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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962-04-301 1 PLANNING BOAPD MEETING April 301 1962 The Lexington Planning Board held a regular meeting in its office, Town Office Puilding, on Monday, April 30, 1962 at 7:40 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindle, members Bryson, Campbell, Mabee and Meyer,and Planning Director Snow. The Board approved the minutes of its meet- MINUTES i_ng of April 231 1962. Also the Board approved for payment the following; bills which had beenresented: L. M. BILLS Foster, Inc., office supplies--�10.50; '•Tallace B. Mitchell Co., drafting supplies --$1.82; Atwell Service Co., Audograph service --8.59. Mr. Grindle reported that he had discussed with Mr. Lawrence Litwack of 59 Laconia Street his request that a member of the Board meet with the Countryside Civic Association on May 22 or 21� at the Harrington School., Mr. Grindle said that he learned that the association wished said Planning Board member to discuss the Board's general plans for the Countryside area and its nronosals for taking care of automobile traffic in this vicinity. It was agreed that some member of the Board would attend the association meeting on whichever date It was held. With reference to the appointment of Mr. Ralph S. Stevens, Sr. of 7 Abbott Road with the Board, Mr. Snow presented each member with a set of notes in regard to the Tidd family of Lexington after whom Tidd Place in the Till-nghast Estates subdivision was named. In said notes it was pointed out that William Tidd was a lieutenant in Capt. Parker's company on the Lexington Common on April 19, 17752 that he marched to Cambridge on June 17 of the same year where said company was in- volved in the Bunker Hill engagement for two days, that William was a Selectman at the time of the ?evolution and was an assessor in '76, '791 180 and 191. Other prominent members of the Tidd family mentioned in the notes were John, also a member of Capt. Parker's company; Benjamin, who was on the Common on April 19th, marched to Cambridge on June 171 served at Dorchester Heights in 1776 and was one of the Committee of Correspondence in 1780; Samuel, who took hart in the events of April 19 and June 17 COUNTRYSIDE C IVIG ASSOCIATION TIDD PLACE STREET NAME 4-30-62 -2- and was one of the Committee of Correspondence and ' Safety in 1781; and Charles, born January 1, 1807, w? -o was Town Clerk from 1832-38, served on the School Committee for many Tears and was a teacher for more than thirty `ears. From 8:00 to 8:05 -n-m. Mr. Ralph Stevens met with the Board. He presented first the following letter from Mr. Sullivan, present owner of the Till- inghast Estates subdivision: Planning Board Lexington, Massa Re: Renaming of Tidd Place Gentlemen: I would like to petition your Board to consider chang- ing the name of Tidd Place to Winship Terrace. I have asked Ralnh S. Stevens to act,in my behalf in the above matter, as he is taking title to one of the four lots involved in this action. Yours truly, April 30, 1062 /s/ William F!. Sullivan ' Mr. Stevens said that he knew of a number of people who laughed at the name "Tidd Place." He said however, that he had found out from the Lexington Historical Society that the name had some historical significance. He mentioned Winship Terrace as a name which also had historical significance and which he thought sounded better. Pointed out to Mr. Stevens was the conflict in the prefixes of such existing street names as Winn, Winthrop, Winston, etc. and present Planning Board policy of trying not to duplicate either prefixes or suffices in naming new streets. He was told, however, that the Board would take the matter under advisement. The Board decided to discuss with Town Counsel Stevens the -problem of changing street names in this case. Considered next was the proposal of Abbott En - EMERSON AND gi_neering, Inc. .relative to undertaking for the Pla.n- WORTHEN ning Board location studies for the locati.on of ROADS Emerson and Worthen Roads to provide some connection to State Route 2, all as set forth in a letter dated April 27, 1062, addressed to the Board and signed by ' the president of said corporation. (See addendum.) The Board decided to accept the corporation's proposal. 