HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962-12-03PLANNING BOARD MEETING
December 3, 1962
The Lexington Planning Board held a regular
meeting in its office, Town Office Building, on
Monday, December 3, 1962 at 7:35 n.m. Present
were Chairman Grindle, Members Bryson, Campbell,
Mabee and Meyer, and Planning Director Snow.
The Board approved the minutes of its Novem-
ber 26, 1962 meeting.
Mr. Snow called the Board's attention to an
item in the Selectmen's minutes of November 19 point-
ing out that the option which had been obtained to
purchase the James J. Murphy property as an addition
to the Baskin Playground had been exercised by the
Selectmen. (See minutes of November 5, 1962 Planning
Board meeting.)
The Board approved for payment the following
bills: Samuel P. Snow, car allowance for month of
November, 120.00, reimbursement for maps, $2.80--
t22.80; Henry E. Keenan, appraisal in connection
' with proposed addition to municipal parking lot --
600.0o.
MINUTES
MURPHY
LAND FOR
RECREATIONAL
PURPOSES
BILLS
In connection with a discussion of the Plan-.
ning Board's general expenses, there was submitted GE`^TERAL
to the Board a statement of expenditures from the EXPENSES
Board's general expenses account. It was noted that
as of November 30 the Board had a balance of
$1,203.10 in said account.
Considered next was the following Form A appl-
cation for Planning Board jurisdiction: FORM A
11462-86, submitted November 30, 1962 for Paula
T. McKenna by Francis Ia. R. Smith, Attorney;
plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington,
Mass.", Scale: 1" = 201, dated Nov. 21, 1962,
Miller & Nylander, C.r.'s & Surveyors.
It was moved, seconded and unanimously
VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board determines
that the plan accompanying Form A applica-
tion#,62-86 does not require approval under
the Subdivision Control Law, and that said
plan be so endorsed.
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There was exhibited to the Board executed
copies of grants of utilities installed in the
Marrett Gardens, Section 2 and the Loring Hill
Estates, Sec. 4 subdivisions. All matters appear-
ing to be in order, upon motions duly made, and
seconded, it was unanimously
VOTED: to release to subdivider, Adam Grigor, the
MARRETT performance bond, dated September 11, 1961,
GARDENS and to return the bank book No. 17090, repre-
SEC. 2 senting the savings account of said Adam
Grigor in the Middlesex Tnstitution for Sav-
GRTGOR ings held as security for the performance of
the agreement of Adam Grigor in the form of
an application for approval of a definitive
plan, Form C, dated. July 12, 1961, to com-
plete the work to be performed by the sub-
divider as shown on the subdivision plan en-
titled "Marrett Gardens Section Two Lexing-
ton., Mass.", and dated May 12, 1961.
VOTED: to release the performance bond, dated
LORING HILL April 24, 1961, filed by Outhet Realty
ESTATES Trust, a s Principal, and American Fidelity
SEC. 4 Company, as Surety, in the stun of Thirty
Thousand and no/100 Dollars-- 030,000.00)--
OUTHET to secure the performance by the subdi-
REALTY vider of its agreement in the form of an
application for approval of a definitive
plan, Form C, dated February 21, 1961, to
complete the work to be performed by the
subdivider as shown on the subdivision
plan entitled "Loring Hill T'states Sec-
tion Four Lexington, Mass.", and dated
July 211, 1960.
From 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. Mr. Snow left the
LEXINGTON- planning Board meeting to represent the Lexington
WINCHESTER Planning Board and Board of Selectmen In regard
T0141T LINE to the proposed change in the Lexington -Winchester
town line between bounds L -W-1 and L -W-3. Upon
his return Mr. Snow reported that the U-Inchester
Boards were in favor of the nroposal with one small
exception, namely: raving the line follow the
northerly sideline of Winchester Drive in an
easterly direction for 133.83 feet to a noi.nt of
curvature and thence crossing ?finchester Drive at
right angles and thence continuing easterly along
the southerly line of NTi.nchest er Drive and John-
son Road.
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Mr. Snow said that he agreed to write a letter
to the Chief Engineer of the State Dent. of Public
?forks seeking preliminary approval of the proposed
town line change, including the small revision sug-
gested by the Winchester Boards. Mr. Snow said that
copies of his letter to the Chief Engineer would be
sent to the four boards involved.
While Mr. Snow was attending the 'pl nchester
meeting the Board took under consideration its bud- 1963
Rets for general expenses, on_tions and personal ser- BUDGET
vices for the coming year.
Upon Mr. Snow's return to the meeting he dis-
tributed to the Board and discussed with it a memo- LAND USES
randum on a criteria for the determination of various
types of proposed land uses in Lexington, this
material to be nroposed for incorporation where it
was thought best in the Board's summary report of a
master plan for Lexington.
The Chairman reported that Mr. Eric T. Clarke
of the Town Meeting Members Association telephoned T.M.M.A.
him requesting a committee meeting with the Board
(see Planning Board minutes of November 26, 1962).
It was decided to invite the committee to meet with
the Board at 9:00 p.m, on December 10. It was also
decided to invite Mrs. John B. pawls, Chairman of
the Local Affairs Committee of the League of Women
Voters of Lexington to also attend the meeting.
-he Board adjourned its meeting at 9:55 )-m-
-A rthur
p.m.
Rrthur F. Br- *sons Jr.
Clerk
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