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Revenue/Expense Overview ...........2, 3
Town Government, pp. 4 -20
Board of Selectmen ....................4
Lexington 2020 Vision Steering Committee ..6
.....71
Town Manager .......................7
...41
Personnel Advisory Board ...............9
http : / /patriot.ci.lexington.ma.us. .........10
Economic Development Officer .........10
Town Clerk/Board of Registrars .........11
Minuteman Regional High School .......45
Town Election .......................12
....76
1999 Elected Officials .................13
Town Meeting Members ...............13
Town Meeting Members Association ......16
..58
Moderator ..........................17
Town Meetings ......................17
Public Safety, pp. 21 -27
Police Department ...................21
Police Manual Committee ..............22
Traffic Safety Advisory Committee .......23
Fire Department .....................24
Board of Health .....................26
Public Facilities, pp. 28 -37
Department of Public Works ............28
Lighting Options Committee ............30
Permanent Building Committee .........31
Space & Building Needs Assessment
Advisory Committee ...............32
SWAT (Solid Waste Action Team) ........34
Education, pp. 38 -45
School Committee ....................38
Superintendent of Schools ..............39
.....71
Lexington Scholarship & Education Fund
...41
Lexington Community Education ........41
School Expenditures by Line Item .......42
LPS Summary of Outside Funding .......44
Townwide Technology Steering Committee ..44
Minuteman Regional High School .......45
Lexington Historical Commission ........56
Land Use, pp. 45 -63
Planning Board ......................45
Metropolitan Area Planning Council ......46
.....71
Board of Appeals ....................47
Design Advisory Committee ............51
Historic Districts Commission ...........52
Bicycle Advisory Committee ............55
Lexington Center Committee ...........56
Lexington Historical Commission ........56
....76
Office of Community Development /
Building Division .................57
Hanscom Area Town Committee (HATS)
..58
Hanscom Field Advisory Commission ....58
Fletcher Avenue Land Use Committee ....59
Metropolitan State Task Force ...........60
Conservation Commission ..............61
Hennessy Field Ad Hoc Committee .......61
LexHAB ...........................63
Lexington Housing Authority ...........63
Social Services, pp. 64 -66
Council on Aging ............
Human Services Committee ....
Veterans' Services ............
Fair Housing/Human Relations Con
Lexington Youth Commission ...
........64
........65
........65
anittee ..66
........66
Culture and Leisure, pp. 67 -78
Cary Memorial Library ................67
Recreation Department & Committee
.....71
Cary Lecture Series ...................72
Lexington Council for the Arts ..........72
Town Celebrations Committee ..........73
Last Nite Lexington 1999 ..............74
Lexington Commission 2000 ...........74
Communications Advisory Committee
....76
Lexington Sister Cities ................77
Battle Green Guides ... ...............78
Finances, pp. 79 -93
Appropriation Committee ..............79
Capital Expenditures Committee .........80
Revenue Officer .....................81
Board of Assessors ...................82
Comptroller ........................84
Financial Data .......................84
Lexington Retirement Board ............93
Legal and Trusts, pp. 93 -101
Trustees of Public Trusts ...............93
Fund for Lexington ...................94
Town Counsel ......................100
Lexington Factual Summary ..........102
1999 Index ........................103
1999 Annual Report
Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
Chairperson
Kerry Brandin
Editorial Staff
Zelda Sokal
Elena Volante
Bob Morrison
Audrea Simpson
John Ayvazian
Photography
David S. Tabeling
Selectman Liaison
Betty Eddison
Layout and Design
Jeanette Webb
Desktop Grafik Services
Lexington
Printer
Goodway Graphics, Inc.
Burlington
Special thanks to
all town staff and committee mem-
bers whose cooperation was critical
to the success of this publication.
Narratives summarize activities of
the 1999 calendar year. Unless other-
wise noted, financial data reports the
total dollars expended in the fiscal
year (FY) which began July 1 and
ended June 30 of the designated year.
ON THE COVER: Winter scenes of Hennessy Field, ten acres of town -owned land
behind Estabrook School newly transferred by the 1999 Town Meeting to the jurisdic-
tion of the Conservation Commission. Photos by David S. Tabeling.
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page I
1999 Revenue Sources
$911159,205 Total Revenue Sources
$ 45,068,597 Residential Real Estate $ 44,328,228
$ 9,778,588
Commercial Real Estate
$
8,806,358
$ 2,502,167
Industrial Real Estate
$
2,187,406
$ 1,580,025
Personal Property
$
1,618,644
$ 8,127,989
Local Receipts
$
6,764,880
1998
$85,443,85
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
$
7,520,396
State
$
6,893,538
$
723,355
Available Funds
$
845,494
$
2,365,548
Available Surplus
$
1,233,000
$
5,138,159
Water Enterprise Funds
$
4,912,158
$
7,111,588
Sewer Enterprise Funds
$
6,611,526
$
1,242,793
Recreation
$
1,242,618
1998
$85,443,85
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
1999 erating Expenses 1998
.
$87,662,590 Total Operating Expenses $82,605,564
$46,516,372 Education $43,890,247
$ 45,790,816 Lexington Public Schools $ 43,158,059
$ 725,556 Regional Schools $ 732,188
$ 7,462,683
Community Services
$ 7,364,515
$ 7,227,268
DPW General Fund
$
7,137,163
$ 235,415
Transportation (LEXPRESS)
$
226,902
$ 7,508,971
Public Safety
$
7,258,338
$ 4,065,818
Law Enforcement
$
3,892,700
$ 3,443,153
Fire Services
$
3,365,638
$ 1,289,457
Culture
$
1,276,713
$ 1,289,457
Library
$
1,276,713
$ 754,737
Community Development
$
691,308
$ 162,716
Planning Board
$
148,620
$ 592,021
Inspectional Services
$
542,688
$ 444,490
Social Services
$
441,027
$ 309,622
Council on Aging
$
314,160
$ 134,868
Human Services
$
126,867
$ 3,064,814
General Government
$
2,987,509
$ 211,150
Town Counsel
$
235,150
$ 23,886
Town Committees
$
23,240
$ 256,900
Town Clerk's Office
$
205,294
$ 129,764
Board of Selectmen
$
125,698
$ 306,942
Town Manager's Office
$
293,835
$ 6,000
Town Report
$
5,084
$ 1,154,258
Finance Department
$
1,130,943
$ 975,914
State &County Assessments
$
968,265
$ 8,609,675
Shared Expenses
$
8,112,594
$ 202,009
Organizational Expenses
$
189,460
$ 3,982,241
Employee Benefits/Insurance
$
3,907,717
$ 220,136
Temporary Borrowing
$
0
$ 2,751,000
Debt Service Principal
$
2,191,000
$ 1,033,500
Exempt Debt
$
1,100,500
$ 420,789
Interest
$
723,917
$12,011,391
Enterprise Funds
$10,583,313
$ 4,133,310
Water
$
3,474,590
$ 6,821,429
Sewer
$
6,238,300
$ 1,056,652
Recreation
$
870,423
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 3
,Board of
ELECTED by the voters at large: Chair Peter Enrich, Cathy
Abbott, Elizabeth Eddison, Jeanne Krieger, and Dawn McKenna.
During 1999, the Board of Selectmen focused on the major
fiscal challenges facing the Town, both in addressing the
operating budget
needs for the current
and forthcoming fis-
cal years and in
preparing to deal
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
FY99
FY98
$ 53,678
$ 52,176
$ 74,345
$ 71,602
responsibly with significant upcoming capital obligations.
Another major challenge has been the threat of expanded aviation
activity and ground traffic at Hanscom Field. At the same time,
the Board has supported several new initiatives both by Town
government and by private groups that promise to provide rich
rewards to our community over the coming months and years.
Operating Budgets
The FY2000 (July 1999 -June 2000) budget posed a major chal-
lenge for the Board and the Town in light of the substantial gap
between programmatic needs and available revenues. In the
wake of voter approval of the debt exclusion for the secondary
schools, the Board concluded, in close consultation with the
School Committee and the financial committees, that the
FY2000 budget should be built within existing resources.
With close collaboration between the Board and the School
Committee and between town and school professional staff, some
$3 million in budget cuts and adjustments were identified. The two
Boards met together on several occasions to review budget options
and strategies, and the staffs worked together closely. These efforts
allowed the Boards to come to Town Meeting with a consensus bud-
get proposal that the financial committees were also able to support.
Nonetheless, it was a painful budget to propose and to operate
under, requiring significant program reductions in the schools
and in the Department of Public Works. One of the continuing
challenges for the Board and Town staff is to manage and mon-
itor major restructuring within the DPW to ensure that the
reduced resources available are used with utmost efficiency. The
budget also entailed a 1 -year suspension of the Board's multi-
year strategy for restoring the Town's financial reserves (free
cash) to a prudent level, and required us to draw on a dedicated
reserve fund to meet escalating trash disposal costs.
Preparation of the FY2001 budget has been equally challenging.
The Board recognized that increasing demand for town and
school services, together with normal inflation of costs, would
require new revenues from a Proposition 2 -1/2 override to main-
tain the kinds of services Lexington has come to expect. Starting
in the summer, the Board initiated a closely collaborative
process with the School Committee and the financial commit-
tees to ensure the construction of a responsible and prudent over-
ride proposal as an integral part of the FY2001 budget.
The two Boards and the financial committees held a series of
`summit meetings' to review and refine revenue and expenditure
estimates and provide direction to Town and School staff for the
preparation of their budget proposals. In addition, the Boards
and staffs worked together closely to redesign the budget
process to better coordinate the efforts of School and Town staff
and Boards, and to reach consensus on the budget proposals sev-
eral weeks earlier than in the past. This close collaboration also
helped identify several areas where efficiencies can be achieved
by closer coordination of town and school functions, hopefully
providing significant savings in coming years.
The details of the budget proposal for FY2001 will not be final-
ized until after the Town Report has gone to press. The budget
process has succeeded in substantially narrowing the initially
identified gap between revenues and expenses, while maintain-
ing the desired levels of services. However, this budget will
require voter approval of a significant property tax increase. If
the proposed override is not passed, reductions in, or the elimi-
nation of, several programs and services will be required.
Capital Needs
Approval of the secondary school capital project and of the ren-
ovations of Cary Library are addressing two of the Town's most
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Left to right: Dawn McKenna, Elizabeth Eddison, Peter Enrich,
Jeanne Krieger, Catherine Abbott, and Rick White, Town Manager.
Page 4 1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Board of Selectmen continued from previous page
urgent capital concerns. But several other significant capital
challenges lie ahead, and the Board has devoted considerable
energy to planning for those challenges.
A critical concern is the Town's level of ongoing investment in
maintenance and restoration of our municipal and school infra-
structure through annual appropriations of operating funds for
capital projects (the `cash capital' program). For several years, the
Town has responded to fiscal stresses by diverting funds from cap-
ital needs to program costs, resulting in systematic underfunding
of investment in our infrastructure. This year, Town staff prepared
and the Board adopted a policy intended to reverse this pattern.
Under the new cash capital policy, the Town will annually dedi-
cate five percent of its revenues to capital needs. In the early
years, much of this will go to cover debt service costs for previ-
ously authorized borrowings for capital needs; but as that debt is
paid off, the full amount will be made available for the cash cap-
ital program. To allow for a prudent level of cash capital expen-
ditures at the beginning, the policy utilizes short-term borrowings,
which will be quickly retired as the full five percent of revenue
becomes available for current needs. The result is a program that
adequately funds current infrastructure needs while providing a
secure and appropriate funding source for ongoing reinvestment.
The cash capital program cannot, however, address the accumu-
lated needs for several major capital projects. Several town roads
need to be rehabilitated and reconstructed. The cash capital pro-
gram is designed to avoid further deterioration, but not to cover
the costs of reconstruction of badly deteriorated streets. The
Town has invested in a sophisticated road maintenance data base,
which allows us both to prioritize and price our needs and also to
make the most efficient use of available funds. Use of this soft-
ware has allowed us to identify and quantify the capital expendi-
tures which will be needed, in the near future, to restore our
roads to appropriate conditions.
The Town's elementary schools also require significant new
investment. Need for repair, renovation, and perhaps replace-
ment of some of the elementary schools was identified when the
secondary school project was proposed and approved, but action
was deferred to allow for more accurate planning and design.
The time for tackling these issues is now fast approaching, and
the Board has been working collaboratively with the School
Committee to clarify the options and the needs for an elementary
school capital program.
At the same time, several municipal services need significant ren-
ovation or replacement of their facilities. The Council on Aging
has presented convincing evidence of the need for a new facility
for Senior Center programming. The Department of Public
Works barn requires major repairs or replacement, and a number
of other municipal buildings need substantial work. To ensure a
maximally efficient program for these space needs, the Board
established a Space Utilization Committee, chaired by Selectman
Dawn McKenna, whose charge is to review present town build-
ing resources and future needs, and to offer proposals for the
most effective future allocations of programs to spaces.
With the input from efforts addressing roads, elementary
schools, and town buildings, the Board intends, over the next
year, to begin planning for a capital program that can meet all of
these needs in a cost - effective and timely manner. The develop-
ment of this plan will require continued collaboration with the
School Committee, the financial committees, and other affected
constituencies. Thanks to the efforts undertaken this year, the
building blocks for this effort will soon be in place.
Hanscom Field
This has been a year of portentous developments in relation to
Hanscom Field. Most notable has been the commencement of
scheduled passenger air service from Hanscom, for the first time
in many years. In addition, Massport has unveiled significant
plans for expansion of ground facilities at the airfield; the level
of general aviation traffic (especially jets) has grown sharply;
and the Air Force has announced changes that will substantially
increase commuter traffic to and from the Hanscom area. All of
these changes pose significant problems for Lexington and the
other surrounding towns, in the form of increased noise, traffic,
and environmental degradation.
The Board, working with the Hanscom Area Towns Committee
(HATS), spent considerable time and effort over the past year in
developing strategies to protect the Town from these threats. The
Board voted to join the other surrounding towns (Bedford,
Concord, and Lincoln) in a lawsuit challenging Massport's deci-
sion to commence commercial airline service at Hanscom, and
has solicited some $10,000 in citizen financial support for that
effort. The Board has also worked closely with HATS on a range
of other legal, legislative, and administrative fronts to protect the
towns' interests in the face of development pressures at Hanscom.
(See the HATS report elsewhere in this Annual Report.)
Strategic Planning: Lexington 2020 Vision
This year has seen the blossoming of the strategic planning effort
that the Board, together with the School Committee and Planning
Board, initiated in 1998. The Lexington 2020 Vision project,
under the leadership of a Steering Committee appointed by the
Board, made major strides in involving a wide segment of the
Town's population in a variety of activities aiming toward the
production next year of an overarching vision and strategic plan
for Lexington for the next 20 years. (See the Lexington 2020
Vision Steering Committee report elsewhere in this publication.)
The Board continues to see this effort as a major contributor to its
own work, both as a way to inform the Board's long -range view
of the directions the Town is and should be heading and as a way
to involve a broader range of voices in town decision making.
Citizen Initiatives
Finally, this year has been distinguished by two extraordinary
citizen - sponsored efforts, which the Board has been proud to
endorse and assist, each of which will provide the Town with a
very special event. These efforts are among the numerous citizen
efforts, from PTAs to Sister City relationships to formal Town
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Board of Selectmen continued from previous page
boards and committees, which contribute so much to our civic
vitality. But these two deserve special attention.
First is the Last Nite Lexington group, which, over the past two
years, planned a special event to allow Lexington its very own cel-
ebration of the millennium. With financial and logistical help from
the Board and Town staff, the business community, and numerous
citizen volunteers, this group organized a day of activities and
entertainment to capture Lexington's extraordinary sense of com-
munity and to provide a very special occasion for all Lexingtonians.
Second is the Lexington 2000 Commission, which has worked
hard all year planning what promises to be an historic celebra-
tion of the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and
Concord next April. Here, too, the Board and Town have played
an active role in providing financial and logistical support. But
the primary efforts have been those of the volunteer leaders of
the Commission, who have planned and provided the resources
for a 4 -day reenactment and celebration, the scale of which
dwarfs our previous reenactments and Patriot's Day celebrations.
The efforts of these two groups typify Lexington's special char-
acter. The Board's role is often simply to endorse and facilitate
the immense energy and enthusiasm which our citizens bestow
on our Town.
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ROLE: To guide and manage a town -wide
visioning and goal- setting process that empow-
ers residents to help determine what this com-
munity will look like in the year 2020. The com-
mittee's responsibilities include mobilizing nec-
essary resources in support of the process, orga-
nizing and supporting stakeholder subcommit-
tees, and ensuring communication with process
participants and the community at large.
Completion of the visioning and goal - setting
process is expected by Fall 2000, with imple-
mentation beginning thereafter.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen in consulta-
tion with the School Committee and the
Planning Board: Chuck Benson, Todd Burger,
Helen Cohen, Clark Cowen (resigned in the
Fall), Robin DiGiammarino, Peter Enrich,
James Hoyte, Alan Lazarus, Peter Lee, Paul
Mammola, Fred Merrill, Peggy Perry,
Marjorie Platt, Fernando Quezada, Heather Sweeney, and
Gerrie Weathers; Staff members Rick White, Candy
McLaughlin, Michael Baker, Beth Anne Sobieszczyk (retired
in the Fall), and Monicka Tutschka.
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Seated, left to right: Helen Cohen, Heather Sweeney, Candy McLaughlin, Peggy
Perry, Margie Platt. Standing, left to right: Paul Mammola, Peter Lee, Todd
Burger, Fernando Quezada, Peter Enrich, Chuck Berson.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Sent a letter and recruitment questionnaire to all Lexington
residents and received and compiled responses from over
220 stakeholders. Submitted a report in March on the
results of the Initiating phase of the project.
Conducted four public workshops in June, at which over
120 citizens provided input on values and issues. Held a
reception at Munroe Tavern for workshop participants.
Conducted a town -wide forum on October 2 at Diamond
Middle School that was attended by approximately 60 res-
idents, continuing public outreach and providing credibili-
ty to the visioning process. Participants browsed issues at
a "thought mall," divided into six groups to discuss major
topical areas, and shared reports with the larger group.
• Organized and recruited stakeholder groups to develop the
vision and goals for Lexington 2020 Vision. A broad -based
Core Participants Group will serve as a sounding board for the
overall process. Working Groups are organized around six top-
ical areas— Fostering a Sense of Community; Managing
Growth: Development and Open Space; Achieving Educational
Excellence: Lifelong Opportunities and Quality; Ensuring
Productive Connections between Citizens and Town
Government; Managing Transportation: Traffic and
Accessibility; and Fiscal Stability.
• Through a competitive RFP process, hired Planners
Collaborative as consultant for Phase I. Currently negotiat-
ing Phase II contract with two other consultants.
• Planned and administered a public communications effort that
has included items in the Lexington Minuteman, broadcasts
on cable television, a resource notebook at Cary Library, mail-
ings to interested stakeholders, and initiation of a web site.
• Steering Committee met every two weeks with subcom-
mittee meetings in between.
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Town Manager ANN
ROLE: To act as
chief Executive
Officer of the Town
as established in the
Selectmen -Town
Manager Act, and
to either directly or
indirectly, through
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 268,893
$ 262,363
Expenses
$ 14,121
$ 12,298
Personnel
Full Time
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staff, administer the
policies and procedures of the Board of Selectmen, enforce
bylaws and actions passed by Town Meeting, and prepare the
budget and manage the daily operation of all town departments.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Richard J. White, since
October 1987.
The Town maintained a payroll of $26,026,193 for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1999 covering 285 full -time and 87
part-time employees. The total amount expended for fiscal year
1999 was $85,733,544 while $91,214,002 has been appropriat-
ed for fiscal year 2000.
Finances
Balancing budgets and meeting the budget goals as articulated
by the major policy setting Boards (Board of Selectmen, School
Committee, and Planning Board) while living within the
Statutory limitations imposed by Proposition 2 -1/2 has chal-
lenged our elected leadership, staff, and citizens. Over the years,
Proposition 2 -1/2 has required the community to make several
practical compromises. Some have greatly benefited the political
and decision - making landscape. Our budget processes are
increasingly more inclusive and collaborative and much more
attention is being given to the long -term fiscal health of our gov-
ernment. We have also been required to examine what services
we offer and how they are delivered. Over the years, we have
restructured, reorganized, consolidated, and privatized in an
attempt to deliver our services in the most effective and efficient
way possible. This was clearly the case in 1999.
The fiscal year 2000 (July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000) budget chal-
lenged the Boards and staff. A substantial gap between the
department needs and the revenue available required some sig-
nificant reductions in existing programs. This was particularly
true for the School and Public Works Departments. During 1999,
the Public Works Department reduced their work force by
almost 10 %. All staff reductions were achieved through attrition
and half of those were made within the supervisory ranks. The
leadership team of the Public Works Department was challenged
to develop work plans for and supervise a large number of
employees. Hopefully, we can meet the goals of this consolida-
tion while maintaining service delivery standards.
The constraints of the fiscal year 2000 budget also required the
Board of Selectmen to implement a 1 -year suspension of their
multi -year strategy for re- establishing the Town's financial
reserves (free cash) to a level of other well managed municipalities
(usually 5% of general fund balances). Cash reserves are nothing
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more than a municipal savings account
that if used wisely, can prevent large -
scale disruptions in service when reoc-
curring revenue streams are disrupted.
During the 20 years since Proposition 2-
1/2 was implemented, there has been spo-
radic and inconsistent capital investment
in the Town's infrastructure. The increas-
ing demands for funding operational programs has on occasion
required that funding for capital expenditures for different depart-
ments be compared. In fiscal year 2000, although the secondary
school and library reconstruction projects were started, Department
of Public Works equipment replacement, sidewalk reconstruction,
street resurfacing, athletic field improvement, and several worthy
beautification projects were left unfunded to prevent even more
drastic reductions to Town and School operating budgets.
Fiscal Policy Controls
The Board of Selectmen and its staff began the new fiscal year
(July 1, 1999) determined to develop some capital and cash
reserve policies after having compromised such goals to balance
the fiscal year 2000 budget. The economy and some residential,
commercial, and personal property growth created an opportuni-
ty for the Board of Selectmen to meet cash revenue goals for the
fiscal year 2001 budget process.
Almost $2 million was added to the tax levy— $27,676,000 in new res-
idential values, $36,652,000 in new commercial values and
$29,362,621 in new personal property values. There was also $100
million in new investment in Lexington. This growth and investment
is really unprecedented for a community as mature in its development
cycle as Lexington, and is real evidence that Lexington remains a pre-
mier place for families to live and grow and for corporations to locate.
During 1999, the Board of Selectmen took a serious look at the
Town's investment practices as it related to its capital infrastruc-
ture. A policy was developed by the staff and later adopted by
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1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 7
Town Manager continued from previous page
the Board of Selectmen that holds great promise for
future capital investment. The policy has two basic and
connected pieces. Operational capital requests, general-
ly referred to as cash capital (generally requiring an
investment of less than $1 million such as for equip-
ment, road resurfacing, roof replacement, re- roofing)
will see larger appropriations in the future. Under this
new policy, the Town will dedicate 5% of its general
fund revenues to cash capital needs and to paying debt
service in fiscal year 2001 and beyond. During the next
three years, much of this appropriation will go towards
retiring outstanding debt service allowing over $2 mil-
lion in debt service to be retired by fiscal year 2004 and
creating tremendous funding opportunities for capital
equipment and road resurfacing investment in the future.
This policy, of course, cannot work without creating some poli-
cy mechanisms to deal with future debt service. As such, the
Board of Selectmen decided to require that most future larger
capital projects, in which borrowing will be required, will need
to be exempt from Proposition 2 -1/2. Funding for the upcoming
elementary school renovation project, or any of the projects in
the planning pipeline such as a new DPW operations building,
fire station renovations, a new senior center, the East Lexington
Library, and the Hartwell Avenue landfill closure, will all be
required to obtain approval from the citizens in a referendum
vote (Proposition 2 -1/2 debt exclusion) before the project can
move forward. Conservative cost estimates for all of these pro-
jects total as much as $120 million. Clearly, the Town's citizens
would be hard pressed to fund all of these projects during the
next five years considering the property tax burden that would be
required to maintain town and school operating services.
Much work remains to be done. Sorting through all of these
demands and prioritizing with an eye towards maintaining a bal-
ance among affordability, maintaining the Town's capital assets,
and providing the services that our citizens demand will require
the assistance and input of the entire Town.
Strategic Planning
Limited resources and an increasing demand for service moti-
vate elected officials and staff to obsess about the short term.
Funding problems, resolving conflicts over the allocation of
resources, and communicating the results of these efforts to the
public are all- consuming. Last year, the Board of Selectmen ini-
tiated Lexington 2020 Vision, a strategic planning process that
proposed seeking broad -based community -wide input to assist
community leaders in planning for the long -term by asking:
What do we want Lexington to look like in the year 2020?
A year of planning by the Steering Committee has begun to pro-
duce results. Over 300 citizens, many never previously involved in
town government, began to help plan Lexington's future. Six dif-
ferent workgroups have been identified: 1) Sense of Community,
2) Productive Connection to Government, 3) Managing
Transportation, 4) Managing Growth, 5) Fiscal Stability, and 6)
Educational Excellence. This effort will be a major contributor to
the success of the staff's and elected leadership's work.
The Senior Management Team and the Creation
of a Collaborative Work Environment
The staff's effort at working more collaboratively to maximize
the human resources within the organization expanded beyond
the Senior Management Team concept initiated in 1992. The
Management Strategies Group (MSG), a group of 10 middle
managers, began to assert itself in 1999. The group, consisting
of representatives from every department within the organiza-
tion, provided valuable feedback to the organization's strategic
plan and had considerable input into the creation of a communi-
cation strategy within the organization and to the citizens at
large through the Town's first internal and external newsletters.
In addition, some valuable feedback and input was received
from this group making us rethink our compensation and
employee performance review system.
The Senior Management Team continued to make major contri-
butions to the quality of decision making in Town. Members are:
Assistant Town Manager, Financial Director, Public Works
Director, Town Clerk, Recreation Director, Police Chief, Fire
Chief, Community Development Director, Library Director,
Social Services Director, MIS Coordinator, Management
Analyst, and Town Manager. The group develops budgets,
strategies, planning, and all major policy recommendations; it
reviews all major personnel decisions and recommendations.
Together, we hope to continue to reshape and sharpen our vision
regarding the performance of the organization and the service it
provides to our citizens. Through our work, it is hoped that this
vision can be embraced by all town employees throughout the
organization. The major goal and purpose of our collaborative
decision - making efforts is to encourage continuous learning as a
primary value for employees within the organization; to develop
a flexible and adaptable work force ready and able to serve the
needs of our citizens; to promote effective communication so
that all inside and outside of the organization have a clear under-
standing of the mission of the organization, the department, and
the activity at hand; and finally to encourage our employees to
be proactive in solving problems at the levels of the organization
in which they occur without requiring the oversight or assistance
of the supervisory or management team.
Page 8 1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Projected Free Cash Balance
(assume 5% of tax levy added to
free cash balance each year)
Prior Year
+5%
Balance after
Free Cash Bal. as
Balance
of Levy
Appropriation
% of Tax Levy
FY98
$ 290,00
$ 286,527
$ 576,527
1.03%
FY99
$ 576,527
$ 287,870
$ 864,397
1.49%
FY00
$ 864,397
defer 1 yr.
$ 864,397
1.49%
FY01
$ 864,397
$ 310,529
$ 1,174,926
1.95%
FY02
$ 1,174,926
$ 320,542
$ 1,495,468
2.41%
FY03
$ 1,495,468
$ 330,805
$ 1,826,273
2.85%
FY04
$ 1,826,273
$ 341,325
$ 2,167,598
3.28%
FY05
$ 2,167,598
$ 352,109
$ 2,519,707
3.69%
FY06
$ 2,519,707
$ 364,911
$ 2,884,618
4.10%
FY07
$ 2,884,618
$ 378,034
$ 3,262,652
4.47%
FY08
$ 3,262,652
$ 391,485
$ 3,654,137
4.83%
This policy, of course, cannot work without creating some poli-
cy mechanisms to deal with future debt service. As such, the
Board of Selectmen decided to require that most future larger
capital projects, in which borrowing will be required, will need
to be exempt from Proposition 2 -1/2. Funding for the upcoming
elementary school renovation project, or any of the projects in
the planning pipeline such as a new DPW operations building,
fire station renovations, a new senior center, the East Lexington
Library, and the Hartwell Avenue landfill closure, will all be
required to obtain approval from the citizens in a referendum
vote (Proposition 2 -1/2 debt exclusion) before the project can
move forward. Conservative cost estimates for all of these pro-
jects total as much as $120 million. Clearly, the Town's citizens
would be hard pressed to fund all of these projects during the
next five years considering the property tax burden that would be
required to maintain town and school operating services.
Much work remains to be done. Sorting through all of these
demands and prioritizing with an eye towards maintaining a bal-
ance among affordability, maintaining the Town's capital assets,
and providing the services that our citizens demand will require
the assistance and input of the entire Town.
Strategic Planning
Limited resources and an increasing demand for service moti-
vate elected officials and staff to obsess about the short term.
Funding problems, resolving conflicts over the allocation of
resources, and communicating the results of these efforts to the
public are all- consuming. Last year, the Board of Selectmen ini-
tiated Lexington 2020 Vision, a strategic planning process that
proposed seeking broad -based community -wide input to assist
community leaders in planning for the long -term by asking:
What do we want Lexington to look like in the year 2020?
A year of planning by the Steering Committee has begun to pro-
duce results. Over 300 citizens, many never previously involved in
town government, began to help plan Lexington's future. Six dif-
ferent workgroups have been identified: 1) Sense of Community,
2) Productive Connection to Government, 3) Managing
Transportation, 4) Managing Growth, 5) Fiscal Stability, and 6)
Educational Excellence. This effort will be a major contributor to
the success of the staff's and elected leadership's work.
The Senior Management Team and the Creation
of a Collaborative Work Environment
The staff's effort at working more collaboratively to maximize
the human resources within the organization expanded beyond
the Senior Management Team concept initiated in 1992. The
Management Strategies Group (MSG), a group of 10 middle
managers, began to assert itself in 1999. The group, consisting
of representatives from every department within the organiza-
tion, provided valuable feedback to the organization's strategic
plan and had considerable input into the creation of a communi-
cation strategy within the organization and to the citizens at
large through the Town's first internal and external newsletters.
In addition, some valuable feedback and input was received
from this group making us rethink our compensation and
employee performance review system.
The Senior Management Team continued to make major contri-
butions to the quality of decision making in Town. Members are:
Assistant Town Manager, Financial Director, Public Works
Director, Town Clerk, Recreation Director, Police Chief, Fire
Chief, Community Development Director, Library Director,
Social Services Director, MIS Coordinator, Management
Analyst, and Town Manager. The group develops budgets,
strategies, planning, and all major policy recommendations; it
reviews all major personnel decisions and recommendations.
Together, we hope to continue to reshape and sharpen our vision
regarding the performance of the organization and the service it
provides to our citizens. Through our work, it is hoped that this
vision can be embraced by all town employees throughout the
organization. The major goal and purpose of our collaborative
decision - making efforts is to encourage continuous learning as a
primary value for employees within the organization; to develop
a flexible and adaptable work force ready and able to serve the
needs of our citizens; to promote effective communication so
that all inside and outside of the organization have a clear under-
standing of the mission of the organization, the department, and
the activity at hand; and finally to encourage our employees to
be proactive in solving problems at the levels of the organization
in which they occur without requiring the oversight or assistance
of the supervisory or management team.
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The staff worked hard towards achieving these goals in 1999. We
encouraged our employees to take risks and to develop a broad
external perspective so as to better understand the goals of the
organization. Several cross - departmental, cross - functional,
multi -level teams were created to solve organizational problems.
The Y2K team, led by Karen Simmons, did phenomenal work;
every department was represented on the team. A full plan was
developed to make all the Town's systems Y2K- compliant, to
develop contingency plans for emergency service if systems
beyond the Town's control failed, and to educate the citizens of
the Town so that all who had Y2K concerns would have a better
understanding of the work that the team had completed. The
team's success was obvious when the clock struck 12:01 on
January 1, 2000 and the Town's systems were still working with-
out incident. The Y2K issue has helped the Town's staff in its
emergency planning. Through the Y2K team's efforts, the Town
is much better prepared to deal with future emergencies and will
take its Y2K contingency plan and adapt it for other emergencies.
The Internal and External Newsletter teams, the Operational
Capital Budget team, the Training team, the Health and Wellness
team, the MIS team, the Affirmative Action Task Force team, the
Web team, the Wage team and the Library/Town Hall Complex
Planning team all made major contributions to the organization.
The Town's employees, as well as its citizens, have and will con-
tinue to be served with distinction because of their hard work,
selfless sense of duty, and ability to work outside the parameters
set by their job and their department. My heartfelt congratula-
tions and thanks to each of the members of the Senior
Management Team and to the entire staff for an excellent effort
and great work product during 1999. Already towns throughout
the area are adopting Lexington's high- performance work model
in an attempt to increase organizational effectiveness. Our emer-
gency planning efforts, wellness programs, budget product, wage
and compensation plans, capital planning strategies, affirmative
recruitment strategies, web page designs and strategies, and train-
ing programs have all found their way into other communities in
Massachusetts, New England, and throughout the country. This
alone is a symbolic reward to the employees for their effort.
Personnel and Collective Bargaining
The Town Manager's office and organizational staff worked very
closely with the Personnel Advisory Board in a continuing effort
to create an environment that fully engages and motivates
employees to reach their full potential by taking risks, growing
and developing professionally, and achieving personal and pro-
fessional satisfaction. Together, with the Personal Advisory
Board, we have worked on a variety of projects including:
• the development and presentation of training programs to help
our employees improve their skills
• the development of wellness programs for town employees to
create a healthier physical environment
• the revising of policies and employee communications to
ensure fairness and equity in all workplace policies
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Seated, left to right. Richard Evans, Evelyn Silber, Janet
Perry. Standing, left to right: William Barnes, Peg Jemison.
ROLE: To assist the Town Manager's Office in achieving
its human resources mission, motivating town employees
to reach their full potential on the job, and attracting high-
ly qualified candidates to fill job openings. The Board pro-
vides guidance and advice regarding issues related to
employment and employee relations, compensation and
benefits, employee communications, training and devel-
opment, and health and safety.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Co- Chairs Janet Perry
and Evelyn Silber, William Barnes, Angelo Buono, Scott
Burson, Richard Evans, Elmer Guilmartin, and Margaret
`Peg' Jemison.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Developed and presented training programs on perfor-
mance evaluation, communication and listening skills,
and sexual harassment.
• Initiated programs to promote wellness within the
employee population.
• Searched for a new Superintendent of Schools.
• Updated personnel guidelines and benefits publications.
• Created a new - employee orientation program.
• Implemented a new performance tool.
• Periodically updated salary ranges and development of
recommendations for compensation levels.
• Revised recruiting procedures to expand the pool of
minority and disabled applicants and hires.
• Developed and implemented a new exit interview
process and the analysis of exit interview and
turnover data.
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• the analysis of compensation levels and salary ranges
to ensure fairness and to reward all for performance
• the implementation of new performance tools for
employee evaluations to enhance effectiveness
• the development of new employee orientation pro-
grams for better communication of organizational
practices
• creation of the affirmative action task force in an effort
to develop a more diverse work force
• the development of a new exit interview process and the
analysis of the results of recent interviews so that adjust-
ments can be made to policies and practices to improve
organizational effectiveness
The Department of Public Works, Public Safety
Dispatchers, two Police units, and the Fire Department
contracts are settled through June 30, 2001. The Town
evaluates all employee performances on a regular basis
and does not provide automatic step increases for the non-
union work force. Non -union employees received an aver-
age increase of 3.5% in fiscal year 1999. Previous increas-
es were limited to 1 and 1 -1/2 % in the previous 2 years
because of the Town's revenue restrictions. Employee
contracts are expected to increase by 3.5% in fiscal years
2000 and 2001.
Inquiries and comments regarding the administrative
operations of Town government are encouraged. Special
thanks are extended to the Town's citizens, volunteers
who provide an added value to all that we do.
Economic Development Officer
ROLE: To provide assistance to existing and prospective busi-
nesses and individuals. The office is a point of contact for those
seeking permits, information about the Town, or access to other
governmental agencies, as well as those seeking to understand
Lexington's land use regulations. The office also serves as a
liaison between businesses and state and federal agencies in
dealing with matters such as business assistance, financing,
technical assistance, land use regulations, and permitting.
The office provides data and services to the community on
planning and development matters of interest and concern to
businesses. It tracks local economic indicators and labor mar-
ket statistics, local development plans, land and real estate
availability, building regulations, and permits.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Joseph A. Marino,
Economic Development Officer
HIGHLIGHTS:
• In its fast year, focused its major efforts on outreach, educa-
tion, and building visibility. The office initiated outreach efforts
with town boards and committees, town employees, local real
estate agencies, regional commercial real estate agencies, the
http : / /patriot.ci.lexington.ma.us
A newly improved resource is now available to help people gain
information about the Town. Nearly a year ago, a group repre-
senting almost every town department worked to update and cre-
ate a new web site for Lexington. Chartered by Town Manager
Richard White, under the direction of Selectmen Betty Eddison,
the Town's Web Team was lead by Steve Frederickson,
Lexington's Director of Community Development who worked
with MIS Coordinator Connie Rawson to update the original site.
Coining a phrase from the Minutemen of 1775, "Let It Begin
Here," the main page of the new site allows instant access to every
department. "The Hot Corner" contains timely information and
links to upcoming meetings, job opportunities, and safety infor-
mation. The "What's New" section offers upgraded links or addi-
tions to the ever - changing web page. Buttons allow the user to
quickly obtain emergency information, view FAQs (Frequently
Asked Questions), or search the site. Every department has a front
page providing contact information, a description of service, direct
phone numbers, e-mail addresses and their mission statement.
The web site also provides links to the Lexington Public School web
page, LEXPRESS, and several Town committees and commissions. A
calendar of public meetings, hazardous waste collection rules, listing
of events for recreation, as well as special programs at Cary Memorial
Library can all be found on the web site. The Fees & Charges link has
an alphabetical listing of all the fees and charges for each department.
The Publication & Forms in the Town Manager's Office link allows
downloading of job applications and other resources. in
development community, and Lexington's businesses.
• Started a Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) pro-
gram, which focuses on the needs of existing businesses,
and is designed to identify opportunities to assist local busi-
nesses in expanding their facilities, creating jobs, and
expanding and diversifying the local economic base.
• Identified over 2400 businesses that are listed as operating
in Lexington, and sent each of them a letter of introduction
describing the goals and the role of the Economic
Development Office.
• Assisted applicants in obtaining the approval of permits
from the Board of Appeals.
• Worked with Lexington businesses interested in expanding their
facilities in Lexington, with firms interested in relocating to
Lexington, and with new firms interested in locating to Lexington.
• Served as a contact point for numerous businesses on mat-
ters dealing with permitting requirements, land develop-
ment matters, and doing business in Town.
• Visited with numerous businesses in response to their
inquiries, and to offer assistance.
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Town Clerk /Board of Registrars
Expenditures
FY99
Democrat ..........8369
FY98
Payroll
$135,064
$127,372
Libertarian
Expenses
$
4,496
$
2,403
Elections (Total)
$
81,235
$
43,999
Registration (Total)
$
17,932
$
20,880
Records Management
$
8,416
$
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Election Equipment
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TOWN CLERK APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Donna
M. Hooper, since 1996.
BOARD OF REGISTRARS APPOINTED by the Selectmen:
Registrar Luanna Devenis (R) re- appointed for a 3 -year term
expiring in 2002; Registrars Mary C. Abegg (D), Luanna
Devenis (R) , and Connie Foster (R) assisted with voter registra-
tion, certified absentee voter applications, demonstrated the
newly acquired Optical Scan Election System, prepared of the
annual street list, and assessed handicapped poll accessibility at
the Town's nine polling sites.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Over 100 election officers prepared to implement an Optical
Scan Election System authorized at the 1998 Annual Town
Meeting. With advance orientation and training provided for
Election Officers and residents alike, the ACCUVOTE ES-
2000 was successfully introduced and implemented at the
March 1, 1999 Annual Town Election.
• The Annual Town Meeting (March 22, 1999) covering 40 war-
rant articles, was completed in a recent record of six sessions.
In addition, a Special Town Meeting to address the needs for
funding portable classrooms was also held on March 22.
• Voter registration remained fairly constant throughout the
year, with 20,532 registered in December 1999.
• The Annual Town Election saw only 25% of registered voters
turnout in 1999, compared to 35% and 36% respectively for
the 1998 and 1997 Annual Town Elections.
• The office provided assistance to the U.S. Census Bureau in its
preparation for the conduct of Census 2000. Verification of
precinct lines, addresses of existing households and households
under - construction, and special facility locations has been con-
ducted and information forwarded to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Records Management Program concentrated resources on
the preservation of three historical volumes - Assessors Records
of 1780 -1808, Town Records of 1692 -1718 and 1713 -1815, and
Militia Papers circa 1853 -1915. Treatments conducted by the
Northeast Document Conservation Center included deacidifica-
tion, washing, repairing, microfilming, Mylar encapsulation,
and rebinding where needed. This small effort just begins to
address the Town's records preservation needs. Additional vol-
umes and documents are scheduled for preservation in 2000.
• Preliminary work began on codification of the Town's cur-
rently effective legislation, as well as certain rules, regulations,
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Judy Marcus casting her vote on the new Optical Scan Election
System at the March 1, 1999 annual town election.
and bylaws adopted by various boards, commissions, and
departments. The code will produce a readily available, com-
prehensive resource for townspeople, businesses, and users of
the town's bylaws, rules, and regulations. In addition, depart-
ment -wide accessibility and reference to a comprehensive and
up -to -date code will provide a solid legislative framework for
local government operation.
In the first full year as Passport Acceptance agents, Town
Clerk Donna Hooper and staff members C. Jean Coates, Marie
Hill, and Diane McKenzie accepted over 650 U.S. Passport
applications as Agents for the Department of State.
Enhancements to the Commonwealth's Central Voter
Registration (CVR) system are ongoing, with receipt of new
hardware and a software upgrade to make the system Y2K
compliant. The improvement of the CVR system and expand-
ed computerization of office operations continue. Posting of
office operational information, and meetings of boards and
committees, comprise one segment of the information now
posted on the Town's internet Web site. Efforts to enhance the
web site as a means of communicating and sharing informa-
tion will continue over upcoming years.
Political Party: Vital Statistics for 1999
Unenrolled .........8947
(as of Dec. 10, 1999):
Democrat ..........8369
Births .........201
Republican .........3167
Marriages ......138
Libertarian
27
Deaths .........350
Interdependent 3rd Party .13
Licenses:
Socialist ..............3
Dogs .........2287
Reform ...............3
Hunting ........ 82
Green Party ............2
Fishing ........ 167
Rainbow Coalition ......1
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 11
!un Elect' n— Monday, March 1, 1999
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
(two for 3 years)
Catherine M. D. Abbott3
Dawn E. McKenna3
Robert N. Cohen
All others
MODERATOR
(one for I year)
Margery M. Battinl
All others
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
(one for 3 years)
Robin B. DiGiammarino3
All others
PLANNING BOARD
(one for 5 years)
Frederick Merrill, Jr. 5
All others
3209
7
LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
(one for 5 years)
Nancy M. Cannalonga5 3404
All others 11
TOWN MEETING – PRECINCT 1
(seven for 3 years)
Francis V. Busa3
Daniel P. Busa, Jr.3
Nancy M. Adler.3
Mary Bowes3
Albert P. Zabin3
James E. Barry3
Colleen B. Amirsakis3
Janet Moran
Marsha Goldberg
Peter M. Cole
Timothy Hill
All others
Blanks
TOWN MEETING – PRECINCT 2
(seven for 3 years; one for 1 year)
Robin DiGiammarino3
Lucy Lockwood3
Christina J. Welch3
Robert W.Cunha3
Daneil A. Lucas3
Merrill A. Forman3
Leonora K. Feeney*
Paul H. LaPointe*
Lauren MacNeil
Laurie Rice
William Welch
All others
Blank
VOTER TURNOUT
Precinct
TOWN MEETING – PRECINCT 3
2
(seven for 3 years; one for 1 year)
3378
Gloria V. Holland3
3020
Dan H. Fenn, Jr. 3
597
Alexander E. Nedzel3
2317
William J. Frawley3
30
Nicholas Cannalonga3
294
John P. Carro113
Philip K. Hamilton3
David J. Kessler3
3828
Richard L. Neumeierl
9
V. Arthur Katz
Jonathan S. Lederman3
Paul E. Keane
242
Francis W. K. Smith
268
Richard R. Eurich
3709
Martin Gilman
15
Paul Rose
251
Blanks
3209
7
LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
(one for 5 years)
Nancy M. Cannalonga5 3404
All others 11
TOWN MEETING – PRECINCT 1
(seven for 3 years)
Francis V. Busa3
Daniel P. Busa, Jr.3
Nancy M. Adler.3
Mary Bowes3
Albert P. Zabin3
James E. Barry3
Colleen B. Amirsakis3
Janet Moran
Marsha Goldberg
Peter M. Cole
Timothy Hill
All others
Blanks
TOWN MEETING – PRECINCT 2
(seven for 3 years; one for 1 year)
Robin DiGiammarino3
Lucy Lockwood3
Christina J. Welch3
Robert W.Cunha3
Daneil A. Lucas3
Merrill A. Forman3
Leonora K. Feeney*
Paul H. LaPointe*
Lauren MacNeil
Laurie Rice
William Welch
All others
Blank
VOTER TURNOUT
Precinct
1
2
Registered
1,959
2,407
Total Votes
409
597
Percentages
21%
25%
247
244
221
216
213
211
179
26
7
3
2
8
1286
406
357
336
332
324
322
309
309
71
7
2
12
1989
TOWN MEETING – PRECINCT 4
(seven for 3 years)
Margaret F. Rawls3
Ronald W. Colwe113
Donald A. Chisholm3
Martin K. White3
Nicholas Santosuosso3
Michael Prensky3
Ann H. Miller3
Marina C. Smith
Charles Noble
Blanks
TOWN MEETING – PRECINCT 5
(seven for 3 years; one for 1 year)
Ephraim Weiss3
Wallace Cupp3
David G. Williams3
John Hayward
Howard Cravis3
Samuel L. Powers3
Suzanne Larsen3
Elaine Dratchl
Shenkiat Lim
Jonathan Bemays
All others
Blanks
TOWN MEETING – PRECINCT 6
(seven for 3 years)
David L. Kaufman3
Richard Pagett3
John S. Willson3
Marshall J. Derby3
Anne A. Ripleyy
Peter Diamond3
Marianne Lazarus3
William B. Simmons
Gary Fallick
Ralph Zelinsky
Ronald Pawliczek
All others
Blanks
Page 12 1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
TOWN MEETING – PRECINCT 7
(seven for 3 years)
318
Catherine M. D. Abbott3
448
314
Deborah J. Brown3
353
275
Martha C. Wood3
294
274
Philip K. Hamilton3
289
2,515
Thomas Verne Griffiths3
275
258
Jonathan S. Lederman3
273
242
John E.Taylor3
268
219
213
Audrey J. Friend
266
193
James C. Wood, Jr.
