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Other Business: John and Stew had been contacted last June by Dawn McKenna, representing the Tourism Committee, about a project to get permission to remove redundant and / or visually noisy signs in the Center. We had reviewed the suggestions affecting the Bikeway (at the Station Way crossing), and they had been reported and approved at our June meeting. In January Dawn requested our added approval of the replacement of the Center Safety signs located on the Bikeway, with larger, more effective signs. Stew misunderstood this to mean replacement of all of those signs, not just the ones on the Bikeway, and so mistakenly described that request at our February meeting. We voted to approve the request with the provision that the existing signs remain until the replacements are approved and are ready to install. [Subsequent to the February meeting, Stew found out from Dawn about his misunderstanding. Currently – as of March 4 – the HDC and then the Selectmen have approved the project to the following effect as far as those Center Safety signs are concerned. The existing sign on the Bikeway and the one in front of Starbucks are to be left in place, the one near the library is to be removed, and four more are to be added near the Bikeway: one near Craft Cleaners, one near the Depot, and two others in places to be determined. As of now, the new signs, unfortunately and for the obvious reason, will be the same size and design as the originals.] Meeting adjourned Record of Friends of Lexington Bikeways votes and discussions. Treasurer’s Report : Balance unchanged at $2,031.30. Newsletter: Harvey reported that the newsletter is now viewable on his lexbike website and encouraged reviewing it and informing him of any changes spotted. Abe suggested it will be a good idea to do a (paper) mailing of it, including a request for recipients to sign up again. This will help to refresh the mailing list. Harvey will get to Marita and Rich his update of the current list. MAPC Bike Rack Program: Marita reviewed status of preparing the list of locations for the free municipal bicycle racks to be provided under the MAPC program. (They’re free provided the Town first buys the racks and pays for shipping, with MAPC then reimbursing the cost of the racks – but not the shipping.) She has gotten a shipping cost estimate for ten racks (that look like the HDC-approved Cora racks) of about $1000. The total of ten racks was arrived at using the following criteria for recommending bikeracks at recreation areas. If children or adults need to lockup their bikes to participate in an activity at the site then we think the area warrants a rack. We recommend the following recreational areas to the Recreation Department: Old Res, New Harrington playing field, and New Fiske playing field. In the center we recommended Lexington Square opposite the Post Office, front or side of Carlson Real Estate, Grant Street Bridge, Post Office, Bikeway next to the new steps behind CVS, Corner of Meriam St. and Mass Ave, and in