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PLANNING BOARD MEETING
June 16, 1969
The Planning Board met in its office on Monday, June 16, 1969
at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Lund opened the meeting with members
Graham, Worrell, planning director Zaleski and planning intern
Yaffe present.
The minutes of the June 9, 1969 meeting were approved as corrected.
The Board reviewed a plan of land showing lots at 44 Tarbell Ave.,
submit ted by J. H. Wichmann, for endorsement as not requiring
approval under Subdivision Control Law with an application form
A #69-21. The Board was of the opinion that the plan required
approval and, by a unanimous vote, refused the endorsement. The
plan was referred to the Town Counsel with a request to review the
legality of the lots shown.
The draft prepared by the planning director on Traffic Study - Pro-
posals Invited was considered next. It was recommended that the
Board return to this item after the public hearing and appointments
which were scheduled next.
At 8:00 p.m. a public hearing on Village Cir. Subdivision was held.
Twelve residents:iwere recorded as present and are listed in the appen-
dix. Chairman Lund asked E. Conrad Levy to present the plan. Mr.
Levy reviewed the letters of the Town Engineer and the Planning Board,
explaining how the developer plans to comply with these recommendations.
The location of the sidewalks, plans for the development of the open
space in the circle, testing of the land, and the use and the comple-
tion of Bryant Rd. were some of the questions asked by the residents
and the Board members and discussed with Mr. Levy. Mrs. Angela Prick,
Conservation Commission, inquired if a Batch Act Application had been
filed. Mr. Levy produced a permit dated January 6, 1969. Mrs. Frick
stated that the Conservation Commission is interested in the effect
this subdivision will have on Great Meadow and felt that there should
be communication between the developer and the Commission. Some of
the residents expressed concern of safety and traffic congestion on
Bryant Rd. during the construction of the subdivision. No one spoke
in favor of the development and no one was recorded as opposed. Chair-
man Lund declared the hearing closed.
The Board discussed the location of the 27" hickory tree on Paddock La.
with Mr. Louis Stoico, considering all possible locations of the side-
walk to be installed. The Board upon a motion duly made and seconded,
VOTED:
To authorize Mr. Stoico to locate the sidewalk between the 27" hickory
tree and the pole 444/4 so as to avoid encroaching on the lots 3 and
4 of Paddock La.
MINUTES
FORM A #69-21
44 TARBELL AVE.
TRAFFIC STUDY
PROPOSAL
INVITED
PUBLIC
HEARING
VILLAGE CIR.
SIDEWALK
PADDOCK LA.
' At 8:45 p.m. Messrs. Tropeano, Nylander and Mr. Robert De Marco, BTU ENG. CORP.
representing Campanelli, met with the Board to present BTU Engineering HARTWELL AVE.
Corp. plans of the proposed plant on Hartwell Ave. The Board reminded
Mr. De Marco of the traffic study proposal of an access road at this
location. The Board had no objection to this proposed plan.
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Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED:
To go into executive session. Following a discussion of the traffic
study subcommittee and the direction to take in completing this
study, the Board voted to resume open meeting.
Next discussed were the Hartwell Lexington Trust (CC&F) proposed
buildings to be located on Hartwell Ave. adjacent to the Hewlett
Packard building; one building for Texas Instruments and the other,
a dual-purpose building. The planning director was asked to prepare
a letter requesting CC&F to specify that this dual-purpose building
be used only for offices and research and not for manufacturing or
sales.
EXEC. SESSION
TRAFFIC STUDY
HARTWELL LEX.
TRUST BUILDING'.
HARTWELL AVE.
B/A F&D
The Board reviewed the plans for the proposed communications tower RAYTHEON TOWER
to be located on Raytheon land and decided this structure would be B/A PETITION
detrimental to the surrounding area and would not be consistent with
the development of this district. The Board opposes issuing a per-
mit for this structure.
After a brief discussion, the Board agreed to write theBoard of Appeals CHARLES H. COLI
stating their opposition as previously stated regarding the petition B/A PETITION
of Charles H. Cole II for a variance to permit building on a lot which
was reduced in size to less than the area required under Zoning By -Law.
The revised plans of Americana Corp. were reviewed.,next.The planning
director was asked to remind Americana Corp. of some inaccuracies in
these plans.
The proposed meeting of Ex -Planning Board chairmen with the present
Board was postponed until later in the year.
The Board members were reminded to submit comments on the draft of
"Interim Open Space and Conservation Plan" submitted on January 13,
1969, to the planning director as soon as possible.
The uses of Spring St. residences were discussed next by the Board.
The meeting adjourned at 10:50 p.m.
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Francis T. Worrell
Clerk
AMERICANA CORP.
B/A PETITION
EX -PL. BD.
CHAIRMEN
INTERIM OPEN
SPACE & CONS.
PLAN
SPRING ST.
RESIDENCES
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APPENDIX
June 16, 1969
Residents in -attendance at the public hearing, Village Cir.
Frank Sandy, 353 Emerson Road
D. Costello, 36 Allen
Angela Frick, 17 Smith Ave. Conseevation Commission
Catherine P. Welch, 79 Maple St.
Albert P. Zabin, 1 Page Road
Charles T. Hyde, 99 Maple Street
Robert S. Dolham, 91 Maple Street
Louis Stoico, 55 No. Hancock Street
H. C. Kreide, 3 Page Road
Mrs. A. J. White, 21 Bryant Road
Sumner Madow , 19 Bryant Road
Mrs. Vivian Karaian, 8 Page Road