251
181
Robert M. Farias
241
177
Elliot Jemison
131
1
Karl R Kastorf
104
1
Lawrence C. Ladd
1
1653
Michael Barg
1
Barbara Ramsey
1
Shirley Farias
1
388
Blanks
1521
379
TOWN MEETING – PRECINCT 8
369
(seven for 3 years; one for 2 years)
351
Richard A. Michelson3
379
Roger F. Borghesam3
376
301
Florence E. Connor3
353
300
Ione D. Garing3
353
272
Margaret Bradley Schwartz3
328
2
1773
Stacey Bridge- Denzak3
323
John T. Cunha **
317
Charles Hornig **
317
Shirley H. Stolz
308
314
Dennis O'Connor
2
307
All others
11
297
290
Blanks
2021
278
TOWN MEETING – PRECINCT 9
265
(seven for 3 years)
84
Leo P. McSweeney3
351
66
Janice A. Kennedy3
331
21
Alice J. Adler-3
308
6
Emily R. Donovan3
296
Richard Schaye3
288
2183
Michael E. Schroeder3
261
Wendy Manz3
55
Narain Bhatia
6
405
William Levison
3
400
Richard Usen
2
397
Todd Burger
2
396
Philip Jackson
2
394
Michelle Ciccolo
2
381
Richard Johnson
2
347
310
All others
19
4
Blanks
1593
2
2
1 elected for 1 year
2 elected for 2 years
1812
3 elected for 3 years
Page 12 1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
5 elected for 5 years
3
4
S
6
7
8
9
Total
* tie to be broken by vote of precinct -
2,515
2,470
2,355
2,497
2,256
2,394
2,204
21,057
3 -year and I -year placement
574
635
517
E94
674
636
503
5,239
** tie to be broken by vote o recinct-
23%
26%
22 %
28 %
30%
26%
23%
25%
3 -year and 2 -year placement
Page 12 1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Term Expires 2002
Catherine M. D. Abbott ......... .............................38 Eldred Street
Dawn E. McKenna ............. ..............................9 Hancock Street
Term Expires 2001
Elizabeth B. Eddison ........ .............................20 Nickerson Road
Jeanne K. Krieger ................ .............................44 Webster Road
Term Expires 2000
Peter D. Enrich, Chair ........... .............................35 Clarke Street
MODERATOR
Term Expires 2000
Margery M. Battin ......... .............................15 Paul Revere Road
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Term Expires 2002
Robin B. DiGiammarino, Chair ...........................2 Sunset Ridge
Term Expires 2001
Paul Revere Road
Martin Long ............................ .............................26
Grant Street
Fred D. Rosenberg .................. .............................96
Wood Street
Term Expires 2000
Clarke Street
Susan A. Elberger .................. .............................10
Ellison Road
Susan Barrie Peltz ................ ..............................8
Jackson Court
AT LARGE
Catherine M.D. Abbott .......... .............................38 Eldred Street
Margery M. Battin ......... .............................15
Paul Revere Road
Norman P. Cohen ............ .............................56
Coolidge Avenue
Elizabeth B. Eddison ........ .............................20
Nickerson Road
Peter D. Enrich ...................... .............................35
Clarke Street
Donna M. Hooper .......... .............................47
Emerson Gardens
Jay R. Kaufman ....................... ..............................1
Childs Road
Jeanne K. Krieger ................ .............................44
Webster Road
Dawn E. McKenna ............. ..............................9
Hancock Street
PRECINCT 1
Term Expires 2002
Nancy M. Adler .................... .............................22 Village Circle
Colleen B. Amirsakis ........... ..............................8
Fairlawn Lane
James E. Barry ......... .............................10
Crescent Hill Avenue
Mary Bowes .......................... .............................32
Arcola Street
Francis V. Busa ..................... .............................42
Lowell Street
Daniel P. Busa, Jr ...................... ..............................6
Farm Road
Albert P. Zabin ........................... ..............................1
Page Road
PLANNING BOARD
Term Expires 2004
Frederick L. Merrill, Jr., Chair .......................22 Downing Road
Term Expires 2003
Stacey P. Bridge- Denzak ........ .............................38 Cedar Street
Term Expires 2002
Anthony G. Galaitsis ....... ..............................7 Burroughs Road
Term Expires 2001
Steven L. Colman ...................... .............................63 Fifer Lane
Term Expires 2000
John L. Davies ............. .............................18 Prospect Hill Road
LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
Term Expires 2004
Nancy M. Cannalonga ........... ............................942 Waltham St.
Term Expires 2002
Leona W. Martin .................... .............................19 Thoreau Rd.
Sandra Aghababian, appt .... .............................12 Butterfield Rd.
Term Expires 2001
Nicholas Santosuosso, Chair ............................2 Washington St.
Term Expires 2000
John E. Ryan .......................... .............................44 Eastern Ave.
PRECINCT 1 (continued)
Term Expires 2001
Carol A. Batstone .............. .............................49 Bartlett Avenue
John P. Breen ............ ..............................8
Crescent Hill Avenue
Jonathan G. Cole ................. .............................23
Whipple Road
Nancy C. Gordon ..................... .............................10
Fiske Road
Eric Jay Michelson ........ .............................16
Emerson Gardens
Barry E. Sampson ............... ..............................8
Brandon Street
Carol J. Sampson ................ ..............................8
Brandon Street
Term Expires 2000
Joel A. Adler ........................ .............................22 Village Circle
Laura L. Boghosian
............... ..............................4 Russell Road
Jean W. Cole .......................
.............................23 Whipple Road
Janet Moran .......................
.............................41 Bartlett Avenue
Charles E. Shaw ..................
............................219 Lowell Street
Paul G. Topalian ......................
.............................46 Circle Road
Judith L. Zabin ...........................
..............................1 Page Road
continued on next page
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 13
PRECINCT 2
Term Expires 2002
Robert W. Cunha .................. .............................10 Stevens Road
Robin B. DiGiammarino ........ ..............................2
Sunset Ridge
Merrill A. Forman ............... .............................15
Butler Avenue
Paul H. Lapointe .................... ............................224
Follen Road
Lucy Lockwood ................... .............................15
Smith Avenue
Daniel A. Lucas ....................... ..............................3
Tower Road
Christina J. Welch ............... .............................41
Locust Avenue
Term Expires 2001
Ira Bernstein ..................... .............................53 Carville Avenue
Thomas R. Diaz ......................
.............................10 Tower Road
Karen A. Dooks ...................
..............................5 Mohawk Drive
Myla Kabat- Zinn
....................... .............................58 Oak Street
Andrew McAleer
................... ............................121 Follen Road
Barry Orenstein .....................
............................132 Follen Road
David Rudner ...................
.............................47 Carville Avenue
Term Expires 2000
Marian A. O. Cohen ........... ..............................8 Plymouth Road
Leonora K. Feeney ...........
..............................4 Moon Hill Road
Lauren MacNeil ...............
.............................17 Sutherland Road
Michael J. O'Sullivan
............ .............................12 Aerial Street
Alan B. Wilson ..........................
.............................33 Oak Street
Donald D. Wilson .....................
.............................36 Fern Street
James S. Wilson .................
.............................43 Locust Avenue
PRECINCT 3
Term Expires 2002
Nicholas A. Cannalonga
... ............................942 Waltham Street
John P. Carroll ......................... .............................29 Allen Street
Dan H. Fenn, Jr .......................
.............................59 Potter Pond
William J. Frawley ..................
.............................68 Potter Pond
Gloria V. Holland .................
.............................38 Webster Road
David J. Kessler ..................
.............................20 Barberry Road
Alexander E. Nedzel ......
..............................4 Chadbourne Road
Term Expires 2001
Nancy M. Cannalonga ...... ............................942 Waltham Street
Robert N. Cohen ..............
.............................10 Grassland Street
Bruce Collier .......................
..............................2 Barberry Road
Shirley Rauson Frawley
.......... .............................68 Potter Pond
Marjorie K. Madoff .........
.............................27 Normandy Road
Marilyn K. Mairson ...........
.............................29 Lawrence Lane
Mary E. Neumeier .................
..............................2 Pitcairn Place
Term Expires 2000
Samuel Berman .................. .............................11 Barberry Road
Jacqueline B. Davison
........... .............................86 Spring Street
Carol J. Grodzins ................ .............................15 Barberry Road
Douglas M. Lucente ......
.............................71 Farmcrest Avenue
Richard L. Neumeier .............
..............................2 Pitcairn Place
Robert Rotberg ...................
.............................14 Barberry Road
Caleb Warner ..................
............................546 Concord Avenue
PRECINCT 4
Term Expires 2002
Donald A. Chisholm ........... ............................166 Lincoln Street
Ronald W. Colwell ..............
............................127 Kendall Road
Ann H. Miller ......................
.............................40 Outlook Drive
Michael Prensky .................
............................222 Lincoln Street
Margaret F. Rawls ...............
..............................9 Winthrop Road
Nicholas Santosuosso
.... ..............................2 Washington Street
Martin K. White .............
.............................50 Bloomfield Street
Term Expires 2001
Nyles Nathan Barnert ......... ............................142 Worthen Road
Scott F. Burson ....... .............................58
Sherburne Road South
John L. Davies ............. .............................18
Prospect Hill Road
Kenneth A. Reich ................ .............................23
Lincoln Street
Sandra J. Shaw ................. .............................51
Wachusett Drive
Ruth S. Thomas ..................... .............................10
Parker Street
Judith J. Uhrig ................ .............................15
Vine Brook Road
Term Expires 2000
Stephen E. Coit .............. .............................32
Vine Brook Road
David J. Harris ......................... .............................SA
Eliot Road
Carol B. Hartman .......... .............................16
Bloomfield Street
Peter C. J. Kelley ................... .............................24
Forest Street
Frederick L. Merrill, Jr ...... .............................22
Downing Road
Barrie Peltz ........................... ..............................8
Jackson Court
Marina C. Smith .................. .............................22
Muzzey Street
PRECINCT 5
Term Expires 2002
Howard Cravis ........................ ..............................6 Rogers Road
Wallace Cupp .....................
............................141 Woburn Street
John Hayward .....................
............................358 Woburn Street
Suzanne S. Larsen
.............. ..............................6 Fessenden Way
Samuel L. Powers
............... ..............................7 Dunham Street
Ephraim Weiss .....................
............................462 Lowell Street
David G. Williams
...........................1433 Massachusetts Avenue
Term Expires 2001
Ira W. Crowe ....................... .............................53 Woburn Street
Irene M. Dondley ................
.............................22 Leonard Road
Andrew J. Friedlich
............... .............................22 Young Street
Paul E. Hamburger .................
.............................18 Cooke Road
Carol A. Liff ........................
.............................19 Douglas Road
Perry Pollins ......................
.............................14 Peachtree Road
Charles T. Vail .....................
.............................66 Woburn Street
Term Expires 2000
Marsha F. Byrnes ................. ..............................3 Blodgett Road
Melinda D. Dietrich
............ .............................11 Leonard Road
Elaine Dratch .......................
..............................2 Maureen Road
Margaret C. Nichols
............ ..............................4 Rumford Road
James M. Shaw .........................
.............................20 Vine Street
Sam Silverman ...................
.............................18 Ingleside Road
Mary Kathryn Wolf ...
............................116 East Emerson Road
Page 14 1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
PRECINCT 6
Term Expires 2002
Marshall J. Derby ................ .............................23 Suzanne Road
Peter Diamond .....................
.............................15 Franklin Road
David L. Kaufman
......... ............................152 Burlington Street
Marianne Lazarus .............
.............................22 Woodland Road
Richard Pagett ................
.............................10 Oakmount Circle
Anne A. Ripley ..................
.............................83 Hancock Street
John S. Willson .................
.............................16 Hathaway Road
Term Expires 2001
Florence A. Baturin ................
..............................1 l Alcott Road
Paul Chermck .....................
.............................14 Somerset Road
Kate Priscilla Diamond .......
.............................15 Franklin Road
Anthony G. Galaitsis ........
..............................7 Burroughs Road
Alan J. Lazarus ................. .............................22
Woodland Road
Martin Long ............................
.............................26 Grant Street
Term Expires 2000
Marjorie M. Daggett .........
..............................9 Burroughs Road
Bebe Fallick ..............................
..............................4 Diehl Road
Edmund C. Grant ...................
.............................27 Grove Street
Jane Pagett ......................
.............................10 Oakmount Circle
Edith Sandy ............. ............................353
North Emerson Road
Frank Sandy ............ ............................353
North Emerson Road
William B. Simmons
.............. .............................82 North Street
Sheldon A. Spector ..............
.............................26 Suzanne Road
PRECINCT 7
Term Expires 2002
Deborah J. Brown .............. .............................47 Robinson Road
Thomas Verne Griffiths ........ ..............................7
Volunteer Way
Philip K. Hamilton .................. ..............................2
Grove Street
Jonathan S. Lederman .............................15
Drummer Boy Way
John E. Taylor ............... ...............................
Ll Linmoor Terrace
Martha C. Wood .................. .............................51
Gleason Road
Term Expires 2001
Neal E. Boyle, Jr ............. .............................23
Pine Knoll Road
George A. Burnell .................... ..............................4
Eaton Road
Clark A. Cowen ......................... ...........................104
Fifer Lane
Gordon M. Hardy .... .............................52
North Hancock Street
David Kanter ............................. .............................48
Fifer Lane
David G. Miller ......................... .............................23
Fifer Lane
Joyce A. Miller .......................... .............................23
Fifer Lane
Term Expires 2000
Marsha E. Baker ............. .............................46
Burlington Street
Steven L. Colman ...................... .............................63
Fifer Lane
Robert G. Coyne .................. ..............................2
Heritage Drive
Audrey J. Friend ........................ .............................84
Fifer Lane
Alan Garber ...................... ..............................7
Linmoor Terrace
Fred H. Martin ....................... .............................29
Dewey Road
James C. Wood, Jr ............... .............................51
Gleason Road
Alan A. Wrigley .................... ............................205
Grove Street
PRECINCT 8
Term Expires 2002
Roger F. Borghesani ........... .............................24 Hastings Road
Stacey P. Bridge- Denzak
........ .............................38 Cedar Street
Florence E. Connor ................
.............................12 Cedar Street
lone D. Garing .......................
............................157 Cedar Street
Charles Hornig .........................
.............................75 Reed Street
Richard A. Michelson ..........
.............................54 Asbury Street
Margaret Bradley ............
.............................48 Bellflower Street
Term Expires 2001
Elizabeth J. Bryant ............ .............................18 Liberty Avenue
John T. Cunha ................ .............................11
Homestead Street
Diana T. Garcia ................... ..............................3
Gerard Terrace
Alan Mayer Levine ..................
.............................54 Reed Street
H. Bigelow Moore ............. .............................50
Hancock Street
James A. Osten ...................... ..............................8
Revere Street
Robert V. Whitman ........... ..............................5
Hancock Avenue
Term Expires 2000
Richard H. Battin .......... .............................15
Paul Revere Road
Steven J. Hurley ....................... .............................70
Reed Street
Donald Jenkins, Jr .................. .............................19
Childs Road
Paul W. Jenkins ...................... .............................19
Childs Road
Morton G. Kahan ............... .............................44
Hancock Street
Carolyn H. Tiffany .................. ............................109
Reed Street
Elizabeth C. Whitman ...... ..............................5 Hancock Avenue
PRECINCT 9
Term Expires 2002
Alice J. Adler .................... .............................10
Nickerson Road
Emily R. Donovan ................. ............................110
Wood Street
Janice A. Kennedy ................. ............................135
Wood Street
Wendy Manz ......................... .............................14
Ellison Road
Leo P. McSweeney ............. ............................435
Lincoln Street
Richard Schaye ........................... ..............................7
Jean Road
Michael E. Schroeder .............. ..............................2
Welch Road
Term Expires 2001
Anthony B. Close .................. ............................174
Wood Street
Margaret E. Coppe ........ .............................12
Barrymeade Drive
Thomas O. Fenn ..................... .............................15
Shade Street
William P. Kennedy ............... ............................135
Wood Street
Henry Norman Manz ............. .............................14
Ellison Road
Dorris P. Traficante ........... .............................16
Fairbanks Road
Term Expires 2000
Narain D. Bhatia ............... ..............................8 Nickerson Road
Richard L. Canale ..................
.............................29 Shade Street
Susan R. Cusack ...................
.............................58 Middle Street
Susan A. Elberger ..................
.............................10 Ellison Road
Paul E. Mazerall ................
.............................32 Roosevelt Road
Janet M. Perry .............. ......................................
16 Ellison Road
Loretta A. Porter ... ...........................2318
Massachusetts Avenue
Fred D. Rosenberg ..................
.............................76 Wood Street
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 15
ROLE: To inform, in
advance, Town Meeting
members on all warrant
articles, meeting proce-
dures and general Town
governance matters of
significance in forthcom-
ing Town Meetings. To
act as an interface
between Town Meeting
and the Municipal
Government, School
Committee and other
Town Committees. To
act as a voice and source
of public information for
the Town Meeting when
the Meeting is not in ses-
sion. To keep under con-
tinuous review and to im-
prove Town Meeting
procedures and processes.
Seated, left to right: Hank Manz, Bebe Fallick, Caleb Warner, Anne Ripley, Shirley Frawley, and Diana
Garcia. Standing, left to right: David Kaufman, Andrew Friedlich, Ephraim Weiss, Jacqueline
Davison, Margaret Bradley, Scott Burson, Lucy Lockwood, Don Chisholm, Emily Donovan, Jon Cole,
and Alex Nedzel.
MEMBERSHIP: All Town Meeting members are automatical-
ly members of the Association. At the first information meeting,
precincts meet individually and elect their officers. Those offi-
cers become the TMMA Executive Committee, and serve for one
year. Officers of the Association are chosen by the members.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Published a booklet analyzing each warrant article and posing
questions to be addressed by article sponsors.
• Held three information meetings, just prior to the start of Town
Meeting, in which warrant article proponents could present
and defend their proposals.
• Organized bus tours of sites of upcom-
ing Town Meeting articles.
• Provided general oversight of precinct
operations.
• Held monthly open meetings of the
TMMA Executive Committee to frame
action as needed.
CURRENT PROJECTS:
• Keeping up with the new philosophy of
funding operations and capital needs.
• Streamlining Town Meeting procedures.
• Disseminating Town Meeting infor-
mation to citizens and new Town
Meeting members.
• Understanding need and preparing for
possible future overrides.
• Modernizing information dissemina-
tion through e -mail and web sites.
• Monitoring special urgent needs of the
Town (such as Hanscom Field).
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Clerk
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Jonathan Cole
Carol Batstone
Mary Bowes
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Ira Bernstein
Merrill Forman
Lucy Lockwood
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Shirley Frawley
Jacqueline Davidson
Alex Nedzel
4
Scott Burson
Michael Prensky
Donald Chisholm
5
Ephraim Weiss
Marsha Byrnes
Andrew Friedlich
6
Bebe Fallick
David Kaufman
Paul Chemick
7
George Burnell
Allen Wrigley
Neal Boyle
8
Paul Jenkins
Margaret Bradley
Diana Garcia
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Henry Manz
Loretta Porter
Emily Donovan
OFFICERS:
Chair:
Alan Lazarus, Precinct 6
Vice - Chair:
Bebe Fallick, Precinct 6
Treasurer:
Anne Ripley, Precinct 6
Clerk:
Caleb Warner, Precinct 3
ing Town Meeting articles.
• Provided general oversight of precinct
operations.
• Held monthly open meetings of the
TMMA Executive Committee to frame
action as needed.
CURRENT PROJECTS:
• Keeping up with the new philosophy of
funding operations and capital needs.
• Streamlining Town Meeting procedures.
• Disseminating Town Meeting infor-
mation to citizens and new Town
Meeting members.
• Understanding need and preparing for
possible future overrides.
• Modernizing information dissemina-
tion through e -mail and web sites.
• Monitoring special urgent needs of the
Town (such as Hanscom Field).
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ROLE: To preside over Town Meeting and appoint members of
the Appropriation Committee, Capital Expenditures Committee,
the Cary Lecture Series and Lexington's representative on the
Minuteman Regional School Committee.
ELECTED by the voters at large for a 1 -year term: Margery M. Battin.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Worked with Town Meeting members, boards, and committees
to improve the Town Meeting process. The quality of
Lexington's citizen participation is unparalleled, the dedication
of its staff unequaled. Patience and a sense of humor prevailed.
• Held a post -Town Meeting critique which identified measures
for increasing physical comfort, improving procedures, and
decreasing the number of sessions.
• Served as immediate Past President of the Massachusetts
Moderators Association and was active in training new modera-
tors throughout the state.
Annual Town Meeting —March 22, 1999
Both the Special Town Meeting and the Annual Town
Meeting were held on March 22; the latter completed in six
sessions. Thanks to diligent efforts of Fire and Public Works per-
sonnel, the opening evening was held under emergency lighting
because of a local power outage. Moderator Margery M. Battin
presided at all meetings with the invocation offered by Reverend
Jed Snyder, Countryside Bible Chapel, at the opening session.
The Moderator honored the memory and dedicated service to the
Town of Roland W. Greeley, Robert Leone, and former Town
Meeting Members Joseph H. Marshall, Barry H. Marshall, and
Dick Miller who died this year. School Committee Chairman
Barrie Peltz recognized the contributions of Town Meeting
Member Michael Wagner, who passed away in April.
Selectmen Peter Enrich and Elizabeth Eddison, and former
Selectmen Dan Busa and Dan Fenn, recognized former
Selectman Leo P. McSweeney for his dedicated service as
Selectman 1986 to 1998. McSweeney's concern for the citizen-
ry and devotion to Lexington were highlighted. McSweeney was
Special Town Meeting, March 22, 1999
The Special Town Meeting was called to order by
Moderator Margery M. Battin, at 8:36 p.m., in Cary
Memorial Hall. A quorum of 168 members was present.
Art. 1: Portable Classrooms $500,000
Adopted March 22. For purchasing portable classrooms.
Treasurer authorized to borrow. Permanent Building
Committee authorized to carry out the project.
Continued the following practices:
— Held a pre -Town Meeting planning session with article spon-
sors, Town Counsel, Town Clerk, and Finance Committee
chairmen to review timing, procedural matters, anticipate
scheduling difficulties, audio visual requirements, proba-
ble amendments, and potential areas of disagreement.
— Held a 2 -hour workshop for new Town Meeting members,
Town Counsel, Appropriation, Capital Expenditures,
Planning Board, and TMMA chairmen to answer ques-
tions, clarify financial and planning terms and concepts,
and explain legal issues and parliamentary procedures.
Sent written instructions to the sponsors of citizen articles to
aid them in preparing for Town Meeting. Wrote a newspaper
article explaining the protocol regarding citizen participation.
Updated and distributed description of Lexington Town
Meeting practices and procedures and a summary of
Lexington's parliamentary procedures.
presented with an engraved Paul Revere bowl and a U.S. flag
flown over the Battle Green on March 22, 1999.
Representative Jay R. Kaufman and Lexington High School
Principal Philip Lanoue recognized the National Merit
Scholarship finalists.
ARTICLE ACTION SUMMARY:
ART. 1: Annual Town Election See Town Election.
ART. 2: Reports of Town Officers, Boards, Committees
Reports presented by: Appropriation Committee, Cary Lecture
Series, Town Manager, Capital Expenditures Committee,
Planning Board, Cary Library Trustees, Strategic Planning
Committee, Recreation Committee, Hennessy Field Committee.
ART. 3: Appointments to Cary Lecture Series
Adopted March 22. The Moderator to appoint a committee of
three to run lectures under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and
Susanna E. Cary for the current year.
ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENTS (ARTS. 4-13,15)
ART. 4: Historic Preservation Incentives
Adopted March 22. Amends Zoning By -Law 4.4. Provides
incentives to preserve buildings and land of historic interest.
ART. 5: Adjustments Section 9, Residential Developments
Indefinitely postponed, March 22. Would have changed
Planning Board procedures regarding cluster developments.
ART. 6: Technical Corrections
Adopted March 22, Amendments: 1,3,4,5,7,8. Not adopted
March 22, Amendments: 2,6.
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ART. 7: Procedures Section 8, Special Zoning Districts
Adopted March 22. Amends procedures for dealing with revi-
sions to plans for Special Zoning Districts.
ART. 8: Automatic Teller Machines
Adopted March 22. Clarifies use of ATMs in commercial districts.
ART. 9: Property at 903 Waltham St.
Indefinitely postponed April 12. Would have rezoned property to
CD from CN/RO.
ART. 10: CD District #8
Adopted March 22. Revised plan for parking space at 16
Hayden Avenue.
ART. 11: Wireless Communications in Multi - Family Dwellings
Indefinitely postponed March 22.
ART. 12: Wireless Communications Setbacks in
Residential Districts
Indefinitely postponed March 22.
ART. 13: Wireless Communications, Setbacks from
Institutional Buildings
Not adopted March 29.
ART. 15: Wetlands Protection
Adopted as twice amended March 24. Clarifies by -laws on wet-
land protection, brings same into compliance with state wetlands
laws, sets fees for applicants working on land adjacent to wetlands.
LAND USE ARTICLES
ART. 14: Home Rule Petition: "Mansionization"
Adopted March 24. Selectmen authorized to petition General
Court for an act that would permit the town to regulate size of
large houses on small lots.
ART. 16: Transfer Hennessy Field to Conservation Commission
Adopted April 12. Transfers town -owned land behind Estabrook
School to Conservation Commission.
ART. 17: Transfer Land at Massachusetts Avenue/Fletcher
Avenue to Conservation
Referred to a committee March 29.
FINANCIAL
ART. 22: Operating Budget
Adopted as amended April 5 & 7. Provides moneys for all town
departments. All amounts to be raised in the tax levy except as noted.
Education
1100 Lexington Public Schools $ 49,060,308
Also see Art. 23, 30, 31, 32, and 33.
School Department authorized to enter
into equipment lease /purchase agreements,
provided each agreement is subject to
annual appropriation.
1200 Minuteman Regional School $ 551,882
Employee Benefits
2110 Contributory Retirement $ 3,281,872
With $65,762 transferred from
Water Enterprise Fund; $16,441
from Sewer Enterprise Fund.
2120 Non - Contributory Retirement $ 166,526
2130- Insurance, Unemployment Benefits,
2150 Police/Fire Medical $ 698,109
With $47,531 transferred from
Water Enterprise Fund, $11,883
from Sewer Enterprise Fund,
$80,135 from the Health Trust.
Debt Service
2210
Payment on Funded Debt
$
2,835,000
2220
Interest on Funded Debt
$
441,613
2230
Temporary Borrowing
$
143,250
2240
Exempt Debt
$
120,000
Operating Articles
2310
Reserve Fund
$
150,000
2320
Municipal Salary Adjustments
$
231,562
To fund costs resulting from collective
bargaining agreements.
Organizational Expenses
2410
Municipal Services/Expenses; Personnel $
68,812
2410
Municipal Services & Expenses
$
96,172
2420
Municipal Network Expenses
$
15,400
Community Services
3000 DPW Personnel $ 3,119,155
With $219,955 transferred from
Water Enterprise Fund, $124,829 from
Sewer Enterprise Fund, $71,554 from
Parking Meter Fund, $100,000 from
Cemetery Trust Funds and $75,000
from Recreation Enterprise Fund.
3000 DPW General Expenses $ 3,803,168
With $219,996 transferred from
Water Enterprise Fund, $54,999 from
Sewer Enterprise Fund, $448,000 from
Recreation Enterprise Fund, $45,600
from Parking Meter Fund.
3600 Transportation Personnel Services $ 53,702
3600 Transportation Expenses $ 215,865
With $80,000 transferred from
Parking Meter Fund.
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3700
Water Department
$ 3,948,144
Town Report $
With $3,948,144 transferred from
Town Manager Personnel $
Water Enterprise Fund.
3800
Sewer Department
$ 7,374,181
8200
With $7,374,181 transferred from
Town Committees
8310
Sewer Enterprise Fund
8320
Public
Safety
Public Celebrations $
4100
Law Enforcement Personnel
$ 3,822,479
Finance Personnel $
With $178,070 transferred from
With $207,353 transferred from
Parking Meter Fund.
4100
Law Enforcement Expenses
$ 361,554
With $14,000 transferred from
from enrollment in the Flexible
Parking Meter Fund.
Spending Plan, funded by anticipated
4200
Fire Department Personnel
$ 3,390,638
4200
Fire Department Expenses
$ 281,495
Culture and Recreation
1999, 2000 and 2001, as permitted by
5100
Library Personnel
$ 1,179,519
5100
Library Expenses
$ 261,642
5200
Recreation Department
$ 692,286
8530
With $692,286 transferred from
Recreation Enterprise Fund.
Social
Services
6100
Council on Aging Personnel
$ 160,833
6100
Council on Aging Expenses
$ 163,965
6210
Veterans Administration Personnel
$ 28,723
6210
Veterans Expenses
$ 22,138
6220
Youth Services
$ 71,929
6230
Services to Developmentally Disabled
$ 13,987
Inspectional Services/Community Development
7100
Inspectional Services Personnel
$ 559,604
7100
Inspectional Services Expenses
$ 48,752
7200
Planning Personnel
$ 157,409
7200
Planning Expenses
$ 57,000
7300
Economic Development Personnel
$ 57,409
7300
Economic Development Expenses
$ 10,780
General Government
8110
Selectmen Administrative Personnel
$ 56,020
With $2,747 transferred from
Water Enterprise Fund, $687 from
Sewer Enterprise Fund.
8110
Selectmen Administration Expenses
$ 81,327
8120
Legal Fees & Expenses $
8130
Town Report $
8200
Town Manager Personnel $
With $38,218 transferred from Water
Enterprise Fund, $9,554 from Sewer
Enterprise Fund.
8200
Town Manager Expenses $
Town Committees
8310
Appropriation Committee Expenses $
8320
Misc. Boards & Committees Expenses $
8330
Public Celebrations $
Finance
8400
Finance Personnel $
With $207,353 transferred from
Water Enterprise Fund, $51,838 from
Sewer Enterprise Fund.
8400
Finance Expenses $
With $7,500 of expenses generated
from enrollment in the Flexible
Spending Plan, funded by anticipated
revenues. In addition, Treasurer
authorized to enter into compensating
balance agreements during fiscal years
1999, 2000 and 2001, as permitted by
General Laws Chapter 44, Section 53F.
Town Clerk
8500
Town Clerk Personnel $
8500
Town Clerk Expenses $
8530
Elections Personnel $
8530
Elections Expenses $
OTHER APPROPRIATION ARTICLES
ART. 23: Supplementary Appropriations
for Current Fiscal Year
Adopted April 5.
8400 Finance Dept. Expenses $
To be transferred from Finance
Dept. Personnel
1100 Public Schools $
With $95,681 transferred from
receipts reserved for appropriation;
$304,319 from Unreserved Fund Balance.
ART. 24: Prior Years Unpaid Bills
Indefinitely postponed April 5.
225,000
6,000
302,485
16,000
850
8,755
18,000
889,388
329,182
144,507
35,055
37,250
21,820
28,000
400,000
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ART. 25: Supplementary Appropriations
ART. 33: School Capital Project $ 1,505,000
for Authorized Capital Improvements
Adopted April 12. For remodeling, reconstructing,
Indefinitely postponed April 5.
and making extraordinary repairs to schools and
ART. 26: Capital Projects and Equipment
$ 2,013,500
for additional equipment. Treasurer authorized to
borrow. Permanent Building committee authorized
Adopted April 7.
to carry out project.
a) Town Building Envelope Remodeling Program.
Treasurer authorized to borrow. $ 500,000
ART. 34: Land Acquisition Bond $ 3,000,000
Adopted April 12. For acquiring land for open
b) Landfill Closure Design. $ 100,000
space, conservation, and recreation. Treasurer
To be raised in tax levy.
authorized to borrow. Any purchase must be
c) Street Related Improvements. $ 700,000
approved by two - thirds vote of Annual or
Selectmen authorized to accept
Special Town Meeting.
highway funds from all sources.
ART. 35: Land Acquisition
Treasurer authorized to issue
Indefinitely postponed April 12. Intended for
Highway Reimbursement Notes.
purchasing land behind Pilgrim Congregational
d) Public Works Equipment. $ 125,000
Church on Coolidge Avenue.
To be transferred from Sewer
Enterprise Fund.
ART. 36: Town Building Inspection
Not adopted April 12. Would have required
e) Fire Department Ladder Truck. $ 588,500
annual inspection/evaluation of all town
$388,500 from the tax levy;
buildings valued over $1 million, with
$200,000 to be transferred
estimates of any needed repairs or replacement.
from Stabilization Fund.
ART. 37: Town Comprehensive Cultural
ART. 27: Sanitary Sewers
$ 300,000
Resources Survey $ 12,000
Adopted April 12. Treasurer authorized to
Adopted April 12. Enables town to receive State
borrow. State/Federal aid anticipated.
Grant to upgrade town's Cultural Survey, provided
ART. 28: Water Mains
$ 315,000
Selectmen determine the grant will be received.
Adopted April 12. To be transferred from Water
ART. 38• Y2K $ 15,000
Enterprise Fund. State/Federal aid anticipated.
Adopted April 12. Provides funding for any
ART. 29: Pine Meadows Golf
unforeseen expenses relating to Y2K problems;
Course Improvements
$ 170,000
amount to be transferred from receipts reserved
Adopted April 12. Transferred from
for appropriation.
Recreation Fund. Selectmen to approve
ART. 39: Stabilization Fund
Recreation Committee recommendations.
Indefinitely postponed April 12.
ART. 30: Athletic Field Development
$ 165,000
ART. 40: Use of Funds To Reduce Tax Rate $ 1,585,562
Adopted April 12. Treasurer authorized to
Adopted April 12. To be transferred from
borrow for expansion of fields at Harrington
Unreserved Fund Balance.
School. Town intends to pay interest from
Recreation Enterprise Fund.
OTHER FINANCIAL ARTICLES
ART. 31: Athletic Fields Improvements
$ 1,700,000
ART. 18: Resolution— Budget Submission
Adopted April 12. Improvements to athletic
Adopted March 24. Directs Selectmen to submit budget to
facilities at Clarke and Diamond Middle
financial committees and Town Meeting Members at least 4
Schools and the High School; related to
weeks prior to date Town Meeting is scheduled to consider it.
projects voted under Article 2 of the warrant
ART. 19: Budget By -Law Amendment
for the November 9, 1998 Special Town
Adopted March 24. Directs Town Manager to submit proposed bud -
Meeting. Treasurer authorized to borrow.
get to financial committees and Selectmen no later than Sept. 30,
Permanent Building Committee authorized
after consultation with School Committee and financial committees.
to carry out project.
ART. 20: Board of Health Fines for Non - Criminal Disposition
ART. 32: School Technology Program
$ 600,000
Adopted March 24. Increases fines for non - criminal disposition
Adopted April 12. For the purchase of
(ticketing) of certain health code violations.
computer hardware and software. Treasurer
ART. 21: Retirement Board
authorized to borrow.
Sections A & B adopted March 24 to comply with state law.
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Police Department
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$3,463,249
$3,306,063
Expenses
$ 358,346
$ 326,960
Personnel
Full Time
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APPOINTED
by the Town
Manager: Chief
Christopher
Casey, 1993.
With the coming of the year 2000, a sense of moving and
looking forward were common themes throughout the
year. The Police Department implemented a new beat plan for
patrolling the Town and the center business district. The
D.A.R.E. program evolved into a Middle School Resource
Officer (S.R.0). Grant funding of $300,000 and Y2K prepara-
tions also served as catalysts for change.
A New Beat Plan
After six months of planning, the department shifted to a fixed -
beat patrol plan in mid -July. This was accomplished by assign-
ing teams of two officers to the same area every duty shift. Foot
patrols in the center district were increased with three officers
sharing duties. Within a short period, these officers developed a
more intimate knowledge of their neighborhoods and business
districts. In the future, these teams will be given more opportu-
nities to interact with community groups and encouraged to
adopt problem - solving methods.
Middle School Resource Officer
For 10 years, the D.A.R.E. program proved to be a rewarding
experience for everyone who participated. However, with educa-
tion reform and the limited availability of classroom time, the
curriculum proved too inflexible to change. During 1999, it was
phased out and Officer Manny Ferro entered the middle schools
to serve the 1300 students as an S.R.O. Officer Ferro will help
students make the transition between elementary and middle
school, serve as a guest speaker in health classes, and teach a
class on conflict resolution and peer mediation. Most important-
ly, he will continue to help counselors, administrators, teachers,
students, parents /guardians, and officers build stronger bonds.
Grant Funding
The department, in collaboration with the schools, received a
$150,000 school partnership grant to study the middle school
environment to focus on understanding disruptive influences
such as violence, bullying, and intolerance of personal differ-
ences. Representatives from Northeastern University and the
Wayside Youth and Family Support Network have been con-
tracted to assist with this 2 -year project.
A second grant of $150,000 was awarded from the 1998 "COPS
More" initiative. These funds were used to replace aging com-
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Personnel Changes
Captain Philip Taylor retired after 30 years of conscientious and
dedicated service to the community. Steven Corr, who has
served as the Detective Commander for 14 years, was promoted
to Captain of Operations. Robert Sweeney was hired as a dis-
patcher for the public safety communication center.
Y2K
This year brought closure to preparations for Y2K. Captain Corr
led the department through an inspection of all electrical, mechan-
ical, and computerized systems. With the centralized dispatch
center located at the police station, ensuring uninterrupted police,
fire, and 9 -1 -1 services was the fast priority. Every system was
tested, upgraded, replaced or given a backup for Y2K readiness.
An emergency response plan with emergency aid locations was
developed in cooperation with the Fire Department and DPW.
Traffic Safety
The department continued to use different strategies in response to
one of the most frequently requested services — traffic law enforce-
ment. Patrol officers conducted speed surveys, targeted hazardous
moving violations for strict enforcement, and recommended ways to
improve road markings and signage. In January, a mobile radar trail-
er was purchased and is regularly deployed at different locations.
In July, the Police and Fire Departments hosted a `Free Child
Safety Seat Checkpoint' sponsored by the Governor's Highway
Safety Bureau. Officer Paul Callahan and Firefighter Steven
Musto helped inspect 80 vehicles. Each inspection took 20 to 60
minutes; 98% of the seats were either incorrectly installed or the
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1999 Auxiliary Police Unit who volunteer their time on Friday
and Saturday nights and for special events. Standing, left to right.
Edward Walsh, Stephen Conant, Daniel Burns, Daniel Mevnier.
Seated, left to right: Philip Richmond, James Cataldo.
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wrong size for the child. This service is available throughout the
year and appointments can be made with Officer Callahan.
In an effort to reduce car thefts, the department and the
Governor's Auto Theft Strike Force hosted an "Auto Glass
Etching" event. This program involved etching a vehicle's iden-
tification number on all its windows making the vehicle easier to
trace and less attractive to thieves.
Domestic Violence Response Team
From December 1998 through November 1999, the department
responded to 131 domestic situations. Although most cases
involved verbal disputes, 22 individuals were arrested for phys-
ical assaults or violations of restraining orders. One of the most
effective tools for avoiding future problems is the Domestic
Violence Response Team (DVRT). A DVRT advocate provided
by the Wayside Youth and Family Support Network can provide
victims' support, counseling, and access to legal and social ser-
vices. Since the program's start, approximately 25% of domestic
violence victims have requested an advocate. These services are
always available to residents by calling (781) 862 -0500 ext. 736
or, in case of emergency, by dialing 911.
Drug Task Force
Lexington participated in the Suburban Middlesex County Task
Force, a regional group of police departments responsible for
investigating drug crimes that cross jurisdictional borders. Last
year, 31 investigations led to the arrest of 84 individuals. The
contraband seizures included: 411 grams of cocaine, 12 pounds
of marijuana, 334 bags of heroin, 130 tablets of Ecstasy, one
pound of hashish, and two handguns. Other assets that were
seized included 5 vehicles, 2 computers, and $43,450 cash.
Statistics and Investigations (as oflanuary 14, 2000)
As the following charts show, the number and types of crime in
Lexington decreased 7.2 %, consistent with the dramatic drop in crime,
particularly violent crime, in the New England area and nationwide.
Overall, the number of police service calls in 1999 increased
0.7% to 11,765 (79 more service calls than 1998). This small
change reflects a stable environment within the community and
the predictable need for our existing level of services. Under the
National Incident Based (crime) Reporting System, Lexington
will report 949 crimes to the FBI (74 fewer crimes than in 1998).
The breaking and entering of homes and businesses (an important
impact crime to the community) decreased 19.7% (13 fewer).
Larceny, or the theft of property, also decreased 5.9% (17 fewer).
Larcenies — Reported.... 271 26 1989 Auto Thefts
Calls for Service ..... 11,765 22
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Auto Thefts .............. 7 1
16
... 406 4
Serious Offenses ........
Accidents .............. 824 1999
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1989
999
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14000
Calls for Service
13000
1989
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Left to right: Cleveland Coats, Edith Flynn, William Hays, Chief Christopher
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Serious Offenses
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1999
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1989 Accidents
900
800
1999
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ROLE: To monitor the Police Department's poli-
cies and procedures as they are drafted and revised,
and offer advise and input to help the Chief of
oPolice maintain a professional manual. The manu-
al guides officers in handling the many complex
and emergency situations that arise each day.
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Christopher Casey, Cleveland Coats, Edith
o Flynn, Gerald McLeod, William Hayes;
Selectmen liaison Peter Enrich.
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HIGHLIGHTS:
• Met and discussed the Police Department's
implementation of a fixed beat plan, a strategy
that encourages officers to become more
familiar with residents and local businesses.
The concept of assigning patrol officers to the
same beat is consistent with the modern com-
munity policing principles.
• Approved initiatives to make traffic law enforce-
ment a higher priority within patrol operations.
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Complaints and Calls for Service
Accident calls ...... ...............................
..........................1,305
Animal control ..... ...............................
............................237
Alarms, home or commercial ...........
..........................1,787
Alarms, all others ...............................
..........................1,279
Reports of Fire ..... ...............................
............................264
Medical assistance ...............................
............................779
Motorist assistance ..............................
............................983
Missing persons ...................................
.............................70
Disturbances/ disputes ..........................
............................251
Building & person checks ............
............................... 1,464
Suspicious activity ..............................
............................373
Allcrimes ............ ...............................
............................949
Miscellaneous calls ...........................
..........................3,541
Motor Vehicle Citations Issued
l
Warnings............. ...............................
..........................1,184
Civil infractions ... ...............................
..........................2,592
Criminal Complaints ............................
.............................84
Arrests.............................................
............................... 166
Total.................... ...............................
..........................4,026
Criminal Court Summary
Arrests without warrant .......................
............................141
Arrests with warrant .............................
.............................72
Criminal summons ..............................
............................227
Clerk's hearing .....................................
.............................59
Private complaints ................................
.............................13
Total..................... ...............................
............................512
Criminal Court Cases
MVHomicide .......................................
..............................0
Operating MV to endanger ..................
.............................22
Operating MV, without license ............
.............................46
Operating MV, under influence
........... .............................46
Operating MV with revoked or
suspended lic/reg .......... 110
Using a MV without authority .............
.............................13
Disorderly /disturbing peace ..................
..............................6
Liquor law violations ...........................
.............................39
Malicious damage / vandalism ...............
.............................22
Forgery/ uttering .....................................
..............................2
Receiving stolen property ....................
.............................16
Protective order violations ...................
.............................14
Drug law violations ..............................
.............................29
Civil Motor Vehicle Infractions
Violations Fines
Red light violation
899 $ 19,405
Stop sign violation
198 $ 3,525
Failure to use care
288 $ 6,700
Unregistered MV
73 $ 5,500
Speeding
1,086 $ 89,600
Turning violation
922 $ 12,605
Crosswalk violation
93 $ 1,355
Other violations
722 $ 13,200
Total
4,281 $151,890
Parking Enforcement
Issued Fines
Meter violations
4,996 $ 24,980
Other parking violations
2,188 $ 34,080
Total
7,184 $ 59,060
Summary of Serious Offenses
Offenses Charges
Arson
4 1
Rape
1 0
Assaults, incl. weapons
67 39
Robbery, home invasion
3 0
Burglary, break & entering
53 7
Larceny (not vehicles)
271 68
Motor vehicle theft
7 1
Total
406 116
High Accident Locations (10 or More Accidents)
Bedford Street @ Route 128 ................ .............................38
Bedford Street @ Hartwell Avenue ..... .............................31
Marrett Road @ Mass. Avenue (MM Regional HS) ........22
Bedford Street @ Eldred Street ........... .............................21
Mass. Avenue @ Maple Street ............. .............................19
Lowell Street @ Maple & Winchester . .............................18
Mass. Avenue @ Waltham Street ......... .............................16
Marrett Road @ Waltham Street .......... .............................14
Bedford Street @ Hill & Revere Streets ...........................13
Woburn Street @ Lowell Street ........... .............................13
Hartwell Avenue @ Westview Street ... .............................11
Waltham Street @ Concord Avenue .... .............................11
Waltham Street @ Hayden Avenue ..... ..............................1
l
Route 128 @ Bedford Street ............... ..............................1
l
Route 128 @ Route 2 ........................... .............................11
Hartwell Avenue @ Maguire Road ...... .............................10
Marrett Road @ Mass. Avenue (East) . .............................10
My
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ROLE: To advise the Selectmen on traffic safety issues.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chairman Myla Kabat-
Zinn, Edward Barsamian, Susan Bottan (School
Department), David Carbonneau (DPW), Captain Steven
Corr (Police Department), Elizabeth Eddison (Selectmen
liaison), Steve Frymer, Richard Hudak, Ronald Marble,
William Mix. Peter Chalpin stepped down as Chairman
after 20 years to pursue his duties as Town Engineer. Myla
Kabat -Zinn became the first Chairman not on the Town's
professional staff. Captain James Kilmartin also left the
Committee after a long tenure as the Police Department's
representative. The Committee was expanded by one mem-
ber to include a member from the School Department in
recognition of the vital role schools play in traffic safety.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Held eight public meetings on matters referred by the Select-
men in response to residents' requests and concerns. Meetings
are open to the public and proponents are invited to attend.
Made recommendations to the Selectmen based upon the
public meeting and investigations performed by commit-
tee members. Recommendations were made regarding
school zones, speed limits, stop signs, crosswalks, parking
regulations and other traffic signs. The locations investi-
gated included: John Benson Road, York Street, Russell
Road, Whipple Road, Bartlett Avenue, Shade Street,
Pelham Road, Winchester Drive, Hill Street, Forest Street,
School Street, Vinebrook Road, Dawes Road, Worthen
Road, Spring Street, Bedford Street, Clarke Street, Adams
Street, Waltham Street, Vine Street, Vaille Avenue,
Pleasant Street, Hayward Avenue, Colony Road, Wilson
Road, Ellison Road, Rawson Avenue, Muzzey Street,
Cedar Street, Sheridan Street, and Massachusetts Avenue.
If approved by the Selectmen, recommendations are for-
warded to the Public Works Department for implementation.
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 23
Fire Department
APPOINTED
by the Town
Manager: Chief
John F. Quinlan,
October 1995.
ROLE: To
protect the
lives and property of the community from emergencies involv-
ing fire, medical, hazardous materials, and environmental caus-
es. This mission will be achieved through public education, code
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$2,946,328
$2,791,963
Expenses
$ 282,567
$ 277,084
Personnel
Full Time
54
55
management, and emergency response.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Continued to adapt
our service delivery
according to antici-
pated public safety
needs. In the area of
fire safety education
and injury preven-
tion, the SAFE
(Student Awareness
of Fire Safety
Education) and the
Child Passenger
Seat programs are
examples of formal
efforts. Informal
examples include
inspections and code
management, and
presentations at vari-
ous facilities and
events in the Town.
Fire Prevention Division
Continues to administer two primary programs —fire safety
education and code compliance. The Division is staffed by
the Assistant Chief and is assisted by the suppression staff.
In fire safety education, the SAFE program continues to be a
great success. The SAFE staff has brought the NFPA "Learn
Not To Burn" program to 600 elementary school students.
Two students represented the SAFE team at the Patriot's Day
Parade and attended the State SAFE Camp at the
Massachusetts Firefighting Academy last summer. The
SAFE Team conducted the first Lexington SAFE mini -camp
at the Bridge School
Photo: Lexington Fire Department in April with 50
children participat-
ing in the day -long
event that gave
them the opportuni-
ty to perform tasks
that a firefighter
would use in emer-
SAFE (Student Awareness of Fire safety Education) trailer and child passenger
seat display at Discovery Day.
Continued opera-
tional priorities of Life Safety, Incident Management, and
Property Conservation (whether personal, public or environ-
mental). Responded to medical emergencies, fires and alarms
for fires, motor vehicle accidents, hazardous materials inci-
dents, and various calls for rescue and aid.