1--30-62 ism From notes dictated by the Board Ar. Snow was asked ' to draft for the Chairman's signature a letter of acceptance of said proposal. (See addendum.) At 8:25 n.m. Town Counsel Stevens came to the meeting. Tie presented a copy of a letter, dated BENKLEY April 273 1462, which he had written to the Town AND TOWER Clerk enclosing Land Certificate of Title No. 106715 LANDS FOR in the name of the Town of Lexington, registered in RECRFATION the South Registry District of Middlesex County, PURPOSES Registration Book 663, Page 165. In this letter Mr. Stevens noted that said certificate covers parcels A 1 and B 1 situated at the intersection of Follen Road and Marrett Road and Lot 168 which is south- westerly of the ends of Locust Avenue, Dawes Road and Philip Road. He noted also that the land was acquired by the Town from Roger B. Tyler and Albert B. Wolfe, trustees of mower Trusts, under Article LL2 of the Warrant for the 1 60 Annual -Town Meeting. Mr. Stevens also called the Board's atten- tion to a con�T of another letter of his of April 25, 1962 to the Board of Selectmen advising that papers were passed on said date with Fred G. BenkleY, Jr., the deed, dated April 16, 14621 from him to the Town of Lot 187A situated off Whipple Road, being recorded on Apri_1 25 in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds as instrument No. 74, and the plan referred to in deed, said plan showinEr Lot 187A, being recorded at the same time as plan No. 488 of 1462. It was noted in the letter that Mr. Stevens had delivered to Mr. BenkleT the Town's check for the agreed purchase price of lw1300 and an original of the agreement, dated April 16, 1462, between the Town and 11r.and Mrs. Benkley granting certain rishts to the Benkleys to erect and maintain radio towers and antennae in a portion of Lot 187A as longi; as they continue to own Lot 187 on which their dwellinc, is located. At 8:35 p.m. Mr. John J. Carroll, Jr., Lex- inf*ton Superintendent of Public Works came to the MINUTE MAN meeting and with Mr. Stevens discussed with the HIGH -LANDS Board his letter of Anri.l 18, 1962 to it with refer- SEC. 4 ence to the Minute Man High -Lands Section Four de- - finiti.ve subdivision plan of Girrac Realty_ Trust. It GIRRAC was decided that there were two bases for disapprov- REALTY TRUST ing said plan: (1) there was no satisfactory means of second access to the subdivision in that (a) the CARRIG trust does not have rights in Rockville Avenue and (b) the street grades are improper; (2) the list of additions and corrections, including recommended changes of grades In certain streets, found in Mr. L; -3o-62 Carroll's letter of April 18. It was decided that during the coming week Mr. Grindle would arrange with the Carrigs, prin- cipals In said Trust, to hold a conference in the Planning Board office at which t'_me Mr. Carroll and Mr. Snow would also be present to discuss the above matters. It was also decided to inform them of the Worthen Road location studies through the subdivision being undertaken by Abbott Fngineering, Inc. and to see if, in view of these studies, they would be willing; to extend the time within which the Board must act on the Trust's application for approval of said subdivision plan. It was further decided to inform them that if some other arrange- ment could not be made for a second recognized means of access and in addition they were not will- ing to make the additions and changes recommended in Mr. Carroll's letter of Anril 18 to the Planning Board, it had no other course of action except to disapprove the Minute Man High -Lands Section Four definitive subdivision plan. Messrs. Carroll and Stevens left the meeting at 9:45 p.m. Discussed next was the need of acquiring CEDAR STREET for public recreational purposes rear land off Cedar Street and located between that of the Pine LAND FOR Meadows Golf Course and the Lexinmton Golf Club, RECREATION the particular tract of land in which the Board PURPOSES was Interested being registered as Land Court Case No. 1"95. Mr. Snow was asked to prepare for the Board a n lan of said registered and adjacent prop- erties and also to -ore-pare a list of owners of properties he would recommend be acquired. Considered also were particular notices of BOARD OF petitions to be heard by the Board of Appeals on APPEALS May 1 and 22, 1962. Mr. Snow reported that he had received a telephone call from the Board of Appeals Socony office asking if the Planning Board planned to send a letter to said Board of Appeals in regard to the Socony Mobil Oil Co. netition to be heard on May 1. On being informed that the Planning Board decided to take no action on said petition, Mr. Snow said the Chairman of the Board of Appeals desired some expression of opinion in regard to the petition from the Planning Board. It was decided, therefore, that Mr. Grindle would pall the Chairman of the Board of Appeals and inform him that it was the Planning Board's opinion that the proposal of the Socony Com - 1 1 1 4-30-62 ' parry was a big improvement over existing conditions of the locus but to su.;^gest, if possible, that the nronosed service building have more set -back from the rear lot line. Mr. Snow also reported that Mr. Nickerson, Chairman of the Board of Appeals, had telephoned him, requesting that members of the Planning Board be given copies of the material wich had been sub- mitted with the Douglass Funeral petition to be heard on May 22 and also requesting that