HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-04-06PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
MEETING OF APRIL 6, 1988
The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Office
Building, was called to order at 7:08 p.m. by the Vice Chairman, Mrs. Wood, with
members Klauminzer and Sorensen, Planning Director Bowyer and Secretary Peters
present. Mr. Williams and Mrs. Uhrig arrived after the meeting had been
recessed to Cary Hall.
101. Review of Minutes: The Board reviewed the minutes for the meetings of
March 21 and 30, 1988. On the motion of Mrs. Klauminzer, seconded by Mr.
Sorensen, it was voted 3-0-0 to approve the minutes for the meeting of March 21,
1988, as written. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer,
it was voted 3-0-0 to approve the minutes for the meeting of March 30, 1988, as
written.
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1U2. Planning Board Reports: Mrs. Wood requested, and the Board agreed, she be
recorded as voting with the majority vote on the Planning Board reports for
Articles 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42.
103_. Article 55_, Report on Affordable Housing: The Board reviewed and approv-
ed, with corrections, a draft of a proposed joint report, of the Board of Sel-
ectmen and the Planning Board, dated 4-6-88. They agreed to send the revised
report, in draft form, on to the Selectmen, and to join them Monday evening,
April 11, for further discussion.
104. Article 43, Middlesex Mall: The Board reviewed and made changes to a
draft of the Planning Board report on Article 43 for Town Meeting.
Marc Wexler, representing the developers of Middlesex Mall, reported they had
agreed to increase the amount of money they would commit for a traffic signal at
the intersection of North Street and Lowell Street from $60,000 to $90,000.
This was the amount that the Town Engineering Department had estimated for
installation of the light.
Mr. Wexler asked the Board's guidance on how to handle this amendment to the
preliminary site development and use plan at Town Meeting. It was agreed to
request that consideration of Article 43 be postponed to a date not sooner than
April 25, 1988. Mrs. Wood, under Article 2, will announce that the Planning
Board report on Article 43 is available, and indicate a request will be made to
poetpone the Article if it comes up during this evening's session.
The Board will reconvene in Cary Hall, later in the evening, for the vote on the
Planning Board report on this article.
105. Article 38, Technical Corrections: Town Meeting Member, Robert Domnitz,
reported that in amendment A 11), that amends subparagraph 4.1.2 and subpara-
graph 1'L.1.2, paragraph 1) fourth line, the words "or loading" should be remov-
ed in both places. The Board agreed and will present an amendment when the
article is presented.
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Minutes for April 6, 1988
The meeting was recessed at 7:58 p.m, to Cary hall subject to the call of the
Chairman.
At 11:00 p.m. the meeting was reconvened in Cary Hall by the Chairman, Mrs.
Uhrig. All members were present.
106. Article 43, Middlesex Mall, cont.: On the motion of Mrs. Klauminzer,
seconded by Mr. Sorensen, it was voted 3-2-0, with Mrs. Wood and Mr. Williams
voting in the negative, to recommend that Article 43 be approved, and to ap-
prove the wording of the report.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:01 p.m.
Eleanor Klauminzer, Clerk
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