The Chief of the Fire Department is designated the emergency
management director for the Town, whose role is to provide
guidance and assistance to the citizens of the community fol-
lowing natural disasters and other emergencies. The director is
the point of contact for State and Federal aid in the wake of
such an incident. This year, the Y2K team and the director
coordinated efforts to mediate and respond to potential risks
associated with the millennium rollover.
• Provided emergency medical service for the Town including
advance life support care by paramedics when the need arises.
Incidents continued to increase at a steady rate, following a
dramatic increase of 30 % in the mid- nineties.
gency situations.
Brendan Drewak, a
Harrington school
student and a SAFE
program graduate,
was recognized for
his skills and
knowledge when he
saved his mother's
life by calling 911
and following the
instruction of the
Dispatch personnel.
Officials from the
Town and the State
awarded Brendan with plaques and certificates. Funding for
the SAFE program comes from a grant from the Office of the
State Fire Marshall.
Delivered other fire safety programs to industry and schools.
The annual open house continued to be a popular and effec-
tive event, spreading our fire safety message to children and
their parents. The Metropolitan Fire District SAFE trailer, a
shared resource, was utilized during Discovery Day, bring-
ing over 500 adults and children in for the fire safety activi-
ties. The team also delivered 3000 Halloween bags to
preschool and elementary school students with our safety
message on them.
• The code compliance program continues to grow. Smoke
detector, fire alarm and fire protection systems, oil burner, LP
gas storage, underground storage tank testing and removals,
gasoline stations, and mandated fire prevention inspections
require the attention of both staff and fire suppression per-
Page 24 1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Fire Department continued from previous page
sonnel. Several major commercial building projects were
checked from fire protection plans review through accep-
tance inspection.
• Developing three new programs including delivery of the
National Fire Protection Association's RISK Watch, a child
safety program, and an elevator /escalator safety program.
Community Service
Child car seat safety became a focus of our mission. The
Child Passenger Seat safety inspection program is in place
through efforts by Fire Fighters Steven Musto and William
Coburn in partnership with Lexington Police Officer Paul
Callahan. Specially trained and nationally certified fire fight-
ers and police officers conduct courtesy child safety seat
inspections and education for parents. The goal is to reduce
the number of injuries to infants and children as the result of
improperly installed safety seats and misuse of seatbelts.
Over 130 seats were inspected. While a few recalled seats
were discovered, remarkably none of the seats were installed
correctly prior to the inspection.
Fire Suppression and Emergency Response
This past year was a very active one with several multiple alarm
fires, working fires, and hazardous materials incidents as well as
many emergency medical
calls, motor vehicle acci-
dents, and responses to fire
alarm system activations.
• 3484 total emergency
responses including
1528 by the East
Lexington Station repre-
sented a 1 % increase
over last year and the
seventh year of more
than 3000 responses.
• 1916 emergency med-
ical responses which
continues the growth
trend of about 5% per
Fire Loss
Estimated property loss from fire exceeded $1.1 million.
Three multiple alarm fires, a 3 -alarm fire on Spring Street, a
3 -alarm fire on Scott Road, and a 2 -alarm fire on Bates Road
accounted for much of this figure. There were 95 other fire
incidents that caused damage as well as vehicle and non-
structural fires accounting for $130,300 in loss.
Personnel:
• Fire Fighter Paul M. Donahue lost his battle with cancer on
July 2. Paul served for 14 years, had been commended sev-
eral times for his actions, and was decorated by the American
Red Cross and posthumously by the International
Association of Fire Fighters.
Two new Fire Fighters/EMTs were added to our roster in
1999: Joseph Sullivan and J. Ron Lynch.
New Equipment and Programs
A 105 -foot Emergency -One aerial ladder was ordered to
replace the 1983 Maxim. Projected delivery is spring 2000.
• A mercantile inspection program was reinstituted. On -duty
personnel are collecting information on the dimensions and
features of the properties. A database will be built for refer-
ence during emergencies.
year; 1393 of these
involved the transporta-
tion of patients to a medical facility (1132 transports by pri-
mary ambulance and 261 by reserve ambulance, 172 of
which were due to simultaneous calls.)
• Continued work
with the Water Department
on hydrant testing, marking,
and cataloging. Inspected
and tested 400 hydrants for
available water supply for
fire suppression.
• Surveyed access to
all of the conservation areas
in the community. The
Town of Arlington solicited
our input on the Great
Meadows area.
• Continued partici-
pation with the Council on
Aging by conducting
monthly blood pressure clinics at the Senior Center, con-
tributing articles for the COA newsletter, and holding the
annual elderly dinner.
• The Fire Department Honor Guard participated in Line of
Duty Funerals for three Massachusetts fire departments
including the Worcester Memorial. The unit also marched in
the Memorial Day and Veteran's Day parades. I$,
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 25
Emergency Response
4000
■ Total Emergency Calls ❑Medical Calls
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
Bill
500
0
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
year; 1393 of these
involved the transporta-
tion of patients to a medical facility (1132 transports by pri-
mary ambulance and 261 by reserve ambulance, 172 of
which were due to simultaneous calls.)
• Continued work
with the Water Department
on hydrant testing, marking,
and cataloging. Inspected
and tested 400 hydrants for
available water supply for
fire suppression.
• Surveyed access to
all of the conservation areas
in the community. The
Town of Arlington solicited
our input on the Great
Meadows area.
• Continued partici-
pation with the Council on
Aging by conducting
monthly blood pressure clinics at the Senior Center, con-
tributing articles for the COA newsletter, and holding the
annual elderly dinner.
• The Fire Department Honor Guard participated in Line of
Duty Funerals for three Massachusetts fire departments
including the Worcester Memorial. The unit also marched in
the Memorial Day and Veteran's Day parades. I$,
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 25
ROLE: To pro-
tect and promote
the health of resi-
dents, those who
work or visit the
Town; to develop
and implement
effective health
regulatory policy and programs that promote disease prevention
and community health education.
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$155,463
$131,428
Personnel
Full Time
4
4
Part Time
2
2
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair Martha Wood, Dr.
James C. Beck, Dr. Elaine Grunberg, Dr. Burt Perlmutter, and
Dennis Sterzin. Director Beverly E. Anderson, Environmental
Health Agent Stephanie Havener, Public Health Nurse Joyce
Cheng, R.N., Animal Control Officer Kathy Fox, Tobacco Control
Officer Lea Susan Ojaama, and Administrator Carol Joyce.
Local Health Regulations
The Board of Health repealed a number of local regulations
originally passed in 1953 after passage of new regulations in
1998 and 1999. In addition, new regulations were passed per-
taining to aquifer protection, septic systems and dumpsters.
Plans are to review regulations for removing exterior lead paint,
nuisances, air pollution and food safety as well as those con-
cerning massage therapy and asbestos removal.
Mosquito Control Program
The Town participated in the East Middlesex Mosquito Control
Project for the 55th year. The program helps reduce the number of
mosquitoes that breed in local wetlands, limits nuisance mosqui-
toes and reduces the risk of an outbreak of eastern equine
encephalitis. In the past few years that program has included aerial
treatment for Tophet Swamp, a major breeding area, with the non-
toxic larvaecide that eliminates mosquitoes during development.
Vaccination Programs
• Two vaccination programs were offered to prevent the onset
of serious disease among target groups in the community sus-
ceptible to particular illnesses.
— Hepatitis B Vaccinations: Vaccinations against Hepatitis B,
a serious disease of the liver, were given to middle and high
school students. In addition to clinics held during the
school day at the High School, night clinics were offered at
Cary Hall for middle school children. The three -part series
of vaccines is required for entrance into seventh grade and
to many colleges. A total of 314 complete vaccinations
were given in 1999.
— Influenza and Pneumococcal Disease: Influenza vaccines,
recommended yearly, were given to 600 seniors and 250 town
workers, healthcare workers and people with chronic diseases.
Pneumococcal disease vaccines were given to 96 people.
.. . ..... . .
. .... .. .
Preventative Screening Services: The Board offered screen-
ing services to detect diseases in their early stages when treat-
ment effectiveness will be greatest, and to prevent the spread
of communicable diseases. Tuberculosis tests were given to
111 residents or workers in the Town. Blood pressure moni-
toring services were given to 83 persons at the Health
Division. The Public Health Nurse also made 11 visits to
homebound persons requiring health services.
Indoor Air Quality
A workshop on indoor air quality was presented to elementary
school teachers. It included training on factors that affect air
quality in classrooms and steps that staff can take to alleviate
problems. Deteriorating school buildings, like those in many
school systems in Massachusetts, contribute to poor environ-
mental conditions in classrooms. The Board will be working
with the schools to address other health concerns.
Community Health Assessment
The Board voted to assess all health issues in the Town to
address changing health needs. The assessment will involve var-
ious community groups and private healthcare providers and
will begin in the year 2000. The process will provide a profile of
community health needs to be used for planning a comprehen-
sive public health program.
Household Hazardous Products Collections
For the second year, Lexington offered regular collections, April
– November, for household hazardous waste at the Minuteman
Facility on Hartwell Avenue. The collection program reduces the
amount of toxic material entering the waste stream from households
in Lexington and neighboring towns. Eight towns participated.
Tobacco Control
The Tobacco Control Program focused on eliminating tobacco
product sales to minors, at reducing public exposure to environ-
mental tobacco smoke, and smoking cessation. The program is
funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Tobacco Control
Program through the Health Protection Fund in partnership with
Bedford; the grant will continue through June 30, 2000.
Various program activities included collaborating with the Health
Education Department for bringing educational programs into the
schools, making tobacco treatment (cessation) programs available
for municipal employees and residents, and conducting compli-
ance checks with the Police Department and local youth. Four
compliance checks were made in 1999, and three fines issued.
Minuteman Tobacco Education again collaborated with the
Lexington Health Education Department, the Recreation
Department and the D.A.R.E. Program to bring Tobacco -Free
Hot Shots to 4th, 5th and 6th grade students in the schools.
Tobacco -Free Hot Shots is a multifaceted game format program
that combines the excitement of a shooting competition with real
issues surrounding tobacco use by minors. Over 800 students
were reached by this program.
Page 26 1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Board Of Health continued from previous page
Permits Issued
Total: 305
Type .......... .........................Number
Animal .... .............................19
Demolitions................................. .............................46
Camps.... .............................20
Environmental .............................. ..............................2
Caterer .... ..............................5
Housing....................................... .............................32
Church .... .............................10
Leadpaint ..................................... ..............................4
Food establishments .......................72
Nuisances..................................... ..............................4
Funeral service ............................1
..............................8
Installers ... ..............................3
.............................20
Massage establishments
.....................6
Massage therapists ........................20
.......... ..............................3
Medical waste .............................1
..............................8
Methyl alcohol ...........................18
Neisseria meningitis ........................1
Milk...... ............................107
Pertussis ... .............................17
Mobile .... ..............................4
Salmonella . ..............................5
Outdoor seating ...........................1
Tuberculosis ..............................7
Pools...... .............................24
AIDS ..... .............................17
Poolside ... ..............................2
STDs...... ..............................9
Recombinant DNA .........................3
Recombinant DNA ........................3
Residential kitchen .........................1
Rodents ... ..............................1
Retail food . .............................33
Substance abuse ...........................1
Rubbish ... ..............................5
Title Five .. .............................68
Septage.... ..............................7
Water testing .............................8
Syringe.... ..............................2
Wells ..... .............................14
Temporary food permits
....................41
Tobacco retail ............................23
Vending... ..............................6
Environmental Health Inspections
Biosafety....................................... ..............................2
Camps........................................... ..............................5
Demolitions................................. .............................46
Dumpsters.................................... .............................10
Environmental .............................. ..............................2
Food establishments ................... ............................243
Housing....................................... .............................32
Indoor air quality .......................... ..............................1
Leadpaint ..................................... ..............................4
Massage........................................ ..............................5
Nuisances..................................... ..............................4
Plan reviews .................................
..............................8
Pools............................................
.............................20
TitleFive ......................................
..............................4
Underground storage tanks
.......... ..............................3
Watertesting .................................
..............................8
Nursing Services
Flu shots ... ............................960
Hepatitis B immunizations
.................314
Mantoux testing .........................111
Campylobacter ............................9
Blood pressure monitoring
..................83
Home visits . .............................11
E. coli 015TH7 ............................2
Pneumococcal vaccines .....................96
Complaints .. .............................84
Communicable Diseases
Amebiasis .. ..............................1
Campylobacter ............................9
Cryptosporidiosis ..........................1
............205
E. coli 015TH7 ............................2
Giardiasis .. ..............................9
H. influenza type f .........................1
Hepatitis . ..............................9
Hepatitis C . ..............................4
Lyme disease ..............................5
Measles .... ..............................1
Neisseria meningitis ........................1
Pertussis ... .............................17
Salmonella . ..............................5
Tuberculosis ..............................7
AIDS ..... .............................17
STDs...... ..............................9
Inquiries
Asbestos ... .............................14
Biosafety .. ..............................2
Camps.... .............................17
............205
Cell towers . ..............................4
Demolitions ..............................4
Disease .... .............................12
Environmental ...........................47
Fluoride ... ..............................1
Food ..... .............................85
Household hazardous waste .................14
Housing ... .............................26
Indoor air quality ..........................6
Lead paint . .............................15
Massage ... .............................14
Nuisances . .............................10
Pools...... .............................19
Recombinant DNA ........................3
Rodents ... ..............................1
Substance abuse ...........................1
Title Five .. .............................68
Water testing .............................8
Wells ..... .............................14
Animal Control Statistics
Licensed dogs .........................2287
Leash law violations .......................17
Unlicensed dog notices /violations
............205
Dogs placed in shelter .....................19
Dogs adopted .............................2
Dog bites reported ........................12
Cat bites reported ..........................4
Other animal bites .........................2
Livestock Permits
Horses .... .............................25
Deer...... .............................11
Cows..... ..............................5
Poultry.... ..............................8
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 27
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Director George A.
Woodbury, 1995.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Several key employees retired. Equipment Superintendent
Robert Lesley retired in April after 41 years of service;
Manager of Operations Joe Medlin retired in October after 33
outstanding years of service as did Warren Monsignore after 36
years with the Town, including 16 as Cemetery Superintendent
and the last 3 as Highway Superintendent. These members of
the DPW management team will be greatly missed.
Minuteman
Hazardous
Household
Products Fa-
cility contin-
ued to be a
success.
Lexington's
participation
rate increased
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 3,743,753
$ 3,676,553
Expenses
$12,875,663
$13,197,482
Total
$16,619,416
$16,874,035
Personnel
Full Time
90
92
Part Time
8
7
Seasonal
5
5
from 1309 to
1479. Eight more communities have joined the original eight
and the operation was expanded to accept very small quantity
generators (VSQGs). New participants pay a fixed cost plus
10% surcharge to cover administrative costs while VSQGs
pay full disposal costs plus 10% surcharge.
Request for proposals sent out to purchase electricity at lower
rates for all of Lexington. Only two bids received which did
not provide meaningful savings. Lexington signed on with the
Health Education Facilities Authority (HEFA) for all munici-
pal facilities including the schools for 7% savings over 2 years
and will try the market for citizens again later.
The successful bid to take over the streetlights became effec-
tive September 13 with an agreement and $1 check to Boston
Edison Company which resulted in immediate savings of
approximately $200,000 per year. It also permitted the restora-
tion of the 612 lights still turned off by the Town. Boston
Edison continued to maintain the lights at a reduced cost for 4
months while the Town publicly bid the contract to maintain
the system. The Lighting Options Committee pressed forward
to complete their analysis of new lighting options.
Public Works had to find $1.2 million in FY2000 budget cuts
that took effect July 1, 1999; $430,000 was borrowed from the
North East Solid Waste Committee ( NESWC) Tip Fee
Stabilization Fund, $452,000 was cut from the operating bud-
get and the balance was made up by eliminating the contribu-
tion to the Tip Fee Stabilization Fund. Operating cuts resulted
in the loss of six positions including two superintendents. The
Parks, Trees and Cemetery Divisions were reorganized into
the Public Grounds Department under one superintendent.
Road Machinery Division was combined with the Highways
and Drains Division. Most programs were preserved but over-
time was cut significantly reducing the ability to support sev-
eral programs including band concerts, high school and Pop
Warner football, and the daily cleaning of the Town Center.
An automated timekeeping system was put into place to save
time and paperwork.
Completed the implementation of an automated pavement man-
agement system and the computer analysis results used to com-
plete this year's Chapter 90 pavement resurfacing program. Under
the supervision of the Engineering Division and the watchful eyes
of inspectors Chris Barry, Eric Huoppi and Tony Mongelli, the
work was completed on time and under budget. The moneys
saved allowed additional crack sealing to be done. The program
was a great success and received many favorable comments.
The director was part of the team that successfully negotiated
financial assistance for NESWC communities. Lexington's
share from the State was $168,350.
DPW Administration
ROLE: To man-
age personnel,
monitor the annu-
al budget and
supervise the
numerous com-
petitively bid con-
tracts for Public
Works services
including rubbish, recycling and hazardous household products
collection, disposal of trash, snow plowing, and transportation.
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 312,713
$ 308,500
Expenses
$ 69,632
$ 46,003
Total
$ 382,345
$ 354,503
Personnel
Full Time
8
7
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Staff oversaw operation of the Household Hazardous Waste
site expanding it to include small businesses and adding eight
communities. They sought and received a $4000 grant for
education of the public, saw a 13% increase in participation,
and are awaiting the results of another $52,000 grant applica-
tion for further improvements to the site.
• Received an award from the State Department of
Environmental Protection for the best "Buy Recycled" pro-
gram in the state for FY99.
• Set up a contract with Health Education Facilities Authority
(HEFA) to provide cheaper electricity for all municipal facilities
that will net a total of $86,400 savings for the Town per year.
• Continued to work with Boston Edison to restore the balance
of the turned -off streetlights and continue the maintenance of
all lights. Prepared a request for proposals to solicit bids for
street light maintenance.
• Completed an analysis and implemented an automatic time-
keeping system at the operations facility that should save
approximately 480 man hours of work each year.
• Prepared new job descriptions for the collective bargaining unit
and reorganized the operations divisions to account for shifting
and consolidation of duties resulting from FY99 budget cuts.
Page 28 1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Department of Public Works continued from previous page
Engineering
Division
Town Engineer:
Peter M. Chalpin,
P.E. appointed
September 1998.
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
$ 207,984
FY98
$ 256,802
Expenses
$ 10,308
$ 10,186
Total
$ 218,292
$ 266,988
Personnel
Full Time
6
6
ROLE: To pro-
vide design, construction, and management services to the DPW
as well as to many other departments, boards, committees, and
the general public.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Infrastructure Renewal: Engineering staff designed, managed
and supervised projects totaling approximately $2.8 million.
Contract 99 -1 $575,000
Street Resurfacing Chap. 90
Contractor: Bardon Trimount, Inc.
Resurfaced 3.8 miles of streets, micro - surfaced 1.5 miles,
crack sealed 41 miles of streets.
Contract 99 -2 $250,000
Meriam Hill Area Water Main Cleaning & Lining
Water Enterprise Fund Article 8/96
Contractor: Biszko Construction Corp.
Phase 15 of our 20 -year program addressed 3700 feet of
unlined water mains.
Contract 99 -3 $75,000
Westview Cemetery Fence Replacement
Selectmen's Gift Account
Contractor: Steelco Corp.
Replaced 1150 feet of existing steel fence along Bedford Street.
Contract 99 -4 $75,000
Bikeway Traffic Signal on Bedford Street Chapter 90
Contractor: Vigil Electric Co., Inc.
Installed pedestrian crossing signals.
Sewer Rehab Analysis Basins #9, 10 $300,000
Sewer Enterprise Fund Article 10/98
Contractor: Metcalf & Eddy
Conducted pre- construction investigation and analysis of
approximately 700 existing sewer manholes and 140,000 feet
of existing sewer pipelines in central Lexington.
Contract 99 -10 $300,000
Sewer Manhole Rehab, Basins #2,6,7,8
Sewer Enterprise Fund Article 10/98
Contractor: NEPCO, Inc.
Managed the construction to rehabilitate approximately 350
sewer manholes in southwest Lexington to eliminate inflow
and infiltration.
Contract 99 -11 $600,000
Sewer Pipeline Rehab, Basin #1
Sewer Enterprise Fund Article 10/98
Contractor: NEPCO, Inc.
Managed the construction to rehabilitate approximately
76,000 feet of existing pipeline in southwest Lexington to elim-
inate inflow and infiltration.
Engineering surveyor Timothy Mazzone takes a reading for the
design of the new traffic calming measures at the Battle Green.
Contract 99 -12 $350,000
Collection Sewers Phase 2
Sewer Enterprise Fund Article 9/97
Contractor: Fiore Construction Co., Inc.
Installed 1500 feet of new sanitary sewer main and services on
Chandler Street, Alpine Street, Follen Road, Cary Avenue and
Piper Road.
Contract 99 -15 $150,000
Worthen Road Sewer Replacement
Sewer Enterprise Fund Article 10/98
Investigated and designed replacement of 400 feet of defective
24 -inch diameter trunk sewer.
Facilities Design, Construction & Renewal: Provided design,
construction and management services as follows:
Police Booth for Lexington Center
Gift donated to Town by John Carroll
Designed a new Police Booth for traffic control at
Massachusetts Avenue and Waltham Street intersection.
Contract 2000 -2 $25,000
Police Station A/C Modification Article 26A/99
Contractor: Norian & Siani, Inc.
Corrected deficiencies in Dispatch Center air conditioning system.
continued on next page
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Department of Public Works continued from previous page
Contract 2000 -4 $25,000
East Lexington Fire Station Roof Repairs Article 26A/99
Contractor: Case LEA, Inc.
Corrected deficiencies and improved ventilation of attic space.
Water /Sewer Connection Permits: Division staff issued 156
permits for water or sewer service connections by Town -
licensed contractors.
• Street Opening Permits: 318 permits for opening /occupying
the public way were approved and issued to contractors.
• Property/Utility Records: 796 requests for information were
received from citizens, contractors, developers and realtors.
Street Lighting
Program
The Director of
Expenditures
Total
FY99
FY98
$394,845
$ 3 87,3 14
Public Works and
Senior Civil Engineer oversaw the Street Lighting Program.
HIGHLIGHTS:
The Director of Public Works wrote the Deregulation of
Utilities law which forced the utilities to sell streetlights to
communities that wanted them. Based on this, the Town initi-
ated negotiations with Boston Edison and subsequently filed
with the Division of Telecommunication and Energy (DTE) to
resolve issues. The DTE ruled in Lexington's favor on every
point leading to a final sale and licensing agreement on
September 13, 1999. The savings generated by the transfer
allowed the Town to order the restoration of all turned off
lights in Town. Restoration began in the neighborhoods in late
November. This will also result in the Town being able to real-
ize the full benefit of the Lighting Options Committee's work
to install better quality, more efficient lights.
ROLE: To advise Selectmen on lighting issues.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chairperson Myla
Kabat -Zinn, Peter Kovner.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Skillful negotiating on the part of Director of DPW
George Woodbury and help from Paul Chernick,
Lexington resident and energy consultant, enabled the
Town to purchase its streetlights from Boston Edison
for $1 allowing reduced spending, color - corrected
energy - efficient streetlights, and a townwide
changeover to begin.
• With help from Ripman Lighting Consultants, some
new light sources with significantly longer lamp life
were identified and a financial analysis of the different
lighting options was made.
Parking Operation
Program Manager: Nancy Kolb
ROLE: To
provide a bal-
ance of short-
and long -term
parking for
Center visitors
and employees.
Current facili-
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 37,632
$ 34,927
Expenses
$ 23,521
$ 19,121
Total
$ 61,153
$ 54,048
Personnel
Part Time
6
5
ties include a 300 -car attended lot, three permit lots, and about
500 parking meters in the center business area. Part-time
employees operate the attended lot with backup from the Public
Building Maintenance staff.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Transportation Coordinator Nancy Kolb assumed oversight of
the parking operation.
• Provided attendant at the Meriam Street lot weekdays year -
round and Saturdays from April through mid - November from
7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Sold 180 annual permits to Center employees.
• In March, the Town lost the lease for 20 reserved parking
spaces at Lexington Arts and Crafts Society.
• Parking meters posted for various time limits throughout the
Center from 15 minutes to 4 hours.
• Total revenue dropped a mere $2000 from FY98.
Parking Meters ...........................$ 221,242
Attended Lot .............................$ 128,008
Parking Permits ...........................$ 38,197
Total Parking Revenue ......................$ 387,447
Public Building
Maintenance
Superintendent:
Steven Hatch appoint-
ed October 1996.
ROLE: To provide
custodial services,
preventive mainte-
nance, and repairs on town -owned buildings, other than schools;
to monitor energy usage and oversee contracted repairs.
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 279,234
$251,106
Expenses
$ 327,786
$ 311,231
Total
$ 607,020
$ 562,337
Personnel
Full Time
8
8
Part Time
1
1
HIGHLIGHTS:
• While struggling with personnel shortages, assumed a proactive
maintenance role, maintained a level of customer service, and the
balance between custodial services and maintenance. Tasks pre-
viously done by outside contractors were performed in- house.
• Revised work schedules for new employees to better meet cus-
tomer needs and reduced overtime costs by $13,000.
• At the Police Station, installed a high- efficiency water heater
with a high- capacity circulator and a new 3 -phase 200 -amp.
electrical service to replace an overloaded and overheated panel.
• Made numerous emergency repairs to the Cary Library-anti-
quated air conditioning system to keep it operating.
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OPERATING BUDGET UPDATE
Town Budget Reductions /Increases
Since January 15 Manager's Proposed Budget
Proposed Expenditures Reductions
Additional Reduction in Refuse Disposal
284,800
Decrease in Anticipated Debt Service
271,999
Additional Reductions in D.P.W.
241,853
Total Expenditure Reductions
798,652
Proposed Revenue Estimate Increases
Net Increase in State Aid 41,348
Increase in Revenue from Building Fees 160,000
Total Revenue Estimate Increaes 201,348
TOTAL 1,000,000
Closing the Gap
Existing Budget Gap after Submission of School
Department Budget Requests 2,570,000
School Contribution to Gap Closure 1,400,000
Difference 1,170,000
Town Contribution to Gap Closure 1,000,000
Difference 170,000
Minuteman Vocational Additional Cost 72,000
REMAINING GAP 2429000
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FY2000 Public Works Budget Reductions
Reductions for Bylaw Budget
Trash (NESWC stabilization) $ 430,000
Overtime 37,500
Personal Services
Combine Highway & Road Machinery
41,388
Eliminate W -2 at Cemetery
32,480
Don't fill dispatcher retirement vacancy
40,186
Subtotal
114,054
Expenses
Cemetery tractor
10,500
Cut catch basin cleaning (1/2)
12,500
Cut line painting (1/2)
14,600
Cut 201 Bedford maintenance
20,000
Subtotal
57,600
Total Personal Services & Expenses
171,654
Reductions for Bylaw Budget $ 639,154
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FY2000 Public Works Budget Reductions
Reductions to Close Budget Gap
Trash (NESWC stabilization) $ 284,800
Personal Services -- options:
Eliminate Highway Custodial position
20,856
Combine Cemetery with Parks & Grounds
32,529
Redefine Administrative Assistant
4,000
Cut 15% of overtime
26,206
Eliminate Senior Civil Engineer position
46,209
Eliminate 2 positions in Tree division
80,000
Subtotal
209,800
Expenses -- options:
Eliminate cracksealing
20,000
Eliminate sidewalk rehabilitation
10,500
Cut building maintenance projects
15,000
Eliminate Parks slice seeder
5,000
Cut 2 seasonal Parks employees
29,000
Reduce 1 seasonal Cemetery employee
12,800
Cut street light budget
50,000
Subtotal
142,300
Total Personal Services & Expenses
352,100
Reduction Options to Close Budget Gap
$ 636,900
*Only $241,227 is needed to complete the $1 million in municipal budget reductions.
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Department of Public Works continued from previous page
• Oversaw the installation of a new architectural asphalt shingle
roof at the East Branch Library to correct a serious leak.
• At the Public Works Facility, installed diffusers in the ceiling
to improve air quality, aided in the installation of a 3 -ton air
conditioning unit in the clerical office, and oversaw installa-
tion of a high- efficiency Bradley hand wash sink.
• At Fire Headquarters, installed a new energy - efficient lighting
system and a manual transfer switch to allow air packs to be
refilled during emergency power outages.
• Installed an electrical system for the new parking booth, security
lighting at Sutherland Park, two new water -fed boiler pumps and
new vacuum pumps on the steam heating system at Cary Hall.
• Oversaw winter projects performed by Public Works staff as
follows: built a new kitchenette area for the DPW
Administration/Engineering offices; upgraded the kitchenette
Permanent Building Committee
Expenditures
To Owners' Representative Project
Manager Michael E. Melnick $ 40,000
To HMFHArchitects to conclude re-
o
vised design development and work
o
on construction documents in prepa-
0
ration for early 2000 bidding process $ 1,996,000
ROLE: Established in 1967 to provide ongoing expertise
and experience in managing design and construction of all
Town building projects. Includes hiring professional assis-
tants; obtaining bids; and entering into contracts for plans,
specifications, and completion of construction. Can partic-
ipate in legal actions to defend the Town's interests.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager for 3 -year overlap-
ping terms: Chairman Peter Kelley, William R. Bruckman,
Peter Johnson, Philip Poinelh, Mary Lou Touart.
APPOINTED by the School Committee: Nicholas
Cannalonga and Jonathan Himmel.
APPOINTED by the Library: Jay Lucker and Walter
Pierce.
in the Town Manager's Office; re- constructed offices for the
Economic Development; created a new conference room in
Town Hall; painted the offices of MIS Coordinator and
Comptroller as well as the cafeteria and hallway areas at the
Council on Aging; cleaned and painted the Cary Library main
entrance; and painted the upstairs at the East Branch Library.
Installed a new permanent weather- resistant power box for the
Chamber of Commerce holiday lighting in the Center.
Superintendent conducted extensive Y2K tests on emergency
contingency equipment in town buildings and worked in con-
cert with the School Maintenance Group in the schools.
These accomplishments, plus day -to -day emergencies and cus-
tomized custodial services could only be accomplished by the
concentrated team effort of the Public Building Maintenance
Division and the whole Public Works Staff.
continued on next page
Seated, left to right: Bill Bruckman, Peter Kelley, Mary Lou Touart.
Standing, left to right: Jon Himmel and Erna Greene.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Concluded a lengthy process of revising an amended town con-
tract with the architects (HMFH) that was finally signed Novem-
ber 1. The procedure was complicated by contract suspension
between defeat of debt exclusion December 1997 and success-
ful debt exclusion vote for a trimmed project December 1998.
• Hired Michael E. Melnick as Owners' Representative/Project
Manager, to serve as a town employee from June through
"60 days following substantial completion of project"
• Shepherded the three secondary school renovation and construc-
tion project through bid -ready documents and drawings, while
establishing good relationships with school personnel as well as
newly hired town personnel, Mehrick and Superintendent of
Schools Patricia Ruane. Carefully monitored expenditures and
estimated costs in relation to budgets and appropriations.
Saw reactivation of suspended library project with settle-
ment of the suit that had halted its progress and oversaw
conclusion of a revised architect's contract with the Town.
Assisted in preparation for forthcoming hearing on the pro-
ject with the Historic Districts Commission.
• Held 37 meetings, ten more than in 1998.
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 31
Department Of Public Works continued from previous page
Highway Division
Superintendent:
Vacancy since
October 1999.
ROLE: To main-
tain 126 miles of
accepted streets
and sidewalks,
and the drainage
system and brooks; oversee vehicle maintenance and manage the
solid waste disposal and yard waste composting programs.
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 657,237
$ 649,863
Expenses
$ 212,729
$ 205,906
Total
$ 869,966
$ 855,769
Personnel
Full Time
17
18
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Street and Sidewalk Repair: Used over 1000 tons of asphalt
to maintain roads sometimes using a rented asphalt spreader.
Sidewalk improvements requiring grading and resurfacing to
eliminate safety problems were made at three locations:
Lincoln Street from Weston Street, Chandler at the corner of
Meriam Street, and a section of Bow Street.
• Storm Drains: Installed new 12 -inch drain on Parker Street
by Massachusetts Avenue; repaired approximately 55 feet of
Space and Building Needs
Assessment Advisory Committee
36 -inch drain by 24 Hancock Street; installed new drain by
134 Worthen Road; and completed repairs of 24 -inch drain off
Whipple Road eliminating a long -term problem area.
• Catch Basis Cleaning: Cleared 2300 catch basins.
Contractor: Lloyd Truax & Co. Inc. $13,000
• Street Sweeping: Performed by Town personnel on an overtime
basis utilizing town equipment. Saved approximately $8000
with better quality of work compared to private contractors.
• Traffic Line and Crosswalk Markings: Traffic lines were
painted summer and fall by a publicly bid contractor. In the
spring crosswalk painting was done by Town personnel on an
overtime basis; resulted in improved quality and a slight saving.
Contractor: Markings, Inc. $13,183
• Traffic Sign Maintenance: Provided repairs and installations for
the Town's approximately 2400 traffic control signs and 500 park-
ing meters, ensuring a timely response to traffic control issues.
• Traffic Signal Maintenance: Staff changed bulbs and the
contractor made 15 service calls on the Town's 13 traffic con-
trol signals and 6 additional traffic signals or spotlights.
Contractor: Tri-State Signal $3,366
ROLE: Formed in Fall 1999 to make an overall assessment of the
Town's capital building needs and usage (with the exception of Cary
Library and schools); to determine whether current property inventory
is sufficient to meet future needs; to identify properties for perspective
acquisition to meet future needs; and to guide the discussion about
future space and building needs.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair Dawn McKenna, Selectmen;
Don Chisholm, TMMA and Recreation; Michelle Ciccolo, South
Lexington Civic Association; John Davies, Planning Board; Karen
Dooks, Capital Expenditures; John Frey, East Lexington Civic
Association; Diana Garcia, Precinct 8 Association; Peter Kelley,
Permanent Building Committee; Joe Medlin, DPW; Fred Rosenberg,
School Committee; Sheila Watson, Lexington Center Committee;
Liaisons: Sheldon Spector, Appropriations and COA; George Burnell,
Capital Expenditures.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Sent a questionnaire to all department heads to define current and
future space needs; department interviews will take place in early
2000 with appropriate personnel.
• Plan to review all pertinent studies and evaluations of building main-
tenance, construction, and plans, however preliminary, to make rec-
ommendations as to capital building investment priorities.
• A report to be prepared for the 2000 Town Meeting.
Left to right, Dawn McKenna, John Davies, Fred
Rosenberg, Don Chisholm, Karen Dooks, George
Burnell, John Frey, Joe Medlin.
Page 32 1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Department of Public Works continued from previous page
Snow Removal Operations
Program Manager: position to be filled by Highway
Superintendent.
ROLE: To
handle all snow
plowing opera-
tions utilizing
Public Works
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 245,561
$ 241,867
Expenses
$ 308,096
$ 283,823
Total
$ 553,657
$ 525,690
Personnel
Full Time
All DPW Staff
staff and 34
pieces of Town -
owned equipment including 7 sanders and 31 pieces of hired
plowing equipment and operators.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• In the winter of 1998 -99, Lexington experienced 14 snow and
ice storms for a total of 36 inches of snow; seven storms
required full plowing operations. During the entire winter sea-
son, 1512 tons of sand and 3902 tons of salt were used.
Road Machinery Division
Superintendent: position to be filled by Highway Superintendent.
ROLE: To main-
tain all Public
Works, Fire, and
School vehicles in
a ready /active sta-
tus. Public Works
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 261,650
$ 257,254
Expenses
$ 217,563
$ 244,639
Total
$ 479,213
$ 501,893
Personnel
Full Time
7
7
equipment con-
sists of 160 vehi-
cles ranging from sedans, pickups, and dump trucks to off -road
construction equipment (backhoes, front -end loaders, lawn mow-
ers, landscaping and lawn maintenance equipment); the Fire
Department has 13 vehicles and School Department 7 vehicles.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• With the retirement of Superintendent Robert Lesley, the Road
Machinery and Highway Divisions were consolidated under
the Highway Superintendent. Donald Adams led the division
very well in the interim.
• Undertook the distribution of gasoline and diesel fuel for all
town vehicles, including Police, using the new above - ground
storage system, a fully computerized system with multiple
safety factors to help protect the environment from spillage.
• Since each mechanic is skilled in vehicle repair, welding, and
fabrication, staff could custom design and fabricate special
equipment for other divisions and was especially helpful in
keeping the plows and sanders on -line to safely and efficient-
ly clean the streets during snow removal operations.
• With the successful preventative maintenance program, re-
evaluated the vehicle replacement program and extended the
usable life of many vehicles thus reducing the cost to the Town.
• Staff completed the restoration of the ornamental iron gate at
Robbins Cemetery.
• Staff repaired the aluminum soccer goal posts as needed.
Parks
Division
Superintendent:
Brian M. Gilbert
appointed Febru-
ary 1993.
ROLE: To main-
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 595,596
$ 576,707
Expenses
$ 98,490
$ 80,920
Total
$ 694,086
$ 657,627
Personnel
Full Time
16
16
Seasonal
2
2
tain and general-
ly take care of
over 600 acres of town, school, and recreation lands, and to assist
the Conservation Commission in maintaining vegetative growth
on properties under their jurisdiction and improvements at the
Pine Meadows Golf Course.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Playgrounds and Tot Lots: Staff assisted the PTAs at
Bowman and Bridge Schools with the installation of play-
ground structures and added sand and safety surfacing to all
town and school tot lots; fitness path stations were repaired at
Lincoln Park; repairs were made to the fencing at the
Reservoir, Center fields and Diamond School; a tot lot struc-
ture was installed at Rindge Playground; inspections at tot lots
were made weekly and documented twice annually; staff
installed and removed a temporary structure for Summer Camp
at the Reservoir facility; old paint was stripped and removed
from the pool house floor and Garrity pool and surfaces were
painted; guard chairs and Men and Ladies room benches were
resurfaced; damaged tennis net posts at Clarke and Valley ten-
nis courts were repaired and all post and rail connections were
refitted and repaired at Center tennis courts; long jump pits
were installed and rebuilt at Center Field and Clarke School.
Sports Fields: Completed renovation of the Junior Varsity base-
ball field; successfully renovated football and field hockey fields
and rebuilt Harrington #2 and Lincoln #1; installed maintenance
supply boxes behind four Little League backstops to facilitate
cooperation from users and improve maintenance and field con-
ditions; installed batters cage at Center field #4 in cooperation
with Little League; and assisted by an Eagle Scout Project,
installed players benches at the Center Basketball Court.
Park Maintenance: Staff painted, repaired, and constructed pic-
nic tables and trash receptacles used throughout the Town's park
system; installed teak benches throughout the Center and cleaned
and sanded all existing teak benches; cleaned and polished the
Minuteman Statue; assisted Public Building Maintenance
Division with renovations at the Town Hall, Cary Hall, and
libraries; re- established the stone dust paths at the Common and
Buckman Tavern in preparation for Patriot's Day 2000; resodded
the Minuteman Memorial at Buckman Tavern and planted
around the base of the Captain Parker Statue; painted park bench-
es and raised trees around the Battle Green; cut back encroach-
ing brush on conservation meadows and trails to maintain open,
accessible, natural areas; helped install cart paths and turf areas
at Pine Meadows; installed sleeves across the access road in
preparation for the irrigation system to be installed in the spring.
continued on next page
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 33
ROLE: Formed in early 1998 to enlist citizen support and make recommenda-
tions to Selectmen for strengthening Town's recycling and composting programs.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Co- chairs John Andrews and Jill Stein,
Diane Carr, Laura Dickerson, Eileen Entin, John Fedorochko, Katherine
Fisher, Kate Fricker, Rosemary Green, Myla Kabat -Zinn, Jeanne Krieger
(Board of Selectmen), Al Levine, Fran Ludwig, George Woodbury (DPW)
with assistance from Pauline Burke (DPW), Marjorie Daggett, Rep. Jay
Kaufman, Judy Uhrig, and Susan Youmans.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Spearheaded multi- faceted effort to enlist expertise of residents in improv-
ing Town's solid waste management programs.
• Worked with Town government, civic organizations, environmental groups,
schools, churches, synagogues and citizens to initiate several actions.
Program Analysis and Policy Recommendations
• In February, released report on study of solid waste issue to Selectmen and
Town Meeting. It called for increased emphasis upon recycling, compost-
ing and waste prevention to reduce costs and secure environmental benefits.
• Studied current disposal contract with Northeast Solid Waste
Committee (NESWC).
• Submitted written comments to Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection regarding next revision of state's solid waste
master plan. Emphasized need for state to increase recycling incentives so
a greater proportion of recycling economic benefits are returned to the
towns that carry out the programs.
Local Program Enhancements
• Worked with Selectmen and DPW to initiate recycling collections at church-
es and synagogues as provided in contract but as yet not implemented.
• Worked with several school recycling programs.
• Contributed publicity and volunteer support to DPW solid waste initiatives,
including Minuteman Hazardous Household Products Facility on Hartwell
Avenue. (see http: / /patriot.ci.lexington .ma.us /OCD/Health/HazWaste.htm)
Public Education
• Created World Wide Web site: http:// www. lexingtomna .org/swat/tiomePage.htm
• Worked with DPW and Citizens for Lexington Conservation to include
recycling education in Lexington's Discovery Day. Helped collect and
recycle discarded cans and bottles on Discovery Day.
• Made presentations to three Lexington League of Women Voters meetings.
Co- sponsored a forum with LLWV that was shown on local access cable.
• Published electronic newsletter. To subscribe, send e-mail address to
kfricker @tiac.net
• Initiated biweekly column in Lexington Minuteman entitled "Let's Talk Trash."
Regional Connections
• Joined forces with organizations outside Lexington to support regional and
state solutions to solid waste problems.
• Served as a model for similar committees in other towns in eastern
Massachusetts. Made presentations to the Northeast Solid Waste
Committee, North Andover Solid Waste Advisory Committee, and
Tewksbury Recycling Committee.
Department of Public Works
continued from previous page
Solid Waste Management
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 46,166
$ 36,867
Expenses
$ 2,144,212
$ 2,107,478
Total
$ 2,190,378
$ 2,144,345
Personnel
Full Time
1
1
Seasonal
1
1
Program Manager: Manager of Operations; vacant
since October 1999.
ROLE: To manage all waste management pro-
grams including refuse collection and disposal,
recycling, composting, and household hazardous
products collection and disposal. Programs were
monitored by the Manager of Operations and
Highway Superintendent.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Disposed of 11,395 tons of solid waste at the
North East Solid Waste Committee's North
Andover incinerator. Of this, 130 tons were
delivered by the Town of Acton in order to meet
our guaranteed annual tonnage (GAT). Acton
reimbursed the Town $50 per ton.
• Residents recycled 4266 tons of glass, metal,
plastics, and mixed paper through the curbside
collection program, 2 percent more than in
FY99. An additional 65 tons of white goods
(appliances) were recycled.
• On June 30, 1999, Waste Management of
Massachusetts completed the first year of 5 -year
contracts for curbside collection of solid waste
and recyclables.
• The composting program at the Hartwell Avenue
Recycling Facility is operated by one full -time
employee and a seasonal employee. Highway
Division assists with the operation of the facility and
distribution of biodegradable bags to local stores.
Residents recycled an estimated 8000 tons of yard
waste— leaves, brush, and grass clippings. The rich
composted material continued to be available for
residential use, for sale to contractors, and for use in
public grounds. This program saved $196,000 in
disposal costs and generated $70,000 in revenue.
• The Minuteman Household Hazardous Products
Facility conducted ten collection events. The
contractor for the second year is Safety - Kleen,
Inc. of NE. Residents from 16 communities par-
ticipated in removing hazardous products from
the waste stream. The Board of Health, Public
Works Department, and community volunteers
combined to manage the site. Of the 3892 cars
that participated, 1478 were from Lexington.
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Department of Public Works continued from previous page
Tree Division
Superintendent: Brian M. Gilbert appointed February 1993.
ROLE: To care
for and pre-
serve all woody
plant vegetation
in parks, along
streets, and in
all public prop-
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 215,389
$ 206,234
Expenses
$ 20,390
$ 21,107
Total
$ 235,779
$ 227,341
Personnel
Full Time
6
6
ernes owned by
the Town with highest priority given to emergencies. Provides
direct support to cemetery operations on an as- needed basis. The
division maintains between 9000 and 10,000 street trees; all inva-
sive roadside brush; all shrubbery plantings, and trees in parks,
playgrounds, cemeteries, town, and school properties.
HIGHLIGHTS:
General Tree Care: Staff resolved over 250 requests for ser-
vice; pruned sections of the Pine Meadows Golf Course,
Munroe Cemetery, and Fiske, Bridge and High Schools as part
of an ongoing preventative maintenance program; responded
to requests to clear foliage - obstructed street lights to improve
visibility; cut back encroaching trees and shrubs on the
Minuteman Bike path; fertilized all trees planted in the past
year and large mature trees on the Battle Green and at Town
Hall; watered the newly planted trees and trees showing signs
of stress during the summer drought; and inspected three
precincts for hazardous trees as part of a 3 -year round -robin
initiative to address potentially hazardous conditions.
• Tree Removal: Removed 122 dead, diseased, or hazardous trees;
ground the stumps; added loam to grade; and seeded the site.
• Planting: Planted 23 trees funded through local donations and
the program budget; assisted an Eagle Scout planting project
at the Pine Meadows Golf Course and planted a visual screen
at the 5th green.
• Pest Control: Applied herbicide to control curbside and inva-
sive weeds such as poison ivy and Japanese Knotweed along
the bike path and trails; injected and sanitary-pruned two
Heritage American Elm trees for Dutch Elm Disease; removed
five elms on park properties for disease control.
• Streetlights: Providing some maintenance of streetlights on a
trial basis to assist the Town in achieving increased savings
and quicker response times.
• Other Projects: Staff decorated and removed holiday lighting
throughout the Town Center; chipped over 3000 Christmas
trees; provided ongoing assistance to the Cemetery Division
throughout the season and the Engineering Division over win-
ter months; worked with the contractors installing the fiber
optic cable to ensure limited damage to trees; assisted
Highway Division with various drain projects including the
cleaning of the culvert at the Hartwell Avenue recycling area;
and assisted various departments with high -lift capability.
Cemetery
Division
Superintendent:
Brian M. Gilbert
appointed Feb-
ruary 1993.
ROLE:
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$220,406
$ 232,914
Expenses
$ 57,814
$ 34,620
Total
$278,220
$ 267,534
Personnel
Full Time
5
6
Seasonal
2
2
To operate and
maintain 34 acres of grounds and all buildings and equipment
for four cemeteries: Westview, Munroe, Robbins, and Colonial.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Responsibility for oversight of the Cemetery was incorporat-
ed under the Superintendent of Public Grounds in 1999.
Dennis Mazzone did a terrific job as acting superintendent in
the interim.
• Workload continued despite the loss of the full -time
Superintendent and one laborer. During peak demand, the
Tree Division assisted.
• There were 189 interments in Westview Cemetery and 2 in
Munroe Cemetery. In Westview Cemetery, 98 new lots were
sold totaling 142 graves. Foundations for 100 markers were
approved and set.
• Several improvements were made to the Westview
Cemetery grounds this year. Through generous donations
from residents, a new mahogany and gold leaf sign now
greets visitors at the entrance and several new specimen
shade trees were planted.
• The steel fence that has surrounded Westview since it opened
in 1922 noticeably deteriorated the last few years especially
along Bedford Street. It was replaced in late 1999 with an
ornamental steel fence matching the ornate entrance gate that
was kept because of its historical value.
• In December 1998 it was decided to allow grave boxes and
burial vaults to be purchased from and installed by outside
vendors for an inspection fee. Through November 1999, 73%
of the total boxes and vaults installed were purchased
through the Town.
