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PLANNING BOAPD MEETING
March 26, 1962
The Lexington Planning Board held a regular
meeting in its office in the Town Office Building
on Monday, March 26, 1962 at 7:30 p.m. Present
were Chairman Grindle, members Bryson, Campbell,
Mabee and Meyer, and Mr. Snow, Planning Director.
Mr. Mabee read a statement which he planned
to read later in the evening at the adjourned ses-
sion of the 1962 Annual Town Meeting with refer-
ence to Article 69 on the warrant for said meeting.
This statement was a revision of one he had previous-
ly prepared and which members of the Board had dis-
cussed informally. After some minor changes were
made in said statement, Mr. Mabee was authorized to
say at the adjourned town meeting that he spoke in
behalf of all members of the newly constituted plan-
ning board and that his statement was one to which
all »resent members of said board subscribed.
In his statement Mr. Mabee set forth the fol-
lowing
ol-
lowing points:
1. The Planning Board wished to go on record at
this town meeting that (a) said Board was in
favor of rezoning at some future time to some
district other than an R 1 district, but not
necessari.11T a C 3 district as nresentlp proposed,
some portion or all of the land bounded bR the
Waltham city line, Route 1281 Route 2 and'a new-
ly relocated Spring Street; (b) that the Board
was unanimous in its belief that now was not the
time to rezone said land.
2. A major project involving the .relocation and re-
construction of Route 2 including Waltham Street
and Spring Street interchanges and access roads
will substantially change the topography, general
character and traffic patterns of this entire
area and will have a major impact on the large
number of residents living south of as well as
some residents living north of Route 2.
3. It appears to the Planning Board to be unwise
for the town to rezone the land involved under
Article 69 until the major town of Lexington
' boards can find a solution which will take into
consideration the entire area involved, and in
so doing, cooperating and working with officials
ANNUAL TOWN
MEETING
ARTICLE 69
REZONING
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of the State Department of Public Works, the '
residents of Five Fields and Spring Street, and
the owners of the land in question under said
article.
4, The Planning Board intends to hold Informal meet-
ings with all interested parties as soon as prac-
ticable. When the Board. is satisfied that the
maximum possible number of residents affected are
in agreement as to a solution to the problem, the
Board will recommend definite rezoning of a por-
tion of or all the land in the area under consid-
eration. The Board expects to present a definite
proposal prior to the next annual town meeting if
the State Department of Public Works continues on
its present schedule.
The planning Board adjourned its meeting at
7:50 p.m. to attend the adjourned town meeting.
Arthur E. Bryson, Jr,
Clerk '