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PLANNING BOARD MEETING
October 28, 1963
The Lexington Planning Board held a regular meeting
in its office in the Town Office Building on Monday, Octo-
ber 28, 1963, at 7:45 p.m. Present were Chairman Mabee,
Messrs. Bryson, Campbell and Meyer, and Mr. Snow, planning
consultant.
Considered first was an application in the form of
a letter, dated October 1963, from Mr. Michael G. Demone, MINUTE MAN
representing the trustees of the Lexington Office Center RESEARCH PARK
Trust, a subsidiary of the Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Co., for a SEC. 1
reduction in the amount of the performance bond being held in -
connection with the first section of the Minute Man Research LEXINGTON OFFICE
Park development. (See addendum.) It was noted that the CENTER TRUST
Planning Board had previously received from Mr. Carroll, Lex-
ington Superintendent of Public Works, a letter dated Septem-
ber 13, 1963, stating that $4,000.00 would cover the cost of
the completion of the remaining work to be done in this sub-
division. (See addendum.) All matters appearing to be in
order, upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
VOTED: the Lexington Planning Board determines that $4,000.00
is a sufficient amount of security to hold for per-
formance of the remaining work required to be done in
the subdivision entitled "Min -ate Man Research Park
Section One Lexington, Mass.", and therefore reduces
from $20,000.00 to $4,000.00 the amount of the bond
held as security for the performance of the required
work to be completed in said subdivision.
Attention was called to the advertisement which Mr.
Snow had prepared for insertion in the Lexington Minute -man
A-1 DISTRICT
for hearings to be held on November 21 on petitions to rezone
REZONING
the Seth and Maxner land on Worthen Road from single family
PROPOSALS
residence to garden apartment use and to rezone part of the
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Davenport property situated at Bedford and Hinchey streets
SETH-MAINER
from special commercial to garden apartment use. (See min-
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utes of Planning Board meeting of October 213 1963.) Mr.
DAVENPORT
Snow reported that the latter petition had -been filed in the
Town Clerk s office at 4:45 p.m. on Monday, October 21, certi-
fied by the Town Clerk as having the necessary signatures of
registered voters on Tuesday, and then filed in the planning
board office on Tuesday afternoon.
The Board gave further consideration to the revised
sketch plan of the proposed second section of the Country
COUNTRY CLUB
Club Manor residential development. (See minutes of Plan-
MANOR
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ning Board meeting of October 21, 1963.) It was decided
that the road layout as shown on the p;an was acceptable if
POND REALTY TR.
there were no sewer or drain problems involved because of
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topography not shown on the sketch. Mr. Snow was authorized to
telephone Mr. Nylander, civil engineer, informing him of the
planning boards opinion.
Considered next was Form A application #63-68 for a de -
FORM A termination of planning board jurisdiction. (See minutes of
Planning Board meeting of October 21, 1963.) After due consid-
eration, it was moved, seconded, and unanimously
Mr. Legro pointed out that six months had elapsed
since the Board has endorsed the definitive plan and that for
this reason a majority of the Board should sign the plan again
under the following statement: "We hereby certify that the
approval of this plan has not been modified, amended, or re-
scinded, nor the plan changed." This was done.
The Board decided to hold its next meeting on Monday,
November 4, at 7:30 p.m. Thereupon the meeting of October 28,
1963 was adjourned, the time being 9:30 p.m.
Joseph/A. Campbell I
Clerk
VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board determines that the
plan accompanying Form A application #63-68 requires
approval under the Subdivision Control Law.
The Planning Board approved for payment the following
BILLS
bills which had been submitted: Samuel P. Snow, professional
services for the period October 14 through October 25, 1963--
$505.00; Minute -man Publications, Inc., advertising --$72.27;
Spaulding -Moss Co., zoning maps --$16.00.
Commenting upon Mr. Snow's bill Mr. Mabee said that he
and Mr. Meyer had authorized Mr. Snow to work for the Board
more than the previously authorized maximum of fourteen hours,
a week in order to prepare the Board's various rezoning pro-
posals for advertising.
Town Counsel Legro met with the Board from 8:55 p.m.
LONGFELLOW
until the end of its meeting to discuss various matters.in
ESTATES,
regard to articles in the warrant for the special town meet -
SEC. 2
ing to be held on November 25, 1963, and also in regard to
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the Longfellow Estates, Section Two subdivision plan. Mr.
FARMER
Legro reported that he had received from Mr. James E. Farmer
of Billerica an executed grant of easements in the subdivi-
sion (see minutes of Planning Board meeting of September 23,
1963), and that it was n* in order to record the definitive
plan together with the covenant previously executed in this
case, both of which were being held by the Town Counsel pend-
ing receipt of said grant.
Mr. Legro pointed out that six months had elapsed
since the Board has endorsed the definitive plan and that for
this reason a majority of the Board should sign the plan again
under the following statement: "We hereby certify that the
approval of this plan has not been modified, amended, or re-
scinded, nor the plan changed." This was done.
The Board decided to hold its next meeting on Monday,
November 4, at 7:30 p.m. Thereupon the meeting of October 28,
1963 was adjourned, the time being 9:30 p.m.
Joseph/A. Campbell I
Clerk