• Two unreliable tractors were replaced and a Cushman trac-
tor added which greatly speeds certain operations while
protecting the turf.
• Revenue collections for FY1999 totaled $323,475.
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1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 35
Department of Public Works continued from previous page
Water /Sewer Divisions
Superintendent: William P. Hadley appointed June 1987.
ROLE: To
serve the
needs and
concerns of
its customers,
sustain quali-
ty drinking
water, and
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 610,974
$ 584,652
Expenses
$ 8,808,073
$ 8,838,384
Total
$ 9,419,047
$ 9,423,036
Personnel
Full Time
15
16
provide for the safe and proper discharge of wastewater by main-
taining the Town's complete water and sewer infrastructure and
implementing various service programs.
The infrastructure consists of 154 miles of water main, two
water towers storing 3 million gallons, 1500 fire hydrants, 3400
street and hydrant control valves, and about 10,000 residential
control valves located on property lines. Four main water trans-
mission lines serve Lexington: a 16 -inch main at Summer Street,
a 16 -inch main on Massachusetts Avenue in East Lexington up
to Pleasant Street, a 12 -inch main at Watertown Street, and a 24-
inch main on Concord Avenue
The sewer system has 120 miles of street line sewers, 34 miles
of trunk line sewers, and nine sewer pump stations, including the
main pump station at Route 128 and Bedford St.
The division consists of three sections: water distribution, sewer
maintenance, and construction. Employees are cross - trained to
perform all division functions and participate in snow removal
operations.
Water Distribution Section responds to service calls from res-
idents, repairs curb and water control boxes, reads and installs
water meters, takes water samples, performs hydrant mainte-
nance, and maintains and updates the water control valve loca-
tions; oversees the cross - connection control program; investi-
gates all water bill complaints; marks out services for contrac-
tors and utility companies; and assists the Engineering Division.
In an ongoing effort to provide quality drinking water, staff con-
ducted the annual system -wide water - flushing program during
September and October, testing the water for coliform and other
bacterial organisms on a weekly basis at nine different sampling
locations. No bacteria was detected.
Sewer Maintenance Section maintains the sewer system, imple-
ments the sewer main flushing program, and manages the pump
station maintenance program. These two programs help ensure
residents of the safe and proper discharge of wastewater and can
identify any electrical problems with relay or pressure switches.
Construction Section is responsible for lead water service
replacement program, installing new control valves where need-
ed, and replacing defective control valves. They also oversee
replacements of hydrants, sewer mains, and services.
Employees attended training seminars on cross - connection con-
trol, MWRA procedures for drinking water sampling, hydrant
maintenance, and courses relating to the State certification exams.
Seven employees are State - Certified Drinking Water Facility
Operators; one is a Grade 4, three are a Grade 3, one is a Grade
2, and two are a Grade 1. One employee is a State - Certified
Backflow tester and four are Cross - Connection Surveyors.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Town belongs to the Massachusetts Water Resources
Authority (MWRA) and purchases approximately 2 billion
gallons of water annually. The Town pays the MWRA to treat
and dispose of the Town's sewage. The average residential
water /sewer bill in FY99 was $672.
• The State Legislature again assisted in sewer -rate relief by
including $48 million for MWRA communities in their bud-
get; this meant a reduction of $820,871 in Lexington's
MWRA assessment. Lexington received $3,813,243 from the
State since the implementation of this program.
• Staff completed and implemented recommendations of a
water rate study.
• For the fifth year, installation of a second meter for outdoor
watering was permitted. Water consumed through this meter
is charged only at the water rate. To date, 1266 of these
meters have been installed. The rate paid for this water was
adjusted to the maximum rate to more accurately reflect its
cost and provide fairness to all ratepayers.
Staff responds to emergency water and sewer repairs day and night;
service interruptions are kept to a minimum, but breaks are often at
times and locations inconvenient to customers and motorists.
Repairs and Replacements
Water main breaks repaired .......... .............................23
Water service leaks repaired .......... ..............................7
Hydrants repaired ......................... ............................116
Hydrants replaced .......................... ..............................4
Service control valves repaired ..... .............................69
Street control valves repaired ........ .............................20
Water services renewed ................ .............................18
Sewer services replaced ................ .............................21
Sewer main blockages repaired . ............................... 13
Sewer service blockages repaired . .............................14
Sewer manholes repaired .............. .............................10
Sewer mains flushed and cleaned .............207,000 feet
New Installations
Outdoor watering meters .............. ............................182
8 inch water main on Brookside Avenue .......... 700 feet
Water meters ............................... ..........................1,635
Water services ............................... .............................34
Sewerservices ............................... .............................84
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Department Of Public Works continued from previous page
Transportation Services
Transportation Coordinator: Nancy Kolb appointed February 1998.
ROLE: To over-
see all aspects of
the operation of
LEXPRESS and
Chair Car services
including cus-
tomer service, rid-
ership and fare
11 t' t'
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 53,211
$ 38,860
Expenses
$182,204
$ 188,042
Total
$ 235,415
$ 226,902
Personnel
Full Time
1
1
Part Time
1
1
co ec ion ac ivi-
ties, as well as ongoing service assessment and improvement.
The Transportation Services Office also is involved in the Town's
parking program and street and traffic improvement projects.
The Transportation Ad- Photo: David S. Tabeling
visory Committee (TAC)
i.
advises the Transporta-
tion Coordinator on the
above activities.
APPOINTED by the
Selectmen: Chair Sara
Arnold, Co -chair Elizabeth
Andrews, Donald Graham,
Sally Castleman, Elaine
Dratch, Ed Ganshirt,
William Mix, Lorraine
Paccocha and Ben Turk.
Rebecca Rogers is the
Student Liaison to Lexington
High School; Betty Eddison
is the Selectmen's liaison.
Council on Aging's Adult Day Care Center on Mill Street in
Lincoln.
New LEXPRESS bus service began in July. Abandoned the
idea of having the vehicles powered by compressed natural
gas as there were too many questions regarding costs, avail-
ability, and reliability to justify such a major commitment.
The decision was made to procure a replacement diesel -
powered fleet. A request for proposals was issued in March
and six proposals were received. After considerable compara-
tive analysis, the proposal from A &A Charter of Woburn for
a four -bus fleet of Blue Bird Transhuttles, durable, well -
established transit vehicles, was selected.
New LEXPRESS Logo. After 20 years, the LEXPRESS logo
needed to be modernized. A contest was held with entries
received from elemen-
uuuub auu uu'uic °J L, `a, Left t ht LEXPRESS Driver y LEXPRESS Driver Don Graham Sall Castleman
tary, middle, and high
school students, from
professional graphic
artists, and the general
population. Winners
were selected in each of
those categories and the
concepts submitted were
used as input for a design
finally produced by Lili
Silvera, the designer of
the previous logo and
former TAC member.
The new LEXPRESS
bus design went
through a similar evolu-
tion, considering alter-
natives and finally
arriving at a consensus
on a design produced
by graphic designer
Dean Wetherbee.
• The Coordinator man-
aged the Harrington
with Lexington Center, o ng Road opening and
Sara Arnold Elaine Dratch, LEXPRESS Driver, Betty Eddison, Nancy Kolb. B 1 G
schools, recreation facul-
ties, shopping areas, and the Senior Center. One route also
serves the Middlesex and Burlington Malls in Burlington.
Three buses operate on the six routes from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
weekdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays. Saturday ser-
vice is from Labor Day through June 30.
• LEXPRESS carried 101,000 passengers this year.
Approximately 59% of these were students, 24% adults (and
young children), and 18% senior citizens.
• Chair Car Service is available for Lexington residents who are
mobility- impaired and are unable to use public transportation. The
Chair Car, operated by SCM of Cambridge, provided 2035 rides
to senior day care, medical appointments, grocery shopping, and
other activities with 50% of the trips made to the Lexington
att a reen nnprove-
ment designed to test traffic - calming measures intended to slow
traffic and create a safer environment for vehicles and pedestri-
ans. As part of the project, an apron was constructed in front of
the Minuteman Statue as well as a new traffic island and neck-
down at Harrington Road and Bedford Street. Also included
were replacing existing handicapped ramps, reconfiguring
drainage, changing signage, adding pavement markings, and
relocating tour bus parking. The Engineering Division with
cooperation from several private utility companies oversaw relo-
cating utilities adjacent to the Harrington Road/Bedford Street
intersection. Once utilities are relocated, Harrington Road will be
reopened. Later in the spring, traffic counts and speed data will
be gathered to evaluate the effectiveness of these measures.
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 37
School Committee ,
Expenditures
(seepages 42 -44 for details)
Operating Expenses
FY99
FY98
$ 45,812,382
$ 43,178,091
Capital Expenses
$ 3,324,035
$ 3,355,644
Personnel
Full Time
561
543*
Part 77me
350
331*
*figures corrected from last year's report
ROLE: To develop school policies, approve operating and cap-
ital budgets; supervise and evaluate the Superintendent of
Schools; advocate for school concerns to other Town officials
and the community; and act as liaison between the school
department and community.
ELECTED to 3 -year terms: Chairperson Robin DiGiammarino,
Susan Elberger, Martin Long, Barrie Peltz, and Fred Rosenberg;
Student Representative Naomi Tokko.
Major Focus on Superintendent Search
The School Committee began 1999 with a nationwide search for
a permanent Superintendent of Schools. The committee worked
with search consultant J.A. Roy Associates and many Lexington
residents in the process to review applications, interview poten-
tial candidates, conduct site visits, and coordinate semi - finalist
interview days in Lexington. In June, the School Committee
unanimously appointed Dr. Patricia Ruane, Ed.D. as permanent
Superintendent of Lexington Schools.
Budget
Throughout the spring the committee met with the Selectmen to
resolve operating budget issues. The committee went to Town
Meeting with a budget that met the critical needs of the school sys-
tem, invested more carefully in the care of school facilities, pursued
ways to provide educational services while containing costs and, at
the same time, respected the revenue capacities of the community
under Proposition 2 -1/2. Town Meeting approved funds to purchase
five portable classrooms located at Bowman, Fiske, and Harrington
Schools and to address air quality repairs to Bridge School.
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
In response to the recently adopted Massachusetts Curriculum
Frameworks, Lexington set up an inclusive process to: assess
and address strengths and weaknesses of our current curriculum;
come to agreement about the required and optional aspects of
curriculum and instruction within subject areas; and produce
explicit statements of what students are expected to focus on and
learn by various grade levels. This effort connects and builds
upon the best of our school -based work and helps guarantee
coherence, flexibility and quality across the system. To achieve
this goal, and to ensure systematic evaluation, renewal, and equi-
table funding for all curriculum areas, the School Committee
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Left to right: Martin Long, Naomi Tokko, Barrie Peltz, Robin
DiGiammarino, Patricia Ruane, Susan Elberger, Fred Rosenberg.
adopted a curriculum review cycle linked to the budget. During
1998 -1999, and continuing into the 1999 -2000 academic year,
the focus has been on English/Language Arts and History /Social
Studies. This initiative involved a K- 5/6 -12 action plan, with
particular priorities identified at each level for each year, and bi-
annual reports of progress to the School Committee.
Capital
The $53.9 million secondary school capital renovation plan,
approved by voters in December 1998, was accepted by the
School Building Assistance Bureau and added to the state's
approved list of projects with passage of the FY 2000 state bud-
get. Through the work of the Permanent Building Committee,
Project Manager and Director of Facilities, the construction doc-
uments are complete for the High School and for Diamond and
Clarke Middle Schools.
Over the summer, repairs were made to Bridge School including
roof replacement, removal of existing carpet, and abatement and
replacement of vinyl- asbestos floor tiles. To begin addressing air
quality concerns at Bowman, ten classroom carpets were
replaced with vinyl composite tile flooring.
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School Committee continued from previous page
Accreditation for Lexington High School
In 1999, Lexington High School successfully completed its 10-
year mandatory review and received recertification by NEASC.
A report by NEASC included both commendations and recom-
mendations, and an expectation that the administration respond
to key recommendations by February 2000.
Goal- Setting
In the fall, the committee continued its practice of adopting
goals to focus the work of both the committee and the
Superintendent for the year ahead. The goals committed staff to
improving student learning through continued work on curricu-
lum alignment, technology integration, and anti - racism. They
also focused attention on improving organizational and planning
capacities with particular emphasis on strengthening Special
Education decision making and supporting transitions in leader-
ship at the central office and at Fiske School. Task forces in
Elementary Foreign Language, as well as Technology, reconsid-
Superintendent of Schools
ROLE: As Chief Executive Officer of Lexington's nine public
schools, to provide educational leadership through budget prepa-
ration, daily operations management, program development, and
supervision of all academic, special education, and extracurric-
ular programs for children in grades K -12. The Superintendent
reports to an elected School Committee, enforces the policies
and goals of this Committee, and upholds the laws and require-
ments determined and administered by federal and state govern-
ment. The Superintendent also works in cooperation with other
communities to oversee collaborative programs for students with
identified learning disabilities.
APPOINTED by the School Committee: In August, Dr. Patricia
Collins Ruane replaced Interim Superintendent Dr. Karla
Brooks Baehr who had served for one year.
HIGHLIGHTS:
During the 1998 -99 school year, Lexington Public Schools fac-
ulty and staff, in partnership with parents and other community
members, focused their attention on some key initiatives:
A systematic review of Lexington's curriculum, in light of
new curriculum frameworks adopted by the Commonwealth,
was informed by student data from the first administration of
the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
(MCAS) tests at Grades 4, 8, and 10. Areas tested included
English/Language Arts, Math, and Science /Technology.
Writing as craft, plus writing to explain both ideas and
process, were components of each test. Work at all levels
identified areas of weak performance, and compensatory
strategies were developed and implemented.
A continuation of the schools' Five -Year Technology Plan
focused staff efforts on identifying ways in which technology
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ered optimal, yet cost - effective ways to deliver quality pro-
grams and services. Finally, in its effort to provide essential
resources, the committee and school department staff contin-
ued a site -based approach to budget monitoring for the current
FY 2000 budget, as well as preparation for FY 2001. Close
work with the Permanent Building Committee to move the
Secondary Renovation Project to bid has been ongoing, and an
elementary Facilities Task Force will report its findings and
recommend next steps in mid- winter.
Continuing Support
The Lexington Education Foundation contributes ongoing
support of creative and innovative educational projects and
methods across the school system. Sustained efforts of indi-
vidual school and town -wide PTAs continue to enhance the
quality of education, the exchange of information, and the
sense of community in Lexington.
makes essential
learning more
powerful and
more accessible.
Two strategies
were pursued.
First, Lexington
participated in
launching a state
database called
CLASP (Curricu-
lum Library Align-
ment and Shar-
ing Project),
which contains
state standards
and strands from
the seven Massa-
chusetts Curricu-
Patricia Ruane lum Frameworks.
It provides a for-
mat and forum for Lexington teachers, and teachers around
the state, to document local curriculum and share technology-
enhanced lessons. The second strategy involved the selection
of specifically targeted software or applications to extend par-
ticular units in newly updated Social Studies and
English/Language Arts curricula.
• With the support of a community -based Diversity Task Force,
school staff worked hard to change hiring timelines, train
interview teams, and recruit a diverse pool of excellent candi-
dates for positions throughout the organization. Due to an
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1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 39
Superintendent of Schools continued from previous page
early retirement incentive, there were a larger number of
vacancies. An exciting and diverse group of talented and
skilled educators joined our staff as a result of this major
effort. Approximately 20% of our new hires for the 1999-
2000 school year are people of color. Their presence and per-
spective enrich our students' total experience of learning.
Together with other colleagues, our staff of color also chal-
lenge and enrich our collective professional efforts to be intel-
lectually honest in our presentation of content, voices, and
perspectives throughout the curriculum.
A year -long analysis of ways to improve service delivery
resulted in the shifting of people and programs at the end of
the 1998 -99 school year. Specifically, the administrative
branch of Information Technology shifted from the Director
of Facilities, Grounds and Support Services to the Director of
Business and Finances. This shift enabled the Director of
Facilities to focus more time on the coordination of the
Secondary Renovation Project, as the school department's
liaison to the Permanent Building Committee, while the
Director of Business and Finances works with Town Hall per-
sonnel to streamline data collection and to develop compati-
ble information systems between town and school functions.
• Recertification of Lexington High School for 10 years was
granted by the New England Association of Schools and
Lexington Public School Enrollments
High School Class of 1999:
Size of class .. ............................349
Continuing education ........................95.7%
4 -year college .... ..........................90.6%
2 -year college .... ...........................4.2%
Other schooling .. .............................9%
Employment ..... ...........................3.7%
Other.......... .............................6%
National Merit Scholarship Program Class of 2000
Semi - finalists .. .............................15
Letters of Commendation ......................55
National Achievement Semi - finalists ..............2
Colleges (NEASC). This process began in the 1997 -98 school
year with the school community's self- assessment against
standards articulated under the following categories:
Curriculum and Instruction, Statement of Purpose, Student
Support Services, Media Services, Administration,
Community Support and Involvement, Facilities and
Financial Support and School Climate. A team of about 15
educators from New England high schools and colleges
reviewed the self- assessment, then came on -site for three days
to observe, conduct interviews, inspect facilities, and corrob-
orate theory with practice. LHS received a long list of com-
mendations for many things, including:
— The talent, caring, and innovation exhibited by teachers.
— The rich and varied curriculum and course of studies.
— The high degree of academic success and impressive
results in a variety of co- curricular activities.
— The effective work of the principal with many communi-
ty groups.
— Community, foundation (LEF), and corporate support for
fine arts, athletics, and science.
— Provision of a safe, orderly environment for students.
— Dedication of teachers and administrators to meeting the
educational needs of all students.
School Inventory
Elementary, Grades K -5:
Bowman, 9 Philip Road
Built 1967
Bridge, 55 Middleby Road
Built 1966
Malcolm Astley, Principal
Barbara Manfredi, Principal
Estabrook, 117 Grove Street Joni Jay, Principal
Built 1960
Fiske, 34A Colony Road Anne Mikulski, Acting Principal
Built 1948
Harrington, 146 Maple Street
Projected
Actual
Projected
Hastings, 2618 Mass. Avenue
99100
99100
00 /01
Bowman
522
542
543
Bridge
502
494
476
Estabrook
494
476
477
Fiske
458
429
424
Harrington
414
412
401
Hastings
460
474
481
Total Elementary
2850
2817
2802
Clarke
706
706
714
Diamond
714
686
704
Total Middle
1420
1392
1418
High School
1608
1598
1687
Grand Total
5878
5807
5907
High School Class of 1999:
Size of class .. ............................349
Continuing education ........................95.7%
4 -year college .... ..........................90.6%
2 -year college .... ...........................4.2%
Other schooling .. .............................9%
Employment ..... ...........................3.7%
Other.......... .............................6%
National Merit Scholarship Program Class of 2000
Semi - finalists .. .............................15
Letters of Commendation ......................55
National Achievement Semi - finalists ..............2
Colleges (NEASC). This process began in the 1997 -98 school
year with the school community's self- assessment against
standards articulated under the following categories:
Curriculum and Instruction, Statement of Purpose, Student
Support Services, Media Services, Administration,
Community Support and Involvement, Facilities and
Financial Support and School Climate. A team of about 15
educators from New England high schools and colleges
reviewed the self- assessment, then came on -site for three days
to observe, conduct interviews, inspect facilities, and corrob-
orate theory with practice. LHS received a long list of com-
mendations for many things, including:
— The talent, caring, and innovation exhibited by teachers.
— The rich and varied curriculum and course of studies.
— The high degree of academic success and impressive
results in a variety of co- curricular activities.
— The effective work of the principal with many communi-
ty groups.
— Community, foundation (LEF), and corporate support for
fine arts, athletics, and science.
— Provision of a safe, orderly environment for students.
— Dedication of teachers and administrators to meeting the
educational needs of all students.
School Inventory
Elementary, Grades K -5:
Bowman, 9 Philip Road
Built 1967
Bridge, 55 Middleby Road
Built 1966
Malcolm Astley, Principal
Barbara Manfredi, Principal
Estabrook, 117 Grove Street Joni Jay, Principal
Built 1960
Fiske, 34A Colony Road Anne Mikulski, Acting Principal
Built 1948
Harrington, 146 Maple Street
David Crump, Principal
Built 1956
Hastings, 2618 Mass. Avenue
Rick Rogers, Principal
Built 1955
Middle Schools, Grades 6 -8
Clarke, 17 Stedman Road
Pamela Houlares, Principal
Built 1972
Diamond, 99 Hancock Street
Joanne Hennessy, Principal
Built 1957
High School, Grades 9 -12
Philip Lanoue, Principal
251 Waltham Street
Built 1950
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Superintendent of Schools continued from previous page
Two areas of concern were also articulated in the NEASC report.
These were given a `warning status,' and focus on two areas:
• Facilities: the inadequacy and deterioration of facilities, and
the understaffing of custodial and maintenance support; and
• Statement of Purpose — the absence of clear expectations for stu-
dent and school performance in the school's Statement of Purpose.
Lexington High School administrators are required to submit a
progress report to NEASC in February 2000, with detailed
responses to recommendations. Start-up of the Secondary
Renovation Project clearly addresses many of the problems cited
in the report. Requests for additional custodial and maintenance
staff will be included in the FY 2001 budget request. Expectations
under Statement of Purpose will be addressed as well.
In addition to major initiatives, the school department began the
process of rethinking some programs areas and personnel con-
figurations to improve service delivery. Specifically:
• An Elementary Foreign Language Task Force looked for ways
to optimize elementary foreign language instruction, in the
face of a budget cut for FY 2000. As a result, the School
Committee has endorsed a plan to budget in FY 2001 for the
implementation of one foreign language beginning in Grade 3.
• A cut in after - school activities at the middle school level resulted
in the redesign of athletic programs to include some intramural
activities, week -long sports clinics, and a limited set of inter-
scholastic offerings. This program is supported by parent fees.
• The retirement of long -time Director of Special Education Paul
Lombard resulted in a transition leadership team. Dr. Ruane will
recommend a permanent leadership configuration for FY 2001.
The year drew to a close with the release of the second round of
MCAS results. Lexington students continue to test well, and
ROLE: To oversee the distribution of funds collected
biannually, through the tax -bill solicitation, to the
Lexington PTA Council Scholarship Fund or the
Lexington Education Foundation, per donor request.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Thomas Fenn and
David Williams from the Lexington PTA Council
Scholarship Committee, Julie Duncan and Jules Pieri
from the Lexington Education Foundation, and the
Superintendent of Schools.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• $11,558 in donations was designated and distributed to
the Lexington PTA Scholarship Award Fund.
• $14,658 in donations was designated and distributed to
the Lexington Education Foundation.
staff note progress in particular areas targeted for improvement.
Specific analysis of student performance in the `Needs
Improvement' or `Failing' categories is occurring at each school,
and special skills support is being planned at each level thanks
to competitive grant funds from the Department of Education.
MCAS results continue to be one of several important ways of
assessing student learning in Lexington. 30
ROLE: To offer lifelong learning to all by providing prac-
tical, creative, and enjoyable educational opportunities at
reasonable cost. Courses for adults are offered in three ses-
sions: winter, spring, and fall. Classes are offered Monday
through Thursday, with most of the evening classes held at
the High School. Daytime programs are held at the Senior
Center and a few other locations around Town. The sum-
mer program is for students in Kindergarten through High
School and is taught by LPS teachers. Lexington
Community Education is a self - sustaining, integral pro-
gram of the Lexington Public School system.
STAFF: Co- directors Barbara Crane and Robin
Tartaglia; two part-time administrative assistants: Andrea
Paquette and Debbie Neumann.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Expanded the summer program from 5 to 6 weeks.
There were 62 summer classes in 1999, from acceler-
ated math to creative writing to multi -media drama.
About 35 high school students participated as volun-
teer aides, earning credit for community service.
• New computers helped increase efficiency using
unique registration software, developed with the expert
assistance of volunteer Chris LeeKeenan.
• Extended office hours so staff was always present
while classes were in progress.
• Redesigned the course catalog.
• Offered the first on -line computer classes.
• Increased support and evaluation of teachers.
• Increased class registrations for adult programs to 3443,
42% over 1998. The adult programs attract people from
many surrounding communities although about 75% of
adult students were Lexingtonians.
• The summer 1999 children's program also showed growth
increasing to 928 registrations, 11% over 1998.92% of the
summer program students were from Lexington.
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 41
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4996-1997
199:
Personnel Services
Administrative Offices
$ 393,467
$ 386,216
$ 412,098
$ 543,202
$ 615,778
Principals and Assistants
1,054,657
1,079,025
1,114,919
1,203,500
1,284,575
Supervisors /Coordinators
676,976
668,739
747,262
822,698
917,629
Classroom Teachers
15,696,252
16,385,616
17,506,883
18,861,173
19,650,673
Degree Changes
40,000
45,000
0
0
0
Severance Pay
180,688
206,506
142,992
135,713
61,092
Special Needs Staff
2,296,173
2,661,947
2,802,538
3,249,455
3,533,908
Tutors
1,024,390
1,114,999
1,417,104
1,456,802
1,566,149
Stipends (Extra Duty)
101,470
61,894
66,388
125,551
125,501
Nurses
179,322
184,275
205,858
299,613
312,035
Instructional Materials Specialists(Library)
470,949
512,435
547,662
589,491
594,967
Guidance Counselors
780,342
842,858
874,251
837,903
961,318
Psychologists
135,934
137,896
147,513
189,662
219,951
Doctors
24,335
26,225
2,200
24,251
1,400
Aides
500,755
483,739
609,313
793,517
871,202
Special Needs Assistants
224,557
225,161
263,682
239,209
280,373
Secretarial and Clerical
1,134,917
1,231,308
1,331,103
1,362,462
1,446,041
Computer Center Technical
46,706
70,685
168,018
196,422
169,389
Student Programmers
9,891
14,725
9,099
10,685
4,901
Custodians and Maintenance
1,580,885
1,569,347
1,619,407
1,638,352
1,711,883
Crossing Guards
76,751
79,337
83,207
84,025
89,223
Workers' Compensation
36,216
1,699
0
19,572
18,487
FICA/Medicare Tax
136,115
148,208
208,990
247,370
278,513
Subtotal
$ 26,801,748
$ 28,137,840
$ 30,280,487
$ 32,930,628
$ 34,714,988
Employee Benefits
$ 2,982,086
$ 3,180,190
$ 3,299,797
$ 3,331,521
$ 3,235,824
Expenses
Fuel- Heating
$ 217,090
$ 319,788
$ 374,106
$ 298,003
$ 218,934
Vehicle Parts, Gas, Oil
4,548
7,647
7,038
10,061
6,694
Office Supplies
80,981
103,139
97,222
99,593
98,311
Teaching Supplies
314,919
300,324
322,874
329,415
442,982
Other Supplies
111,638
125,277
160,554
156,277
236,393
Textbooks
213,097
240,109
238,825
263,422
278,562
Library Books and Cataloging
41,600
40,925
42,336
47,072
58,649
Periodicals and Newspapers
10,706
14,830
12,303
13,493
12,355
Recruiting Materials
12,188
13,564
9,729
17,096
27,428
Report Cards/Progress Reports
2,383
2,064
1,055
1,904
3,099
Handbooks
1,030
65
3,582
3,602
4,887
Professional Books /Subscriptions
6,949
6,289
13,501
8,194
10,606
Student Publications
8,999
7,500
5,260
0
6,525
Film Rental
2,230
2,759
55
50
2,196
Media Purchase
13,383
9,789
12,742
24,079
31,317
Computer Software
36,000
49,556
53,150
61,590
75,314
Repair of Plant (Supplies)
54,092
85,854
89,697
79,788
85,723
Repair of Grounds (Supplies)
116
1,268
1,010
1,796
10,062
Subtotal
$ 1,131,949
$ 1,330,747
$ 1,445,039
$ 1,415,435
$ 1,610,037
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1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 43
Equipment Purchase and Rental
New Equipment
$ 218,951
$ 216,583
$ 100,872
$ 62,975
69,267
Replacement of Equipment
52,941
83,621
54,260
20,376
21,924
Subtotal
$ 271,892
$ 300,204
$ 155,132
$ 83,351
$ 91,191
Contracted Services
Consultant Services
$ 663,693
$ 527,109
$ 629,608
$ 594,176
$ 628,144
Special Testing
57,215
53,696
31,891
41,717
38,506
Built -in Items/Bldg. Repairs
55,338
92,955
79,015
41,077
26,204
Electrical (Repairs)
27,999
22,896
25,615
22,995
26,084
Plumbing (Repairs)
16,565
17,604
14,891
23,077
22,716
Heating (Repairs)
36,924
59,577
85,758
100,486
136,873
Painting
13,851
30,172
10,276
3,190
10,679
Roofing (Repairs)
3,333
10,069
4,674
8,506
10,000
Glass (Repairs)
5,172
4,745
6,205
8,621
13,100
Other Property Services (Repairs)
31,066
24,938
79,785
96,168
35,123
Mop Rental
6,149
8,193
8,879
8,553
7,847
Electricity
526,990
539,795
641,433
633,720
603,720
Water
101,237
103,485
91,990
133,194
131,206
Gas (Bottled and Natural)
9,173
15,934
16,299
15,452
16,000
Telephone
110,989
121,903
160,892
156,722
183,933
Insect Control
4,534
5,380
4,047
4,367
5,000
Elevator Service and Repair
0
16,665
1,338
7,313
12,501
Pupil Transportation
Regular
535,432
642,243
700,975
733,124
768,061
Special Needs, in Town
70,133
85,886
92,745
102,808
104,407
Special Needs, outside
113,215
134,210
140,098
169,964
199,543
Field Trips
5,208
5,832
6,305
8,953
6,654
Other Transportation
94,185
115,599
99,688
100,542
139,094
Travel and Meetings Intrastate
24,762
23,997
25,272
10,970
21,056
Travel Out of State
6,197
4,425
12,660
482
1,045
Travel Within Lexington
7,145
8,695
9,156
11,754
8,781
Printing
9,066
5,730
8,916
9,610
17,610
Newsletter
3,185
2,087
1,037
800
1,760
Equipment Service/Maintenance
198,770
209,773
215,039
243,778
313,112
Tuition Special Needs
1,202,009
1,485,484
1,545,845
1,931,934
2,246,510
Membership
40,958
37,555
53,541
50,477
53,386
Other General
215,516
380,559
157,425
128,595
355.941
Equipment Rental
10,637
16,863
18,017
14,031
15,746
Subtotal
$ 4,206,646
$ 4,814,054
$ 4,979,315
$ 5,417,156
$ 6,160,342
Grand Total
$ 35,394,321
$ 37,763,035
$ 40,159,770
$ 43,178,091
$ 45,812,382
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1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 43
Expenditures
Capital Budget
FY99
FY98
$ 709,236
(hardware /software)
$909,250
Operating Budget
$ 491,647
(salaries /software /supplies)
Grants
Area Lexington Use
Amount
FEDERAL
Special Education
Curriculum Frameworks
$
24,151
GAAD Law Enforcement
$
10,000
Redesign of PreServ. Ed
$
20,000
PL 94 -142
Special Education IDEA
$
503,520
Early Childhood Mainstreaming
for Pre- School
$
39,904
PL 97 -35
Chapter 2 Block Instruction/
Grant Title VI Technology
$
14,576
Goals 2000 Focused Instr.
$
7,500
Tech Lit. Challenge
$
115,481
Goals 2000 Focused histr.
$
25,000
Total Federal Funds
$
760,132
STATE
Chapter 636
METCO
$1,095,550
Comprehensive Health Health Education
$
124,967
Drug Free Schools
$
32,502
CHNA 15 Mini Grant
$
1,000
Advanced Placement
$
7,500
Tech Train & Prof. Dev
$
83,550
SCORE Peer Mediation
$
7,000
Early Literacy
$
26,300
Safe Schools
$
2,000
Total State Funds
$1,380,369
FEDERAL/STATE
Safe & Drug Free Discretion
$
50,000
Eisenhower
$
18,138
Emergency Immigration
$
32,328
Emerg. Imm. Acquisition
$
25,000
Total Federal/State
$
125,466
LOCAL
Lexington Education Foundation (FY99)
$
89,836
FEES
Transportation
$
344,921
(collected
in 1998 -99)
Athletics & Athletics Gate Receipts
$
170,022
Tuition
$
40,500
Building Rental and Extended Day Program
$
102,679
Medicaid Reimbursement (from 7/98 -6/99)
$
55,378
Total Fees
$
713,500
CONEVIUNITY, CORPORATE, & PRIVATE DONATIONS
Italian Consulate (CASH
$
20,000
Bell Atlantic Edlink
$
10,000
Total Donations
$
30,000
GRAND TOTAL ALL SOURCES
$ 3,099,303
Expenditures
Capital Budget
FY99
FY98
$ 709,236
(hardware /software)
$909,250
Operating Budget
$ 491,647
(salaries /software /supplies)
Total
$1,200,883
$909,250
ROLE: To advise the Superintendent of Schools on the
implementation of Lexington's state - approved Five -Year
Technology Plan. This volunteer group is composed of
school administrators, individual school technology chairs,
parents and citizens.
The School Department is indebted to the Town of Lexington
for supporting the Five -Year Technology Plan the past three
years. Organized by year, each year focuses on a specific goal:
Year 1: Completing the Network (1996 -97)
Year 2: Teacher Immersion (1997 -98)
Year 3: Curriculum Integration (1998 -99)
Year 4: Student Immersion (1999 -00)
Year 5: Student Immersion Continued (2000 -01)
HIGHLIGHTS:
• During the 1998 -99 school year, the School Department
provided extensive professional development to provide all
high school teachers with the fundamental skills for using
technology. The goal was for all staff to be competent in the
five core technology - related skills referred to as "Kansas ":
basic desktop operations, word processing, electronic mail,
web research, and network access and file server use.
• Elementary and middle school teachers worked in grade
level or departmental teams to put into practice the
"Kansas" skills learned the prior year. Learning teams
developed lessons related to curriculum units aligned with
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and which included
technology integration and/or anti - racist, anti -bias themes.
• Purchased 93 teacher workstations and 255 student work-
stations with printers, school servers, and CD -ROM towers
to provide hardware to continue system -wide technology
professional development. Workstations were equipped with
the core software used across the entire system as well as
instructional software used to support designated curriculum
units. In addition, computer furniture and peripherals (scan-
ners, digital cameras, large monitors) were purchased.
Received grants totaling $223,607 from State and private
foundations to design and implement technology -rich activ-
ities linked to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks;
for professional development and technology- related activ-
ities; plus four Lighthouse projects to infuse technology
into the classroom and disseminate statewide.
Page 44 1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Minuteman Regional High School
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY99
$147,362
FY98
$ 8,489,046
$
8,458,599
Expenses
$
4,470,018
$
4,241,507
Capital Items
$
389,091
$
423,720
Total Budget
$13,348,155
$
13,123,826
Lexington's assessed share
$
725,557`
$
732,188
"Town Meeting voted to pay $725,556 signifying its disapproval of
Minuteman's budget.
REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE APPOINTED by
towns' moderators: Lexington representative Jane Pagett; other
district towns are Acton, Arlington, Belmont, Bolton,
Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Dover, Lancaster, Lincoln,
Needham, Stow, Sudbury, Wayland, and Weston.
SUPERINTENDENT: Ronald Fitzgerald, hired by Regional
School Committee.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Eleven Lexington students participated in the July 1999 "High
Expectations /Academic Support Services Program," funded
by the Massachusetts Department of Education to build skills
in mathematics, science and English.
• Plumbing and carpentry students completed construction of a
duplex house on Spencer Street in Lexington. Financed by
LexHAB, the dwelling will supplement the Town's affordable
housing stock. Carpentry students also remodeled the
Lexington Senior Center kitchen.
• A Boxborough graphic communication student was one of the
five winners of the LEXPRESS logo design contest.
• A culinary arts department junior won a national -level gold
medal in a competition held in Kansas City, Missouri by
VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America).
• The Minuteman School Committee was reorganized from one
large group with 16 town representatives into four smaller
subcommittees working in the following areas: finance, stu-
dent access, general education, and special education...
ENROLLMENT INFORMATION FOR LEXINGTON
1998 -1999 (Shown in full -time equivalents)
Regular high school students ..................34.00
Post - graduate students ....................... 3.80
Part-time `reduced charge' students ..............4.28
Afternoon students ..........................3.60
Middle school tech programs .................25.00
Total full- & part -time students ..............70.68
r
Seated, left to right: Stacey Bridge - Denzak, John Davies, Steve Colman.
Standing, left to right, Fred Merrill, Robert Bowyer, Glenn Garber, Tony Galaitsis.
ROLE:
To prepare
the Com-
prehensive
Plan, ad-
minister
Subdivi-
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$147,362
$ 130,097
Expenses
$ 7,000
$ 6,613
Personnel
Full Time
3
3
lion Regulations in accordance with the state subdivi-
sion control law; review residential special permit
applications; and make decisions and recommenda-
tions required by the zoning bylaw and the state zon-
ing act in regard to zoning amendments and rezoning
petitions. The department also analyzes economic,
demographic, and development trends in Lexington
and the region to assist the Planning Board, the Town
Manager and other town departments and committees.
ELECTED to 5 -year terms: Chairman John L.
Davies (until 2000); Vice Chairman Steven Colman
(until 2001); Clerk Anthony Galaitsis (until 2002);
Frederick L. Merrill (until 2004), and Stacey P.
Bridge - Denzak (until 2003).
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1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 45
Planning Board continued from previous page
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: As of December 1,
Planning Director Glenn H. Garber succeeded Robert Bowyer
who had served since 1980 and new Assistant Planner Maryann
McCall - Taylor (filling the slot Garber had held since 1998);
Department Clerk Elissa M. Tap. Bowyer became Director of
Comprehensive Planning, beginning summer 1999, with retire-
ment planned in June 2000.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Worked on the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan:
Town Meeting designated $50,000 for preparing the
Comprehensive Plan, a major undertaking important in estab-
lishing Lexington's future direction.. The effort will coordi-
nate with relevant projects such as Lexington 2020 Vision and
various municipal departments.
• Town Meeting approved five key articles amending the
Zoning Bylaw; three were conceived and drafted by the
Planning Board, two by citizen petition including innovative
historic preservation incentives, technical corrections, amend-
ments to the rezoning process, automated teller machines
(allowed in CN District), and a site amendment to an existing
CD -zoned office building.
• Helped prepare a home -rule petition, in which, through an
amendment to the State Zoning Act, the teardown and large
house issue would be partly addressed by allowing residential
floor area ratios. The petition was approved by Town Meeting
for submission into the legislative process.
• Adopted revised guidelines on public benefits and the size of
houses built in two -lot subdivisions approved under Section 7.4.5,
Reduced Frontage in Small Subdivision, of the Zoning Bylaw.
• Bridge - Denzak represented the Board on the Fletcher Avenue
Land Use Referral Committee whose task is to consider
preservation and enhancement of this visible open space.
• Galaitsis served on the Hanscom Field Noise Workgroup
which prepared and released a report with recommendations on
noise abatement and mitigation procedures and on new metrics
and standards to be used in reporting noise levels at Hanscom.
• Colman chaired the Hennessy Ad Hoc Field Committee
whose final recommendation was that the field be placed
under the jurisdiction of the Conservation Commission.
• Development activity: As the economy continues to prosper,
development activity has increased in number of cases filed and
the complexity and contentiousness of the debate on each pro-
posal. This trend marked by a pronounced shift toward the use
of 'orphan' land, (i.e., lots without street frontage), which
increases the intensity of the issues. As the year ends, numerous
additional developments are pending. The following cases went
through one or more stages of Planning Board review in 1999:
Conventional Subdivisions
— Porter Lane, off Adams Street, definitive amendment, 6 lots
— Dunham Street, sketch plan, 2 lots
— Rowland Avenue, definitive plan, 1 lot
Lane, sketch plan, 2 lots
Subdivision with Special Permit and Site Plan
— Grandview Avenue, preliminary plan, 3 lots
7.4.5 Frontage Reduction Subdivisions
— 113/115 Concord Avenue, sketch and definitive plans, 2 lots
— 41 Lincoln Street, sketch and preliminary plans, 2 lots
— 246 Concord Avenue, preliminary and definitive plans, 2 lots
— 87 Hancock Street, definitive plan , 2 lots
Cluster Developments
—160 -170 Old Smith Farm, Wood Street, definitive plan, 16 units
Rezoning Petitions/Amendments
— 16 Hayden Avenue, amendment, Office Building
— 903 Waltham Street (corner of Concord Avenue), withdrawn
Street Construction Plans/Adequacy Determinations
— 10 Richard Road, 1 unit
— Earl Street (amendment)
— 10 Bennington Road, 1 unit
— 16 Bennington Road, 1 unit
— 78 Outlook Drive, 1 unit
Approval Not Required Plan Determinations
— 11 Bennington Road, 2 lots
— 39 Paul Revere Road, 2 lots
— Sedge Road, 2 lots
MAPC (Metropolitan Area
Planning Council)
ROLE: A regional planning agency that serves 101 com-
munities in the metropolitan Boston area, including
Lexington by acting as a forum for state and local officials,
providing a wide range of technical services to member
communities, and overseeing federally funded transporta-
tion programs in the area. MAPC is organized into eight
subregions. Lexington is in the Minuteman Advisory Group
on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC). Other member towns
are: Acton, Bedford, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord,
Hudson, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, and Stow.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Lexington's representa-
tive is the Economic Development Officer, Joseph A. Marino.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• MAGIC hosted two legislative breakfasts.
• Organized two workshops on effective tools for manag-
ing transportation demand.
• Ran a session on Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
• Provided input into transportation planning and decision -
making.
• The "MAGIC Carpet " —a feasibility study of options for
shuttles, park- and -ride lots, reverse commuting, and other
alternatives to solo driving —was approved for funding. in
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Board l Appeals
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FYQQ
$33,974
$29,262
ROLE: To grant variances from the Zoning
Bylaw, issue special permits for uses or
construction as authorized by the Zoning
Bylaw, and hear appeals of decisions by the
Building Commissioner and Zoning
Enforcement Officer.
Seated, left to right: Francis Smith, Edwin Whittemore, John McWeeney, Sheila Marian,
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: a quasi Judi- Robert Whitman,
cial board consisting of five members and six Lynne Wilson, A
associate members: Chairman John McWeeney, Vice Chairman
Edwin Whittemore, Francis W. K. Smith, Robert Whitman, Robert
Sacco. Associates Nyles Barnert, Joseph Campbell, Jacqueline
Davison, Arthur Smith, Judith Uhrig, and Lynne Wilson.
and Robert F. Sacco. Standing, left to right: Sara Chase, Judith Uhrig,
Art
Near year's end, John McWeeney retired after 13 years on the Board,
and was replaced by Judith Uhrig. Robert Whitman was elected
chair. Replacing Judith Uhrig and Joseph Campbell (who moved
away) as associates are Sara B. Chase and Elizabeth Sahatjian.
Administrative clerk: Sheila M. Marian replaced Elinor
Greenway who retired after 13 years on the Board.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Held 110 hearings, of which 5 were continued until a subse-
quent session (about the same case load as in 1998).
• Heard 56 applications for variances, mostly involving resi-
dences: 4 were denied in full or in part, and 1 was withdrawn.
• Heard 42 applications for special permits: 12 concerning non-
conforming residences (1 denied); 7 concerning commercial
properties (1 denied); 3 for new or changes to special permits
with site plan review; 7 concerning food establishments; 3 for
professional office in the home; 2 institutions (1 partly with-
drawn); 7 for signs; and 1 for a wireless communication facility.
• Heard 8 requests that a proposed action be considered a minor
modification to an existing special permit (5 were approved
and 3 denied).
• Heard 4 appeals from Building Commissioner or Zoning Enforce-
ment Officer decisions (2 were denied, 1 upheld and 1 withdrawn).
• Acknowledged valuable advice and assistance from the
Communication Advisory and Design Advisory Committees
throughout the year.
Petitions heard by the Board of Appeals in 1999 are listed in the
order in which hearings were scheduled. Decisions may have
been subject to conditions. Details are on file with the Town Clerk.
January
178 Lowell Street, SunRise Care & Rehabilitation: granted a
special permit to replace free - standing sign with new free- stand-
ing sign showing new name of nursing home facility.
313 -321 Marrett Road, Camblex Realty Trust: granted a special
permit to install two non - illuminated wall signs.
5 Essex Street, Avraham Nash & Neysa Caplan: granted vari-
ances from front- and side -yard setbacks to add a second story
addition to a nonconforming dwelling.
Smith, Nyles Barnert, Jacqueline Davison, and Matt Hakala.
43 Freemont Street, Alan Evans and Annmarie Spauster: grant-
ed a variance from residential height restriction to raise the roof
and add full -shed dormer to rear of a single - family dwelling.
39 Adams Street, John and Patricia Austin and Windemere Group:
granted a variance from maximum impervious surface ratio to allow
impervious surface ratio of .176 for a dwelling and accessory structure.
10 Richard Road, Daniel Taylor: denied appeal and upheld deci-
sion of Zoning Enforcement Officer that demolition work done
exceeds 50 percent of the replacement cost of the former dwelling.
16 Hayden Avenue, Hayden Medical Center: approved grant of
permanent Certificate of Occupancy.
February
4 Irnebrook Road, Norma D. Perry: allowed withdrawal of
appeal of decision of Zoning Enforcement Officer.
17 Spencer Street, Lorelle and Leslie Yee: granted a special per-
mit to add two dormers above the nonconforming portion of a
single - family dwelling.
54 Gleason Road, George and Maida Eisenberg: granted a vari-
ance from side -yard setback to replace an existing deck and
extend new deck to the rear.
47 Parker Street, Eric and Diane Pearlman: granted variance
from residential height restriction to add a dormer to the attic;
denied variances from side -yard and driveway setbacks to add a
two -car garage with room above, and a new driveway.
9 King Street, Philip Gschwend and Colleen Cavanaugh: grant-
ed variances from front -yard, side -yard and driveway setbacks to
allow additions to nonconforming single - family dwelling;
denied variance from residential height restriction for addition.
16 Hayden Avenue, Hayden Medical Center LLC: denied pro-
posed modification of a special permit to reduce the required
number of parking spaces for construction of MRI Center.
March
14 Smith Avenue, Barbara Feldman: granted a special permit to
add a roof on columns over front entrance of a nonconforming
single - family dwelling.
26 Vaille Avenue, William and Eileen Wood: granted a variance
from residential height restriction to add two -story addition
above existing garage at the rear of a dwelling.
6 North Hancock Street, Due Fratelli, Inc.: granted 2 -year
renewal of a special permit, with conditions, for a take -out food
service in the CN district. (Expires 3/1/01.)
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1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington page 47
Board of Appeals continued from previous page
1749 Massachusetts Avenue, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc.: granted
a 1 -year special permit, with conditions, for a take -out, fast -food
service in the CB district with 18 seats. (Expires 8/30/00.)
675 Waltham Street, Carroll Brothers, Inc.: granted 5 -year
renewal of a special permit, with conditions, to continue to oper-
ate a seasonal recreational golf facility. (Expires 12/31/03.)
22 Bowker Street, Appeal of Francis J. McCarthy: continued
hearing on appeal of decision of Zoning Enforcement Officer
that lots 55, 56, and 57 do not constitute a buildable lot separate
from 22 Bowker Street.
April
32 Waltham Street, Stephen Barrentine: granted 5 -year renewal of
a special permit, with conditions, to operate a deli/sandwich shop
with seating for customers at Dagwood's Deli. (Expires 2/28/04.)
31 Columbus Street, Janet Dephoure: granted a variance from
front -yard setback to add a one -story garage with bedroom and
attic above to the side of a nonconforming single - family dwelling.
4 Irnebrook Road, Norma Perry: granted a special permit, with
conditions, to substitute general office use for the nonconform-
ing residential use on the street -level floor in the CB district.
1265 Massachusetts Avenue, Gold Star Nursery, Inc.: determined
that installing a pergola and additional landscaping is a minor
revision of a special permit and a public hearing is not required.
