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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-12-22The regular meeting ' Monday, December 22, with members Clarke, Zaleski present. PLANNING BOARD MEETING December 22, 1969 of the Planning Board was held in its office on 1969 at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Lund opened the meeting Fowle, Graham and Worrell and Planning Director The first item considered was a letter to the Board of Selectmen and the Appropriations Committee relative to amending the 1970 Planning Board Budget as a result of the Selectmen's action of adding one Engineering Department employee whose services would be available to the Planning Board. The Board approved the letter as amended, sug- gesting restoration of the salary of a summer intern at the rate of S -11-D for 15 weeks in Account 1600 and the amount from $270 to $49270 in Account 1650-340, professional services to permit the use of con- sultants for limited -scope studies of housing needs, open space preser- vation, subdivision traffic patterns and for specialized soil and drainage studies of problem areas in new subdivisions. The next item considered was the reduction of bond and release of lots on Heritage Drive. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously VOTED: To ask Town Counsel to prepare or arrange for the preparation of, and forward to Mr. Nicolai to be executed, the instruments necessary to extend or transfer the coverage of the $20,000 surety bond to the construction of ways and utilities for all of the lots in the subdivision regarding all work required for the completion of the subdivision. The time for completion should be December 31, 1970. Upon receipt of the executed instruments, the Planning Board will vote the release. The bond release of the Grove Subdivision was postponed. The 1969 Annual Report was discussed and suggestions made for amending the Last paragraph. The letter to the Board of Selectmen relative to street acceptances was read and approved with amendments. The Planning Board recom- mended the following streets or portions of recently completed streets be accepted as town ways: Augustus Rd. from Reed St. to Vaille Ave., Hickory St. from Garfield St. to Kimball Rd., Vaille Ave. from limit of acceptance westerly to end, Blinn Rd. from Hickory St. to end, Shaw Place from Augustus Rd. to end, Forbes Rd. from State Highway (Rte. 2A) to end, Mason St. from Pleasant St. to accepted portion, White Pine La. from Mason St. to end, Saddle Club Rd. from Grant St. to accepted portion, Oak Park Cir. from Saddle Club Rd. to end, Carol La. from Bedford St. to end (including easement) Paddock La. from Follen Rd. to end, Emerson Rd. from Maureen Rd. both ways to end of layout, Emerson Rd. from near Diamond Rd. to 337+ feet beyond Angier Rd. Angier Rd., Burlington St. to Emerson Rd., Diamond Rd., Grove St. to Emerson Rd. White Terr. from Diamond Rd. to end., PLANNING BOARD BUDGET REVISION RELEASE OF LOTS AND REDUCTION OF BOND HERITAGE DRIVE GROVE BOND 1969 ANNUAL REPORT STREET ACCEPTANCES RECOMMENDED A letter from Howard Levingston, Town Meeting Members Association chairman of Precinct 5, suggesting no change in names of portions of Emerson Rd., was read and placed on file. It was noted that Citizens' Articles for rezoning have been sub- mitted by L. Stoico, to RM district off Maple St.; R. Cass, to RH off Middle St. and Dr. Friedmann, Wetland Conservancy Zoning. The Board suggested the planning director call Mr. Norman Richards and let him know the Planning Board is submitting Article J3 and ask if he would like to change his article. The meeting adjourned at 10.:40 p.m. Francis T. Worrell Clerk EMERSON RD. CHANGING OF NAME OF PORTIONS CITIZENS' ARTICLES N. RICHARDS ARTICLE J3 December 22, 1969 -2 Bloomfield St., including the portion in the subdivision and the STREET ACCEPTANCE intervening unpaved portion to be accepted and constructed RECOMMENDED under the betterment act. The Board also suggested it may be desirable to accept Abernathy Rd., Clyde P1. and that portion of Ingleside Rd. west of Carnegie P1. (i.e. excluding the portion next to lots 15A to 21 which is still under bond), but the appropriateness of this should be discussed with the Town Counsel. The Planning Director's letter to Mr. Albert Gray, Jr., Executive SUBDIVIDERS Assistant to the Board of Selectmen, stating the Planning Board's REIMBURSEMENT recommendation that the amount of $10,000 be appropriated for the reimbursement of subdividers in the absence of any more definite information at the time, was read and approved. Articles I2, T, B4, 0, N, K29 L3 were approved and signed. (see ARTICLES SIGNED appendix to the minutes of December 15 for the identification of Articles.) Articles H4, to provide for RH district in Sections 20.1, 25, 27, ARTS. H4 and J3 32.19 32.2 and Article J3, to add Section 36 regulations for RH AMENDED district were discussed and amended. A copy of the subpoena served on the Town of Lexington regarding SUBPOENA Kingston Homes (Longfellow Rd.) land taking damages was noted KINGSTON HOMES and placed on file. (LONGFELLOW RD.) A memorandum from the Board of Selectmen, stating the Selectmen OUT OF STATE have held up consideration of 1970 Out -of -State travel requests TRAVEL until reports have been received on 1969 Conferences, was discussed. ' The Chairman agreed to inform the Board of Selectmen that the Planning Board is satisfied that the town and the planning director received substantial benefit from the conferences attended in 1969. A letter from Howard Levingston, Town Meeting Members Association chairman of Precinct 5, suggesting no change in names of portions of Emerson Rd., was read and placed on file. It was noted that Citizens' Articles for rezoning have been sub- mitted by L. Stoico, to RM district off Maple St.; R. Cass, to RH off Middle St. and Dr. Friedmann, Wetland Conservancy Zoning. The Board suggested the planning director call Mr. Norman Richards and let him know the Planning Board is submitting Article J3 and ask if he would like to change his article. The meeting adjourned at 10.:40 p.m. Francis T. Worrell Clerk EMERSON RD. CHANGING OF NAME OF PORTIONS CITIZENS' ARTICLES N. RICHARDS ARTICLE J3