were Chairman Burnell, members Griddle, Mabee, Meyer and Soule, and Planning Director Snow The purnose of the meeting was to consider and act upon the proposals wh;ch had been referred STREET to the Planning Board by the Town Counsel, namely, ACCEPTANCES the establishment and acceptance of layouts as town ways the ways enumerated under articles 6 through 24 as set forth in the warrant for the special town meeting to be held later in the evening. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED- that the Lexington Planning Board approves the laying out as town ways of the ways enumerated In Articles 6 to 24, inclusive, of the Warrant for the September 26, 1960 Special Town Meeting, and that the Board recommends the acceptance thereof by the Town. After so voting, members of the Board signed three reports which had been prepared for their con- sideration and for filing with the Town Clerk at the town meeting (See addenda ) Mr. Snow reported that after the Planning Board conference that morning with Mr. Emilio Spag- ESCO BLDRS nuola of Kingston Homes, Inc. and his attorney, Mr. LAND FOR Sleeper, the Town Counsel had prepared as requested RECREATION by the Board an instrument wherein K1n cston Homes, PURPOSES Inc , successors in title to Isco Builders, Inc . , - granted to the Town an option to nurchase for ` 12,000 KTNGSTON the nine-acre tract of Kingston Homes land adjacent HOMES to the former '•T llard property. (See minutes of July 25, 1°60 Planning Board meeting. ) Mr Snow also re- norted that just prior to the -lanning Board meeting said option instrument had been executed. Mr. Burnell gave a resume of the conferences he and Mr. Snow had held on September 22 and earlier CRANDALL LAND in the evening with Mr. Lynch, attorney for Mr. and FOR T?EC?F.A- Mrs. Crandall, a nortion of whose pronerty it was TION PURPOSES desired to acquire for school, playground and 0-23-60 -2- recreational purposes. Mr . Snow exhibited a print of a plan which he had prepared, said plan being entitled "Portion of Newton V. & Josephine D. Crandall Land Recommended for Acquisition for School, Playground and Recreation Purposes, " and being dated September 23, 1060 . Mr. Burnell said that the offer made to Mr. Lynch was that the Town acquire Parcel B 1 shown on said plan for 13,000 and other consideration, these being the abandonment of the existing drain and public travel easements across Parcel A 1 and that portion of the sewer easement across said parcel northerly of and ten feet distant from and Parallel to the center line of the Vine Brook sewer. Mr. Burnell also stated that Mr . Lynch had said that Mr. Crandall wanted the abatement of the Middleby Road sewer betterment against his property and a connection without any charges to the Vine Brook sewer Mr. Burnell further stated that both he and Mr. Snow had said in reply (1) that they did not believe the Board would agree to Mr Crandall ' s request, (2) that in the Board' s opinion Parcel B 1 wasn 't worth more than that which the Board offered, and (3) that if it was found that an agreement could not be reached with Mr. Crandall the Board would no doubt abandon its proposal and recommend construction of a driveway to town land over the exist- ing easement for public travel . Mr. Burnell concluded by stating that at the end of the conference Mr. Lynch said that he thought some arrangement corld be reached in regard to the matter and recommended the Planning Board srnceed with Article 5 in the warrant for that night 's special town meeting. The Board adjourned its meeting at 7:h5 p .m . Irving H. Mabee, Clerk report of Planning Poaed Under Articles 6 to 22 of the warrant for the September 26, 104)0 Special Town Meeting September 26, 1960 The proposed laying out as town ways of the ways enum- erated in Articles 6 to 22, inclusive, were referred to and approved by the Planning Roard and the Planning Board recommends acceptance thereof by the Town . 9-L6-60 -3- /s Richard u. Soule /s/ Thos S. Grindle /s/ Robert F. Meyer /s/ I. =T. Mabee /s/ Levi G. Burnell, Chairman Report of the Planni.no Board under Article 23 of the Tarrant for the September 26, 1060 Special Town Meeting September 26 , 1960 The proposed laying out as a town way of Emerson Road as set forth in Article 23 of the Warrant was referred to and approved by the Planning Board and the Planning Board recommends acceptance thereof by the Town. Lexinrton Planning Board /s/ Richard R. Soule /s/ Thos. S. Grindle /s/ Robert E. Meyer /s/ I. IT. Mabee /s/ Levi G. Burnell, Chairman Penort of the Planning Board under Article 24 of the 74arrant for the September 26, 1060 Special Town 'Meeting September 26, 1960 The proposed laying' out as a town way of Diana Lane as set fonth in Article eta of the Warrant was referred to and approved by the Planning Board and the Planning Board recommends acceptance thereof by the Town. Lexinrton Planning Board /s/ Richard H. Soule /s/ Thos S. Grindle /s/ Robert E. Meyer /s/ I. H. Mabee /s/ Levi G Burnell 1