HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-01-29PLANNING BOARD MEETING
January 29, 1968
The Lexington Planning Board held a regular meeting
in its office, Town Office Building an Monday, January 29,
1968. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by
chairman Mrs. Riffin with members Fowls, Greeley and Lund,
and Planning Director Zaleski present.
Minutes of Planning Board meeting of January 22,
1968 were approved.
At 7:40 the Board adjourned to the office of the
Selectmen to attend a hearing on the proposal to -install
pole lines on Massachusetts Avenue between Marrett Rd, and
Wood at. The Board was recorded as opposing overhead
electric wires in general and especially in the Minute Man
National Historic Park.
Resuming its meeting, the Planning Board discussed
and approved a letter to the Town Counsel requesting advice
regarding the method of discontinuance of Spring St. north
of Rte. 2.
Mr. Calish of Goff, Lieberman & Co. and Mr. Berenson
' of Dreyfus Properties met with,the Board. Upon a motion
duly made and seconded the Board voted to go into executive
session to discuss matters the premature disclosure of
which may adversely affect the financial interests of the
Town and the reputation of any person. Following a dis-
cussion of development proposals northwest of Rte. 128
the Board voted to resume open meeting.
The Board approved a letter to D.P.W. Chief Engineer
regarding a discussion of Bedford St. -Hartwell Ave. junction
on February 14, 1968 at 9:00 a.m.
The Board approved a cul-de-sac design proposed by
the Planning Director for Denver St. subdivision and accept-
able to the Town Engineer.
The Board next discussed the presentation of zoning
articles on public hearings and town meeting. Mr. Worrell
will present the proposal for landscaped strips in C 2
districts; Mr. Lund will talk about the consolidation of
small lots; Mr. Fowle will present Bedford St. rezoning;
Mrs. Riffin will discuss Corazzini's apartment proposal and
nursing homes; and Mr. Greeley will present apartments in
C 2.
Mr. Zaleski gave a brief report on progress in the
MINUTES
EDISON POLES ON
MARRETT RD.
DISCONTINUING
PART OF SPRING
STREET
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
Dreyfus
BEDFORD ST.
DENVER ST.
TOWN MEETING
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selection of a landscape architect for the Lincoln St. area
conceptual plan.
Listing of legislative proposals of interest to
LEGISLATION Planning Boardsreceived from the Dept. of Commerce and
Development was discussed briefly. Mr. Lund agreed to
represent the Planning Board in some of the more important
legislative hearings.
The Boatd then voted to go into executive session
EXECUTIVE SESSION for the purpose of discussing matters the premature dis-
closure of which would affect adversely the financial
interests of the Town. Following a discussion of land
acquisition the Board voted to resume open meeting.
A copy of the 1968 Planning Board's budget esti-
BUDGET mate returned by the Comptroller was noted and placed on
file.
Letter from Town Counsel relative to the degree of
AUGUSTUS RD. completion of Augustus Rd. (Pond Realty Trust) subdivision
was read and placed on file.
Decisions of the Board of Appeals on January 23
were noted and placed on file.
Minutes of Selectmen's meeting of January 22 were
noted and read in excerpt.
Notices of Historic Districts Committee meeting on
February 2 was noted and placed on file.
The Planning Director reported thstMetcalf & Eddy
METCALF & EDDY had borrowed the Town Seal for use on their report. It
TOWN SEAL was the Board's opinion that such use of town seal would be
inappropriate.
The Planning Director reported that a portion of
WOBURN TOWN town line at Woburn is being questioned by Woburn. Woburn's
LINE building inspector -cum -chairman of the Planning Board has
promised to furnish maps explaining the reason for their
claim.
Metcalf & Eddy memorandum on Future Land Use was
METCALF & EDDY discussed next. Mr. Greeley agreed to draft a letter ex -
REPORT pressing Planning Board's opinion regarding the shortcom-
ings of the Metcalf & Eddy report as a whole.
The proposals of the Structure of Government Com-
mittee were discussed next.
The meeting adjourned at/�11:30 p.m.
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Roland B. Greeley
Clerk Pro Tem
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