22 Bowker Street, Appeal of Francis J. McCarthy: granted
appeal and overturned decision of Zoning Enforcement Officer
that lots 55, 56, and 57 do not constitute a buildable lot separate
from 22 Bowker Street.
727 Marrett Road, S.L.T. Realty Ltd.: extended, renewed, and
reissued for 2 years a special permit with site plan review (SPS)
to construct 80 additional guest rooms.
927 & 945 Waltham Street, Wagon Wheel Realty Trust: granted
2 -year renewal of a special permit, with conditions, to continue
to operate a nursery and roadside stand, replacing, and expand-
ing the existing building and modifying landscape
screening.(Expires 4/24/01.)
63 Westview Street, Brookline Infant - Toddler Center: continued
hearing on application for special permit for relief from parking
and loading requirements and a common driveway for proposed
children's day care center.
63 Westview Street, Brookline Infant - Todder Center: continued
hearing on application for variances from height restriction and
parking space setback for proposed children's day care center.
33 Marrett Road, Supreme Council, 33rd Scottish Rite: modi-
fied existing special permits and granted special permits for
addition to main building to consolidate staff and provide learn-
ing center for children with dyslexia as well as a common drive-
way and parking modifications.
May
13 -15 Somerset Road, Janice Whittemore: granted a special per-
mit to add family room and deck at rear of a nonconforming
two - family dwelling.
7 White Pine Lane, Gila Lindsley: granted 5 -year renewal of a
special permit, with conditions, to continue to use portion of res-
idence as an office for a part-time psychotherapy practice for no
more than 20 hours a week. (Expires 4/30/04.)
64 Bloomfield Street, John Rosenberg and Susan Bennett:
granted a variance from side -yard setback, with a condition, to
add peaked roof to existing detached garage.
48 Bartlett Avenue, Lexington Christian Academy: continued
hearing on application for special permits to modify transitional -
area landscape screening and number of parking spaces required.
63 Westview Street, Brookline Infant- Toddler Center: granted spe-
cial permits for relief from parking and loading requirements and
for a common driveway for proposed children's day care center.
63 Westview Street, Infant - Toddler Center: granted variances
from height restriction and parking place setback for a children's
day care center in the RO district. Use is allowed by right.
805 Massachusetts Avenue, Atlas Travel International: granted
a special permit to remove signage and install projecting sign.
286 Marrett Road, Vladimir Lyubetsky and Olga Voromna: granted
a special permit to rebuild front steps, add second floor dormer, and
increase chimney height of nonconforming single - family dwelling.
311 -325 Woburn Street, Countryside Plaza Trust: granted a spe-
cial permit, with condition, to modify transitional landscape
screening for additions to Countryside Plaza.
2 Highland Avenue, Alan and Janet Simpson: granted variances
from front- and side -yard setbacks and residential height
restriction to construct addition to the side of nonconforming
single - family dwelling and to add a rear dormer to the roof of
the existing dwelling.
16 Village Circle, Yamil and Suzanne Kouri: granted, with a
condition, variances from residential height restriction and front -
yard setback to add third story and steps to two -story, split -
entrance dwelling.
27 Massachusetts Avenue, Hogan's Getty Station: determined that
change in signage is minor and a public hearing is not required.
June
48 Bartlett Avenue, Lexington Christian Academy: granted a
special permit, with conditions, to modify parking requirements;
allowed withdrawal of application to modify landscape- screen-
ing requirements.
162 Bedford Street, LB &J Corp, d/b /a Movies & More: denied
appeal and upheld decision of Zoning Enforcement Officer that
a ticket agency is not allowed in the CN district.
152 Bedford Street, Alejandro Sarmiento: denied a variance
from rear -yard setback to dismantle nonconforming tool shed
and construct detached, two -car garage.
31 -33 Cottage Street, Glenn M. Lee: granted a variance from
rear yard setback to extend nonconforming one -story addition to
the side and add second level to the dwelling with the same rear -
yard setback. The nonconforming two - family dwelling in the
RO district will become a single - family dwelling.
49 Dexter Road, Robert and Jane Schuler: granted a variance
from front- and side -yard setbacks to add two -story additions to
front and rear of nonconforming single - family dwelling.
19 Fair Oaks Drive, Abraham Shenker: granted variances from
side -yard setback to add three -story addition, including a shed
dormer, to nonconforming single - family dwelling.
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38 Cedar Street, Jeffrey Denzak and Stacy Bridge - Denzak: grant-
ed a variance from front -yard setback to add two -story addition
on the left side of a nonconforming single - family dwelling.
5 Tewksbury Street, Alan B. Levy: granted variance from front -
and side -yard setbacks to add a bulkhead to the left side of a
nonconforming single - family dwelling.
July
16 Percy Road, Richard Ely and Lynette Tsiang: granted a vari-
ance from front -yard setback to add deck and elevated walkway
to nonconforming single - family dwelling.
12 Locke Lane, Joan Quinzani and Joanne Greenfield: granted
a variance from front -yard setback to add vestibule to single -
family dwelling.
238 Lincoln Street, Richard Papazian: granted a variance from res-
idential height restriction to construct addition to single - family dwel-
ling which would be viewed from the back as a three -story building.
14 Bicentennial Drive, Craig Weeks: granted a variance from
residential height restriction to add shed dormer across the back
of the attic of a two -story dwelling.
20 Cedar Street, Katherine Pongratz: granted, with a condition,
a special permit to demolish nonconforming detached garage
and construct new garage the same size.
9 Shade Street, Patrick Patuto and Laurie Jean Frey: granted a
special permit to add second -story headroom to nonconforming
single - family dwelling.
9 Shade Street, Patrick Patuto and Laurie Jean Frey: granted a
variance from side -yard setback to add one -story addition to rear
of nonconforming single - family dwelling.
150 East Street, Doran Greenhouses, Inc.: granted 6 -year
renewal (from 12/31/00) of a special permit, with conditions, to
continue operating a commercial greenhouse /nursery and all
other uses allowed at Doran Farm. (Expires 12/31/06.)
6 Bruce Road, Anne and David Nuss: determined that request
that modification of a variance granted for an addition is not
minor and that a public hearing is required.
August
1729 Massachusetts Avenue, Starbucks Coffee: granted a spe-
cial permit to add white lettering to awning at rear of building
identifying rear door of Starbucks.
4 John Benson Road, Mordechai & Michal Wiesler: granted a
variance from front -yard setback to extend existing entryway
overhang to cover existing entryway platform.
77 Hill Street, Steve Cox and Marlena Faxon: granted a variance
from front -yard setback to replace an existing front -yard stoop
adding an overhang.
7 Myrna Road, Sarah L. and Richard M. Foster: granted a vari-
ance from front -yard setback to remodel cape -style single -fami-
ly dwelling into a two -story colonial with a roof overhang.
15 Middleby Road, Michelle and Scott Bokun: granted a vari-
ance from front -yard setback to add a new entry with a mudroom
to the front of a single - family dwelling.
22 Crescent Road, Hsin -Yu Li: granted a variance from side -
yard setback to add two -story addition behind the garage and a
second floor addition to the existing attached garage of a non-
conforming single - family dwelling.
9 Pleasant Street, Arthur J. Anthony: granted a variance from
side -yard setback to add vestibule overhang to cover cement slab
landing to the left front of a single- family dwelling.
40 Wood Street, John Mazerall: granted a special permit to add shed
dormer on the rear of a nonconforming single - family dwelling.
6 Bruce Road, Anne and David Nuss: granted a variance from
front -yard setback to expand nonconforming screened porch to
convert it to a year -round family room.
137 Massachusetts Avenue, T.B.D. Pizza, d/b /a Domino's
Pizza: granted 1 -year renewal of a special permit, with condi-
tions, to continue to operate a take -out food service in the CRS
district. (Expires 8/31/00.)
5 Candlewick Close, William Foley: granted a special permit to
enclose existing deck over garage of nonconforming single -
family dwelling.
59 Worthen Road, Grace Chapel: allowed withdrawal, without
prejudice, of application for a variance to enclose existing court-
yard and maximize parking spaces (and not be in full compli-
ance with requirements).
September
4 Homestead Street, Nancy J. Peterson: denied a special per-
mit to add a second floor to existing nonconforming single -
family dwelling.
4 Homestead Street, Nancy J. Peterson: denied a variance from
rear -yard setback to add one -story addition to nonconforming
single - family dwelling.
60 Bertwell Road, John P. and Liisa K. Rosetti: granted variance
from front- and side -yard setbacks to renovate front entrance and
add one -story addition to nonconforming single - family dwelling.
569 Concord Avenue, Longhai Zhao, M.D. and Zuying Chen,
M.D.: granted 10 -year renewal of a special permit, with condi-
tions, to continue to use portion of residence as office for tradi-
tional Chinese acupressure therapy. (Expires 8/31/09.)
1845 Massachusetts Avenue, Via Lago, Inc.: granted a special
permit, with conditions, to combine two locations and continue
operation of a restaurant and take -out food service.
201 Spring Street, Robert J. Thompson (Jim Did It Sign Co.):
granted a special permit to install a `halo' rear illumination sign
in proposed black letters to read: segue.
25 Hartwell Avenue, Hartwell Group, Inc.: granted a special permit
with site plan review (SPS) for proposed expansion of 7925 square
feet to an existing building used for manufacturing and office space.
283 Concord Avenue, Kevin R. Johnson and Nancy D. Rogier:
denied a variance to build a single - family dwelling setback to
the rear of lot and preserve existing single - family dwelling as
accessory apartment.
15 Robbins Road, Beth and James Nagle: granted a variance from
front -yard setback to demolish existing nonconforming single -
family dwelling and rebuild, maintaining same front -yard setback.
4 Ellison Road, Anne and Gregory Jones: granted a variance
from side -yard setback to build garage to right side of single -
family dwelling.
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4 Farmcrest Avenue, Robert R. Klier: granted a variance from
side -yard setback to add one -story addition to side of noncon-
forming single - family dwelling.
7 Stetson Street, Harry Robertson: granted a variance from res-
idential height restriction to add shed dormer to right front side
of attic of single - family dwelling.
21 Highland Avenue, Grace and Ted Trivers: granted a variance
from side -yard setback to add 4 feet to front of existing noncon-
forming garage, to be attached to single - family dwelling.
22 Fair Oaks Drive, Bill and Lisa Lahey: granted a special per-
mit to add a shed dormer on the left above the attached garage
of a nonconforming single - family dwelling.
321 Marrett Road, VASM, Inc., d/b /a Seattle's Best Coffee: con-
tinued hearing on application for renewal of special permit to
continue to operate take -out, fast -food service in CN district.
16 Hill Street, Nina Dodd: granted a special permit for second
dwelling unit in detached single - family dwelling in an RS district.
October
90 Lowell Street, Dr. Melvin Savage: granted 5 -year renewal of
a special permit, with conditions, to continue to use portion of
residence as dentist's office. (Expires 10/31/04.)
16 Lake Street, Richard and Karen Bechtel: granted a variance
from residential height restriction to add shed dormer to right
side of attic of nonconforming single- family dwelling.
38 Maple Street, Calvin P. and Mary A. Cronk: granted a vari-
ance from front -yard setback to add farmer's porch to front right
side of nonconforming single - family dwelling.
66 Fottler Avenue, Brian J. Hughes: granted a variance to con-
struct a driveway with half the required setback.
2 Marlboro Road, David and Claudia Cooper: granted a vari-
ance from side -yard setback to construct a garden shed.
17 Stedman Road, John Moynihan: granted a variance from
side -yard setback to construct a classroom addition at the Clarke
Middle School with no side -yard setback.
45 Banks Avenue, Nathaniel and Roberta Heffernan: granted a
variance from front -yard setback for addition to side of noncon-
forming single - family dwelling.
9 Jackson Court, Peter Kelley: granted a variance to replace
portion of existing 6- foot -high fence with 8- foot -high fence
with no setback.
5 Lothrop Circle, Daniel and Debra Fradkin: granted a vari-
ance from side -yard setback to construct addition to single -
family dwelling.
I Stearns Road, Umesh Jayaswal: granted a variance from
front -yard setback to extend vestibule and add front steps to non-
conforming single - family dwelling.
I Stearns Road, Umesh Jayaswal: granted a special permit to add
second story to existing nonconforming single - family dwelling.
Lot on Wood Street between 109 and 135 Wood Street, AT &T
Wireless Services: granted, with conditions, a special permit to
install and operate a wireless communications facility on an
electric transmission tower.
Lot on Wood Street between 109 and 135 Wood Street, AT &T
Wireless Services: determined that a variance from antenna set-
back requirement is not necessary.
Walnut Street MWRA Water Tower, AT &T Wireless Services:
determined that a change in equipment cabinet dimensions is a
minor revision and a public hearing is not required.
November
321 Marrett Road, VASM, Inc., d/b /a Seattle's Best Coffee:
granted 5 -year renewal of a special permit, with conditions, to
continue to operate a take -out, fast -food service in the CN dis-
trict, with an increase of 4 seats. (Expires 12/31/04.)
8 Raymond Street, Rajini and K. S. Srikanth: granted a variance
from residential height restriction to add shed dormer on left
side of attic area of nonconforming single - family dwelling,
replacing existing dormer.
73 Bloomfield Street, David M. Mullen: granted a variance
from side -yard setback for addition at rear of nonconforming
single - family dwelling.
35 Whipple Road, Fred Benkley, Jr.: granted a variance from
side -yard setback to add second garage to single - family dwelling.
903 Waltham Street, Fox and Hounds Properties: granted a vari-
ance from CN district height restrictions to allow one -story
building not to exceed 30 feet in height.
903 Waltham Street, Fox and Hounds Properties: denied a spe-
cial permit to relocate transition zone from zoning district line
within the lot to along lot line dividing entire lot from abutters,
and determined could not grant special permit to operate fast -
food service in absence of operator(s).
December
2 Angier Road, Alla Gordon and Mike Cherepov: granted a vari-
ance from rear -yard setback to add two -car garage with bedroom
above to single - family dwelling.
42 Webb Street, Howard and M. Jane Epstein: granted a variance
from front -yard setback to add entry vestibule at front of single -
family dwelling.
1666 Massachusetts Avenue, David and Rebecca Dyson: grant-
ed for 1 -year, a special permit, with conditions, to operate a take-
out, fast -food service to be known as Lexington Ice Cream, d/b /a
Scoops Ice Cream. (Expires 12/31/00.)
32 - 42 Worthen Road, T. H. Niles Real Estate Group, Inc.:
granted a special permit to replace existing sign with smaller
sign exceeding the allowed sign area.
121 Hartwell Avenue, Varian, Inc.: continued hearing on appli-
cation for a special permit to replace existing sign and install
additional signage.
235 Bedford Street, Sang Chung, d/b /a Battlegreen Dry
Cleaners: determined that a change in location of free - standing
sign is not a minor modification of special permit and a full hear-
ing is required.
24 Lincoln Street, Hayden Recreation Center: determined that
proposed renovation of skating rink is a minor modification of
special permit and a full hearing is not required.
36 Bedford Street, Stop & Shop: determined that installation of
temporary fence on loading dock roof is a minor modification of
special permit and a full hearing is not required.: ?
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Design Advisory Committee
ROLE: To assist the Selectmen and other
boards and people in the Town in applying
professional design standards to new struc-
tures, renovations, signage, lighting, and
landscape improvements.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen for 1 -year
terms: Chairman Steven Hurley, Clerk
Elizabeth Whitman, Karen Bechtel, Stacey
Bridge - Denzak, Bruce Creager, Barbara
Hulsizer, Carl Oldenburg, and Olga
Voronina. Associate members: John Frey,
Walter Pierce, Elizabeth Clark, John Davies,
David Williams, Richard Friedson, Sarah
Harkness, and Terry Weschler. Selectmen
Liaison: Betty Eddison. Planning Board
Liaison: Stacey Bridge - Denzak.
HIGHLIGHTS: "
• Recommended to Selectmen that Emery Seated,
Park original proposal design by Carol Bechtel.
Johnson, Associates be implemented.
• Developed working design relationship with HDC over signage
within HDC districts.
• Developed and received conceptual approval from HDC to
improve entrance and landscaping at Cary Hall.
• Developed and received approval from Selectmen to reopen
Harrington Road, extend island in front of the Minute Man
statue and temporarily relocate tour buses.
• Developed and received approval from HDC to install eight
teak benches at Hastings Park.
• Recommended approval to BoA for signage and landscaping
for Lahey Clinic on Hayden Avenue.
• Recommended approval to BoA for signage for Sun Health
Corporation, 178 Lowell Street.
• Continue to develop plan to improve vehicular and pedestrian
circulation at center parking lots.
• Recommended to Town Meeting not to develop Fletcher
Avenue at Mass Avenue as parking area but to develop as open
space and gateway to Lexington Center.
• Encouraged Lexington Center Committee to develop compre-
hensive planning for Center.
• Encouraged applicant for 903 Waltham Street to develop
site/landscaping and exterior architectural implementations
prior to Town Meeting.
• Recommended approval to install ATT wireless communica-
tion at Stride Rite Building.
• Developed, recommended, and received approval from
Selectmen and HDC to replace and install new police booth in
Lexington Center.
• Recommended approval to BoA for Supreme Council
Headquarters, Scottish Rite Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, at
33 Marrett Road.
• Recommended approval to BoA for Countryside Plaza exteri-
or architectural changes to 311 - 325 Woburn Street.
• Recommended approval to BoA to demolish and construct
left to right: Sarah Harkness, Olga Voronina, Barbara Hulsizer, and
Standing, left to right: Steven Hurley, Elizabeth Whitman, and John Frey.
Karen
new structure for Wagon Wheel Farm Stand at 927 and 945
Waltham Street.
• Recommended approval to BoA for signage to Atlas Travel,
805 Massachusetts Avenue.
• Recommended approval to BoA for Lexington Christian
Academy, 48 Bartlett Avenue, after landscape improvements
and parking reduction.
• Recommended approval to BoA to construct Brookline
Infant/Toddler Center, 63 Westview Street.
• Recommended to BoA not to approve Grace Chapel's preliminary
site and building addition due to insufficient information presented.
• Recommended approval to LexHAB site adjacent to Diamond
Middle School.
• Developed signage with Center Committee and Bicycling
Advisory Committee to alert bicyclists, skateboarders, and
rollerbladers to walk, not ride, on center sidewalks.
• Recommended approval to BoA for Via Lago signage on
Meriam Street.
• Recommended to BoA not to approve pear illuminated sign
for Segue at 201 Spring Street.
• Recommended to BoA to approve AT &T wireless services at
Boston Edison electrical tower off Wood Street.
• Recommended to BoA not to approve 903 Waltham Street
project due to insufficient information presented.
• Recommended to BoA not to approve Varin, Inc. signage to
121 Hartwell Avenue due to insufficient information presented.
• Recommended to BoA approval of Hartwell Group, LLC 25
Hartwell Avenue sign, landscape implementation, and addition.
• Recommended to BoA approval to install wireless communica-
tion facility American Tower Corporation at 75 Concord Avenue.
• Encouraged Field and Garden Club to develop signage
improvements on traffic islands.
• Recommended to BoA approval for signage at Battle Green
Apartments 32 - 42 Worthen Road.
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Historic Districts Commission
ROLE: To promote the educational, cultural, economic, and
general welfare of the public through the preservation and pro-
tection of historic buildings, places, and districts.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen for overlapping 5 -year terms as
follows: two nominated by the Lexington Historical Society; one
nominated by The Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Inc.; one
nominated by the trustees of the Cary Memorial Library; and
one selected at large by the Selectmen. Chairman Stephen M.
Politi; Commissioners Ian Adamson, Mark DiNapoli, Joann
Gschwendtner and Lynn Hopkins; Associate Commissioners
Elaine Doran, Eleanor MacQueen, Sara Chase who resigned in
November and was replaced by Daniel Griffin, Jr. and Dan H.
Fenn, who joined the Commission in May. Chairman Politi's
term expired December 31, 1999, after 15 years of distinguished
service to the Commission. His fair - handedness, legal mind and
knowledge of historic Lexington were appreciated by all.
PERSONNEL CHANGE: Lynne Pease, Clerk of the
Commission and Town Zoning Enforcement Officer, replaced
MaryAnn McCall Taylor who resigned in June.
HEARINGS: Held 153 hearings: 36 informal, 79 formal, and 38
continued. Issued 79 Certificates of Appropriateness; denied 3.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• There were over 30 commercial applications, primarily for sig-
nage and exterior architectural changes. Signs included those for
street numbers which are vital for the fire and police depart-
ments. Street furniture, such as benches and umbrellas, were
also on the agenda. Applications for exterior architectural
changes included new energy - efficient windows and the
redesign of storefronts. The Commission, in particular, was
pleased that Bell Atlantic was able to replace the telephone
booths in the Center with booths of a more traditional design.
Peet's Coffee was able to keep the bronze window framing and
marble base on the facade of the building, and put back the brass
grills on the marble, which eventually had to be replaced with
similar grills; a new Hope's 2000 series steel door completed the
front renovations, along with their awning, signage, and lighting.
The rear of the business facing the parking lot was upgraded to
the quality of the front. In fact, over the last couple of years, the
Commission has been encouraged that some business owners on
Mass. Ave. have been upgrading their parking lot entryways.
• The Commission worked diligently with USTrust on signage
and repair of the stonework where holes from the previous
sign were located; in 2000 the process will be repeated as
Citizens Bank takes over USTrust.
• A major change in the Battle Green District was the remodel-
ing of the Stop & Shop market. The cooperation between the
Company, architect, and the Commission was very impressive.
Stop & Shop listened to suggestions on design changes and
made major upgrades to the area, including the parking lot
with the addition of trees, brick path, wrought iron fencing,
and new lighting; the company also added benches and
upgraded the traffic signals at the corner and at the fire station.
• Both Cablevision and RCN had formal hearings on their pro-
posals for upgrading and adding service in the historic dis-
Left to right: Lynn Hopkins, Elaine Doran, Eleanor MacQueen, Ian
Adamson, Joann Gschwendtner, and Dan Fenn.
tricts. Every effort is being made by the companies to keep as
many nodes and power supplies as possible out of the districts.
The Commission approved a 6 -sided police booth for the
Center, to replace the aluminum, plexiglass, and plywood
booth there now. It will be ready for installation in early 2000.
The Town of Lexington came before the Commission for
approval of installation of temporary traffic- calming measures
around the Battle Green, especially in front of the Minute Man
statue, which includes enlarged sidewalks and islands and
increased signage. The Commission continues to review this most
sensitive of areas as modifications continue to come before it.
• The Commission continued its relationship with the Library
Board and its architects with an informal meeting. The important
concerns of the Commission both with the design of the addition
and modifications to the existing building were reviewed and
changes recommended on some aspects of the project.
• The addition of another eight teakwood benches was approved
for Hastings Park to be installed after April 2000.
• There were over 40 applications for exterior architectural
changes in residential neighborhoods. Permits included many
for roofing, which required a hearing because of the use of
newer roofing materials, such as architectural-style shingles,
and roof (usually ridge) vents. One demolition of a house was
approved to make way for a two - family house of colonial
design on Curve Street and several demolitions of garages or
porches so that either new garages or kitchen/family room
additions could be built. There were requests for replacement
of old wood windows with energy - efficient all -wood windows
and a few paint color changes. There were refusals for metal
chimney caps and some for fencing and a walkway. Wood play
sets were approved for several properties but for a limited
number of years, although applicants were told they could
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come back for renewals if the equipment was still in use at the
end of the permitted period.
• The Commission is pleased that many people are referring to
the guidelines established over a year ago before coming to
their hearings. The number of applicants appearing with pho-
tographs, the proper number of architectural drawings, sam-
ples of materials, and a plot plan has increased; it is hoped
that, in the future, all applicants will come fully prepared. The
guidelines are constantly being reviewed by the Commission
and will hopefully become more detailed in the next year.
January
21 Hancock Street —Mary Knuth received approval for replace-
ment windows for the attic.
7 Depot Square (Learning Express) —Tom Patel presented
plans for two signs.
13 Meriam Street, 1749 Massachusetts Avenue, 1821
Massachusetts Avenue (Bell Atlantic Pay Phones) —Terry
Courtney will be replacing pay phone enclosures with tradition-
al models if an agreement can be worked out with the Town.
February
1351 Massachusetts Avenue —Jeff Ellowitz and Cindy
Schlessinger received approval to reroof their home.
73 Waltham Street (Bell Atlantic)— Jacques Fauteux reviewed
plans for an extension of the fire escape, removal of a door and
work on the roof penthouse. The work was approved but is sub-
ject to review upon completion.
1707 Massachusetts Avenue (Colonial Shoe Repair and
Colonial Tailoring) —The Commission approved a projecting
sign for the front of the store and a wall sign for the rear.
March
6 Parker Street —Peter Liano, Tom Fenn, and Marian Oxford -
Derth presented plans for the removal of a portion of the drive-
way and the installation of a fence. The plans were approved.
840 Massachusetts Avenue —John and Judi Brosnan received
permission to replace their slate roof with slate -line shingles.
5 Harrington Road —Tom and Carla Fortmann received approval
for the replacement of shutters with federal reproduction shutters.
1387 Massachusetts Avenue —Doug McDonald came with his
architect Richard Tremaglio. The Commission approved plans to
extend the kitchen to the rear and modify the rear porch.
8 Parker Street— Laurel Hudson's color change was approved.
6 Bruce Road – The Commission approved the Nusses' request for
the conversion of their screen porch into a four- season room. They
received a Certificate of Hardship for the use of vinyl siding on the
addition. The Commission felt that it would not be a detriment to the
neighborhood since the rest of the house already has vinyl siding.
1299 Massachusetts Avenue —John Serrio received approval of
his existing window boxes.
April
846 Massachusetts Avenue — Katherine Kiefer presented plans
for the renovation of an office store front. The door treatment
and lights were approved.
1083 Massachusetts Avenue —Fred Shoemaker, representing
Ann Horton, received formal approval for the true divided light
window with an outside energy panel which he had brought to
the last meeting.
37 Hancock Street —Henry and Janice Camp's re- roofing job was
approved pending Ian Adamson's approval of the flashing treatment.
16 Clarke Street —David McBride, representing Lexington
Medical Condominiums, presented plans for replacing the Blue-
stone landing with concrete, continuing it into the vestibule.
1666 Massachusetts Avenue — Sharon Spaulding received
approval of signs for Custom Care Hearing Aid Center.
1656 Massachusetts Avenue — Sharon Spaulding received
approval of a street number sign.
1749 Massachusetts Avenue ( Peet's Coffee and Tea) —Jerry
Wyman presented plans for the exterior of Peet's Coffee and Tea.
The awnings, signs and storefront treatments were approved.
1062 Massachusetts Avenue —Mark Sullivan's proposal for
wooden and chainlink fences was denied.
805 Massachusetts Avenue (Atlas Travel) — Elaine Osgood
received approval for a projecting sign to be mounted on the cor-
ner of the building.
10 Woburn Street (Gingerbread Construction) —John D' Orsi's pro-
posal for umbrellas to be used in the front of his store was approved.
27 Hancock Street — Bernard and Marsha Lannquist received
approval of their plans for an addition to the rear of the house.
1299 Massachusetts Avenue —John Serrio was given permission
to begin stonework in the front of his house. The hearing was
continued to allow Mr. Serrio to return with brick samples and
specific plans regarding the sidewalks, railing, and stonewall.
May
21 Follen Road (Sacred Heart Parish) — George Killgoar pre-
sented a color change for the Parish Center which was approved.
The sign for the Center was presented on an informal basis.
(Eleanor MacQueen, Mark DiNapoli, and Steve Politi stepped
out for this hearing.)
36 Bedford Street (Stop & Shop) —Tom Fenn presented plans for
traffic lights and mast arms in conjunction with the store renovations.
41 -49 Waltham Street (Guardian Savings) —Joel Chambers
represented Guardian Savings as the owner of the building. The
reconfigured rear window was approved while the proposed
change to have an above ground electrical service was not.
6 -8 Wallis Court— Kathryn and Dan Rapperport's plans for a
renovation of offices and the addition of a dormer and skylights
were approved.
10 Woburn Street (Gingerbread Construction Company) —
John D'Orsi sought approval for signs to regulate parking and
skateboarding on his property. The signs, as reduced in number
and size, were approved.
I Oakland Street —Janet Tiampo received approval to place a
street number sign on the house, leave a porch swing as installed
and to remove a previously approved mail basket and mounting
bracket. The chimney cap was not approved. The hearing was
continued to allow Ms. Tiampo to return with specifications for
a screen door. (Mark DiNapoli stepped out for this hearing.)
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7 Maple Street —Robert and Lauren Welt received permission to
remove the vinyl siding and for the color change.
1358 Massachusetts Avenue — Kumkum Diwali received
approval for the windows that were replaced as part of a de -lead-
ing. She will return next month with plans for a wood storm door.
1299 Massachusetts Avenue —John Serrio presented plans for a
bluestone front walk. It was denied.
1734MassachusettsAvenue —Gary and Hermine Artinian received
approval for a sign and storefront improvements at their store.
June
1729 Massachusetts Avenue ( Starbucks)— Stephen Gallant
received approval for the addition of the Starbucks name to the
rear awning.
1475 Massachusetts Avenue (Muzzey High Condominiums) —
Mark Pasillo sought approval for a color change for the building.
A set of options was approved, with the final selection to be
worked out with Sara Chase.
1998 Massachusetts Avenue —Joe Fahey, representing Jean and
Doug Hobbs, presented plans for two side additions. The basic
project was approved but the hearing was continued to allow
further revisions.
6 Meriam Street (Lexington Playcare Center) —Chris Giguere
received a certificate for a shed.
1709 Massachusetts Avenue (Stone Soup Grill & Cafe) —
Howard Gevertz brought in a prototype umbrella for approval
for use on the upper level terrace.
21 Follen Road —Bob McNamara and George Killgoar received
approval for a sign for the Sacred Heart Parish Center. (Steve
Politi, Mark DiNapoli and Eleanor MacQueen stepped out for
this hearing.)
4 Muzzey Street (Color Me Beautiful) —Peggy Dunford's
revised plans for a sign were approved.
6 Bruce Road —Anne Nuss received approval for a change in
the windows of the previously approved project.
1358 Massachusetts Avenue — Pradeep Diwali returned with
plans for a wood storm door.
July
59 Forest Street —Anna Smith received approval for replace-
ment wood windows, re- roofing, driveway using compacted
gravel material, and replacement wood storm and screen door.
21 Bedford Street — Sharon and Frederick Gilgun received approval
for replacement windows, new shutters, replacement of existing
front porch including latticework under porch, and new driveway.
7 Bedford Street —Julie Schauman not present at meeting.
Commission approved request for custom federal shutters and
replacement of shingles on back of house with clapboards.
1998 Massachusetts Avenue —Doug Hobbs not present at meet-
ing. Commission voted to eliminate bond request and to send
letter regarding need for approval of shingles.
1 Oakland Street —Janet Tiampo received approval for a wood-
en screen and storm door.
6 Bruce Road —Anne Nuss received approval to expand addi-
tion to 16 feet x 14 feet.
1749 Massachusetts Avenue (Peet's Coffee & Tea) —David
Beckcom received approval for replacement of exterior marble
below windows and a Hope's 5000 Series door.
August
1912 Massachusetts Avenue (Hancock Church) — William
Erickson received approval for reconstructing two existing con-
crete walkways and the addition of some exterior stairs to the
front of the church.
Battle Green /Harrington Road —The Town of Lexington
received approval to install a temporary experimental road and
traffic project, which includes curbing, road stripping, signage,
and traffic islands. The Determination is for one year only and
the Town will return to the Commission regularly with updates
on the experiment. The temporary changes will be removed if
required after one year. Ms. Gschwendtner and Ms. Hopkins
will work with the Town on the color for the asphalt -like brick.
(Vote was 3 -2 with Adamson and Gschwendtner opposed.)
5 Tavern Lane —Usha Thakrar and John Farr received approval for
winterizing and expanding a three - season porch that would increase
second floor area and adding two dormers to front of house.
32 Hancock Street —Faith Baum, representing Rosalind Wright
and Amram Shapiro, received approval to demolish existing
garage and build addition and replacement garage as well as add
iron picket fencing around inside of shrubbery. (Shrubbery must
be maintained.) Roof will be Authentic Roof imitation recycled
slate. (Ian Adamson stepped out for hearing.)
Massachusetts Avenue /Hastings Park —Steve Hurley received
approval to install eight teak benches along Mass. Avenue in
Hastings Park after the Patriot's Day 2000 celebrations. (Vote
was 4 -1 with Gschwendtner opposed.)
1998 Massachusetts Avenue —Doug Hobbs received approval
for: use of GAF Stateline Granite Gray Blend shingles (Adamson
opposed), fence with gate and arbor moved back approx. 48 feet
from street and old driveway dug up and grass planted, styling and
window change SW corner (Hopkins opposed). Action withheld
on chain link fence on western side of house. Meeting continued
for more information on gable -roof dormer and slate -roof options.
September
39 Bedford Street (Gulf Gas Station) — Ronald LaPointe
received approval for a 10 foot x 4 foot lit Gulf sign with pump
prices to be installed between the first and second garage bays.
1713 Mass. Avenue — Lawrence Pelavin received approval for a
rear sign only. A front projecting sign was not approved.
9 Tavern Lane— Amelia and Jacob Bergmann received approval
to demolish existing screen porch and replace with windowed
room 14 -1/2 feet x 14 feet.
31 Hancock Street —Faith Baum, representing Marc and
Caroline Bohn, presented plans and received approval to remove
one chimney in rear and change a few windows, a door, and exte-
rior light fixture. Also received approval to have a playset in the
yard for 10 years. (Adamson did not participate in this hearing.)
45 -47 Waltham Street —Rick Bechtel, representing Guardian
Savings, presented plans for updating the building. The win-
dows, doors and skylight were approved. Continued to next
month for additional detailed information.
Page'' 1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
Historic Districts Commission continued from previous page
72 Waltham Street —Kim and Eric Zanin received approval for
house and trim color change. Also received approval to have a
playset in the yard for 10 years.
1707 Massachusetts Avenue — Krikor Papazian asked for per-
mission to put up an awning. Permission was denied.
Commission felt building did not warrant awning.
14 Muzzey Street — Raychel Greenwald from Lexington Signs
& Grafix, representing Tracy Patterson, Orthodontics, received
approval for a wooden sign and hanger.
36 Bedford Street —Rick Bechtel and Tom Scott, representing
Stop & Shop, received approval for a Bank Boston sign with logo
and a "Welcome to Stop & Shop" sign. Also received approval
for temporary parking lot lights until permanent ones arrive.
1998 Massachusetts Avenue —Doug Hobbs received approval
for Authentic Roof recycled imitation slate roofing, arbor and
gate, south west overhang brackets to match northern side, addi-
tion of dormer on southern face.
6 -8 Wallis Court —Dan Rapperport received approval for two
additional windows on second floor over each entry, skylights
side by side on south side, and addition of railings and balusters.
• cle Advisory Committee
ROLE: To actively support alternate non - motorized
transportation models to alleviate dependence upon
automobiles.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen. Chair Jerry Van
Hook, Harvey Bingham, John Frey, Bob Sawyer, Erna
Greene, Marita Hartshorn, Jim Wichmann. Liaisons:
Sandy Shaw, Recreation; Angela Frick, Conservation;
Betty Eddison, Selectmen.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Worked with Selectmen and other town boards to
improve bike paths and rights -of -way for cyclists
and walkers.
• Organized the stewards of the Jack Eddison Bikepath
in a spring clean -up.
• Worked with Town Engineering Department to draw
up plans for bike path parallel to Hartwell Avenue;
Goal is to seek grants to finance this project.
• Bedford Street light to be completed in spring of 2000.
• Worked with Greenway Committee to generate a
detailed map of plantings along Jack Eddison Bikepath.
• Helped DPW identify methods for controlling tree
root eruptions on Jack Eddison Bikepath.
• Worked with Design Advisory Committee and
Center Committee to design "No Bicycling on
Center Sidewalks" signs to be installed before spring
of 2000.
October
32 -42 Worthen Road —Steve Mahoney received approval for a
Battle Green Apartment sign and an entrance and exit sign.
8 Muzzey Street (The Clothes Line) — Patricia Tropeano and Allison
White received approval for a 6 foot x 2 foot white exterior sign with
black lettering and logo. Letter size not to exceed 6 inches.
1341 Massachusetts Avenue —Amy Nastasi received approval
for new roof and ridge vent. Hearing continued for more detail
of front -door overhang.
45 -47 Waltham Street — Richard Bechtel, representing Guardian
Savings, received approval for signage, canopy, and benches.
November
1752 -1766 Massachusetts Avenue — Jeffrey Lyon, representing
Lexington Center Realty Trust, received approval to re- roofing build-
ing, including replacing copper edging, and remove snow fence.
11 -15 Waltham Street — Jeffrey Lyon, representing Lexington
Center Realty Trust, received approval to replace two bow win-
dows with matching custom windows with copper over each
window. Will return in spring for color approval.
14 Muzzey Street —John Severini, representing Severini and
Associates, received approval for a sign, matching existing signs
on building.
8 Curve Street —Joe Hunt received approval for a new
garage/breezeway addition.
A -R Investments (Cablevision) received approval to temporari-
ly move existing cables up higher on telephone poles and install
new cables. Every effort will be made to keep nodes and power
supplies out of the Historic Districts.
RCN- BecoCom LLC received approval to put up new cables for
new cable service. Every effort will be made to keep nodes and
power supplies out of the Historic Districts.
669 Massachusetts Avenue —Brian and Hannah Silverman
received approval for reroofing, ridge vents, copper flashing,
and copper gutters.
Massachusetts Avenue at Waltham Street (Police Kiosk
Building) —Police received approval to install a 6 -sided building.
The building will include the traffic box, and, if possible, the fire box.
31 Curve Street —David and Bill Rothfuchs received approval
for the demolition of the house and the footprint of the new two -
family house. Continued for details.
1430 Massachusetts Avenue — Richard Bechtel, representing
Jim and Chris Connor, received approval for addition off kitchen.
1341 Massachusetts Avenue —Amy Nastasi received approval
for front -door overhang.
December
One Meriam Street (Via Lago Pasta) — Gerard Frank represent-
ing Al Eck of Via Lago received approval to move doorway over
one bay using same configuration and door. Also received
approval for an awning on Mass. Avenue (dark green with gold
lettering to match others on Mass Avenue). Also agreed not to
have signs in windows
1357 Massachusetts Avenue —Rick Bechtel, representing Will
and Lauren Spielvogel, received approval to build detached
garage and addition to back of home.
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 55
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Lexington Center Committee
Seated, left to right: Judy Uhrig, Janet Tiampo, Betty Eddison, Selectmen Liaison.
Standing, left to right: Bigelow Moore, Sheila Watson, Beverly Kelley, David Williams.
ROLE: To advise the Selectmen and business community on managing change in the
Center to ensure its long -term viability, while preserving its historical significance and the
integrity of adjacent neighborhoods.
APPOINTED by Board of Selectmen: Chairman David Williams, Robert Burbidge,
Kathryn Fields, Steven Hurley, Morton Kahan, Beverly Kelley, Bigelow Moore, Robert
Mulcahy, Janet Tiampo, Judith Uhrig, Sheila Watson, with Selectman liaison Elizabeth
Eddison and Planning Board liaison Frederick Merrill, Jr.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Oversaw a flurry of activity regarding the proposed renovation of Emery Park/Depot
Square. While many of the Town's citizens were concerned with the potential loss of
two Norway maples and the changes in traffic patterns, the Center Committee stood
behind its endorsement of the current plan.
• Backed proposals to minimize the proliferation of newspaper boxes. While some research
regarding alternatives to the metal boxes has been explored and research has been done
into the legality of regulating the boxes, the Selectmen have taken no further action.
• Recommended to Town Meeting that the parcel of land adjacent to the School
Administration building and Fletcher Avenue remain open space. Town Meeting voted
to send the issue to committee.
• Reviewed a draft of new regulations for the Board of Health. Endorsed the regulations
with minor changes and the Board of Health approved them.
• Sought and obtained permission from the Historic District Commission to place flower
barrels along Massachusetts Avenue. Special attention was paid to the west side of the
street. Funds for the plantings came from the Fund for Lexington and a generous dona-
tion from Doran's Farm Stand.
• In response to a citizen request to change the hours of parking on parts of Forest Street
and Clark Street, the Committee voted to recommend to the Selectmen that Forest
Street from Muzzey Street to Mass. Ave. and Clarke Street from Forest to the meters
near Raymond Street become 2 -hour parking zones from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lexington Historical
Commission
ROLE: To preserve and protect his-
torically and architecturally signifi-
cant buildings and sites in Lexington
and to advise the Building Inspector
about issuing demolition permits for
significant buildings.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager
for 3 -year terms: Chairman David
R. Kelland, Marilyn Fenollosa,
Nancy Seasholes, Tom Taylor, and
Sally Zimmerman.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Maintained the Comprehensive
Cultural Resources Survey, current-
ly eight volumes, which lists the
historically and architecturally
important buildings and areas in
Lexington. The Survey is available
in the Cary Library and the Town
Office Building and is used by his-
torians, students, homeowners, and
businesses, as well as real estate
brokers for the added value of his-
torical properties.
• Received a grant of $30,000
($18,000 from the Massachusetts
Historical Commission with
$12,000 to be matched in FY00 by
the Town) to add 225 buildings to
the Survey. This work will extend
the Survey to include architecturally
significant houses in all areas of the
Town built in the 19th and 20th cen-
turies. Because of the importance of
preserving the historical fabric of
Lexington and highlighting the
added value of the historical signif-
icance of important homes and
buildings, the Commission has
secured funding to continue this
work. Commission members are
volunteers; a consultant has been
hired to document each property.
The Commission also supports
efforts to nominate buildings for the
National Register of Historic
Places, maintained by the Secretary
of the Interior. There are consider-
able tax advantages for owners of
such properties. __
Page 56 1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington
ROLE: To
enforce the
State Building
Code, Uniform
State Plumbing
and Gas Code,
State Mecha-
nical Code,
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 254,452
$ 216,027
Expenses
$ 46,407
$ 54,566
Personnel
Plumbing/
Full Time
4
3
Part Time
3
4
State Electri-
cal Code, Architectural Access Board Regulations, and the
Lexington Zoning Bylaw. This involves plan review, permit
issuance, and inspection of all construction in the Town, includ-
ing new structures, additions, alterations, and repairs as well as
enforcing the State Architectural Access Board regulations
regarding handicapped accessibility to buildings. The Sealer of
Weights & Measures determines the accuracy of all weights and
measuring devices in commercial and public use. Formerly a
division of the Department of Inspectional Services.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Building Commissioner
Steven R. Frederickson. P.C.; staff includes full -time Inspector
of Wires, full -time Plumbing /Gas/Mechanical Inspector, part-
time Building Inspector, part-time Zoning Enforcement Officer,
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part -time Sealer of Weights and Measures and full -time
Department Clerk.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• High level of construction continued in 1999. Construction
began on new dwellings at Coppersmyth Way and Porter
Lane, and on scattered sites throughout the Town.
• Construction began on an addition to the Scottish Rites
Freemasonry building while construction continued on office
buildings at 181 Spring Street and 55 Hayden Avenue. St.
Paul's Evangelistic Church completed construction at 451
Lowell Street. Renovations were completed at the Marrett
Square Mall and began at the Countryside Mall.
• Wagon Wheel Nursery and Chadwick's, both on Waltham
Street, were demolished to make way for new buildings; con-
struction began on greenhouses at Wilson Farms.
• Alterations to existing office space for new tenants were at a
very high pace in 1999.
• The recent phenomenon involving demolishing existing houses
and constructing new larger houses on scattered sites continues.:::
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 57
Total Permit Activity
Plumbing/
Reported Value Single-
Multi-
Additions/
Year
Bldg.
Elec.
Gas
of All Construction* Family
Family
Alterations
1999
1006
1408
1205
$ 55,836,241 64
0
830
1998
1002
983
1083
$ 48,459,914 38
2
852
1997
961
949
975
$ 34,357,867 40
3
766
1996
952
968
1242
$ 37,263,844 56
2
805
1995
867
908
1236
$ 32,935,035 35
1
742
* Actual
construction
valuation is higher
Explicit Breakdown of 1999 Building Permits
New Units
— Residential ..............
65*
Repairs /Alterations .........................315
New Units
— Commercial
..............
4
Stoves ...... .............................13
Additions —
Residential ..............
237
Swimming Pools ............................4
Additions —
Commercial ..............
13
Roofing /Siding ............................231
Miscellaneous .....................
115
Garages /Carports ............................6
Sheds....... ..............................3
*Includes 1 accessory apartment
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 57
Hanscom Area Towns Committee (HATS)
ROLE: To represent the common interests of the Four Towns -
Bedford, Concord, Lexington and Lincoln - on matters related
to the impact of Hanscom Field.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen for Lexington: Jeanne Krieger,
Anthony Galaitsis, Kay Tiffany and Margaret Coppe. Lexington
Selectman Peter Enrich coordinated legal activities. Lora
Goldenberg of Bedford served as Chair; Peter Enrich will take
over in January 2000. The Four Town communities were stunned
by the untimely death of Ed Lieberman, a revered force of rea-
son and knowledge in the aviation discussions, and chair of the
citizen's organization ShhAir.
EXPENDITURES: Town expenses have included $5079 for
clerical costs and Lexington's share of the planning initiatives of
the Four Town Planning Group as well as legal fees of $10,000 to
support litigation opposing commercial aviation. Additional sums
for litigation may be necessary and will be drawn from the
Reserve Fund. Residents donated about $10,000 to the Hanscom
Litigation Fund. Contributions are tax- deductible and may be sent
to the Selectmen's Office, 1625 Mass. Avenue, Lexington 02420.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Commercial Aviation: The character and impact of Hanscom
Field changed dramatically in 1999. Regularly scheduled
commercial flights began September 28. The initial 8 flights
per day increased in November to 20. Massport's approval of
commercial flights without adequate community input met
with significant and justifiable citizen outrage in the Four
Town area. HATS regards Massport's approval of commercial
aviation as a violation of the Hanscom Field Master Plan and
is pursuing legal action against Massport.
Ground Expansion: Massport initiated a project to construct
92,000 sq. ft. of office space for aviation activities and replace
an old hangar with an additional 75,000 sq. ft. structure, osten-
sibly for corporate aircraft. Massport remains adamant in their
position that, as a state agency, they are exempt from local
zoning. Plans are too preliminary to determine whether envi-
ronmental thresholds will be exceeded. Individual local com-
munities have very limited tools to effect decisions by state
agencies such as Massport; regional cooperation is a step
toward gaining some degree of local control.
• HATS Environmental Group formed to study environmental
issues (e.g., air quality, chemical run -off) in preparation for
review of the next Massport General Environmental Impact
Report (GEIR) and in response to the many intensive devel-
opment proposals slated for the Four Town area. Appointed by
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Hanscom Field Advisory' Commission (HFAC)_
ROLE: To serve, by state law, as the official forum for air-
ing issues and facilitating communications concerning oper-
ations at Hanscom Field.
APPOINTED by the Boards of Selectmen of Lexington,
Concord, Bedford, Lincoln, Carlisle, and Acton; Lexington
Town Representatives are Michael J. Barrett and Florence
Koplow, as alternate. Also includes business members rep-
resenting aviation and pilot organizations, large corpora-
tions basing aircraft at Hanscom, small firms serving air-
planes at the Field; civic members representing the North
Lexington Association, the South Lexington Civic
Association, the League of Women Voters and HATS; gov-
ernment members ex officio include representatives of the
Minuteman National Historic Park, Massport, the FAA and
the military.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Provides a unique forum for Hanscom- related issues
because it brings together, every month, both town repre-
sentatives and pilots, business community users, neigh-
borhood activists, and an array of federal officials. HFAC
is paying renewed attention to ways of putting these
groups to good use.
• Acts as the moving force and coordinating body behind
the Fly Friendly initiative, under which pilots using
Hanscom Field work voluntarily with area residents to
redesign flying practices to reduce the noise impact on
local residents.