the Board of Appeals receive from the Planning Board a memo- randum in regard to said petition well in advance of May 22. Copies of said material were distributed and the matter taken under advisement. A discussion was held in regard to the case of the proposed Green Valley Section Seven subdivi- sion to be developed by Mr. Antonio Busa. Mr. Gri ndle reported that during, the past week he had informed Mr. Alfred S. Busa that as soon as the Town had in hand an executed instrument wherein the Busa Realt-7 Trust, Alfred S. Busa, Trustee, agreed to construct the existing portion of Circle Road to town specifications 'n order to provide a second ' recognized means of access to said Green Valley Sec- tion Seven subdivision the Planning Board would be in a nosttion to approve a definitive plan of said subdivision. It was reported also that it was un- derstood that %Ir. Alfred Busa was meeting with the Selectmen that evening to discuss purchasing of town -owned lots on Circle Road in conjunction with entering into an agreement to canstruct Circle Road. .,,Mr. Walter S. Pierce of 16 Trotting Horse Drive attended most of the Planning Board meeting, he being particularly interested in the proposed location of Emerson Road from Massachusetts Avenue to State Route 2. He was shown a copy of the Abbott Engineering, Inc, pronosal for location studies pre- viously noted. He asked Tir. Snow what criteria he had set forth In his meeting with representatives of said corporation on April 23. Mr. Snow said he had not mentioned any for the reason that he believed the firm should have no limiting factors to consider in preparing its first studies. There being no further business to transact at the time, the meeting was adjourned at 10:55 n.m. Arthur E. Bryson, Jr. Clerk -5- DOTTGLASS FUNERAL CHAPEL PETITION GREEN VALLEY SEC. 7 BUSA EMERSON AND .4OR THEN ROADS 4-30-62 ADDENDUM Town of Lexington Planning Board Town Office Building Lexington, Massachusetts Re: Gentlemen: April 27, 1962 Consultants Services Street Studies Worthen Road and Emerson "load -6- This is in response to our meeting of April 23, 1962, rela- tive to location studies for extensions of Worthen Road and Emerson Road. This work will nclude the -reparation of all necessary plans, -rofiles, sketches and estimates necessary to verify the anticipated costs to the Town of Lexington for the recommended alinements. Two lines to be completely studied will be agreed upon by the submission and review of at least four alternate and feasible layout sketches at a scale cf 1 In.= 400 ft. or smaller. Final study plans will be -repared at a scale of 1 in.= 100 ft. Profiles will be prepared at a scale of Hor. 1 in.= 100 ft., Vert. 1 in.= 10 ft. We will submit ten conies of a report outlining the fea- tures of the recommended layouts and giv}ng a complete esti- mate of costs including approximate right-of-way damages. It is understood that this work will commence immediately upon official notification by the Town. Our proposal is to do the above work for a lump sum fee of $1,750.00 (One Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars). Thank ,you for affording us the on-ortuni.ty of submitting this proposal. Very truly yours, ABBOTT ENGTNEER-RTG, TNC. RSC:r By /s/ Ralph S. Carr, Jr. -Pres. Abbott Engineering, Tnc. May 1, 1962 131 State Street Boston 9, Plass. 1 1 11 1 1 1 Attn: Ralph S. Carr, Jr., President Dear Mr. Carr: This letter will confirm Mr.Snow's conversation of today with Mr. LaRosa notifying him of the Lexington Planning; Board's acceptance of the Abbott Eng.neering, Inc. proposal as set forth in your letter of Apr11 27, 1962 to prepare location studies for the extensions of Worthen and Emerson Roads to connect with Route 2. It is understood that the proposed location for Worthen Road will begin at Station 1.4.+84 on sheet 4 of the Minute Man High -Lands Section Four subdivision plan, dated August 21, 1961, which ras been furnished ,you. Attached herewith is a marked print of a proposed la?Tout of said Minute Man High -Lands subdivision drawn at a scale of 1" = 2001. On this print is shown tre p_r000sed widening of an existing road for the location of said Worthen Road which eventually will extend from pleasant Street across Marrett Road to- wards the Town's Center. It is understood also that the proposed location for Emer- son Road will begin at the town -owned property numbered 572 Massachusetts Avenue and proceed in a southerly_ direc- tion toward Route 2. It will be an_Areciated if this work is completed at as earl;T a date as feasible. To facilitate the work, Mr. Snow, Planning Director, and Mr. Carroll Supt. of Public Works, will be pleased to cooperate with your firm in every way and furnish such information and data as they have available. Yours very truly, LEXINGTON PLANYTNG BOARD /s/ Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman Enc: 2