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Home My WebLink About1969-12-291 1 1 PLANNING BOARD MEETING December 29, 1969 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board on December 29, 19699 was called to order by Chairman Lund at 7:30 p.m. with members Clarke, Graham and Worrell and Planning Director Zaleski present. Mr. Edwin Biron of the Lowell Federal Savings and Loan Association met with the Board to discuss the role of a financial institution in the campaign to provide housing for people in Lowell of moderate income and to describe what his bank was doing in Lowell in that respect. Mr. Biron described the majority of lending institutions as overly conservative, suggested that new approaches and steps which may not be in conformance with the laws and procedures of the past may have to be utilized. Mr. Biron suggested that an important step would be taxing privately -owned subsidized housing not on the basis of its value but rather depending upon the income it produces. Mr. Biron also left some literature describing the various programs available. The Board thanked Mr. Biron for the interesting and valuable contribution to the store of information on this timely subject. Mr. Erik Nitzsche submitted the original tracing and copies of the definitive subdivision plan of the Idylwilde farm for Idylwilde Realty Trust. Since the contour maps, the application form, the designer's certificate and the description of property lines, as well as the check for advertising the public hearing were not yet ready, the Board will review the plans, but the official submission date will be the date when all of the materials are delivered. E. BIRON LOWELL RE. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MIDDLE ST. - IDYLWILDE REALTY TRUST DEFINITIVE PLAN PARTIALLY SUBMITTED Mr. Roe Hendrick of Planning Engineering and Development, consultant WORTHEN RD. to the Planning Board on the Worthen Rd. Traffic Study, met with TRAFFIC STUDY the Board to describe and discuss the results and implications of ROE HENDRICK the origin -destination survey carried in Lexington this fall. It was noted that the heaviest traffic in that part of town covered by the origin -destination survey was on Lowell St. and that contrary to previous assumptions, the major portion of traffic in town was due to vehicles having either the origin or destination in Lexington and not due to the through traffic having both origin and destination outside of Lexington. The Board VOTED unanimously: To retain its policy of linking up sections of Worthen Rd. to WORTHEN RD. provide a continuous connection on both sides of Marrett Rd. LINKING OF The specifications for the width of pavement and alignment SECTIONS of the roads were left in abeyance pending further studies by Mr. Hendrick relative to alternate methods of relieving traffic congestion and the human and money costs thereof. The planning director will arrange for the next meeting with Mr. Hendrick when the additional information on alternatives and costs is available. The memorandum from the planning director relative to the request of the chairman of the Board of Selectmen that the Planning Board consider the rezoning from RO of a triangular parcel of land between Westview St. and Hartwell Ave. next to Bedford St. for the purpose of locating there the headquarters and a branch office of the Depositors Trust Company, was read and discussed. The Board agreed that they are not, at this time, in favor of such rezoning, partly because of the possibility that a portion of the triangle will be needed for an enlarged intersection at Bedford St. The REZONING LAND AT WESTVIEW - HARTWELL DEPOSITORS TRUS'. 1 i December 29, 1969 -2 Board expressed willingness to meet with the Board of Selectmen to REZONING LAND discuss the matter further should the Selectmen so desire. WESTVIEW-HARTWELI A letter to the Conservation Commission and the Recreation Committee CONS. d RECR. relative to the use of portions of 11 acres off Vine Brook Rd. was VINE BROOK RD. signed by the chairman. Mr. Lund agreed to revise and submit a letter expressing a desire AMEND 1970 for the restoration of funds for a planning intern and for con- PL.BD. BUDGET sultant services which had been dropped in the expectation of a Senior Planner. It was tentatively agreed with Mr. Sandy that the public information TMMA PUBLIC meeting of the Town Meeting Members Association on housing will be INFO. MEETING held on January 15. The TMMA will notify the members and the Planning JANUARY 15 Board will provide a news release for the newspaper. A letter from Joseph and Ralph Cataldo relative to the farm between JOSEPH & RALPH Bow St. and the Arlington line was read next. It was agreed to send CATALDO them a copy of the Planning Board's letter to the Board of Health BOW ST. dealing with this matter. The Board noted the Selectmen's approval of payment to A. Busa of A. BUSA $2,381 as a reimbursement of extra expenditures in the construction REIMBURSED of Emerson Rd. in the Ridge Estate subdivision. EMERSON RD. The minutes of the Selectmen's meeting of December 15 were noted SELECTMEN'S with particular reference to the discussion of the exercise of MINUTES options for the land off Hayden Ave. It was decided to request Town Counsel's opinion regarding the HIST. DIST. hearing by the Historic Districts Commission on the proposal to NOTICE RE. build a new building at 19 Muzzey St., since a notice of public 19 MUZZEY ST. hearing requiring private parking in CB district had been published BUILDING in the newspaper. The Board approved the payment of $900 to Roe Hendrick, this being the third payment of the contract to provide consultant services on the Worthen Rd. Study. The decisions of the Board of Appeals following the hearings on December 16, 1969 were noted and placed on file. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously VOTED: The construction of ways and utilities in the Carmel Circle subdivision having been partially, but not fully, completed, the obligations of the developer under the terms of the bond dated October 4, 1968, and the security posted to guarantee said con- struction of ways and utilities in the form of deposits in the savings account #34093 in the Lexington Trust Company in the name of A. John Essarian, previously reduced from $10,000 to $5,000 are hereby reduced from $5,000 to $1,000. The Town Counsel is authorized and requested to arrange for the withdrawal and return to A. John Essarian, developer, of said deposits in excess of $1,000. ROE HENDRICK'S 3RD PAYMENT B/A DECISIONS CARMEL CIR. BOND REDUCTION I r December 29, 1969 -3 A letter requesting the Planning Board's cooperation in regards to TREADWAY INN the plans for Treadway Inn of Bedford St. was read next. It was noted PLANS - BEDFORD that the plans had not been submitted as yet. ST. It was decided to include on the agenda for the next meeting the discussion of Policy Statement on Conservation Restrictions. It was also agreed to review the housing program for discussion on January 5 and, hopefully, publication in time for the January 15 TMMA meeting. To this end, the planning director will endeavour to revise sections VII and VIII this week and the Board will meet in its office at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 4, 1970, to review the program. POLICY STATEMENT CONS.RESTRICTIONS HOUSING PROGRAM REVISIONS The submission of the amended plans of the Drummer Boy subdivision DRUMMER BOY was noted and action postponed pending the receipt of recommendations REVISED PLANS from the Town Engineer and the planning director. ACTION POSTPONED A brief discussion of the Colonial Acres III subdivision problems followed. It was agreed that the Board would review the memoranda and the letter from the Town Counsel relative to this matter and discuss it again in the near future. The meeting adjourned at 11:22 p.m. F�.cn ; 7-- A� Francis T. Worrell Clerk COLONIAL ACRESILI