• Functions as the leading community monitor of activities
that increase use of the airport, holding public hearings
and insisting on full disclosure of expansion plans.
• Encourages additional ideas from interested community
members.
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FIATS continued from previous page
the Selectmen from Lexington: Anthony Galaitsis, Julian
Bussgang, and Richard Canale.
• Hanscom Air Force Base: The Air Force is proposing to relo-
cate 1000 personnel from the MITRE Campus on Rt. 62 in
Bedford to the Air Force Base. Traffic analysis suggests the
relocation may generate as many as 800 additional trips /day
primarily through the Hartwell Avenue access to the base.
Four Town Planning Group (4TPG)
ROLE: A sub - committee of HATS dedicated to land use issues
in the Four Town Area.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen for Lexington: Jeanne Krieger
and Dick Canale. Planning Director Bob Bowyer provided con-
siderable expertise and guidance.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• The 4TPG conducted a "Visioning Charrette" to seek citizen
input to create a proactive vision of the physical environment
of the Four Town area. On May 22, over 80 citizens participat-
ed in a day's seminar on topics ranging from Commercial
Development, to Transportation Strategies, to Implementation
Strategies. A strong sentiment for some degree of regional
planning was expressed. To this end, the 4TPG presented a pro-
posal to HATS for a review process for developments in the
area, a development of regional impact (DRI) process. While
not binding, the DRI represents a strong first step toward
increased regional cooperation and a starting point for a
regional planning authority. An example of a project that could
have been subject to the Four Town planning development
review because of its far reaching effects on traffic was the
Claremont proposal to construct two buildings totaling 42,000
sq. ft. for a nursing home, biotech training facility, and hotel
academy on the grounds of Minuteman Regional High School.
This proposal failed to gain approval by the Lincoln Town
Meeting in June, prior to the formulation of the DRI proposal.
• Initiated a build -out analysis to assess the adequacy of the cur-
rent zoning regulation in the Four Towns to provide the vision
of land use defined in the Charrette.
Noise Workgroup
ROLE: To consider issues related to the measurement and abate-
ment of noise and to use these recommendations as the basis of the
noise discussion in the Massport GEIR update, scheduled now for
2001 release. The workgroup was formed after the Massachusetts
Secretary of Environmental affairs asked Massport to form a group
made up of its own noise experts and interested, knowledgeable
members of the communities surrounding Hanscom.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen from Lexington: Anthony
Galaitsis and Julian Bussgang.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Developed recommendations on two broad issues:
— Noise Mitigation activities, (i.e. volunteer actions by pilots
that result in quieter landings and take -off).
— Metrics (alternate ways of collecting and representing
noise measurements to provide information that more
accurately reflects the impact of noise on residents).
• The Lexington Board of Selectmen has resolved to support the
recommendations of the workgroup by establishing a commit-
tee to propose a local noise bylaw and a monitoring system to
gauge the efficacy of any noise abatement actions.
• The Noise Complaint Number is (781) 869 -8050.
Fletcher Avenue Land Use Committee
ROLE: Established under Article 17 of the 1999 Town
Meeting to assess and identify all potential future municipal
uses for the land owned by the Town of Lexington at the
corner of Fletcher Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue. The
Committee was also charged with determining the appro-
priateness of designating this parcel as conservation or park
property and with investigating and recommending possible
ways to secure a role for Town Meeting if changes from the
existing use are proposed.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen to serve through the 2000
Town Meeting: Chair Cathy Abbott, Selectman; Stacey
Bridge - Denzak, Planning Board; Bebe Fallick,
Conservation Commission; Fred Rosenberg, School
Committee; David Williams, Lexington Center Committee;
Ted Page, Fletcher Avenue resident; Cindy Savage,
Fletcher Avenue resident; and David Rudner, Town
Meeting Member. Staff support provided by Rick White,
Town Manager.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Reviewed the Article 17 proposal to protect the Fletcher
Avenue parcel to learn the boundaries of the existing site,
its ownership and its history. Historical and legal exper-
tise has been provided by Planning Director Bob Bowyer
and Town Counsel Norman Cohen.
• Will identify possible uses and protection mechanisms,
and prepare a report for the Board of Selectmen and the
annual Town Meeting in the spring of 2000. fie
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 59
Metropolitan State Task Force (Met State)
ROLE: To work with our counterparts in Belmont, Waltham, the Metropolitan
District Commission (MDC), and Division of Capital Management (DCAM) to
implement the Metropolitan State (Met State) Reuse Plan. The Reuse plan is an
agreement arrived at after extensive community involvement, through the Tri-
Community Committee, to effectively use the Met State tract by adopting the
following goals:
• Preserve and protect natural resources;
• Redevelop the site with a mix of publicly beneficial reuses;
• Consider the site as a whole without regard to municipal boundaries;
• Carry out environmental clean up on the site as quickly as possible.
Under the reuse plan, Waltham will receive land for a golf course, Lexington will
develop the 35 -acre campus site for housing, and the balance of the tract will
remain open under the stewardship of the MDC.
APPOINTED: Joyce Miller, Natalie Riffin, David Williams, and Jeanne Krieger;
supported by current and former members of the Planning Board: Richard Canale
and Stacey Bridge - Denzak. Key community participants have lent their expertise to
enhance the team's effectiveness: Representative Jay
Kaufman, Florence Baturin, John Andrews, Jacqueline
Davison, Senator Susan Fargo and her staff, Kevin McGuire,
Marshall Derby, and Caleb Warner. Planning Director Bob
Bowyer has been the mainstay of our deliberations, repre-
senting the Town on the Tri- Community working committees
and helping the Committee define its issues and strategies.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Elizabeth Bent replaced Thorn Meade as the project man-
ager for the Division of Capital Asset Management
(DCAM), the state agency coordinating the disposition of
the property.
• Access to the site continues to be a source of discussion
between Waltham and Lexington, delaying issue of the
Request for Proposals for the housing development slated
for Lexington. Criteria for the development include:
— General Housing: Provide a variety of housing types,
with a primary orientation to senior citizens.
— Affordable Housing: Provide at least 25% of the hous-
ing units as affordable.
— Support Services: Include community services (e.g.,
medical care, childcare, art/hobby center, transporta-
tion, and convenience store).
— Fiscal Issues: Generate revenue and avoid negative
impacts.
— Site Development: Preserve the feeling of openness of
the site, rehabilitate existing buildings, if feasible, and
employ architecture detail that reinforces the historic
character of the buildings.
— Development Impact: Ensure that traffic remains with-
in the normal day -to -day fluctuations.
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Conservation Commiss
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 66,522 $ 68,772
Expenses
Community Develop. Budget
Personnel
Full Time
1
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Part Time
1
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ROLE: To administer and enforce the State
Wetlands Protection Act (M.G.L. Ch. 131, s.40)
and the Town Bylaw for Wetlands Protection
(Lexington General Bylaws, Article XXXII); to
promote and develop natural resources, to protect
the Town's watersheds; to acquire open land for
passive recreation; to create buffers between
neighborhoods and provide corridors for wildlife.
During the past year in addition to reviewing an
increased number of projects under state and town
wetlands laws, the Commission worked to
encourage land owners to preserve their open land
through gifting or selling to the Town or by plac-
ing a conservation restriction over the land.
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Seated, left to right: Duke Bitsko, Lisa Baci, Bebe Fallick, Joyce Miller. Standing, left
to right: Philip Hamilton, Marilyn Nordby, Linda Gaudet.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager with the approval of
Selectmen for overlapping 3 -year terms: Chairman Joyce Miller,
Vice - Chairman Robert Stewart, Lisa Baci, Bebe Fallick, Angela
Frick, Philip Hamilton, and Richard Wolk. In November Stewart
retired, Miller was re- elected Chair and Philip Hamilton was
elected Vice - Chairman. Duke Bitsko was appointed to the
Commission in December. Associate Commissioners: Paul
Riffin, Community Gardens; David Williams, Land Acquisition;
Caleb Warner, Cambridge Watershed
Advisory Committee and Hard 'c
Pond Brook watershed; Kay Tiffany,
HATS; Gary Fallick, Reed's Brook
Program. Conservation Administrator
Marilyn Nordby with Administrative
Assistant Linda Gaudet.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Reviewed and acted on 30 Notices
of Intent, 30 Requests for Determi-
nations, one Request for Amend-
ment to Orders of Conditions, two
Emergency Certifications, four En-
forcement Orders, 16 Certificates
of Compliance, three Conservation
Restrictions and many site inspec-
tions for projects under construc-
tion. Additionally, review of
Notices of Intent for two major de-
velopment projects are in progress.
• Received authorization from
Town Meeting for a $3 million
bond for future acquisition of
conservation land.
• Completed and presented to Town Meeting the Land Acquisition
Planning Committee's Report to be used for open space planning.
• Transfer of Hennessy's Field to Conservation.
• Received the gift of a lot for conservation land on Carmel Circle.
• Participated in successful mediation to incorporate cleaning
Reed's Brook as a component of the Arlington landfill rede-
velopment project.
• Sponsored the successful Clean & Green Day.
• Established the Willard's Woods Trust Fund.
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Field Ad Hoc Committee No,
ROLE: To review the proposal made by the proponents of Article 46 of the 1998 Annual
Town Meeting, evaluating the needs for sporting/athletic fields and the options for creating
new athletic fields, and recommending a use for Hennessy Field.
APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chairman Steven Colman, Deborah Brown,
Donald Chisholm, Bebe Fallick, Jeanne Krieger, Richard Neumeier, Bernard Reddy, and
David Williams.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Collected information and ideas related to the use of Hennessy Field, the use and condition
of Lexington's existing athletic fields, and the potential for creating new athletic fields.
• Prepared a report to convey its findings and recommendations to the Board of Selectmen
and the Town Meeting.
• Presented Article 16 at the 1999 Town Meeting to transfer the jurisdiction of Hennessy Field
to the Conservation Commission which was approved by the Town Meeting. Hennessy Field
is now under the jurisdiction of the Conservation Commission.
• Supported Articles 30 and 31 related to the creation and funding of a new athletic field at
the Harrington School.
• The committee was dissolved following the 1999 Town Meeting. 1
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 61
1: Conservation Land Inventory
11 mi Summary 1964 - 1999 Year(s) Voted/Given Acres Total Cost Fed. Reimb. State Reimb. Net Cost to Town
Total Land Acquisition 1299.8 $5,377,786 $335,406 $1,199,031 $3,843,349
Cataldo Reservation
'74'84*
5.4
6,150
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6,150
Great Meadow Expansion
'74'82
1.9
3,857
-
-
3,857
Lillian Road at Munroe Brook
'92
1.1
transfer
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-
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Orchard Crossing
"88'89#
8.5
gift
-
-
-
Whipple Hill
'63'66- 7'74'77 *'94#95#
121.0
142,489
47,487
35,020
59,982
Bowman Park Expansion
'75
1.2
18,000
-
9,000
9,000
Daisy Wilson
'78
8.0
75,995
-
37,997
37,998
Dunback Meadow
65- 6'72'77 -8- 9'80 -1 *#
170.5
374,147
87,100
87,050
199,997
Liberty Heights
'74*
5.5
9,596
-
4,618
4,978
West Farm
'66'76'77'85*
12.8
323,000
-
12,100
310,900
Brookhaven
'89#
3.3
gift
-
-
-
Concord Avenue Area
'71'79#94#
30.7
102,890
-
49,534
53,356
Hayden Woods
'69'77 -8'81*
78.9
152,598
68,304
38,540
45,754
Juniper Hill
'70'72'74#
28.4
120,413
-
56,872
63,541
Metropolitan State Hospital
'73#
6.2
gift
-
-
-
Philbrook Terrace
:89#
2.0
gift
-
-
-
Waltham Line
77*
12.0
transfer
-
-
-
Waltham Street Farms
'72'76 -7 *#
41.5
300,450
-
154,225
146,225
Upper Vine Brook
'72'75 -6'95*
34.0
121,443
-
55,803
65,640
Lower Vine Brook/Pinard Woods
'68- 9'75'78- 9'81'85 *#
98.5
339,235
42,069
147,200
149,966
Munroe Brook Pond
'85#
3.1
gift
-
-
-
Pheasant Brook Estates I
'85'89#
4.6
gift
-
-
-
Pheasant Brook Estates H
190#
29.7
gift
-
-
-
Shaker Glen
'73
16.8
85,636
-
41,143
44,493
Tower Park Expansion
'87
2.3
180,000
-
-
180,000
Chiesa Farm
'76'85
23.1
1,592,500
-
46,125
1,546,375
Hammer Hill
'79
0.9
gift
-
-
-
Parker Meadow
'76'79'80
17.7
237,000
-
60,000
177,000 Willard's
Woods Expansion
'64'66'67'79 *'95*
103.2
116,786
32,906
17,997
65,883
Woodland Bird Sanctuary
'89#
7.2
gift
-
-
-
Burlington Strip
'71'77*
8.6
106,097
-
-
106,097
Paint Mine
'75'77*
35.5
8,811
-
2,000
6,811
Simonds Brook North
'70'76 -7'82#
57.7
291,736
38,526
131,600
121,610
Simonds Brook South
'68'70'79
20.7
49,028
19,014
12,006
18,008
Turning Mill Pond
'77'78'85#
9.7
5,000
5,000
Turning Mill Road
'89#
4.4
gift
-
-
-
Hastings Sanctuary
'71
1.7
6,000
-
-
6,000
Meagherville/Pine Meadow
'66'77 *#'95*
90.0
gift/transfer
-
-
-
Meagherville Lots
'91#'93#94#
0.5
gift
-
-
-
Poor Farm
'83*
10.7
transfer
-
-
-
Valley Road
'82*
3.2
transfer
-
-
-
128 Greenbelt
'78*
11.7
transfer
-
-
-
Bates Road
191*
9.3
transfer
-
-
-
Cranberry Hill
'77
24.6
73,929
-
15,201
58,728
Fiske Hill
'78'84*
10.2
transfer
-
-
-
Idylwilde
'75
9.4
200,000
-
100,000
100,000
Katandin Woods
'77'80'89#
37.5
185,000
-
85,000
100,000
Tophet Swamp
'81*
25.5
transfer
Sutherland Woods
'95*
24.9
transfer
-
-
-
Brown Homestead
'95*
6.0
trade
-
-
-
Augusta Land
'96
8.0
150,000
-
-
150,000
Hennessy's Field
199*
10.0
transfer
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* All/part Town -owned transfer
# All/part gift
Another 150 acres are protected by restrictions and easements given to the town by residents.
The largest are: Munroe Brook, 65.7 acres; Tophet Swamp/Kiln Brook,
34.3 acres; Potter's Pond, 15.1 acres; and Vine Brook, 9 acres. The others are small tracts ranging on down to .01 acre. Boston Edison Company licenses 26.4 acres.
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LexHAB— Lexington Housing Assistance Board
ROLE: To provide affordable housing for low- and moder-
ate- income families; to administer the Muzzey
Condominium resale restrictions; and to consult with other
town boards on privately developed residential developments
containing affordable units. LexHAB has 45 dwelling units
rented under 1 -year leases: 33 attached units (7 one - bedroom,
23 two - bedroom, and 3 three- bedroom units in four develop-
ments) and 12 scattered site dwelling units (1 two - bedroom,
2 three- bedroom and 7 four - bedroom single family homes
and a 2- family three - bedroom duplex). Rental income covers
operating expenses and capital requirements.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen for overlapping 3 -year
terms: Chair Marshall Derby, Nancy Cannalonga, David
Eagle, William Hays, Gerry Howell, Donald Wilson, and
Martha Wood with Selectman liaison Cathy Abbott and
Office manager Joan Wall.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Completed construction on Spencer St. two - family house.
• Began construction of the single - family home on Sedge
Road with completion scheduled for summer 2000.
The Spencer Street two - family duplex and the single - family
homes in the scattered site program are built through a collab-
orative effort of Minuteman Regional High School, the
Lexington Rotary Club, and LexHAB with Minuteman stu-
The Lexington Housing Authorit,
ROLE: To provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing for low -
income individuals and families through state and federal grants; to
work with residents and the community to improve living standards
for the poor; and to encourage local residents to apply for afford-
able housing. Rental income is applied to operating expenses.
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Front, left to right. Joan Wall, Martha Wood, Cathy Abbott. Rear, left
to right: Gerry Howell, Donald Wilson, Marshall Derby.
dents constructing the house as part of their on- the -job educa-
tion under teacher supervision; Rotary members provide tech-
nical and trade assistance; and LexHAB pays for all required
trades and materials.
ELECTED to the Board of Commissioners for a 5 -year term:
Chairman Nicholas Santosuosso, Vice- Chairman John E. Ryan,
Treasurer Sandra Aghabaian, Assistant Treasurer Nancy
Cannalonga, and Commissioner Leona W. Martin.
Seated, left to right: Jack Ryan, Nick Santosuosso, and Nancy Cannalonga. Standing, left to
right: Sandra Aghababian, Ann Whitney, and Leona W. Martin.
APPOINTED: Executive Director Ann C.
Whitney.
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able housing for elderly, family,
handicapped and Section 8 choice
vouchers, and MRVP vouchers.
• Received a $120,000 grant from the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development to modernize kitchens
at the 17 scattered -site family units.
• Replacing new hallway and sliding
glass windows at Countryside
Village, and new kitchen cabinets
at State - funded senior villages
gradually throughout the year.
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Expenditures
COA Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 133,116
$ 134,148
COA Expenses
$ 153,022
$ 157,713
Veterans' Payroll
$ 22,888
$ 23,441
Veterans'Expenses
$ 21,824
$ 15,377
Services for Youth
$ 71,930
$ 69,836
Developmentally Disabled
$ 13,580
$ 13,184
Personnel
Full Time
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Part Time
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oncil on Aging
ROLE: To make policy to support and advocate for seniors with
regard to their changing social, educational, and health- related
needs. The COA represents the Town's interests in providing servi-
ces to meet the needs of seniors in conjunction with the state De-
partment of Elder Affairs and the Federal Administration on Aging.
The COA staff is housed in the Senior Center at 1475
Massachusetts Avenue in the Muzzey Condominium building. The
professional staff and the volunteers are dedicated to being of ser-
vice to older adults by
providing information,
education, recreation,
and human services to
the Town's seniors,
supporting their inde-
pendence and promot-
ing their intellectual
and social well- being.
The Senior Center
attracts many partici-
pants, volunteers, and
supporters from the
Lexington community.
Photo: David S. Tabeling
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Sponsored a rich variety of classes, programs, and presenta-
tions on politics, current events, physical fitness, computers,
and life planning which served seniors throughout Lexington.
• Volunteers operated the Center's own professionally catalogued
library which accommodates more than 2000 carefully selected
volumes, as well as magazines, jigsaw puzzles, medical infor-
mation, over 180 videotapes, and 200 large print books.
• Provided a wide range of daytime adult education classes
through the Lexington Community Education program.
• Offered an Adult Social Day Care Program, which in FY1999
served 92 individuals.
• Participated in outreach and partnership with the Chinese
community of Lexington through a Chinese New Year cele-
bration, movies, lunch, and Mah Jong social programs.
• Director and Intake Social Worker along with other town
departments served as members of the Lexington Domestic
Violence Task Force ensuring that information on and out-
reach to seniors will be provided on this important issue.
• Presented annual Women's Day Conference, with 100 senior par-
ticipants, featuring Patricia McGovern as the keynote speaker.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chairman Clark Cowen,
Jacqueline Davison, Phyllis Rand, Marilyn Campbell, Margaret
Jemison, Anne Kriebel, Carol Murphy, Jane Trudeau, Donald
Graham, Leo McSweeney, and Dan Fenn. Director: Nancy
Freed. In May, the Board thanked outgoing members Barbara
Rubin and Sheldon Spector for their extraordinary creativity and
commitment to the Senior Center.
acqueline Davison, Clark Cowen, Phyllis
�ght: Leo McSweeney, Carol Murphy, Jane
)an Fenn.
Presented annual Grad
for a Day program, with
100 seniors participat-
ing. In 1999, the theme
of this all -day senior
seminar was "1900-
1999: Century of
Change." Robert Naka,
Ph.D., formerly deputy
Under Secretary of the
Air Force for Space
Systems was featured
as the keynote speaker.
The Senior Center has
long since outgrown its
current facility in the
Muzzey Condominiums.
Beginning in 1996, the
COA has had to rent out-
side space in Lincoln
for the Adult Day Care
Program in order to free up space on the Center's basement
level. The Senior Center has also had to limit attendance at
some of its most popular programs, to turn down requests for
new activities, and to cram existing ones into inadequate
spaces. The Long Range Planning Committee of the Council
on Aging Board of Directors has produced and presented to
the Board of Selectmen a proposal for a new Senior Center
which clearly and statistically documents the need and speci-
fications for a new facility.
• The Senior Center mailed 45,000 newsletters in 1999
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Council On Aging continued from previous page
• Approximately 303 volunteers contributed about 22,961 hours
to the Senior Center at an estimated value of $238,361.
• Minuteman Home Care served 5810 congregate Senior Center
meals and 4634 Meals on Wheels to Lexington seniors.
• 22 eligible homeowners participated in the Property Tax
Work -Off Program, giving over 2000 hours of service to
school and town departments.
• The Senior Center provided case management and in -home
nursing services to 188 seniors.
• Provided tax preparation, free of charge to 115 seniors.
• The Massachusetts Office of Elder Affairs honored the Day
Care Program with the annual ROSE Award. The award is
given to selected Councils on Aging statewide for achieving
the "best use of resources organized to serve elders" It recog-
nized the creative partnership between the Day Care Program
and Minuteman Regional High School, which resulted in a
beautiful facility specifically designed for the program.
• Angela Frick was awarded the Minuteman Cane Award for
outstanding dedication and service to Lexington.
Human Services Committee
ROLE: To advise the Board of Selectmen on human service
policies, goals, and priorities and their implementation. The
Committee suggests resources necessary for citizen education
about human service needs and services, analyzes funding
requests presented to the Selectmen and Town Meeting, and
evaluates human service programs funded by the Town.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Co- Chairs Barbara Ciampa
and Helen Cravis, Nancy Bartlett, Rosalyn Gittleman, Eva
Glick, Khalil Khatri, M.D., Gregory Kotonias- Payne, M.D., and
Christine Yedica. Beginning in February, Cathy Abbott consci-
entiously attended all of the Committee's meetings as the newly
appointed Selectman liaison replacing Dan Fenn, Jr. , who had
been skilled and innovative in his work with the Committee.
Human Services Coordinator Stephen Baran served as staff to
the Committee. Nancy Freed attended meetings in her capacity
as Director of the Social Services Department.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Continued to survey many different parts of the community to
determine need for services. Each member is responsible for per-
sonal contact with relevant agencies such as Wayside RePlace,
Domestic Violence Response Team, and the Council on Aging.
• Continued supporting diversity by conducting a series of teas
at the Senior Center. Pakistani and Armenian families, among
others, recounted tales of their experiences in their countries
of origin as well as how they came to the United States.
• Preschool needs: With names provided by the Town Clerk,
sent out a postcard survey to all 1060 parents of preschool
children (ages 15 months to five years); 368 cards were
returned. Of the 66 parents who said they were not sending
their children to preschool, 21 cited financial reasons; these
financial issues were extensively documented by the
Children's Center of Lexington.
• Representatives of Parenting Resource Associates spoke to the
Committee about helping parents of "more challenging"
young children to better understand temperamental and behav-
ioral aspects of their growth and development. The Committee
was instrumental in getting funding for this purpose.
Mental health needs: The need for counseling for youth and
families in crisis continues. These counseling services are pro-
vided under the Town contract with Wayside RePlace. Town
Meeting appropriated $71,929 for a contract beginning July 1,
1999 to Wayside RePlace under the auspices of Wayside
Youth and Family Support Network, Inc. for counseling and
preventive services. At the same time, $13,987 was appropri-
ated to the Central Middlesex Association for Retarded
Citizens toward the salary of a Job Procurer; 21 people from
the Town of Lexington are competitively employed in
Lexington and surrounding communities.
Emergency financial needs: Emergency disbursements (usually
less than $500 per family) were distributed from the Human
Services Fund. This totaled $5051 for such items as food, car
repair, utilities' arrearage, motel bills for a homeless person, and
a mattress and box spring. These were made possible by fund-
ing from the Trustees of Public Trusts, the Hancock Church and
private donations. The Fund for Lexington, with funding from
private donations and the Genesis Fund disbursed $7425; these
provided preschool and camping scholarships, shipment of
household belongings to another state, and an air conditioner.
The Fund for Lexington also transferred $1000 to the Human
Services Fund to defray their higher than usual expenses.
Enablement Committee
This subcommittee of the Human Services Committee included
Chairman Robert Harris, Christine Chase, John and Pat
Gardiner, Jill Manning, Dan Murphy, Martin Quinlan, and Gary
Strong. The Committee worked with the Post Office to see that a
power- assisted door was installed and worked with the Town
Clerk to ensure accessible voting. It made recommendations to
the Town regarding curb cuts, handicapped parking, and more
accessible transportation.
Veterans' Services
Two veterans and two veterans' widows received financial assis-
tance. Veterans' daily living expenses and health insurance were
reimbursed by the State at the rate of 75 %. Expenditures were
made through the Human Services Coordinator and were
approved by John J. Ryan, Veterans' Agent. .
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 65
Fair Housing and Human Relations Committee
ROLE: To promote diversity within town housing and the fair
and equitable treatment of all citizens irrespective of group
membership.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair Ralph Clifford,
Margaret Cole, Thomas Montanari, Florence Baturin, Bensen
Chiou, Michelle Ekanem, Beverly Goodridge, Mary Haskell,
Jean Hibino, Keng Nan Hsu, Kathryn Gail Davis Lockhart,
Jedediah Snyder, Marion Kilson, Associate; Cathy Abbott suc-
ceeded Dan Fenn, Jr. as Selectmen liaison; Staff Stephen Baran.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Made recommendations on affirmative action implementa-
tion. Tom Montanari represented the Committee on an
Affirmative Action Task Force.
• Supported Town Meeting Article 14, the Home Rule Petition,
allowing the Town to regulate the construction of large hous-
es built on small lots.
• Expressed its concern, sympathy, and support to the family,
which was the victim of a hate crime. Ke
Lexington Youth Commission
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ROLE: To provide and pro-
mote community service
opportunities for high
school youth.
APPOINTED by the Town
Manager: Chairman Nancy
Barter, advisors Steve Cole,
Beverly Kelley, and the Rev.
David P. O'Donnell of St.
Brigid Parish.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Cared for LYC island
twice -a -year by planting
flowering shrubs.
• Held face - painting for kids
at Octoberfest.
• Helped at Thanksgiving and
Christmas COA dinners.
• Ran Spring -time activity at
Cotting School.
• Participated in Patriot's
Day Parade.
• Held January winter cloth-
ing drive.
• Visited elementary
schools for February sto-
rytelling month.
• Held March event with
residents of Dana Home.
Back row, left to right: Anthony Modoono, Jim LaMarca, Bob Litchfield, Dan Atchinson,
Ian Joseph, Ritchie Perry, Sarah LeBlanc, Lindsay Ludwig, Kathryn Wrigley, and Kate
Reynolds. Front row, left to right: Andrew Benson, Jim Archambeault, T. J. Porter, Andrew
Busa, Kathy Litchfield, Lauren Olmsted, Tracey Cole, Nancy Barter, Courtney Benson,
Kristen Ritchie, Megan Reddy, Kate Jablonsky, and Dawn McKenna. Front center: Adult
Advisors Beverly Kelley and Steve Cole. Absent: Brian Kelley, Rebecca Fentin, Julie
Fentin, Kristen Reffi, Jenna Bush, Adam Chamberlain, Will Garland, Evan Gilbert, and
Reverend David O'Donnell.
• Went Christmas caroling at the senior villages.
• Ran car wash to fundraise for program expenses. '1
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Cary Memorial Library
Expenditures
Payroll
Expenses
FY99
FY98
$976,517
$ 238,793
$969,970
$ 225,078
Personnel
Full Time
Part Time
28
37
27
46
Circulation
635,349
645,559
Attendance
588,345
568,200
ROLE: To provide materials, resources, and ser-
vices that promote lifelong learning and cultural
enrichment, enhance public school curricula,
promote reading as central to literacy, initiate a
dynamic program of reading for preschoolers,
and provide electronic access to information.
The library's governing body established by the
will of Maria Hastings Cary is the Board of
Library Trustees consisting of the Town's settled
ministers, principal clergy of each congregation
in Town, Selectmen, and School Committee.
At a reception thanking volunteers and donors for their hard work and support,
Representative Jay Kaufman presented Cary Library's Board of Trustees with a resolu-
tion from the Massachusetts House of Representatives congratulating the library on being
named one of the top twenty libraries in the nation. From left to right: Elizabeth Eddison,
Rev. Dr. Peter Meek, Representative Jay Kaufman, and Susan Elberger, Library Trustee.
The Executive Committee is elected by the
Trustees: Chairman Rev. Dr. Peter Meek, Vice Chairman
Elizabeth Eddison, Cathy Abbott, Susan Elberger, and Rev. Jed
Snyder. Dan Fenn Jr. resigned March 1999.
The Executive Committee in turn appoints the Advisory
Committee: Chairman Stephen Krensky, Sara Chase, Edwin
Cox, Jacqueline Davison, Audrey Friend, Ione Gating, Marilyn
Mairson, Theodore Mairson, Walter Pierce, and Ann Wallace.
APPOINTED by the Board of Library Trustees: Carol A.
Mahoney, Director since 1995.
Great American Public Libraries —
Cary Memorial Library!
The January 1999 issue of American Libraries, the magazine of
the American Library Association, named the Cary as one of the
finest libraries in the country. In the 10,000 — 90,000 population
category, Cary is listed 11th of 20 libraries cited nationwide
based on a number of factors including circulation, library visits
per capita, and revenue per capita.
Library Building Project
In 1999, the building project made some headway in moving
toward the actual renovation and construction of the building. The
lawsuit filed by an abutter was resolved and the state approved con-
struction funds of $30,190,680 for public libraries. These funds
included an inflationary factor because of the 2 -year delay in appro-
priating the funds for the past two years. (The original funding for
$2,861,621 was increased to $3,011,541.) The plans for the reno-
vation must still be approved by the Historic District Commission.
The Library Building Committee will begin meeting with the
Permanent Building Committee on a regular basis. Construction is
scheduled to begin in late 2000. The main library will move to Cary
Hall during the construction and the East Lexington Branch library
will increase its hours to offer more services to residents.
Adult Services
The adult service areas are the main circulation desk, reference
desk, and audio - visual desk. The main circulation area continued
to perform all the necessary tasks and routines required to run the
department efficiently. Phone renewal began in October and has
been well - received. The circulation staff has registered over 3300
patrons with PIN numbers and e-mail addresses. These patrons
can now access their library records from their home computers
to renew library materials, review what they have checked out,
and place reserves. Over 80% of patrons who reserve library
material are now being notified by e -mail and over 50% of
library overdue notices are now being sent by e-mail. A PC was
installed at the registration desk and circulation staff continues to
be trained on circulation functions in a web -based program.
In the audio - visual area, several collections were consolidated
because of the lack of space. Non - fiction videos were inter -filed
into the 900s of the book collection. Opera CDs and opera
videos were shelved together and jazz CDs were put in a sepa-
rate section. It is hoped that these groups will introduce library
patrons to the variety of formats available at the library.
A series of staff development - training meetings were held on
Friday mornings throughout the year. During these 3 -hour meet-
ings, a variety of topics were presented to sharpen staff skills and
to increase their level of comfort with all programs and proce-
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dures. Among the topics presented were the effective utilization
of automated systems, the Internet, library software, personnel
programs, library security, and customer service.
Five members of the library staff from various departments have
been working on developing a web page for the library to be
implemented in three phases: a text and graphical phase; an inter-
active phase; and phase multi - lingual accessibility phase. The page
will debut in January 2000 with the address www.carylibrary.org.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Implemented new collection development strategy using the
statistical reports provided by the Minuteman Library
Network. This year the medical and home - improvement sec-
tions of the collection were evaluated in light of these reports
to ensure that all titles are current.
• Staff members from all public service areas attended a variety
of workshops offered by the Metrowest Region on such topics
as Microsoft Word, Searching the Internet, Reference
Strategies, and Storytelling.
• Formed a public relations team to examine issues of public ser-
vice: the team has worked to ensure that all library policies are
written down so that both the public and staff can better understand
them, and that there is consistency among all desks. The team also
offered a role - playing workshop during staff training days.
• Created the position of Public Services Librarian to ensure that
library departments have a professional librarian to call upon.
This position is the first to work a Tuesday through Saturday
workweek, responding to the changing patterns of library use.
• Heather Vandermillen, Reference Librarian hosted "Find Your
Own Voice with Poetry Programs" in the spring and fall.
Many young adults attended and recited their own poetry.
• Cynthia Johnson and Rosa Tsai served as the library's repre-
sentatives to the town -wide Y2K committee.
Reference Services
In 1999, 48,360 reference questions were answered. Reference
staff continued to respond to the Minuteman Library Network's
(MLN) transition to web -based technology. Members of the
department attended workshops on software applications and data-
bases including Reference USA, Dialog Newspapers, WESTLAW,
Microsoft Excel, and Windows 95/98. Staff members also attended
programs on model Reference Behavior and Archive Management.
The number of PCs with full Internet access was increased from two
to six. In addition four other PCs are now available for searching the
DRA Web catalog, and the 21 reference and periodical databases
provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners,
the Metrowest Regional Library System, MLN, or Cary Library.
Small group classes on the Internet and the Minuteman Library
Network catalog continue to be popular. In 1999 the Reference
staff held classes in the use of the Public Access Catalog for 38
patrons and in the use of the Internet for 100 patrons.
Members of the department continued to serve on the Cary
Library Technology team. Members were taught how to set up
PCs for public and staff use, and to connect them to the MLN
network. Reference staff also represented the library on the
Town's Communication Advisory Committee. Department
members also serve on the following MLN Committees;
Reference, Keyusers, Audiovisual, Collection Development,
Internet, Assistive Technology, and Local history.
Children's Services
A total of 10,945 children and caregivers attended 469 children's
programs during 1999. This included vacation week programs held
at Cary Hall, craft programs, class visits to the library and visits by
the children's librarians to the schools. The 8th annual workshop for
pre - school teachers was held in March. In September Ruth Lynn,
Head of Children's Services, participated in the Lexington Public
Schools' new teacher orientation. Elaine Garnache, Children's
Librarian, led a MLN program for 35 children's librarians.
The 1999 summer reading program "Funny Things Happen to You
When You Read!" attracted 1425 children and their families. These
children and families read for 24,490 hours during the summer.
The children's room and the East Lexington branch offered 54
programs for children from birth through age 13 and their fami-
lies as part of the summer reading program, including story-
times, craft programs, film programs, window painting, as well
as puppetry, flip- books, pop -ups, balloon animals, clowning,
readers' theatre, cartooning, fractured fairy tales, crazy crea-
tures, and knitting workshop. Three special family programs
were planned to enhance the "humor" theme of the summer.
"Family Frolic," a family storytelling evening, featured the tal-
ents of staff members Jane Eastman, Elaine Gamache, and
Heather Pigott. Two family concerts were held at Cary Hall with
732 children and parents attending. Mandy McClain, Library
Technician, designed the summer book list. This bibliography,
an annual cooperative effort compiled by the Cary children's
librarians and Lexington elementary school librarians, is given
to every child in the Lexington elementary schools.
The Children's librarians compiled 9 new children's book lists
during 1999 and revised 11 older booklists.
One of the lists entitled "If you liked the American Girls' books
& the Dear America series, Try These Too.." were posted on
Kasey's Web, the MLN children's WebPages.
In November the children's room debuted a new "Parent/Teacher
Collection" of over 400 books, videotapes, and audio - tapes, on
a variety of topics for pre - school and elementary school parents,
teachers, and child care professionals. Initial funding for this
collection was provided by a grant to the library from
Community Partnerships for Children, Communities United Inc.
HIGHLIGHTS
• The children's room staff answered 9032 reference questions.
• A total of 63,500 items can be found in the children's room.
• The children's room circulated a total of 287,109 items.
• The children's room had three prize - winning entries among
the 1999 MA Library Association Public Relations Awards.
Mimi Watstein, a volunteer in the children's room, won one of
the awards for her 1998 Summer Reading Program logo.
• WGBH filmed ads for their March fund drives in the chil-
dren's room.
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Technical Services Department
This department is responsible for cataloging, processing, mend-
ing, and reclassifying of all library material. More than 14,000
items were added to the collection. Reclassification, re- labeling
and mending of most of the collection have been completed in
order to facilitate patron access to the collection. In February the
department began placing barcodes on the front cover of all library
materials. This new location of barcodes, made in response to staff
injuries due to multiple movements when handling materials, also
facilitates quicker movement of material at the circulation desks.
East Lexington Branch Library
Opening the branch library one evening a week has been very pop-
ular as have the children's programs coordinated by the children's
library staff at the main library. A story hour for three and four
year olds and the summer reading program were well attended.
The Branch was the first department of the library to have all of its
`dumb' terminals replaced with PCs. The library's technology
team oversaw the installation of the PCs at the Branch. The
Branch was closed for two days while the technology team trained
the branch staff. The PCs are used both for library applications and
patron access. Electrical upgrades were added to the building for
the implementation of the PCs. A major roof leak in September
required the Dept. of Public Works to replace the entire roof at the
Branch because of the poor condition of the roof planks.
Personnel Highlights and Changes
• Judy Adams, a Library Associate in the reference department,
was granted a 3 -month leave of absence to work for Habitat
for Humanity.
• In March, Connie Rawson, Assistant Director of the library
accepted a 6 -month appointment as Acting MIS Director for
the Town. In September, Connie decided to remain in the posi-
tion and resigned as Assistant Director. Cynthia Johnson was
named Acting Assistant Director and the Board of Trustees
appointed her Assistant Director in December.
• New staff members are Margaret Donovan, Public Services Li-
brarian; Robin Brenner and Wendy O'Brien, Library Technicians.
• Rosa Tsai, Librarian, moved from the Technical Services
Department to the Reference Department.
• Elaine Garnache, Children's Librarian, resigned in December
to accept a position as Head of Children's Services at the
Watertown Public Library.
• Wijke Feteris, Reference Associate, and Sue Williams,
Library Technician, retired.
Sunday Hours
Due to a staffing crisis, the library remained closed on Sunday
through October 24. The hourly rate for library employees working
on Sunday was $9. No applications came as a result of numerous
advertisements for Sunday help probably because rates at other area
libraries started at $11.70 an hour. The Board of Trustees, library ad-
ministration, and the Town Manager's office worked out an agree-
ment that increased the hourly rate to $11.50, resulting in the hiring
of three Sunday employees. On Sundays, the library staff usually
assists over 1200 people in 4 hours and circulates over 1300 items.
Friends of Cary Memorial Library
The Friends of the Cary Library continue to be very generous in
their support of the library. In 1999, the Friends funded $3420
toward the purchase of museum passes. The 11 passes cover four
art museums and the Museum of Science, New England
Aquarium, Computer Museum, Plimouth Plantation, and the
Museum of Transportation. The Friends also purchased a lami-
nating machine and a cordless microphone for the library.
Book sales under the direction of Debby Pascale did very well in
May during Discovery Days and in December. The book carts at
the main library and the Branch bring in a steady income for the
Friends. Author evening in April and October introduced a variety
of subjects and authors to the community. A joint program with the
Lexington Historical Society sponsored author Philip McFarland
speaking about his book, The Brave Bostonians: Hutchinson,
Quincy, Franklin and the Coming of the American Revolution.
The Friends sponsored the library's spelling team, the Stinger
Bees, which came in second at the Lexington Education
Foundation spelling bee. As President for the past two years,
Jacqueline Davison led the Friends through their change to a
separate nonprofit organization. Isabel Jankelson was elected
President of the Friends in November.
Cary Memorial Library Foundation
The Cary Memorial Library Foundation was established in 1998
and incorporated in April 1999 to oversee and direct all fund -rais-
ing activities for the Library. The Foundation's mission is to raise
funds from individuals, foundations, and corporations to support
the Library's capital and program needs, now and in the future.
The Officers of the Board: Chairman William Dailey, Vice
Chairman Dan Fenn, Jr., Vice Chairman Margery Battin, Treasurer
Alan Fields, Clerk Donna Ryburn. Members of the Board: Narain
Bhatia, Audrey Friend, and Leona Martin. Liaisons to the Board:
Rev. Dr. Peter Meek, Elizabeth Eddison, and Jacqueline Davison.
Development Officer for the Foundation: Amy Parker.
The Foundation's first task has been to organize a steering com-
mittee to run Cary's capital campaign to renovate the main library.
Campaign Committee members are: Co- Chairs, Henry Barg and
Shirley Stolz, Narain Bhatia, Paul DiGiammarino, Elizabeth
Eddison, Catherine England, Dan Fenn, Jr., Deborah Kassman, and
Julie Stevenson. The Board of Library Trustees in 1998 voted to
transfer $1 million from their endowment fund to the capital cam-
paign for the renovation of the main library as a commitment to the
campaign. Members of the Foundation and Campaign Committee
have worked together this fall to solicit major pledges from com-
munity and corporate leaders. Like other campaigns of this size,
major contributions are solicited before the campaign goes public.
In July the committee began its fund - raising in earnest.
The result of that effort has been over $1 million in pledges and
donations as of the end of the calendar year. Raytheon Company
is responsible for a significant portion of that figure with a dona-
tion of $250,000 — and a challenge to local corporations to con-
tribute another $250,000. Boston Properties made a $20,000
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1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 69
Cary Memorial Library continued from previous page
pledge to help meet the challenge. Over $500,000 has been con-
tributed by individuals including Library Trustees, Foundation
Board members and Campaign Steering Committee members.
The Friends of the Library donated $63,000 to the renovation of
the building. The Cary Memorial Library Staff Association also
made a contribution, and individual employees have made addi-
tional gifts to demonstrate their support of the project.
Supporters of Cary's capital campaign can look forward to the
following renovation features:
• Savings for the Town with the installation of energy - efficient
mechanical systems
• An environment that preserves historical collections
• An expanded children's library
• Enhanced reference area and services
• Technology- training center.
• ADA- compliance in all areas
• A conference hall that seats 150 people
• Quiet study areas
Plans for 2000 include the announcement of a "Community
Campaign" allowing all Lexington citizens to give to the project.
The Foundation's work will not end with the renovation cam-
paign. The Foundation will be responsible for fund - raising as an
ongoing activity and expects to return to raising money for the
library's endowment fund in the future. The Campaign for the
New Century, the Library's previous endowment appeal, has for-
mally ended with donations totaling $344,699. Thanks to every-
one who worked on and donated to the campaign.
The following financial statement describes the Library's Trustees
funds, the principle of which includes gifts made to the Campaign
to the New Century; and funds derived from library benefactors
since the founding of the library. Gifts made this fiscal year to
"Named Funds," established to support the purchase of library
material within particular categories, are listed below. All funds
are invested and are overseen by a Library Finance Committee.
Trustees *,.:*t
Income
Investment Dividends ............... ..............................$ 52,000.00
Fines, Fees .............................. ............................... 98,450.25
CopyService ........................... ............................... 2,341.52
NamedFunds .......................... ............................... 3,895.00
Lost Material ........................... ............................... 5,043.86
Miscellaneous ......................... ............................... 16,939.00
StateAid .................................. ............................... 8,894.92
Total Income ........................... ..............................$ 187,564.55
Expenses
Library Equipment ................... ..............................$ 4,235.07
Library Supplies ...................... ............................... 23,240.80
Professional Development/Training /Recruitment...... 19,717.55
Trustee Expenses .................... ............................... 303.17
Library Materials .................... ............................... 132,519.93
Children's Department ............ ............................... 7,548.03
Total Expenses ........................ ..............................$ 187,564.55
m; m
funds
Anderson, Mona .............................$
1,500
Bogen, Ethan . ..............................$
5,775
Borshay, Evelyn & Sam .......................$
3,000
Buckley, William F . ..........................$
5,125
Bradley, Francis .............................$
1,577
Carpenter, Ruth F ............................$
300,810
150
Chao, Chang -Chih & Yenshew Lynn .............$
666
1,500
Chinese Heritage ............................$
3,370
2,900
Conboy, Shirley .............................$
1,100
115
Cox Family Gift .............................$
1,938
5,072
Davison, Robert T . ...........................$
1,000
3,191
Eddison, John C . ............................$
2,000
6,625
Frick, Frederick Cowing .......................$
4,315
5,697
Friedman, Manfred ...........................$
5,000
4,825
Friend, Albert Gallatin ........................$
949
3,000
Hannam, Robert W . ..........................$
1,000
2,700
Hathaway, Harriet B . .........................$
1,000
1,500
Hilton, Robert C . ............................$
300
1,035
Ho, Larry & Sophia ..........................$
2,252
3,500
Indian/American Fund ........................$
1,623
16,975
Kinley, Margaret ............................$
300
2,565
Kipp, Rae Cecila ............................$
1,484
8,130
Krensky Family .............................$
300
3,000
Robert LaMantia ............................$
4,020
1,925
Liu, Oscar & Stella ..........................$
1,000
1,500
Pierce, John N . ..............................$
11,072
2,283
Sinai Family .. ..............................$
1,100
3,000
Stan Hill American Legion Post 38 ..............$
1,800
2,500
Stone, Edward C .............................$
Total ....... ..............................$
4,340
Sussman, Gerald ............................$
1,654
Wilson/Furey /Scholfield .......................$
2,860
Winsten Fund . ..............................$
1,835
Wu, William Tiente ..........................$
2,725
Subtotal ..... ..............................$
114,079
Library $ t
Beal........ ..............................$
1,000
Brigham, Laura M . ..........................$
3,100
Leroy & Geneva Brown .......................$
4,000
Alice Butler Cary ............................$
2,958
Maria Hastings Cary .........................$
400
Childs, Edith J . ..............................$
300,810
Feld, Pearl Toback ...........................$
666
Ferry, Ann F . . ..............................$
3,370
Goodwin Music .............................$
1,100
Handley, Rev. Harold .........................$
1,938
Hoyt, Lewis L . ..............................$
1,000
Jenny, Nelson W . ............................$
2,000
Lund, Diane .. ..............................$
4,315
McDevitt, James & Pauline ....................$
5,000
Medeiros, Sue ..............................$
949
Nichols, Emma Ostram .......................$
1,000
Peirce, Paulina Burbank .......................$
1,000
Phinney,Jane . ..............................$
300
Raymond, Sarah Elizabeth .....................$
2,252
Reizes, Kurt .. ..............................$
1,623
Robins, Caira . ..............................$
300
Safford, Beryl M .............................$
1,484
Sarano, George W . ...........................$
300
Sherburne, Warren ...........................$
4,020
Smith, Abbie C . .............................$
1,000
Smith, James Stuart ..........................$
11,072
Wellington Library ...........................$
1,100
War Parents Memorial ........................$
1,800
Subtotal ..... ..............................$
359,857
Total ....... ..............................$
473,936
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Recreation Department and Committee
Expenditures FY99 FY98
Payroll $ 352,503 $ 309,509
Expenses* $ 697,006 $ 679,421
Personnel
Full Time 4 4
SeasonaLlPart Time ±200 ±200
*Expenses include all Recreation expenditures (including Pine
Meadows Golf Course) financed by the Recreation Enterprise Fund
through user fees; capital needs are funded by the tax levy.
ROLE: To administer, expand, and promote recreation,
leisure activities, play, sports, and physical education in
the Town and manage the public playgrounds and recre-
ational facilities.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair Sandra Shaw,
Vice Chair Pamela Varrin, Don Chishohn, Rick DeAngelis,
and Richard Neumeier. Director Karen Simmons.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Set a fee structure that makes programs self- support-
ing without discouraging or jeopardizing participa-
tion. Fees increased in several areas including: Pine
Meadows greens fees ($1), youth league player field
use fee ($3), pool/res swim tags ($5), swim lessons
($3), Camp for All ($25), adult league team field use
($25) and tennis lessons ($5). With these adjustments, and a
good, long golf season at Pine Meadows, the bottom -line sta-
tus of the Recreation Enterprise Fund continued its recovery
from the difficult financial straits of a few years ago.
