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February 13, 1967
A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held on
Monday, February 13, 1967 in its office, Town Office Build-
ing. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Greeley
at 7:30 p.m. with members Campbell, Fowle, Riffin and
Worrell, and Planning Director Zaleski present.
The minutes of meetings of January 23 and February 6,
MINUTES
1967 were approved as corrected.
The Board agreed to schedule the public hearing on the
elimination of T 1 districts for 8:00 p.m. March 4, 1967 in
the office of the Planning Board.
The letter to the Conservation Commission recommending
the acquisition of Longfellow Rd. extension and of Ashley
LONGFELLOW RD.
land (see minutes of Feb. 6, 1967) was approved by a majority
EXTENSION
vote with Mr. Campbell opposed, and signed by the Chairman.
The taking of Hamilton land at Worthen Rd. and Mass.
Ave. recommended by the chairman of the Conservation Com-
HAMILTON LAND
mission was discussed briefly. The Board decided to take no
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action.
The question of Worthen Rd. connection to Rte. 2 was
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discussed next and the layout approved by a vote of 4 to 1,
RTE. 2
Mr. Campbell dissenting.
The Board approved the letter to the Selectmen rela-
tive to the rezoning of Great Meadows to an Open Land District
GREAT MEADOWS
with the understanding that the rezoning is not supported or
advocated.
Articles for the June 5, 1967 Special Town Meeting were
discussed next and it was agreed as follows:
JUNE 5, 1967
SPECIAL TOWN
1. The rezoning to CN of additional land at North Hancock St. is
MEETING
likely to be submitted as a citizen's petition by Mr. Napoli.
Napoli
2. The Board voted 3:2 to include an article permitting funeral
homes in R 1 subject to access and other restrictions.
Funeral Homes
3. The Board agreed to encourage Mr. Stephen Russian to obtain
options for interior land being sold to Town for parking as
Russian
a condition of rezoning to C 2.
4. The article on junkyards will be inserted in the warrant.
Junkyards
5. No articles will be introduced by the Board for rezoning to
CS Districts
CS districts. Petitions by individuals for rezoning to CS
will be encouraged. The possibility of reducing require-
ments in CS districts will be studied.
6. C 4 or other non -retail zoning for Stevens and K of C was
C 4 Zoning
proposed by Mr. Worrell and it was decided to study this
further.
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7. The rezoning of Hayden Ave. land to C 3 was proposed by Mr.
Hayden Ave. Fowle with back land being reserved for conservation and '
postponed pending the completion of Metcalf and Eddy study.
Worthen Rd.- 8. Mr. Worrell proposed to rezone land at Worthen Rd. -Bedford St.
Bedford St. junction to C 1. This was supported by the Board.
It was decided to advance additional proposals at the
next meeting.
The proposed revised layout of Buse land at Lincoln St.
LINCOLN ST. was reviewed and discussed next. It was decided to await
recommendations of the Town Engineer. The possibility of
BUSA cluster zoning in the 15,500 sq.ft. district will be suggested
to Mr. Buss.
Notices of Historic District Commission hearings as
follows were read and noted: Leeland Realty, Mathematical
Applications Group Incprporated and New England Telephone and
Telegraph Co.
The meeting adjourned at 10:33 p.m.
Evert N. Fowle
Clerk '