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there was no division of the lot in question, it did no~ require ~he ELmm~h~ B~rd
Mr. Nicetta read a letter regarding the old Fento~ Barber mop cm Marblehead
Street. The sender wishes this particular parcel of land t~ be z~ned for Business.
Mr. Blackwell, whe was present ~hroughon% the meeting, shewed the members ~f
the Board au index map of the T*.~ and ~ views of the st~eete.
A letter will be written to ~A Bo~q ef Selectmen answering their March 12t
19%7 letter, referring to the Planning Beard the request of Mr. Delm~_ McNeil for
permission t~ st~e feur er five trucks ou Willew Street.
The meeting adJm~ned at 11:15 p.~
E. A. Balzius _ Clerk
June 3, 1957 - Public Nearing
The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. The members present were:
Nicholas F. ~leetta, Chairman; J~nes M. Barman and Robert J. ,Burke. The Board
attended to several minor matters and signed vouchers.
Due to the large mmber of people in attendance for the Hearing of Mr. Joseph
Filet$i~ the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. to the fire station in order to
mee% properly. Mr. Bonnan made a motion to hear the Filetti petition at the fire
station meeting rooms. Mr. Burke seconded the motion, and it was voted una~t~usly.
Mr. Nicstta designated Mr. Barman to act as Secretary iu the absence of Mr.
Osgoed. Mr. Barman read the notice which was published in the newspaper an May 2Otb.
Mr. Nicetta then asked to hear fron enycae in favor of the motel. ~_1 Stella~
attorney for Mr. Filetti~ e~la~ed to all present that they have mil th~ p~2t~ a~
have met ~1~ requirements as specified by $~e By-Laws and the fire l~s. The motel
will cost about $140,000 to $150,000, is in a desirable lecaticm and is something
that is needed in this town.
The oppositiou was then heard. Mrs. John Gardner Coolidge cc~iders the pro-
posed motel a fire hazard and a menace, in that y~u cannot control the type of
people who stay in a motel.
Atty. John McNiff~ counsel for a number of residents in that area, DeFuseo~
Sergi, Giragosian~ etc.; stated that all were opposed to the Board~s a~pro~l~of
the motel. They question whether there is a genaine nesessi~y for a metel. Thexm
is +~he question of the operation and management of the motel. ~ao to ex~w~ne
care~,lly the sections ef the By-La~ which refer to a .vacant lot of land, free of
structures, etc. This.proposed lot has a home and other structures for p~zltry
purposes. This is violating sections 6.2 and 4~5.
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Mr. De~sCo then protested saying motels are violating laws as provided by
AAA, etc. There are schools in that area and children have to pass by, and tha%
you never know ~ho is registered in motels and something serious ma~ happen.
Mr. Mmeller, 595 Massachusetts Ave., registered a protest saying that a
motel would c~erci~l ~ ze Chickering Road and that the t~ itse~ voted agar, et
previous attempts to do so.
Mr. Edward Mallory, Andcver Street, protested sa~ he doesn,t want any-
thing li~e a mc~el near his home; that Mr. F~jtti ~ a fine home ar~ that a
motel w,ald net embance the area.
Iu rebuttal, Mr. Ste~a stated that Fire O~ief Da~ ~hcmld be 2istened te
as far as re~ents c~ fire laws, and all these requirements have been met.
The motel is to be a brick building and would net be a fire hazard.
Mr. McNiff agAt, questioued the By-La~ in permitting a house let and mctel
em the same piece of land. Ne states the law calls for bare la~d.
Mr. Barman made a motic~ t~ take the petitian u~der advisement. Mr. B~rke
seconded the metier, and it was u~a~tm~usly voted. Mr. Nine%ia stated that a
ha~d vote was not necessary, in answer to Mr. DeFasoo.
Mr. D~el O~Lear~ asked if the Ro~rd was legal with three m~mbers. To
w~ch Mr. Nicetta ~tated that the Bea~d has te wte ~ly for the petitic~
in order te grant it, othe~-.Ise it ~ld be denied~
T~e meeting was thee resumed in the Tcw~ Ba~ldimg.
the Lm~remce Gas Co. appeared at the request cf the Planning Beard f~ a rep-
resentative to discuss wi~h the Board the possibilities
ins~ng gas m~,~, in full,re new developments before the new streets are
finiched by ~be teen, in ce~er to avoid the breakimg up of ~ew streets. Mr.
Schofield stated he would contact the Lantern Corperati~ and the S~tt~
Devel ~epment and would inform the Planning Beard just what arras cam be
m~, with the Ocmpauy. He could not m~e any deft~te statement, but theywill
m~ke a care~ol stady of a specific project.
Mr. & Mrs. Thorne of Marbleridge Road shewed a plan for a prepes~ c~r~,
but csmmet meet the required 30 feet from the side. They were given fe~ms te be
filled cut and sent te the Beard of Appeals.
Mr. Lymeh cf the Suh~rbau Household Enterprises appeared with p~eper plans.
A discussic~ was had with the Board ~ a date will be set for a hearing.
Atty. John J. ~illis and Atty. John J. Lynch, representing Mr. Roy Fart,
appeared requesting information in order to start develepimg a sectic~ cf the
land cn Chicke~ing Road nearest the Rennie hose. After considerable dis~_ssien,
it. was decided that the Board would get a ruling from the Selectme~ regarding
drainage, since a brook runs ~hrough the property.
A letter from the Beard cf Trade was read by Mr. Nicetta, regarding
corzmctions and changes to ~he new zoning ls~s. A letter wt31 he seas te Mr.
~lack~ te set a date for a ccmference with the Boar~, Mr. Dyer, Mr. Im~d, etc.