Enjoyed a second straight banner year at Pine Meadows since the
course's major upgrading at holes 5 and 9 three years ago. Several
pieces of greenskeeping equipment were acquired, cart paths
were rerouted and extended, tree plantings continued, sand traps
added, tee boxes screened with evergreens, and fencing added for
golfer safety. The 1999 Town Meeting approved the completion
of the automated sprinkler /irrigation system for holes 1 through 5.
Major progress was made to address the pressing need for
additional soccer or multi -use fields. Acting on a recommen-
dation in the report of the Hennessy Field Ad Hoc Committee,
the Recreation Committee received Town Meeting approval to
construct another irrigated soccer field at Harrington School.
The broadly -based Hennessy Field Committee (including two
members of the Recreation Committee) also recommended
transferring the Hennessy Field land parcel to the Conservation
Commission. Design work and site preparation activities are
underway for the Harrington complex. Meantime, the Parks
Department continued to maintain existing fields including the
periodic rotation of fields out -of -play for major reconditioning.
Town Meeting also approved a proposal to include several out-
door recreation improvements at the High School and Middle
Schools as part of the school modernization program.
Completed the playground structure at Rindge Avenue
Playground, near the Arlington Res, adding to the ADA-
compliant inventory. Plan to again propose installation of a
playground structure at Sutherland Park after this year's
Seated, left to right: Pamela Varrin, Sandra Shaw, Karen Simmons.
Standing, left to right: Richard Neumeier, Don Chisholm, Rick DeAngelis.
request failed to achieve Selectmen's endorsement for Town
Meeting consideration due to tight fiscal circumstances.
Improvements in recreation infrastructure made thanks to
public - private partnerships involving various youth and adult
sports leagues. Lexington Little League invested in upgrades
at Fitzgerald Field (Center # 4) that included an irrigation sys-
tem, fence and dugout improvements, and a batting cage. The
committee drafted a policy for overseeing similar projects.
Leveraging a $10,000 community- policing grant awarded to
Lexington in late 1998, a local grassroots group (Skateboard/In
Line Park Committee), supported by the Recreation
Committee, developed a comprehensive park design. It will be
sited in the Center Playground complex between the track and
Worthen Road and adjacent to the Center # 2 softball field with
landscaping planned to minimize interference with the neigh-
boring facilities. The park will consist of a paved/concrete sur-
face with wooden ramps, rails, and platforms dispersed around
the surface to accommodate various skill levels.
The focus on repairing and remodeling a number of school prop-
erties is putting many recreation programs at risk since school
gyms, playgrounds, and parking lots have been utilized for both
after - school and summer programs. The re- roofing project at
Bridge School forced the relocation of Camp for All to Hastings
School and a less -than- suitable adjustment of the Teddy Bears
Picnic program at Bridge. Future construction at the High
School and Middle Schools will intensify the challenge of find-
ing alternative, suitable space. Recreation's needs will be inte-
grated with the needs of other groups in the town -wide assess-
ment presently underway by the Selectman's recently formed
Space and Building Needs Assessment Advisory Committee. ;''
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ROLE: To provide a variety of free, educational, and entertain-
ing events open to all citizens of Lexington in accordance with
the directions of the wills of the Cary sisters.
APPOINTED by the Moderator: Chair James Cowan, Chair
Susan Rockwell, Susan Wilson, and associate members Donald
Gillespie and Arthur Katz.
HIGHLIGHTS:
To make way for Cary Library's temporary move to Cary Hall,
programs for the 1998 -1999 and 1999 -2000 seasons have been and
will be held at the Gillespie Auditorium at Lexington High School.
• January featured Mark Kingwell, author of "Dreams of
Millennium: Report from a Culture on the Brink." His stimu-
lating and informative talk drew on pop culture, current
events, and historical parallels to show how millennial anxiety
threatens to extinguish our faith in ourselves.
March brought a fascinating two -part program on Historical
Pageantry. The first part was an excellent slide show and talk
on the history and purposes of pageants by David Glassberg of
the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The second part
was the Lexington Historical Society's silent film of the actu-
al 1915 Pageant of Lexington, featuring musical accompani-
ment composed by Donald Gillespie, authentic reprints of the
original pageant program for the audience, and commentary
by Susan Wilson and son Mark, who introduced the film by
sharing his school research paper on the topic. It was noted
that at least two members of the audience had participated in
the 1915 pageant!
• May showcased some of our considerable local talent in a pro-
gram entitled "A Jazz Journey." This evening of music traced
the style of America's art form, with the Jazz Professors of the
Berklee College of Music under the direction of Professor Joe
Lexnta► Council for the Arts
ROLE: To distribute funds allocated by the Massachusetts
Cultural Council (MCC), raise funds from private sources, and
buy artwork for the Town's permanent collection in the Town
Office Building.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen for no more than two 3 -year
terms: Chairman Fredi H. Blume, Lynn Feldman, Kathy Jacob,
Constance Kokubo, and Alan Adolph.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Over $8500 was awarded to 22 recipients in the '98 -'99 grant-
ing period. Of that, over $4000 supported the PASS program
which enabled more than 800 students to attend theatres and
concerts, take field trips to `living villages,' and visit muse-
ums. Local cultural grants helped support the creation of a
mural at an elementary school, a collaborative art project with
an artist -in- residence at another elementary school, two dance
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right: Susan Wilson, Arthur Katz.
Hunt and the Jazz Combo of Lexington High School under the
direction of Jeff Leonard, Director of Bands, Lexington High.
This well- attended concert appealed to both young and old
and was appreciated by all.
September gave us Linda Myers as Abigail Adams in a one-
woman show entitled "Remember the Ladies." This special
production brought Abigail to life, drawing on her letters and
revealing a remarkable and witty woman, the most politically
astute woman of her time. Through her, we met Adams,
Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, Franklin, King George, and
others. This program had special educational and entertaining
appeal to the very diverse audience.
projects, a vocal artist recognition award, two concerts for
senior citizens, an exhibition of Roxbury artists, and a classi-
cal concert featuring piano and oboe.
• Also made grants totaling $1400 from the council's Patron
Fund to the DeCordova Museum for Art in the Park, the
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, Last Nite for the Weaving
Wall, the Halalisa Singers, and the Global Civilizations class-
es at Lexington High School.
• Once again received a grant from the MCC's Matching
Incentive Program. The $500 amount was based on private
funds raised in FY 98 and 99.
• In 1996 the Council established the Ellalou Dimmock Fund in
memory of the distinguished singer, voice teacher, and long-
time resident. The fund awards a prize to the high school's out-
standing vocalist; the 1999 recipient was Jonah Mitropoulos.
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Town Celebrations Committee
Expenditures
Expenses
FY99
FY98
$14,811
$16,995
ROLE: To plan and carry out
proper observances of Patriot's
Day, Memorial Day, Veterans'
Day and all such holidays and
special events as the Board of
Selectmen may designate.
APPOINTED by the Board of
Selectmen for overlapping 3 -year
terms: Chairman Robert Tracey,
Vice Chairman Suzanne Barry,
Secretary Karen Smith, Paul
Jenkins, Cecil Jones, Sondra
Lucente, Robert Schuster.
Subcommittee: James Cataldo,
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Left to right: Bob Tracey, John Graham, Charles Price, Cecil Jones, Henry Murphy, Sondra
Lucente, Karen Smith, Julie Miller.
Ann Fretts, John Graham, Julie
Miller, Roberta Jean Morgan, Henry Murphy, Rev. David
O'Donnell, Perry Pollins, Charles Price, Jr. Honorary Members:
C. Jean Coates, Raymond Flynn, and Marion Snow. Selectmen
Liaison Dawn McKenna.
Patriot's Day — Monday, April 19, 1999
The ringing of the Belfry at 5:30 a.m. signaled the beginning of the
day's events with the Reenactment of the Battle of Lexington on the
Battle Green by the Lexington Minute Men Company and members
of His Majesty's First, Fifth, and Tenth Regiment of Foot Guards.
Chief Marshal John Amar, President of the Senior Class at
Lexington High School, led the youth parade with aides Ami
Karkar, Senior Class Vice President, Peter Claise, Senior Class
Treasurer, and Christine Ludwig, Senior Class Secretary. Mr.
Amar also served as Master of Ceremonies on the Battle Green
following the parade. Rev. David O'Donnell of Saint Brigid
Parish gave the invocation and benediction. Lexington High
School student Ashley Gomes sang the National Anthem. The
following awards were presented:
• Naomi Levine received the Lawrence Whipple Scholarship
from the Lexington Historical Society.
• Gardner L. Hayward, Jr. received a special award from the
Lexington Minute Men Company.
• Jun Takayasu received the Cecil K. Harris award from the
Lexington Minute Men Company.
• Alice Hinkle received the Dan H. Fenn, Jr./Lexington Minute
Men Company Grant Award.
• Jean Coates received the William P. Fitzgerald award from the
Town Celebrations Committee.
• Jason Hirschom was presented with the Youth Recognition Award.
• Angela "Gerri" Frick received the Minuteman Cane Award.
• Robert Cataldo was presented the 1999 White Tricorne Hat by
Lions Club president Stacey Sheehan.
The afternoon parade was led by Chief Marshal Captain John
Parker as portrayed by George Gabriel of the Lexington Minute
Men Company on the occasion of the 225th anniversary of the
Lexington Minute Men Company. He was assisted by Chief of
Staff, PCC Joel Schulman of the Lexington Minute Men
Company and aides: PCC Charles Price, Jr. of the Lexington
Minute Men Company and Judy Moore, President of the
Lexington Chamber of Commerce. Serving as the Spirit of '76 in
both parades was Yulia Munsayel, Fife, Jared Razzano, Drummer,
and James Wrigley, Flag Bearer. The theme for the afternoon
parade was "Redo- Restart- Rethink" and the float winners were:
• Commercial: 1st Place —Pine Knoll Nursing Home &
Bowman School, 2nd Place— Lexington Ace Hardware, 3rd
Place- Wilson Farm
• Civic: 1 st Place —Last Nite Lexington 1999, 2nd Place- Charles
River Power Squadron & NE Light House Foundation, 3rd
Place- D.A.R.E. Program
• Youth: 1st Place— Lexington Bedford Pop Warner Football,
2nd Place —Ice Cubes, Hayden Recreation.
The Town Celebrations Committee is grateful to the Lexington
Chamber of Commerce and the local businesses and organiza-
tions that contribute toward making the parade a success.
Memorial Day — Monday, May 31, 1999
With sunny skies and temperatures that reached well into the 90's,
Chief Marshal Dan H. Fenn, Jr. led the morning parade. He was
assisted by aides from VFW Post #3007 - Lexington: Aurio Pierro,
US Army WWII; Joseph Bedard, US Army, WWII; Paul Cunha,
US Army, WWII; Cecil Jones, US Army, WWII; and Frank
Samuel, US Army /Air Force, WWII. Members of the Girl Scouts
and Boy Scouts placed wreaths at the war memorials and in the
three town cemeteries. A delegation from the Lexington Police
Department placed a wreath at the Police Memorial in front of the
Police Station. At the ceremonies on the Battle Green, Rev. Arnold
Colletti of Sacred Heart Parish gave the invocation and benedic-
tion. Mark Callahan, Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 160, sang
the National Anthem. Colonel Norm Johnson of Hanscom Air
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1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 73
Last Nite Lexington 1999
ROLE: To organize a celebration to bring in the New Year
within our community in a safe, substance -free atmosphere,
providing activities and performances appropriate for citi-
zens of all ages.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair Cindy Savage, Vice
Chairs Jessie Foster and Nina Sullivan, Secretary Kathy
Fields, Treasurer Mary Trometer.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Developed and implemented an aggressive marketing
plan in conjunction with CNC News/Lexington
Minuteman to build awareness of event, solicit donations
and volunteers, highlight performers, and provide a
detailed Schedule of Events.
• Developed web site (www.lastnitelexington.org) to adver-
tise event and provide a schedule of events. Links were
established with other sites, such as Hanscom Air Force
Base's site to reach out further into the community.
• Attended several town -wide events to promote Last Nite
Lexington, such as LexFest, Discovery Day, PPTA Open
House.
• Established liaison with School Administration through
art department to include elementary schools in Grand
Procession reflecting the town theme of "Yesterday,
Today & Tomorrow."
• Initiated several fund raising efforts to raise $50,000:
— Solicited local business to become Sponsors.
— Attended town -wide events and sold Last Nite
Lexington T- shirts.
— Placed ads in local newspaper asking for personal
donations.
— Sold admissions buttons for event at $10 each.
Income (as of 1113100)
Town funding*
$
10,000
Fundraising
$
36,720
Buttons
$
67,539
Total Income
$114,259
Expenses (as of 1129100)
Public safety services
$
2,760
Custodial services
$
4,457
Equipment rentals:
$
7,642
Entertainment
$
63,925
Marketing
$
9,187
Public transportation
$
3,600
Supplies
$
2,266
Total Expenses
$
93,837
*Town funding to be reimbursed
based on final expense figures.
Town Celebrations continued from previous page
Force Base was the speaker of the day. Much appreciated was the
Lexington Fire Department for providing ice water to participants
after the morning events and the Lexington Police Department for
giving air- conditioned rides to the older parade participants.
Veterans' Day — Thursday, November 11, 1999
Under cloudy skies and an occasional snow flurry, Chief Marshal
Winston "Pat" Flynn, a US Army veteran of World War II, the
Korean War and the Vietnam War, led the morning parade. Mr.
Flynn holds seven purple hearts, the combat infantry badge and
numerous other military honors. He was assisted by aides from
VFW Post #3007 - Lexington: Joseph Bedard, US Army, WWII;
Paul Cunha, US Army, WWII; Thomas Driscoll, US Army, WWII;
William Hooper, US Navy, WWII; Cecil Jones, US Army, WWII;
and Aurio Pierro, US Army, WWII. Members of the Girl Scouts
and Boy Scouts placed wreaths at the war memorials. At the cere-
monies on the Battle Green, Chaplain Thomas Sandi of Hanscom
Air Force Base gave the invocation and benediction. Lexington
High School Student Jonah Mitropoulos sang the National
Anthem. Brigadier General Ted McFarland, Vice Commander of
Electronic Systems Command at Hanscom Air Force Base, was
the speaker of the day. Chief Marshal Winston Flynn was present-
ed with a flag that had flown over the Battle Green in recognition
of his years of service to the Town Celebrations Committee and
the Veterans of the Town of Lexington.
Lexington Commission 2000
ROLE: to create and foster a town -wide celebration for the 225th
anniversary of Patriot's Day weekend April 14-17, 2000. As the
centerpiece for the celebration, twelve battle reenactments, cere-
monies, and tactical demonstrations are planned along the original
retreat route, from Concord to Lincoln to Lexington to Arlington.
For the first time since April 1775, all the events of the first day of
the War for Independence will be re- created in chronological order.
Some 70 - 90 American and British reenacting units from 25 states,
Canada, England as well as militia units from Acton, Arlington,
Bedford, Billerica, Chelmsford, Concord, Danvers, Dunstable,
Lexington, Lincoln, Rehoboth, Stow, Sudbury, Tewksbury,
Westboro, Westford, Yarmouth, and Marblehead will participate.
Over 1600 reenactors will attend this one -time national event.
Due to the magnitude of this event, we have enlisted the help of
the Massachusetts Army National Guard in providing 18 military
transports and 36 drivers for the troops throughout the weekend.
Hanscom Air Force Base will also provide five buses and drivers
and up to 2000 — 5000 parking spaces for the visitors and provide
traffic control, on the base, with the use of Civil Air Patrol cadets.
Otis Air Force Base has been asked to participate by providing a
fly -over of fighter planes for the Rededication of the Lexington
Battle Green. Massport has been asked to donate several buses to
ferry tourists to and from the various events on Saturday, April
15, 2000. NEXTEL will donate 14 phones for the weekend.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair Gardner L. Hayward Jr.,
Vice -Chair James D. Roberts, Executive Secretary/Liaison Town
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Lexington Commission 2000 continued from previous page
Celebrations Committee Suzie Barry, Treasurer George Comtois,
Liaison to Town Manager Dan Busa, Liaison to Board of Selectmen
Dawn McKenna, Public Relations James Kemler, Events Coordina-
tor Pat Flynn, Fund Raising William Mix and William Rose.
Fund Raising
• Telemarketing: net $21,000
• 71 Banners @ $300 each: net $4620
• 1800 Candles @ $5 each: $9000 (5000 electric candles donated
by Wahnart)
• Starwood Resorts (Lexington Sheraton): $5000 donation for web site
advertising
• Private contributions: $2000
• Massachusetts State budget earmarked under Mass Tourism
(publicity): $16,000 to produce 100,000 brochures publicizing
the celebration and web site costs.
Major Expenditures
• Web site $7500
• Membership in the Greater Boston Convention & Visitor's
Bureau $650
Budget Target: Net $70,000
HIGHLIGHTS:
Public Relations
Initiated web site http: / /www.20001exington.com
Leading travel guides for Boston and New England will pub-
licize Patriot's Day weekend events, the first time ever for
such specific exposure for Lexington.
— Fodor's: Both New England and Boston 2000 edition now
mention the Lexington events specifically.
— Frommer's: Boston 2000 guide has a highlighted text
describing the Patriot's Day events in Lexington.
— Also committed to publish: Michelin Green Guide for
Boston, Lonely Planet Guidebook for Boston, and Yankee
Magazine Travel Guide.
Tourist organizations also targeted with success:
— Greater Boston Visitor's and Conventions Bureau: Having
joined for the next 12 months, events are listed on their web site
and event guides. Mailings to 500 travel writers will include
event information. A major convention in Boston over the
Patriot's Day weekend has already requested event information.
— Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism: Established
mutual web site links as well as with Freedom Trail and
Boston Marathon.
Planned Events (per Board of Selectmen approval)
THURSDAY- MONDAY APRIL 13-17,2000
Encampments: Two authentic colonial encampments, with 200 -400 tents, located in Lexington on Lincoln Street at Lincoln
Park. Visitors will have the opportunity to view military camp life, as it was in the eighteenth century.
FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2000
11:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. Colonial Crafts Exhibition
on the Buckman Tavern lawn, Lexington by the
Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution
7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Colonial Fife & Drum Tattoo
on the Lexington Battle Green featuring the
Middlesex County Volunteers, Michigan Fife & Drum
Corps, Massed Music from Battle Road, and Colonial
Williamsburg Fife & Drum Corps
11 :00 p.m. Paul Revere's Ride into Lexington
on Hancock Street at the Hancock - Clarke House
1:00 a.m. The Capture of Paul Revere in Lincoln
at the Capture Site in Minute Man National Park,
on Route 2A in Lincoln
SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2000 (Battles/Ceremonies)
6:00 a.m. Lexington Battle Green (Lexington)
8:00 a.m. Old North Bridge (Concord/National Park)
10:00 a.m. Merriam's Corner
(Concord on Old Bedford Lane off Route 2A)
11:45 a.m. The Bloody Angle
(Concord/National Park off 2A)
11:55 am. Virginia Road (Lincoln/National Park off Rt. 2A)
2:30 p.m. Concord Hill/ Hastings Park
(Lexington, along Massachusetts Avenue)
3:45 p.m. Lord Percy's Relief Column at Tower Park
(Lexington along Massachusetts Ave.)
SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 2000 (Battles /Ceremonies)
2:00 p.m. Rededication of the Lexington Battle Green
and Minute Man Statue with Ceremonies and Awards
11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Exhibit of colonial life in Lexington
in the 18a' century on the Buckman Tavern lawn
12:15 p.m. British Wagon Train capture
(Arlington along Massachusetts Avenue)
2:00 p.m. Foot of the Rocks skirmish
and Jason Russell House (Arlington along
Massachusetts Avenue)
Monday, April 17, 2000 (Parades/Programs)
7.30 a.m. Youth Sunrise Parade along Massachusetts
Avenue to Lexington Battle Green
10:00 a.m. Lion's Club 5 -K Road Race
10:15 a.m. Lexington Minute Men/DAR Memorial
Decoration on the Battle Green
11:00 a.m. U.S.S. Lexington Memorial Ceremonies at the
Visitors' Center
12:30 p.m. Float judging in East Lexington on Mass. Ave.
1:00 p.m. Paul Revere's arrival at the Battle Green – greeted by
the Board of Selectmen and the Lexington Minute Men
2:00 p.m. Afternoon parade on Massachusetts Ave. MR.-
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 75
Communications Advisory Committee
(formerly the Cable TV and Communications Advisory Committee)
ROLE: To advise on implementing cable television; to watch
over the performance of the licensees A -R Cable Services, Inc.
( "Cablevision ") and RCN, BECO, a new provider; to represent
the Town in contractual relationships with the licensees; to be
ombudsman for cable system users; to oversee the use of the
Institutional Trunk(s) connecting municipal and school build-
ings; to analyze and advise concerning communications within
the Town including oversight and implementation of regulations
concerning cell tower and antenna applications and installations
and submitting recommendations to the Board of Appeals on
these applications; to assist and advise in the management of the
Town's growing information handling network and intercon-
necting with the Internet while steering the Town toward more
participation in the evolv-
ing new technology.
APPOINTED by the
Selectmen: Jane
Gharibian (Chair, admin-
istrative operations),
Theodore Mairson (infor-
mation technology),
Stephen Ellis (network
management), Caryn
Werlin (schools), David
Becker (technology),
Julie Triessl (library),
Robert Warshawer (busi-
ness & subscriber net),
David Buczkowski (legal
and regulations), David Mike Greene.
Kanter (regulations and
consumer issues), Raul Marques (Access production & opera-
tions). New members: Jennifer Taub (strategy and legal), Michael
Greene, and Ed Vail. Selectmen Liaison: Jeanne Krieger.
Negotiation Team, RCN, BECO: David Becker, David Kanter,
Stephen Ellis, David Carver, and David Buczkowski.
Negotiation Team, Cablevision: Robert Warshawer, David
Becker, Jennifer Taub, Michael Greene, assisted by Dave
Buczkowski and Stephen Ellis.
Advisors: Caleb Warner (general history, advancing technolo-
gy), William Lucas (technology and general operations),
Gustavo Bottan (long -range strategy & planning); Dan Fenn
(Access Corporation strategy).
range plans to keep communication efficient, reliable, cost -
effective and up -to -date.
Cablevision has implemented the Emergency Alert System
originating through the Fire Department.
Restructuring of rates and program tiering are a continuing
problem for subscribers and the Committee. Some types of sub-
scriber complaints have dropped off as explanations of changes
have been issued. Formal complaints have been filed with the
State of Mass. and the Federal Communications Commission
on issues the Committee feels need to be clarified or corrected.
Committee vigilance on the complaint issues prompted the
Massachusetts Cable Commission to invite one of our members
to assist in the re- drafting of the relevant state forms.
Seated, left to right: Connie Rawson, Caryn Werlin, Jane Gharibian,
and Ted Mairson. Standing, left to right: Jeanne Krieger, Steve Ellis,
Robert Warshawer, David Becker, David Kanter, David Buczkowski, and
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Licensed new Cable TV carrier RCN, BECO, which creates
the potential for competitive rates and improved services for
subscribers including a planned automatic meter - reading
process for Town utilities.
• Began the 3 -year license renewal process with Cablevision
whose current license expires in 2001.
• Recommended to the Board of Selectmen on several occa-
sions that an independent employee be hired to make long-
• Coverage of local events
has increased, with the assis-
tance of the staff and manage-
ment of the local studio, but
more resident volunteers are
needed to help with cameras
and production. With the pos-
sibility of two carriers in town,
the Committee is doing exten-
sive research on the feasibility
of forming a nonprofit Access
Corporation for Lexington.
With this in mind, new mem-
bers have been brought on to
the Committee who have expe-
rience and interest in Access
production. Informational sur-
veys have been conducted in
towns throughout the area, meetings have been held with other
Town Cable Committee members and a body of information
is being assembled which is expected to help in determining
the validity of the idea and the possible structure of an Access
Corporation for Lexington. A process for solicitation of ideas
and a survey of town members are being formulated.
The "Institutional Net," digital and video communication
between various schools, libraries, and town offices, produced
significant cost savings. Town communications have been and
are being addressed:
— Improvements in the "Institutional Net" to be part of the
upcoming negotiations
— A new Institutional Net as part of the already negotiated
RCN, BECO license
— Need for appointment, by the Board of Selectmen, of an
interim Network Supervisor
— Discussions continue on how I -Net services will be funded
in the future and on who will do the long -range planning
necessary to keep the system in operation, reliable, up -to-
date and cost - effective.
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Lexington Sister Cities
Lexington- Dolores Hidalgo
Sister City Committee
ROLE: To provide yearly exchanges with
Dolores Hidalgo in Mexico to continue pro-
moting friendship and good will.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Chairman Ellie
Noz, Gloria Holland, Esther Lewis, Marion
Snow, Toni McCarthy, Bill Noz, Alma
MacDonald, Mike MacDonald and Eva Gil.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Activities included a day at the Boston
Museum of Science followed by a boat trip
up the Charles River, a backyard barbecue
on the Fourth of July, and a tour of the his-
toric houses of Lexington. Guests are
housed by committee members, and
"potluck" dinners are a popular evening
event for bringing everyone together.
A small contingent of Lexingtonians trav-
eled to Dolores in September to attend the
Mexican Independence Day festivities.
They stayed with Mexican families, visited
many historical sights, and attended several celebrations.
Presentation of gifts from Dolores Hidalgo to Town of Lexington. Left to right: Dr.
Sergio Moctezuma, Sra. Angeles Moctezuma, David Franco, Sra. Leticia Franco, Ellie
Noz, and Betty Eddison.
Lexington- Waspam Sister City Committee
ROLE: To foster interactions between the residents of
Lexington and the residents of the municipality of Waspam,
Nicaragua to promote friendship and mutual cultural under-
standing. Through the generous donations of Lexington resi-
dents, the Lexington - Waspam Sister City Committee continued
to support educational projects in the municipality of Waspam.
MEMBERS: Wally Leutz, Richard Games, Bob Bond, Matt
Foti, Ken Hale, Matilda Holtzman, Ellen McDonald, Jackie Ward.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• In January 1995, a tuition project was started in the Mayangna
(Sumu) town of Awastingni, in the municipality of Waspam in
the Northern Autonomous Atlantic Region (RAAN) of
Nicaragua. This project provides tuition support for 15 to 20
young people of the village to attend secondary school and uni-
versities in Bilwi (formerly Puerto Cabezas), the administrative
center of the RAAN. In 1999, $800 was provided for this project.
• From 1994 to 1998, the salary and professional development
expenses of an elementary school teacher was paid, which
qualified Ms. Lucrecia Pedro Patron of Awastingni to take a
position with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Education (MED).
In 1999 $200 was provided. This project has ended.
• In 1999, we received letters from the director of the school in
Awastingni, proposing that we help them create a library, furnish
it, and supply it with books and other materials used by students
and readers. This library project was supported with an initial
grant of $1000 in 1999 used to purchase bookcases, a table, chairs,
books and other materials. A new library/reading room addition
to the school is planned to house these and future materials.
Central America was severely affected by Hurricane Mitch in
1998. The major rivers of the RAAN flooded affecting the
Mayangna and Miskitu peoples living nearby. In 1999 a spe-
cial one -time contribution of $1000 was made for hurricane
relief targeting the Municipality of Waspam.
For more information, call LWSCC at 863 -8959.
Lexington - Gatchina Communities Exchange
(LEGACE )
ROLE: To develop exchanges between Lexington and Gatchina,
Russia, in the areas of local governing, cultural development,
educational practices, environmental protection, individual con-
tacts via the internet, entrepreneurial business developments,
tourism, student exchanges and citizens visitations, and preser-
vation of national historical monuments. More than three dozen
Lexington residents have actively supported this project.
HIGHLIGHTS:
The Town's Russian sister -city program ran into a rocky road in
September 1998, when the Russians aborted our much publi-
cized, enthusiastically planned and thoroughly prepared trip to
their country. After such a fiasco, most plans stayed dormant.
However, there were exceptions:
• Used computers were collected at Florida's St. Petersburg
Junior College to be shipped to Russia. The Russians declined
the gift citing "an unbearable amount of the red tape to cope
with to take the ownership of the equipment."
• Participated in the business start-up education program funded
by the U.S. Information Agency. Tish Callanan, a Lexington
resident and the World Boston's Executive Director, won a
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1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 77
Lexington Sister Cities continued from previous page
grant for a group of Russian entrepreneurs who came from St.
Petersburg to Boston for a 2 -month internship.
• In April 1999, received a collection of 26 drawings made by
Russian children (ages 7 -14), students of the Gatchina School
for Creative Development. The drawings were exhibited at
Cary Memorial Library in the summer and received warm
interest by the citizens of Lexington, Boston, and neighboring
communities, as well as The Boston Globe, Cablevision, and
The Lexington Minuteman.
• LEGACE continues to be documented on the Lexington
Cablevision channel, a program initiated in 1998 by Phyllis
Wilner and Mary-Lou Touart, two LEGACE's volunteers.
They worked jointly with Ron Rego, Director of local pro-
gramming, and Hartley Pleshaw, the program host. Seven
episodes were documented in 1999 covering the four Boston -
Russia cultural exchanges, U.S.- Russia business develop-
ments, and three scientific exchanges.
Lexington- Antony Sister City Association (LASCA)
ROLE: To promote good will, friendship, and cultural exchange
between the people of Lexington and Antony, France, a suburb
of Paris with about 57,000 people. Its history as a farming com-
munity dates back to the 9th century, when its name was first
recorded in written documents.
APPOINTED: This volunteer committee works with the
Town's three other sister city committees, through the
Selectmen's liaison, Betty Eddison. Co- chairmen are Shirley
Frawley and William Frawley; Treasurer Cerise Jalelian.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• On September 5, 1999, 67 Lexingtonians visited Antony to par-
ticipate in the dedication of La Place de Lexington and its tower-
ing obelisk to our Town and its historic Minute Men. The contin-
gent included 25 Lexington Minute
Men, who performed with muskets,
fifes, and drums; State Representa-
tive Jay Kaufman; Selectman Cathy
Abbott; and Town Clerk Donna
Hooper. This may be the first time
that a monument on foreign soil
was dedicated to Lexington and its
citizens. Of the Lexington partici-
pants, 25 stayed for a week in Paris
and returned to Antony the next
weekend to attend its annual
Cheese and Wine Fair. During the
week, a party of Lexington Minute
Men paraded at the tomb of the
Marquis de Lafayette in Paris, celebrating the birthday of the one
hero of both the American and French revolutions.
• Antony further honored Lexington with a month -long exhibit
in its public library, focusing on Lexington's role in the
American Revolution. Artifacts, documents, photographs, and
artists' representations of the events on the Lexington Green
on April 19, 1775 and dealing with the Town's history were
collected by local artists and historians, and sent to be part of
Battle Green Guides
Left to right: Kayla Belmont, Marc Fritton, Marie T. Walton,
Neil Cronin, S. Lawrence Whipple, Jacqueline Davison
ROLE: To welcome visitors to Lexington and offer guided
tours of the Battle Green, Old Belfry, and the burial ground.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Director of Guides S.
Lawrence Whipple. Senior licensed guides Marie T. Walton,
Jacqueline B. Davison, V. Arthur Katz, and Bradley Parker.
High school guides included Kayla Belmont, Esmond
Chiou, Marc Fritton, Alex del Nido, and Yufei Wang.
EXPENDITURES: Director's stipend, $1500 per annum.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Tourists this year arrived in family groups and by bus in larg-
er numbers than ever. Bus parking during the foliage season
continues to be a concern for the Town. In October, the
Selectmen authorized the creation of three parking spaces on
Mass. Ave. at the western end of the Common to be reserved
exclusively for coaches, from April 1 to October 31.
Nevertheless, buses continue to park on Meriam Street,
Bedford Street, Harrington Road, and Mass. Avenue wherev-
er the driver can find a space.
• Harrington Road remained closed to through traffic,
although the Town initiated plans to reopen it.
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the exhibit. Most of these objects are gifts to Antony.
Prominent in the collection sent to France is a gift by the
Lexington Historical Society to the City of Antony of four rare
hand - colored lithographs, known as the Doolittle prints.
• Antony's citizens and public officials have been invited to, and
are expected to be part of, Lexington 2000, the 225th anniver-
sary of the Battle of Lexington.
Contact Information: LASCA, P.O. Box 231, Lexington, 02420
or lasca @knowledge - discovery.com or see the web site
www.ville - antony.fr for more information.
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Appropriation Committee
Expenditures
Expenses
FY99
FY98
$ 808
$ 738
ROLE: To advise the Town and Town Meeting on
all fiscal matters.
APPOINTED by the Moderator for overlapping 3-
year terms: serving for FY99: Chair Paul Hamburger,
Vice Chair Catherine Abbott, Stephen Coit, Paul
Lapointe, Alan Levine, Eric Michelson, Ronald
Pawliczek, David Rudner, and Christina Welch. New
members for FY2000: Deborah Brown, David
Kessler, Alex Nedzel, and Sheldon Spector replacing
Ms. Abbott, Mr. Coit, Mr. Lapointe, and Mr. Rudner.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Supported the following request at the March 22,
1999 Special Town Meeting:
• Art. 1. A $500,000 appropriation for portable class-
rooms, to be placed at the Harrington, Bowman, and
Fiske elementary schools.
Supported the following requests at the 1999 Annual
Town Meeting.
• Art. 18. A motion resolving that the Board of Selectmen dis-
tribute a detailed budget document to the Financial Committees
and Town Meeting Members at least four weeks prior to the date
when the Town Meeting is scheduled to consider it and a bylaw
revision that requires the Town Manager to submit a proposed
budget, revenue statement, and tax rate estimate on a date which
shall be specified no later than September 30 by the Selectmen
after consultation with the School Committee, Appropriation
Committee, and Capital Expenditures Committee. An amend-
ment recommended by the Appropriation Committee to fix the
date of the submission to February 1 was not adopted.
• Art. 22. Regarding the proposed FY2000 operating budget,
the committee endorsed the use of PILOTs (see later com-
ments) as an appropriate vehicle for collecting water and
sewer revenue. Also presented a Substitute Motion that the
Town appropriate $551,882 for Minuteman Regional High
School — substantially less than the $797,604 originally pro-
posed. The Substitute Motion was adopted.
• Art. 23. Supplementary appropriations of $428,000 for the
current Fiscal Year (1999). This amount covered unbudgeted
expenses in the School Department ($400,000) and Finance
Department ($28,000).
• Art. 26. $2,013,500 in capital improvement expenditures for
street - related improvements, a Fire Department ladder truck,
town building remodeling, Public Works equipment, and land-
fill closure design.
• Arts. 27, 28. $875,000 of expenditures to extend the sewer
collection system to more residences and replace, clean, or
line cast iron water mains.
Left to right: John Ryan, Eric Michelson, Alan Levine, Paul Hamburger, Ron
Pawliczek, Sheldon Spector, Deborah Brown, Alex Nedzel.
Arts. 29, 30, 31. Recreation Committee requests for $1,435,000
of expenditures at LHS, Clarke, Diamond, and Harrington to
develop and/or improve athletic fields, tennis courts, baseball
backstops, track surfaces, bleachers, irrigation and fencing, and
complete the automated sprinkler system at the Pine Meadows
golf course. $1.1 million of these expenditures are likely to be
eligible for 59% reimbursement by the state under the umbrel-
la of the secondary school improvement project now underway.
• Art. 32. $600,000 for school computers and computer - related
equipment; the original School Technology Program called for
a $1.2 million expenditure this year. The school
Administration decided to defer some of the amount so it could
fall under the above - mentioned 59% reimbursement umbrella.
• Art. 33. $1,435,000 to replace the roofs, ceilings and flooring
at Bridge School, combined with a $65,500 purchase of furni-
ture for the portable classrooms voted under Article 1 of the
Special Town Meeting.
• Art. 37. $12,000 to fund 40% of a $30,000 professional sur-
vey of Lexington historical buildings; the remaining 60% is to
be funded by the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
• Art. 38. $15,000 to address any unforeseen Y2K computer
systems issues.
• Art. 40. $1,585,562 to reduce the tax levy for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 1999, transferring this amount from the
Unreserved Fund Balance. In discussing this item, the com-
mittee reported its estimate of $832,698 for the post -Town
Meeting Free Cash balance.
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Did not support the following requests:
• Art. 19. A bylaw revision that requires the Town Manager to
submit a proposed budget, revenue statement, and tax rate no
later than September 30 as specified by the Selectmen after con-
sultation with the School Committee, Appropriation Committee
and Capital Expenditures Committee. An amendment to change
that date to either February 1 (majority view) or January 15
(minority view) was not adopted. (See Art. 18 above.)
Art. 34. A Conservation Commission request to approve a $3
million bond for future acquisition of conservation land. After
considerable discussions with the Conservation Commission,
a majority of the Committee's members felt that there are
large town expenditures looming, and expressed concern that
approving the article would send a message which is not like-
ly to be acted upon.
* Art. 36. A $5000 motion to ensure the inspection of each town
building in the Town whose replacement value exceeds $1
million. The committee believes that sufficient studies have
been done and the Board of Selectmen can do what is needed
without this article.
Capital Expenditures Committ
ROLE: To receive from the town
boards and departments a list of all
capital expenditures that may be
required within the ensuing 5 -year
period; to consider the relative need,
timing and cost of these projects, the
adequacy thereof, and the effect these
expenditures might have on the finan-
cial position of the Town.
APPOINTED by the Moderator to
overlapping 3 -year terms: Members for
FY1999 (through June): Chairman
Charles Hornig, Vice Chairman Shirley
Stolz, Clerk Bill Kennedy, Karen
Dooks, and Narain Bhatia. Members
for FY2000 (from July): Chairman
Charles Hornig, Vice Chairman Shirley
Stolz, Clerk Tom Griffiths, Narain
Bhatia, and George Burnell.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Other Actions:
• Developed and reported an analysis of the Town's practice of
collecting through payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTS), and
examined the pros and cons of replacing the $750,000 of new
PILOT revenues called for in the FY2000 operating budget
with property taxes. The analysis provided a helpful context
for the discussion of Article 22.
Developed long -term projections which showed that the bond-
ing proposed for the 1999 Special and Regular Town Meeting
will have a $700K -900K annual budget impact. The projections
also show a $6.5 million gap between projected revenues and
projected expenses in FY2001; the projected gap widens further
in subsequent years. The committee recommended that any
planning to address the gap needs to be done over at least a 2-
(and preferably 4-) year horizon. The planning also needs to take
into account the Town's anticipated long -term capital projects.
• Over the year, the committee met as needed with the Capital
Expenditures Committee and other town boards and officials.
The committee expresses its continued gratitude to Chief
Financial Officer John Ryan for his valuable counsel and ser-
vice as Secretary. w
Left to right: Bill Kennedy, George Burnell, Charles Hornig, Shirley Stoltz, and Narain Bhatia.
A capital funding policy that dedicates 5% of the Town's gen-
eral fund revenue to fund `small ticket' capital projects was
approved by the Selectmen. `Large ticket' projects (typically
costing more than $1 million) will be funded only after voters
approve exclusion of the cost from the tax levy limit
(Proposition 2 -1/2).
Unmet major capital needs include repairing or rebuilding aging
streets, renovating elementary schools, renovating or replacing
the DPW facility and fire headquarters, replacing the Senior
Center, and repairing the Town's drainage system to prevent
flooding. The total cost of completing these projects and other
recurring capital items over 10 years may exceed $100 million.
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Capital Expenditures Committee continued from previous page
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KH
ROLE: To perform the duties of Treasurer and Collector as out-
lined in Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 41. As Treasurer,
responsible
for receiving
and disbursing
all town funds
and managing
investment po-
licies and debt
Expenditures
Payroll
Title
Amount
Fund Source
Art. 26
Town Building Envelope Program
$
500,000
Tax Levy (Bond)
Art. 26
Landfill Closure Design
$
100,000
Tax Levy
Art. 26
Street - Related Improvements
$
700,000
Chapter 90
Art. 26
Public Works Equipment
$
125,000
Sewer Enterprise Fund
Art. 26
Fire Equipment
$
588,500
Tax Levy, Stabilization Fund
Art. 27
Sanitary Sewers
$
300,000
Sewer Enterprise Fund (Bond)
Art. 28
Water Mains
$
315,000
Water Enterprise Fund
Art. 29
Pine Meadows Improvements
$
170,000
Recreation Enterprise Fund
Art. 30
Athletic Field Development
$
165,000
Recreation Enterprise Fund (Bond)
Art. 31
Athletic Fields Improvements
$
1,700,000
Tax Levy (Bond)
Art. 32
School Technology Program
$
600,000
Tax Levy (Bond)
Art. 33
School Capital Project
$
1,505,000
Tax Levy (Bond)
Art. 34
Land Acquisition Bond
$
3,000,000
Tax Levy (Bond)
March Special TM
Art.1
Portable Classrooms
$
500,000
Tax Levy (Bond)
ROLE: To perform the duties of Treasurer and Collector as out-
lined in Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 41. As Treasurer,
responsible
for receiving
and disbursing
all town funds
and managing
investment po-
licies and debt
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$191,211
$181,463
Expenses
$ 40,047
$ 12,957
Personnel
Full Time
6
6
and, in con-
junction with Town Manager, employee benefits. As Collector,
issues and collects all Real Estate, Motor Vehicle, Personal
Property and Water /Sewer bills as assessed.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Arthur J. Flavin Jr.
October 1997.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Real Estate taxes totaled $56,636,930 including collection of
prior year taxes. Outstanding accounts were either put in pay-
ment plans or subjected to tax title and the associated fore-
closure process.
• Personal Property tax collection totaled $1,569,785.
• Motor Vehicle Excise bills totaled $3,359,397. These bills
were based upon information provided by the Registry of
Motor Vehicles. Overdue accounts were committed to the
Deputy Collector, who, under M.G.L., marked these accounts
for license and registration non - renewal.
• Water /Sewer collections totaled $10,471,250. Delinquent
amounts were liened to Real Estate taxes and subsequently
collected through the real estate tax collection process.
• Investment income for all town accounts was $1,127,707.60
of which $867,883 was credited to the General Fund. All
investments made according to Massachusetts General Laws.
Safety, liquidity and yield in that order are the considerations
when investing the Town's money.
• The Town renewed $1,700,000 in short-term notes during
April 1999 for School Design and Engineering plans voted at
the April 9, 1997 Town Meeting. These notes were originally
issued August 29, 1997. The amount of $550,000 was also
issued in April 1998 for School Technology, voted by the
Town Meeting on April 27, 1998 and originally issued
October 15, 1998. Both issues were renewed in October 1999.
• A $1,395,000 State Aid Anticipation note was issued for six
months in April 1999. $1,210,000 was renewed in October
1999. Once appropriate state funds are received these antici-
pation notes are retired.
• A long -term $4.7 million bond was issued in April 1999
which included $700,000 in School Design as approved by the
Town Meeting vote on 4/9/97, $675,000 for School
Technology as voted 4/27/98, $1,300,000 for Portable
Classrooms voted 3/23/98, $530,000 for School Remodeling
voted 4/27/98, $500,000 for Library Design voted 5/13/96,
$700,000 voted 4/15/98 for Sewer Infiltration/Inflow and
$295,000 for Sewer Improvements also voted 4/15/98.
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 81
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$184,413
$182,729
Expenses
$ 7,393
$ 79,000
Personnel
8,821
$ 3,376,143,000
Full Time
5
5
ROLE: To assess the value of all taxable prop-
erty in the community. An extensive database is
maintained, providing information for the classi-
fication hearing and preparing the Recapitulation
Report for Department of Revenue (DOR)
approval of the tax rate.
APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chairman
William Jackson, Robert N. Foster, Sarah F.
Robinson. Town Assessor: Joseph H. Nugent, Jr.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Values were prepared for FY 2000 on a new
Windows -based version of the Vision system
adopted previously. Real Estate Research
Consultants (RRC) were engaged to canvas
new businesses and update existing personal
property accounts. The Classification Hearing
was held on December 6, 1999 and the tax rate
MEN
Property Class
No. of Parcels
Assessed Value
Single Family
8,821
$ 3,376,143,000
Condominiums
774
$ 191,528,000
Two Family
192
$ 57,180,000
Three Family
14
$ 4,683,000
Multi -Unit
14
$ 75,923,000
Land
595
$ 22,280,000
Misc. Residential
51
$ 25,460,000
Commercial
390
$ 532,502,000
Industrial
40
$ 114,841,000
Agricultural (61A)
3
$ 511,000
Recreational (61B)
8
$ 4,422,000
Mixed Use Res /Com
22
$ 12,242,000
Personal Property/Utilities
891
$ 88,562,290
Total
11,815
$ 4,506,277,290
was approved shortly thereafter.
• Both commercial leases and 1998 sales of resi-
dential and commercial properties, used as the basis for FY
2000 assessments, showed significant increases for the year.
However, strong growth, particularly in the commercial and
personal property sectors, produced the favorable conse-
quence of limiting average year- over -year tax percentage
increases on individual properties to levels considerably
below the percentage increase of values as reflected by sales.
While the unusually large growth in 1998 may not be repeat-
ed, the trend toward strong sales appears to have continued
into 1999.
AWN
Class
Levy %
Levy by Class
Valuation
Tax Rate
Residential
75.21%
$ 46,079,195.75
$ 3,761,567,000
$ 12.25
Open Space
0.00%
0.00
0
$ 12.25
Commercial
18.02%
$ 11,037,429.73
$ 541,307,000
$ 20.39
Industrial
3.82%
$ 2,341,607.99
$ 114,841,000
$ 20.39
Personal Prop
2.95%
$ 1,805,785.09
$ 88,562,290
$ 20.39
Total
100.00%
$ 61,263,838.56
$ 4,506,277,290
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Board of Assessors continued from previous page
0010i. 010"W""~
AMOUNT TO BE RAISED
Appropriations ......................................... ..............................$ 91,614,002.00
Other amounts to be raised
Amounts certified for tax title purposes ..............................$ 0.00
Debt and interest charges .......... ............................... 76,886.00
Final court judgments ............ ............................... 0.00
Total overlay deficits of previous years .............................. 0.00
Total cherry sheet offsets .......... ............................... 1,142,561.00
Revenue deficits ................. ............................... 0.00
Offset receipts deficits Ch.44, Sec.53E ............................... 0.00
Authorized deferral of Teachers' Pay . ............................... 0.00
Snow and Ice deficit Ch.44, Sec.311) . ............................... 122,173.00
Other......................... ............................... 0.00
Subtotal .......................................... ..............................$ 1,341,620.00
State and county cherry sheet charges ...................... ............................... 999,600.00
Allowance for abatements and exemptions ................... ............................... 763,111.56
Total amount to be raised ............................... ..............................$ 94,718,333.56
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND OTHER REVENUE SOURCES
Estimated receipts - State
Cherry sheet estimated receipts ...... ..............................$
8,504,732.00
Cherry sheet overestimates ......... ...............................
23,467.00
Total............................................. ..............................$
8,528,199.00
Estimated receipts - Local
Local receipts not allocated ........ ...............................
7,924,671.00
Offset receipts .................. ...............................
0.00
Enterprise funds ................. ...............................
14,219,404.00
Total ............................................. ..............................$
22,144,075.00
Revenue sources appropriated for particular purposes
Free cash ...................... ...............................
304,319.00
Other available funds ............. ...............................
892,040.00
Total............................................. ..............................$
1,196,359.00
Other revenue sources appropriated specifically to reduce the tax rate
Free cash - appropriated on or before June 30, 1997 ....................
1,585,562.00
Free cash - appropriated on or after July 1, 1997 .......................
0.00
Municipal light source ............ ...............................
0.00
Teachers' pay deferral ............ ...............................
0.00
Other source ................... ...............................
