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PLANNING BOARD MEETING
October 3, 1960
A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning
Board was held on Monday, October 3, 1960 at 7:30
p.m. in the Board's office, Town Office Building.
Present were Chairman Burnell and members Grindle,
Meyer and Soule.
Considered first were the notices of hear-
ings to be held by the Historic Districts Commis-
HISTORIC
sion on October 5, 1060. It was decided to take
DISTRICTS
no action in regard to the applications to be con-
COMMISSION
sidered at said hearings.
Considered next were not,ces of petitions to
be heard by the Board of Appeals on October 11 and
BOARD OF
18, 1960. It was decided to take no action in re-
APPEALS
gard to said petitions with the possible exception
of those of Corazzini, Ehlers and Hamilton. The
Board requested the Chairman to obtain further in-
formation in regard to the petitions named.
' At the request of the Board Mr. Donald N.
Sleeper, Jr., attorney for Kingston Homes, Inc.,
KINGSTON
and Mr.Carroll, Supt. of Public Works, met with
HOMES, INC.
the Board to discuss the preliminary plan for the
PRELIMINARY
subdivision of the former Higgins land owned by
PLAN
said corporation and situated northerly of Maple
Street and the Boston and Maine railroad tracks.
(See minutes of May 25, 1959 Planning Board meet-
ing.) After a discussion of the overall design
of the subdivision and the engineering problems
involved Mr. Sleeper agreed to withdraw the appli-
cation (see addendum) with the understanding that
Mr. Snow would assist representatives of Kingston
Homes, Inc. with a nlan which would be acceptable
to the Planning Board. It was further understood
that Mr. Sleeper would attempt to solve additional
problems In regard to locations and easements for
drains and sewers in and leading from the subdivi-
sion.
The attention of the Board was called to a
HA?aTHORNE ACRES
copy of the Town Counsel's letter of Sept. 27,
LAND FOR
1960 to the Town Clerk and the conformed copy for
RECREATION
the Board of the option instrument executed by
PURPOSES
' Kingston Homes on Sept. 26, 1960. (See minutes of
-
Planning Board meeting of September 26, 1960.)
KINGSTON HOMES
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The meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m. I
Levi G. Burnell, Chairman
October 3, 1960
Planning Board
Town of Lexington
Mass.
Gentle -men:
I respectfully request the right to withdraw my
client's petition for approval of a preliminary plan.
The client is Kingston Homes, Inc.; the plan is dated
August 11, 1960 by Joseph W. Moore, Inc.; and the date
of the filing of the petition is September 7, 1060.
Donald N. Sleeper, Jr. '
Atty. for Kingston Homes,Inc.
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