0.00
Total............................................. ..............................$
1,585,862.00
Total estimated receipts and other revenue sources ........... ..............................$ 33,454,495.00
SUMMARY OF TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE RAISED AND TOTAL RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES
Total amount to be raised ............................... ..............................$ 94,718,333.56
Total estimated receipts and other revenue sources .... ..................33,454,495.00
Total real and personal property tax levy ........... ..................61,263,838.56
Total receipts from all sources ............................ ..............................$ 94,718,333.56
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 83
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: John J. Ryan, since 1986.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Appointed Staff Accountant Julie Connery who comes to Lexington from the Town of
Northborough and the City of Worcester. She has an MBA from Anna Maria College,
and brings a solid municipal finance background to the Finance Department.
• Expended a considerable amount of time and energy to ensure that the Town's finan-
cial systems were Y2K- compliant, and appear to have successfully handled the
rollover from 1999 to 2000.
Expenditures
Payroll
FY99
FY98
$ 279,272
$ 268,357
Expenses
$ 88,789
$ 84,532
Personnel
Budget
Transfer
Full Time
6
6
• Worked with the School Department and the Town's financial advisor, Evensen Dodge Inc., to plan the structure and borrowing needs
of the Town for financing the school project debt exclusion.
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Account
Budget
Transfer
Expended
Forward
Expended
Balance
Budget
Selectmen
Personal Services
$ 52,026
$ 1,652
$ 53,678
$ 0
$ 53,678
$ 0
$ 52,479
Expenses
79,570
(1,741)
69,945
4,400
74,345
3,484
83,173
Town Manager
Personal Services
261,240
7,153
268,393
0
268,393
0
270,239
Expenses
40,428
(24,428)
14,121
0
14,121
1,879
47,786
Police & Fire Medical
53,965
0
31,046
22,215
53,261
704
53,965
Salary Adjustments
241,624
(241,624)
0
0
0
0
231,562
Municipal Services
184,516
7,560
176,431
3,515
179,946
12,130
164,984
Appropriation Committee
Expenses
850
0
808
0
808
42
850
Reserve Fund
Expenses
230,000
(188,440)
0
0
0
41,560
150,000
Finance
Personal Services
769,057
(8,975)
760,082
0
760,082
0
820,495
Expenses
372,624
(31,442)
295,660
39,074
334,734
6,448
396,775
Municipal Network
13,620
0
13,200
0
13,200
420
15,400
Law
Legal Fees
211,150
0
211,150
0
211,150
0
225,000
Town Clerk
Personal Services
127,167
7,897
135,064
0
135,064
0
132,386
Expenses
24,953
(9,757)
4,612
8,300
12,912
2,284
25,476
Election P.S.
60,000
616
60,616
0
60,616
0
37,250
Election Exp.
25,700
0
20,619
0
20,619
5,081
21,820
At 20 of 98 Election Equip.
0
99,000
93,841
0
93,841
5,159
0
Registration
Personal Services
1,825
0
1,825
0
1,825
0
1,825
Expenses
19,875
0
13,507
2,600
16,107
3,768
19,875
Conservation Commission
Personal Services
63,653
2,869
66,522
0
66,522
0
66,967
Expenses
6,279
(6,279)
0
0
0
0
8,250
Planning Board
Personal Services
129,400
17,962
147,362
0
147,362
0
148,496
Expenses
15,354
(8,354)
7,000
0
7,000
0
65,913
Board of Appeals
Personal Services
29,215
4,759
33,974
0
33,974
0
30,982
Expenses
2,087
(2,087)
0
0
0
0
2,200
Public Works
Personal Services
2,936,482
63,438
3,079,569
0
3,079,569
(79,649)
2,818,143
Expenses
4,105,173
(262,310)
3,596,698
288,690
3,885,388
(42,525)
3,656,180
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Account
Budget
Transfer
Expended
Forward
Expended
Balance
Budget
Public Works (continued)
Art 14 of 98 DPW Equip.
$ 0
$ 364,529
$ 273,281
$ 91,248
$ 364,529
$ 0
$ 0
Art 17 of 98 DPW Facilities
0
75,000
42,500
7,500
50,000
25,000
0
Art 18 of 98 Landfill Study
0
170,000
51,240
70,760
122,000
48,000
0
Town Report
Expenses
6,000
0
6,000
0
6,000
0
6,000
Police
Personal Services
3,028,207
109,411
3,137,618
0
3,137,618
0
3,215,547
Expenses
551,865
(216,131)
332,829
2,905
335,734
0
578,249
Fire
Personal Services
2,823,741
123,305
2,946,328
0
2,946,328
718
3,090,545
Expenses
486,250
(189,258)
257,816
24,751
282,567
14,425
581,588
Art 19 of 98
0
105,000
102,892
0
102,892
2,108
Dispatch
Personal Services
325,631
0
325,631
0
325,631
0
343,762
Expenses
50,704
(28,092)
22,612
0
22,612
0
46,142
Building & Zoning Officer
Personal Services
242,579
11,873
254,452
0
254,452
0
259,802
Expenses
71,426
(23,174)
36,838
9,569
46,407
1,845
75,564
Dog Officer
Personal Services
29,366
803
30,169
0
30,169
0
30,482
Expenses
1,821
(1,821)
0
0
0
0
2,046
School
Personal Services/Expenses
45,374,378
(2,819,384)
42,392,782
162,210
42,554,992
2
49,060,308
Vocational
725,556
0
725,556
0
725,556
0
551,882
Board of Health
Personal Services
112,889
12,405
125,294
0
125,294
0
127,249
Expenses
1,842
(1,842)
0
0
0
0
4,814
Council on Aging
Personal Services
135,965
0
133,116
0
133,116
2,849
139,163
Expenses
179,674
(23,484)
147,359
5,663
153,022
3,168
185,635
Human Services
Youth Services
71,929
0
64,870
7,060
71,930
(1)
71,929
Veterans P.S.
23,175
0
22,888
0
22,888
287
23,441
Veterans Exp.
34,559
(4,646)
21,824
0
21,824
8,089
27,420
Develop. Disabled
13,580
0
13,580
0
13,580
0
13,987
Lexpress
Personal Services
45,455
7,756
53,211
0
53,211
0
46,175
Expenses
165,594
0
164,189
0
164,189
1,405
197,850
Chair Car Services
25,233
(7,218)
17,335
680
18,015
0
25,363
Misc. Boards & Comm.
8,755
0
8,267
0
8,267
488
8,755
Library
Personal Services
1,003,003
0
976,517
0
976,517
26,486
1,083,185
Expenses
312,939
(74,145)
237,794
1,000
238,794
0
352,673
Public Celebration
Expenses
18,000
0
14,811
0
14,811
3,189
18,000
Debt Service
Principal
3,731,000
34,329
3,751,000
0
3,751,000
14,329
2,835,000
Interest
512,744
(34,329)
454,283
0
454,283
24,132
441,613
Interest Short Term
143,250
0
220,136
0
220,136
(76,886)
143,250
Pension/Retirement
Contributory
3,175,219
(727,154)
2,448,065
0
2,448,065
0
3,281,872
Noncontrib.
166,526
(26,026)
126,631
2,100
128,731
11,769
166,526
Unemployment
Expenses
50,000
0
45,280
4,519
49,799
201
50,000
Insurance
Personal Services
76,427
0
21,041
0
21,041
55,386
80,135
Expenses
511,009
20,607
411,727
116,437
528,164
3,452
514,009
Total General Fund
$74,294,124
($3,714,217)
$69,573,485
$ 875,196
$70,448,681
$ 131,226
$77,228,432
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Budget
Transfer
Expended
Forward
Expended
Balance
Budget
GENERAL FUND PRIOR YEAR
Selectman
$ 0
$ 13,000
$ 13,000
$ 0
$ 13,000
$ 0
$ 0
Police & Fire Medical
0
1,683
0
0
0
1,683
0
Professional Services
0
3,306
2,026
0
2,026
1,280
0
Salary Adjustment
0
49,914
45,163
0
45,163
4,751
0
Finance
0
34,670
29,138
2,528
31,666
3,004
0
Town Clerk
0
1,552
1,552
0
1,552
0
0
Art 47 of 77 Meagharville
0
2,019
0
0
0
2,019
0
Public Works
0
197,631
174,508
0
174,508
23,123
0
Art 13 of 97 DPW Equip
0
178
178
0
178
0
0
Police Department
0
5,490
4,924
0
4,924
566
0
Fire Department
0
27,338
23,310
0
23,310
4,028
0
Fire Management
0
5,835
347
0
347
5,488
0
Art 17 of 97 Fire Equip.
0
27,011
20,425
993
21,418
5,593
0
Art 22 of 91 Underground
0
4,580
0
0
0
4,580
0
Building & Zoning Officer
0
3,386
3,386
0
3,386
0
0
Public Schools
0
127,617
83,090
0
83,090
44,527
0
Veterans' Services
0
84
0
0
0
84
0
Council on Aging
0
6,726
6,611
0
6,611
115
0
Debt Service 0 Interest
0
1,191
1,190
0
1,190
1
0
Unemployment Insurance
0
26,721
26,721
0
26,721
0
0
Insurance
0
84,451
17,767
0
17,767
66,684
0
Total Prior Year(s)
$ 0
$ 624,383
$ 453,336
$ 3,521
$ 456,857
$ 167,526
$ 0
ENTERPRISE FUNDS
Sewer
Personal Services
$ 186,551
$ 14,000
$ 195,525
$ 0
$ 195,525
$ 5,026
$ 197,307
Expenses
5,583,207
(39,341)
5,480,469
12,051
5,492,520
51,346
5,838,828
Debt Service
1,027,871
112,883
1,126,777
0
1,126,777
13,977
1,338,046
Art 9 of 95
0
22,360
10,651
0
10,651
11,709
0
Art 13 of 96
0
599,947
361,054
145,215
506,269
93,678
0
Art 9 of 96
0
294,042
112,697
0
112,697
181,345
0
Art 9 of 97
0
558,440
1,100
0
1,100
557,340
0
Art 10 of 97
0
94,185
66,919
20,274
87,193
6,992
0
Art 9 of 98
0
560,000
0
0
0
560,000
0
Art 10 of 98
0
3,000,000
104,192
311,703
415,895
2,584,105
0
Total Sewer Fund
$ 6,797,629
$5,216,516
$ 7,459,384
$ 489,243
$ 7,948,627
$ 4,065,518
$ 7,374,181
Water
Personal Services
$ 397,746
$ 51,000
$ 415,449
$ 0
$ 415,449
$ 33,297
$ 470,344
Expenses
3,325,820
(121,192)
3,295,197
20,356
3,315,553
(110,925)
3,477,800
Debt Service
272,056
82,136
354,191
0
354,191
1
0
Art. 8 of 94
0
3,720
3,417
0
3,417
303
0
Art. 8 of 95
0
6,202
18
0
18
6,184
0
Art. 8 of 96
0
51,925
23,878
0
23,878
28,047
0
Art. 8 of 97
0
280,000
251,257
0
251,257
28,743
0
Art. 12 of 97
0
388,000
133,642
0
133,642
254,358
0
Art. 8 of 98
0
300,000
66,997
180,802
247,799
52,201
0
Total Water Fund
$ 3,995,622
$1,041,791
$4,544,046
$ 201,158
$4,745,204
$ 292,209
$ 3,948,144
Recreation Fund
Personal Services
$ 432,980
$ 0
$ 352,503
$ 0
$ 352,503
$ 80,477
$ 438,194
Expenses
684,813
61,712
669,555
27,451
697,006
49,519
702,092
Art 16 of 92
0
982
0
0
0
982
0
Art 19 of 92
0
10,630
5,467
0
5,467
5,163
0
Art 17 of 93
0
303
0
0
0
303
0
Art 13 of 95
0
15,320
9,875
0
9,875
5,445
0
Art 20 of 96
0
38,195
4,672
0
4,672
33,523
0
Art 19 of 97
0
160,995
152,286
0
152,286
8,709
0
Art 21 of 98
0
50,000
44,300
5,700
50,000
0
0
Total Recreation Fund
$ 1,117,793
$ 338,137
$1,238,658
$ 33,151
$1,271,809
$ 184,121
$ 1,140,286
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General
Special
Capital
Enterprise
Treasurer
Long Term
Fund
Revenue
Projects
Funds
Trusts
Debt
Total
H0 900"M
Mir Mu
P , Idi "! :onO
Cash and Investments:
Cash
$ 6,955,271
$3,620,343
$ 1,750,449
$ 4,145,805
$ 4,893,778
$ 0
$ 21,365,646
Temporary Investments
0
Other Investments
0
Total
$ 6,955,271
$3,620,343
$ 1,750,449
$ 4,145,805
$ 4,893,778
$ 0
$ 21,365,646
Property Taxes Receivable:
Fiscal 2000
$30,386,150
$ 30,386,150
Current Year's Levy
446,900
446,900
Prior Year's & Deferred
461,323
461,323
Total
$31,294,373
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 31,294,373
Other Receivables & Tax Titles:
Motor Vehicle Excise
$ 388,795
$ 388,795
User Charges & Liens
$ 1,133,425
1,133,425
Special Assessment-Current
725
725
Special Assessment-Long Term
171,544
171,544
Departmentals
223,883
223,883
Tax Titles
452,585
452,585
Due from Other Governments
1,385,484
1,385,484
Other
$ 502,441
502,441
Prepaid Expenses
0
Total
$ 1,237,532
$ 0
$ 0
$ 2,518,909
$ 502,441
$ 0
$ 4,258,882
Property and Equipment - Net
$ 42,949,911
$ 42,949,911
Amount to be Provided For:
Repayment of Long-Term Obligations
$ 0
Retirement of Bonds
$12,145,000
12,145,000
Repayment of G.A.N.'s & B.A.N.'s
$1,395,000
$ 2,250,000
3,645,000
Total
$ 0
$1,395,000
$2,250,000
$ 0
$ 0
$12,145,000
$ 15,790,000
TOTAL ASSETS
$39,487,176
$5,015,343
$4,000,449
$ 49,614,625
$ 5,396,219
$12,145,000
$115,658,812
Liabilities:
Warrants Payable
$ 910,090
$ 183,622
$ 52,401
$ 205,653
$ 416,970
$ 1,768,736
Accrued Payroll
283,462
2,123
11,720
673
297,978
Reserved for Abatements
862,791
862,791
Deferred Revenues
31,669,116
31,669,116
Deposits for other Liabilities
116,215
16,288
540,929
673,432
Bond and Grant Anticipation
1,395,000
2,250,000
3,645,000
Bonds Payable
5,721,458
$12,145,000
17,866,458
Total Liabilities
$33,841,674
$1,580,745
$2,302,401
$ 5,955,119
$ 958,572
$12,145,000
$ 56,783,511
Fund Balances:
Contributed Capital
$ 31,062,860
$ 31,062,860
Retained Earnings
9,985,816
9,985,816
Retained Earnings Appropriated
0
Unreserved
$ 3,190,484
$2,724,043
$ 4,437,647
10,352,174
Over/Under Assessments
34,688
34,688
Reserved for Expenditures
1,706,110
$ 1,331,309
1,887,278
4,924,697
Reserved for Encumbrances
878,716
710,555
366,739
723,552
2,679,562
Reserve for Future Year Tax Levy
34,563
34,563
Short-Tenn Debt Deficit
0
Appropriation Deficit
(199,059)
(199,059)
Total Fund Balances
$ 5,645,502
$3,434,598
$ 1,698,048
$ 43,659,506
$ 4,437,647
$ 0
$ 58,875,301
TOTAL LIABILITIES &
FUND BALANCES
$39,487,176
$5,015,343
$4,000,449
$ 49,614,625
$ 5,396,219
$12,145,000
$115,658,812
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Special Capital Expendable Memorandum Only
General
Revenue Projects Trust/Agency 1999
REVENUE:
Property Taxes
$ 58,323,018
$ 58,323,018
Intergovernmental
6,758,966
$ 3,771,051
$ 9,691
10,539,708
Motor Vehicle & Other Excise Tax
3,844,361
3,844,361
Departmental Fees & Charges
1,674,710
3,428,724
1,963,185
7,066,619
Interest
882,592
161,721
1,044,313
Special Assessments
78,939
78,939
Payments m Lieu of Tax
1,017,591
1,017,591
Penalties & Interest
128,583
128,583
Licenses & Permits
926,956
926,956
Fines & Forfeits
251,046
251,046
Total Revenue
$ 73,886,762
$ 7,199,775
$ 0
$ 2,134,597
$ 83,221,134
EXPENDITURES.
Education
$ 43,118,336
$ 3,854,134
$ 3,022,445
$ 883,196
$ 50,878,111
Public Works
7,043,282
716,620
212,851
7,972,753
Public Safety
7,447,186
741,188
439
8,188,813
Pension
2,574,696
2,574,696
General Government
2,485,456
248,792
2,734,248
Culture & Recreation
1,229,122
81,744
14,089
14,773
1,339,728
State & County Assessments
975,914
975,914
Health & Human Services
771,932
284,109
6,362,319
7,418,360
Debt Service
4,425,419
4,425,419
Insurance
478,048
478,048
Total Expenditures
$ 70,549,391
$ 5,926,587
$ 3,249,385
$ 7,260,727
$ 86,986,090
OTHER FINANCING
SOURCES (USES):
Continued Appropriations
$ (453,336)
$ (453,336)
Proceeds of BANS /GANS/Refundings
$ 2,240,000
$ 9,010,000
11,250,000
Repayment of BANS /GANS/Refundings
(2,155,000)
(5,955,000)
(8,110,000)
Transfer from Reserve for Abatements
0
Transfer from other Funds
1,793,739
357,600
5,974,366
8,125,705
Transfer to other Funds
(5,458,720)
(482,579)
(100,000)
(6,041,299)
Total Other (Uses)
$ (4,118,317)
$ (397,579)
$ 3,412,600
$ 5,874,366
$ 4,771,070
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
Over Expenditures
$ (780,946)
$ 875,609
$ 163,215
$ 748,236
$ 1,006,114
Fund Balance, Beg. of Year
$ 6,426,448
$ 2,558,989
$ 1,534,833
$ 3,689,411
$ 14,209,681
Fund Balance, End of Year
$ 5,645,502
$ 3,434,598
$ 1,698,048
$ 4,437,647
$ 15,215,795
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Balance
Transfers/
Balance
July 1,1998
Adjustments
Encumbrances
Expenditures
Revenues
June 30,1999
School Lunch
$190,122
$ 0
$ 0
$ 1,111,801
$ 1,119,697
$ 198,019
School Lunch Total
$190,122
$ 0
$ 0
$ 1,111,801
$ 1,119,697
$ 198,019
Highway
MA 35929
$ 169,663
$ 0
$ 108,150
$ 61,513
$ 0
$ 0
MA 36985
(18,089)
480,461
263,895
175,387
0
23,090
MA 37344
0
712,692
161,478
6,235
0
544,979
MA 36280
2,830
30,934
4,010
29,753
0
0
Marrett Rd Design Grant (#7680)
0
13,676
0
13,676
0
0
Highway Total
$154,404
$1,237,762
$ 537,533
$ 286,564
$ 0
$ 568,069
Other Special Revenue
South Lexington Traffic Imp. Fund
$ 6,000
$ 205,269
$ 1,222
$ 34,047
$ 15,000
$ 191,000
Selectmen Gift - School Project
0
0
0
0
2,049
2,049
Traffic Imp- Hayden/McQuire
Traffic Lights
80,000
(80,000)
0
0
0
0
Recreation Gift Account
2,967
0
0
7,586
8,843
4,224
Year 2000 Celebration
0
0
0
16,541
25,909
9,368
Selectmen Gift - Nynex
92,700
0
57,409
89
27,128
62,330
Lexington Center Benches
13,552
2,082
0
6,343
6,475
15,766
Massport Intern Grant
0
0
0
8,320
8,320
0
Bikeway
2,233
0
0
250
35
2,018
Cable T.V.
1,616
(1,616)
0
0
0
0
Depot Square Beautification
10,000
0
0
0
0
10,000
Pagenet/MWRA -Water Tower Gift
0
52,030
0
0
0
52,030
Nextell Communications
30,251
32,894
0
37,267
24,311
50,189
Cable Maintenance Account
1,522
1,616
0
3,590
40,000
39,548
Spring St/So. Lex. Traffic
90,000
(90,000)
0
0
0
0
MHC Survey & Planning Grant
(5,000)
1,000
0
1,000
5,000
0
Survey & Planning Matching Gift
(4)
500
0
496
0
0
Selectmen Gift -World Com.
0
0
0
20,237
60,000
39,763
Flexible Spending
18,859
0
0
3,409
9,065
24,515
Sprint Communications
52,873
0
1,219
15,973
66,000
101,681
N.O.I. Fees/Local Share
5,768
0
0
5,931
9,020
8,857
Hardy Pond Brook
17,740
0
0
0
0
17,740
Hayden Woods Area - Conserv. Gift
0
0
0
0
5,000
5,000
Cops Schl Based Partnership 8/99
0
0
28,901
59,011
84,698
(3,214)
Off Duty Detail -Police
(88,523)
0
0
562,008
565,114
(85,417)
D.A.R.E. FY 99
0
0
0
15,000
15,000
0
Community Policing - FY 99
0
0
2,275
35,652
42,000
4,073
D.A.R.E. Gifts - Revolving
5,955
0
0
4,308
4,785
6,432
Firearms Record- Keeping Fund
0
0
0
1,000
1,000
0
Cops Fast Grant
0
0
0
25,000
25,000
0
98 S.A.EE. Grant (Fire Ed)
1,497
0
0
1,497
0
0
D.A.R.E. - FY 98
1,229
2,303
0
3,532
0
0
Community Policing Grant'98
13,121
5,000
0
18,121
0
0
Pagenet/MWRA -Water Tower Gift
13,942
(45,190)
0
9,542
40,790
0
Off Duty Detail - Fire
(122)
0
0
11,298
11,620
200
Fire Dept. Gifts
2,485
0
0
0
50
2,535
S.A.RE. FY 99
0
0
0
4,741
4,821
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Balance
Transfers/
Balance
July 1,1998
Adjustments
Encumbrances
Expenditures
Revenues
June 30,1999
Other Special Revenue
(continued)
Fire Fighter Exam
$ 22
$ 0
$ 0
$ 22
$ 0
$ 0
DPW Revolving
95,617
6,037
0
115,210
86,840
73,284
Minuteman Bikeway
(3,500)
0
0
0
3,500
0
Mass Releaf SBA
891
0
0
891
0
0
Mass Releaf 97 (DEM)
66
0
0
66
0
0
Sale of Cemetery Lots
39,420
0
0
0
57,775
97,195
DPW Recycling/Composting Bins
0
0
0
0
1,260
1,260
Off -Duty Custodian
3,583
0
0
4,001
4,406
3,988
Traffic Signs and Fences
6,316
0
0
6,316
0
0
Trees
276
0
0
276
0
0
Hydrants
22,189
0
0
22,189
0
0
NESWC Recycling Assistance
64,873
(18,450)
6,240
39,600
26,845
27,428
Household Hazardous Waste (St)
(138,063)
35,701
33,650
64,002
160,651
(39,363)
Minuteman Hazardous Products
3,000
42,130
14,022
167,482
144,308
7,934
Off -Duty Detail -DPW
200
0
0
1,630
10,280
8,850
Selectmen's Tree Gift Account
2,426
0
0
250
1,050
3,226
Selectmen Gift -Cary Piano
14,848
0
0
14,848
0
0
Title V- Septic Repair/Loan Proceeds
0
0
0
10,167
20,000
9,833
COA -Social Day Care - Revolving
41,048
0
0
130,267
138,960
49,741
COA Transportation Grant - Revol.
0
0
0
7,000
7,000
0
COA Selectmen's gift
7,517
0
0
1,105
5,554
11,966
Meals on Wheels
(2,372)
0
0
17,200
19,572
0
Minuteman Home Care Grant FY 99
0
0
0
4,623
4,623
0
DEA Formula Grant
0
0
0
27,325
27,325
0
COA Incentive Award -'99
0
0
0
1,534
1,534
0
COA Incentive Award -'98
104
0
0
104
0
0
LEXPRESS Fare/Passes
125,019
0
27,900
74,361
73,329
96,087
MBTA Grant
0
0
0
80,000
80,000
0
LEXPRESS - Gift
0
0
0
0
8,333
8,333
Lexington Transit Guide
11,893
0
0
7,836
9,675
13,732
Hartwell Ave. Traffic Mgmt. Assoc.
0
0
0
0
10,000
10,000
Alternative Transp. Serv. Gift
53,683
0
185
43,673
15,000
24,825
Library Development Officer
23,282
0
0
24,768
7,800
6,314
State Aid to Libraries
65,596
0
0
52,771
42,079
54,904
Fed. Literacy Grant
4,205
0
0
4,205
0
0
Title V Septic Mgmt. Grant
3,858
0
0
1,837
0
2,021
Toxic Waste Reduction Grant '98
(2,749)
0
0
751
3,500
0
Insurance Reimbursment < 20K
1,439
0
0
9,151
12,549
4,837
Other Special Revenue Total
$ 815,348
$ 151,306
$ 173,023
$1,847,250
$ 2,090,781
$1,037,162
Parking Meter/Lots
$ 203,738
$ 0
$ 0
$ 400,000
$ 387,447
$ 191,185
Parking Meter Total
$ 203,738
$ 0
$ 0
$ 400,000
$ 387,447
$ 191,185
School Special Revenue
Off -Duty Custodian
$ 2,050
$ 0
$ 0
$ 39,125
$ 33,300
$ (3,775)
Comp Hlth Hmn Svcs FY94
26,954
0
0
26,954
0
0
Eisenhower 9/1/93 - 8/31/94
929
(929)
0
0
0
0
Bowman Library
2,140
0
0
1,600
2,150
2,690
Comp Hlth Hmn Svcs 7/95 -6/96
692
(692)
0
0
0
0
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Balance
July 1,1998
Transfers/
Adjustments
Encumbrances
Expenditures
Revenues
Balance
June 30,1999
Other Special Revenue
(continued)
Greenways & Trails (DEM) 97
$ 233
$ (233)
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
Thoreau & His Friends Grant
1,567
0
0
0
0
1,567
Harrington School Gift
265
0
0
126
0
139
Eisenhower 9/1/94 - 8/31/95
189
(189)
0
0
0
0
Comprehensive Health
1,479
0
0
1,479
0
0
Sumner Richards Memorial - Revolv.
1,010
0
0
700
0
310
Teaching For Understanding
321
(321)
0
0
0
0
Adult Education - Revolving
237,719
4,243
0
229,912
250,234
262,284
Bridge School Gift
2,100
0
0
0
8,007
10,107
Eisenhower 9/1/95 - 8/31/96
498
(498)
0
0
0
0
Driver Ed - Revolving
40,344
0
0
51,937
49,287
37,694
Lost Books - Revolving
11,376
0
0
2,577
3,912
12,711
Athletics - Revolving
2,410
0
0
0
32,318
34,728
Drama Foundation - Revolving
29,554
0
0
6,849
0
22,705
Susan Spencer Memorial Fund
349
0
0
0
0
349
Diamond Sch Improvement FY96
136
(136)
0
0
0
0
Lex Summer Camp
4,243
(4,243)
0
0
0
0
Diamond Band
396
0
0
407
11
0
Early Childhood- SPED FY97
1,925
(1,925)
0
0
0
0
Drug Free Schools - FY97
127
(127)
0
0
0
0
Essen. Sch/I'une&Learn/Partn FY97
486
(486)
0
0
0
0
Emergency Immigrant Act FY97
414
(414)
0
0
0
0
Fiske Sch. Gift Account
5,599
0
0
4,319
3,346
4,626
Teacher Training Math & Sci '98
9,355
0
0
9,355
0
0
SPED Early Child Allocation FY98
24,723
(16,329)
0
8,694
300
0
Presidential Excellence Award'98
7,500
0
0
0
0
7,500
Metco'98
13,367
(3,403)
0
9,994
30
0
Pub/Private Presch/Primary Train
365
(365)
0
0
0
0
Sped 94 -142 Alloc '98 (240)
8,460
0
0
9,112
652
0
Drug Free School - '98
593
127
0
1,035
315
0
Title VI -'98
911
0
0
1,147
236
0
C.A.S.LT. (Ital. Culture) Grant
22,000
0
0
42,000
20,000
0
Sped Curr Frameworks '98
17,038
0
0
17,038
0
0
Essential Skills/Ed Reform '98
8,726
0
0
8,726
0
0
Elementary Violence Prevention '98
3,140
0
0
3,140
0
0
Peer Leader Program (GAAD) '98
(15,822)
0
0
178
16,000
0
Health/Somking Cessation '98
925
0
0
925
0
0
Redesign of Preservice Ed '98
18,378
0
0
18,378
0
0
Community Service Learning '98
2,198
0
0
2,198
0
0
Emergency Immigration Act '98
6,871
0
0
6,871
0
0
Estabrook Gift Account
5,000
0
0
0
0
5,000
Gifted & Talented '98
2,030
0
0
2,030
0
0
Advanced Placement -World Hist ' 98
128
(128)
0
0
0
0
Essential Skills: Remedial Ed '98
432
0
0
432
0
0
Goals 2000 Curriculum Study Grp'98
16,092
0
0
16,092
0
0
Minuteman School To Work '98
150
0
0
150
0
0
Athletic Gift Account
25,750
0
0
34,321
16,705
8,134
Hastings Gift Account
1,000
0
0
0
3,500
4,500
Bell Atlantic Edlink Award
0
0
0
10,000
10,000
0
Score Peer Mediation Train FY99
0
0
0
7,000
7,000
0
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Balance
Transfers/
FY02
FY03
FY04 FY05
Balance
TOTAL
July 1,1998
Adjustments
Encumbrances
Expenditures
Revenues
June 30,1999
Other Special Revenue
Dispatch Center
$ 206,960
$ 199,440
$ 191,760
$ 183,920
(continued)
$ 1,126,080
Library
140,157
137,344
132,500
Sped Curr Frameworks 8/99
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 19,643
$ 24,151
$ 4,508
Teacher Training Math & Sci 8/99
0
0
0
14,599
18,138
3,539
Title VI 8/99
0
0
0
9,606
14,576
4,970
Sped 94 -142 Alloc 8/99
0
0
0
456,927
477,840
20,913
Emergency Immigration Act 8/99
0
0
0
32,328
24,246
(8,082)
SPED Early Child Allocation 8/99
0
16,329
0
39,341
51,327
28,315
Metco FY 99
0
0
0
1,095,574
1,095,574
0
Smoking Cessation FY 99
0
0
0
124,967
124,967
0
Early Intervention Lit. FY99
0
0
0
26,300
26,300
0
Goals 2000 Preservice Prog. 8/99
0
0
0
7,888
20,000
12,112
Safe Schools - Gay/Lesbian FY 99
0
0
0
2,000
2,000
0
Drug Free Schools - Dist. 8/99
0
0
0
28,392
30,715
2,323
Advanced Placement FY99
0
0
0
7,500
7,500
0
Drug Free Schools - Emergency 8/99
0
0
0
30,362
50,000
19,638
Tech Literacy Challenge 18/99
0
0
0
68,191
115,481
47,290
Tech Training & Prof. Dev. FY 99
0
0
0
83,550
83,550
0
Goals 2000 Induction Year 8/99
0
0
0
7,322
25,000
17,678
Emergency hum. Act -Eng Lang 8/99
0
0
0
25,000
25,000
0
G.A.A.D. -Law Enforcement Ed 9/99
0
0
0
913
1,523
610
Goals 2000 Focused Instruc. 8/99
0
0
0
0
3,750
3,750
CHNA 15 Mini Grant
0
0
0
1,000
1,000
0
School Special Revenue Total
$ 554,814
$ (9,719)
0
$ 2,656,205
$ 2,679,941
$ 568,831
Lexington Education
Foundation
$ 34,644
$ 0
0
$ 94,448
$ 89,836
$ 30,032
LEF Total
$ 34,644
$ 0
0
$ 94,448
$ 89,836
$ 30,032
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
TOTAL
$ 1,953,069
$ 1,379,349
$ 710,556
$ 6,396,268
$ 6,367,702
$ 2,593,297
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FY00
FY01
FY02
FY03
FY04 FY05
FY06 FY07 FY08
TOTAL
Tax Levy Supported Debt:
Dispatch Center
$ 206,960
$ 199,440
$ 191,760
$ 183,920
$ 176,000 $168,000
$ 1,126,080
Library
140,157
137,344
132,500
127,500
537,501
RefuseTech Judgement
66,235
66,235
Conservation 1986
121,935
114,556
94,445
330,936
Augusta Land Acquisition
20,258
19,635
19,058
18,465
17,862 17,247
$ 16,617 $ 15,975 $ 15,327
160,444
Schools
2,721,067
2,607,360
2,392,522
1,491,493
1,061,880 480,632
245,222 220,710 25,545
11,246,431
Subtotal
$3,276,612
$3,078,335
$2,830,285
$1,821,378
$1,255,742 $665,879
$261,839 $236,685 $ 40,872
$13,467,627
Enterprise Fund Debt:
Water
$ 82,136
$ 82,136
$ 82,136
$ 82,136
$ 328,544
Sewer
1,057,742
1,022,133
928,654
813,640
$ 366,259 $ 36,668
$ 35,408 $ 34,125 $ 81,740
4,376,369
SWPAT
435,662
435,663
435,663
217,831
1,524,819
Subtotal
$1,575,540
$1,539,932
$1,446,453
$1,113,607
$ 366,259 $ 36,668
$ 35,408 $ 34,125 $ 81,740
$ 6,229,732
TOTALS
$4,852,152
$4,618,267
$4,276,738
$2,934,985
$1,622,001 $702,547
$297,247 $270,810 $122,612
$19,697,359
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ROLE: To oversee, guide, monitor, and enforce the Massachusetts
Pension Laws governing the Town's retirement system; to invest
prudently the system's assets for the purpose of providing the ben-
efits guaranteed to the public employees qualifying under the plan.
MEMBERSHIP: Chairman Robert W. Cunha and Arthur
Washburn (both employee representatives who won re- election by
the members of the Retirement System to the Board for 3 -year
terms ending in the year 2002); Michael McNabb appointed by the
Selectmen and Alan Fields appointed by the Retirement Board.
Chief Financial Officer John Ryan is the ex officio member.
Kristine Dailey left the Board after three years of service in
which her contributions were invaluable. Her strong investment
knowledge was truly appreciated and beneficial to the Board.
Michael McNabb was appointed by the Selectmen as replace-
ment. McNabb has 16 years experience in the investment field
and is currently a principal at State Global Advisors. His vast
knowledge in finance will be a major asset in the years ahead.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Town Meeting approved the adoption of Section 103 of Chapter
32 of the MGL Section B which defined the granting of pension
cost -of- living adjustment to non - contributory retirees. They also
approved the Option C pop -up for employees employed before
January 12, 1998 allowing retirees to reconfigure their pension
allowance to Option A upon the death of a spouse.
• Watson Wyatt & Company were selected to perform an actu-
arial valuation of the Contributory Retirement plan. This new
actuarial study will determine whether any adjustments are
needed in the annual appropriation the Town makes towards
the unfunded liability.
ROLE: To administer, invest, and disburse funds of trusts and mon-
eys bequeathed or donated to the Town for specific public purposes.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chairman Alan S. Fields,
Thomas G. Taylor and David G. Williams.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Distributed a total of $225,424 to the following specific areas
of need:
All Purpose ..............................$ 19,862
Beautification ............................$ 22,154
Human Services ...........................$ 16,250
Perpetual Care ............................$ 7,029
Scholarship ..............................$ 44,053
Lexington Education Foundation ..............$ 115,326
Recognition ... ..............................$ 750
• Achieved a total market value of $1,435,099 for all trusts as
of 6/30/99.
• Tested the computer system which proved to be Y2K- compliant.
• Saw the retirement of 15 town employees and withdrawal of
33 members from the system; 19 members transferred to
other systems and there were 86 new members.
• Regularly reviews investment strategy and asset allocation, to
determine whether the system's current as well as future
needs are being met. As a result of this yearly scrutiny, the
board can rebalance the portfolio based on changes in market
value or to reflect changes in strategy.
went .S#r 12,13,
12/31/99
CASH & EQUIVALENTS $ 189,053
FIXED INCOME SECURITIES:
Gov't & Agency Securities $ 14,653,305
Corporate Bonds 8,449,488
Total Fixed Income $ 23,102,793
12/31/98
$ 163,372
$ 13,968,551
8,929,171
$ 22,897,722
EQUITIES:
Contrafund
$ 9,916,526 $
7,928,372
Equity Income
9,118,788
8,509,957
Fidelity Fund
20,520,024
12,954,186
Growth & Income
5,051,726
8,356,862
Magellan
2,323,965
3,343
Real Estate Fund
3,958,114
3,288,027
Value Fund
5,626,707
5,616,411
Total Equities
$ 53,908,250 $
46,667,454
Total Assets
$ 77,200,096 $
69,728,548
• Established six additional trusts in 1999:
1. Dunback Meadow Conservation Fund
2. Hayden Woods Conservation Fund
3. Nan and Ray Culler Scholarship Fund
4. Heritage Scholarship Fund
5. Christine Martin Scholarship Fund
6. Michael Wagner Technology Education Fund
These trusts represent the love the donors and individuals being
honored have for Lexington and its citizens and their wish to con-
tribute to the Town's betterment. Knowing that a trust is in perpetu-
ity, will be managed by the Town at no cost to the trust; that gifts
will be used locally and are tax - deductible, is most satisfying to
donors. It is a way to honor the past and energize the future. A recent
national study on philanthropy showed that community foundations
which raise and distribute money locally saw the biggest gain in
donations. Community foundations make giving very attractive.
Any person or organization may create a named trust with a mini-
mum gift of $5000. Additions may also be made to any existing trust
at any time. Establishing a fund in the Trust is a simple and quick
procedure. The Trustees have the flexibility to accept a wide variety
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of assets and can accommodate a donor's financial and estate -plan-
ning objectives, taking care of all the necessary paperwork at no cost.
The Trustees of Public Trusts exist not only to make giving easy and
economical but also to encourage giving. One of the characteristics
that sets Lexington apart from many other towns is the generosity of
its people and their willingness to helps others. This is a very caring
community. Charitable giving is not just for the wealthy. The Trustees
exist to encourage all of us to give and to assist us in our giving.
A brief description of each trust and a financial statement follow.
`Principal Balance' refers to the original gift and additions plus
realized capital gains. `Income Balance' refers to unspent interest
and dividends. Disbursements is the money disbursed in fiscal 1999.
1998 -1999
ALL - PURPOSE
Fund for Lexington— Established 1995, the income to be used
in three areas: assisting those in need, beautification, and pro-
viding seed money for innovative ideas and projects. Donations
can be earmarked for any of the three areas.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 12,715
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 11,388
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 16,442
q
ROLE: To distribute funds to assist Lexington residents in need,
support beautification projects, and seed innovative programs.
APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair Jeanne Krieger, Rev.
Amol Coletti, Dawn McKenna, Leo McSweeney, David Walsh,
Alan Fields, and Human Services Coordinator Steve Baran.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Generous response from 375 residents to the FY99
Campaign resulted in the receipt of more than $17,000 to
be distributed back to the community.
• Disbursed funds to assist neighbors in need with issues rang-
ing from roof repairs, rental assistance during transitional
periods, day care tuition, and purchase of a mattress and
boxspring with recipients generally identified by the Human
Services Coordinator. In addition, a portion of the cost of
planted flower barrels in Lexington Center was also funded.
Genesis Community Fund — Established 1998, three - fourths of
the income will be used for scholarships and human services.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 1,500
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 17,784
Incomebalance ............................... ..............................$ 298
George. L. Gilmore Fund — Established 1950, the income to be
used as the Town may from time to time vote; and if at any time
special use arises to which in the opinion of the Selectmen the
principal of said fund may be applied, then it may be applied
upon the vote of the Town Meeting.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 5,647
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 33,495
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 41,456
BEAUTIFICATION
Geneva M. Brown Fund — Established 1947, the income is to
be used for improving and beautifying the common and the tri-
angular parcel of land in front of the Masonic Temple.
Principal balance ............................ ..............................$ 6,369
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 10,569
Colonial Cemetery Fund —The income provides for repairs
and upkeep at the cemetery.
Principal balance ............................ ..............................$ 2,873
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 1,290
Jack Eddison Blossom Fund — Established 1993, three- fourths
of the annual net income to be used to help preserve the charac-
ter and green spaces of Lexington and its Bikeway, through
maintenance, new projects, and the planting of flowers and trees.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 550
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 44,555
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 79208
Frederick L. Emery Fund— Established 1936, the income is to be
used by the Lexington Field and Garden Club for the work of grad-
ing, grassing, and keeping in order grass borders lying between
sidewalks or footpaths and the driveways on public streets; and in
otherwise beautifying the public streets, ways, and places in said
Town, preference be given to said objects in order stated.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 225
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 6,877
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 266
Orin W. Fiske– Battle Green Fund — Established 1899, the
income is to be used for the maintenance of the Lexington Battle
Green or the monuments erected thereon.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 718
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 338
Charles E. French Colonial Cemetery Fund — Established
1905, the annual income to be devoted to the care of the older
part of the cemetery in which repose the remains of Rev. John
Hancock and wife.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 6,114
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 4,516
Gordon/Souza Juniper Hill Fund — Established 1993, three -
fourths of the annual net income shall be used to help preserve the
character of Juniper Hill Conservation Land; such income may be
spent for plantings, signs, maintenance projects, and land acquisition.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 18,206
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 1,740
Hayden Woods Conservation Fund — Established 1998, three -
fourths of the annual net income shall be used to help preserve
the character of the Hayden Woods conservation land; such
income may be used for plantings, signs, maintenance projects
and land acquisitions.
Hayes Fountain Fund — Established 1895, the income is to be
used for the perpetual care of the fountain and grounds immedi-
ately around it.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 1,639
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 1,497
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Teresa and Roberta Lee Fitness Nature Path — Established
1990, the income, and, if necessary, the principal, are to be used
by the Town of Lexington Recreation Committee through the
Lincoln Park Committee for the work of grading, planting, beau-
tifying, and maintaining the Teresa and Roberta Lee Fitness
Nature Path.
Disbursements................................. ..............................$ 1,929
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 55,025
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 4,694
Lexington Community Playground Fund — Established 1991,
the income and, if necessary, the principal are to be used by the
Town of Lexington Recreation Committee for the work of repair-
ing and maintaining the Lexington Community Playground.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 6,980
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 1,814
Lexington Nature Trust Fund — Established 1992, the income
and, if necessary, the principal, are to be used by the Town of
Lexington Conservation Commission for the acquisition, pro-
motion, and management of its properties.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 7,300
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 21,853
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 743
Everet M. Mulliken Fund — Established 1948, the income is to
be used under the supervision of the proper town authorities, for
the care of Hastings Park in Lexington.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 11,466
Incomebalance ............................... ..............................$ 15,546
Edith C. Redman Trust -- Established 1928, the income only is
to be used and applied for the care and maintenance of the
Lexington Common; known as the "Battle Green."
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 872
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 997
George O. Smith Fund — Established 1903, the income is to be
expended by the Field and Garden Club in setting out and keep-
ing in order shade and ornamental trees and shrubs on the streets
and highways in Lexington, or the beautifying of unsightly
places in the highways.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 100
Principal balance ............................ ..............................$ 2,745
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 106
George W. Taylor Flag Fund — Established 1931, the income is
to be used for the care, preservation, and replacement of the flag-
pole on the Battle Green, or for the purchase of new flags; any bal-
ance of income is to be used for the care of Lexington Common.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 2,995
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 1,917
George W. Taylor Tree Fund — Established 1931, the income is
to be used for the care, purchase and preservation of trees for the
adornment of the Town.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 7,748
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 4,124
Albert Ball Tenney Memorial Fund — Established 1950, the
income is to be used to provide nightly illumination of the
Lexington Minute Man statue.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 12,213
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 3,440
William Tower Memorial Park Fund — Established 1913, the
income is to be applied by the Town, in each and every year for
the care, maintenance, and improvements of Tower Park.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 12,050
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 29,780
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 48,841
CELEBRATION
American Legion Celebrations Fund — Established 1982,
three- fourths of the annual net income of this fund is to be used
towards defraying the town's cost for the Patriot's Day,
Memorial Day, and Veterans' Day celebrations:
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 8,275
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 1,086
Leroy S. Brown Fund — Established 1940, the income is to be
used towards defraying the expense of an appropriate and digni-
fied celebration of the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 8,140
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 2,583
HUMAN SERVICES
Beals Fund — Established 1891, the income is to be expended
for the benefit of worthy, indigent, American -born men and
women over 60 years of age.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 3,249
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 2,975
Bridge Charitable Fund — Established 1880, the income is to
be annually distributed among the deserving poor of Lexington
without distinction of sex or religion.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 5,000
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 40,621
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 2,960
Friends of the Lexington Council on Aging, Inc. —
Established 1992. Income, when requested, shall be used to pro-
vide programs and services to benefit older adults in Lexington.
Principal may also be used for programs and services as well as
for capital improvements to the Senior Center.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 10,000
Principal balance ..... ............................... .......................$209,414
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 4,214
Jonas Gammell Trust— Established 1873, the income is to be
used by the Board of Public Welfare and by two ladies appoint-
ed annually for the purpose by the Selectmen in purchasing such
luxuries or delicacies for the town poor, wherever located, as are
not usually furnished them, and shall tend to promote their
health and comfort.
Principal balance ............................ ..............................$ 755
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 459
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Tees of Public Truss coaki"jx u
Elizabeth Bridge Gerry Fund — Established 1885, the income
is to be distributed to the deserving poor of Lexington without
distinction of sex or religion.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 2,996
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 2,014
Harriet R. Gilmore Fund — Established 1892, the income is to
be used for the benefit of poor people in Lexington.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 1,007
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 1,520
Lexington Human Services Fund — Established 1990, to be fund-
ed by transfers from other funds administered by the Trustees as well
as private contributions, to provide funds for the Lexington Human
Services Committee in its mission to help individuals in need.
Disbursements ................................ ..............................$ 1,250
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 11,774
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 4,287
RECOGNITION
EllaLou Dimmock Prize for Vocal Excellence Fund —
Established 1997 by The Lexington Council for the Arts. The
award recognizes a LHS student, selected by the LHS music fac-
ulty, who demonstrates promising vocal ability and/or promotes
vocal musical performance in the community.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 5,898
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 310
Dan H. Fenn, Jr. Minuteman Fund — Established 1998, three -
quarters of the annual net income is to be used to fund a grant or
award to an individual or group pursuing the study of colonial
history, primarily Lexington.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 500
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 8,430
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 106
Charles E. Fergeson Youth Recognition Award Fund —
Established 1997, to fund monetary awards to the LHS students
receiving the Lexington Youth Award at each Patriot's Day cele-
bration. The recipients are selected by the Youth Commission.
The fund was established with moneys left to the town by
Charles E. Ferguson, Town Moderator from 1949 -1969.
Disbursements ................................ ..............................$ 250
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 12,989
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 585
Paul Foley Leadership Fund — Established 1990, this award is made
periodically to a member of the administration, faculty, staff, or a vol-
unteer in the Lexington Public School System to recognize and reward
his/her outstanding leadership in facilitating a team approach to meet-
ing the educational needs of students, individually or as a group.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 3,305
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 420
Lexington Education Foundation — Established 1989, the fund is
to be used to promote sound, innovative approaches to enhance
excellence in education by funding projects in areas of creative pro-
gram development, innovative materials, and instructional resources.
Disbursements ........ ............................... .......................$115,326
Principal balance ............................ ..............................$ 12,440
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 463662
Jacquelyn R. Smith Memorial Internship Fund — Established
1993, three- fourths of the annual net income is to be used to help
professionals gain valuable work experience and explore career
options within local government.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 84,387
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 7,033
Michael Wagner Technology Education Fund — Established
1999, three- fourths of the annual net income shall be awarded to a
teacher at Lexington High School who has done much to promote
the art of technology by students and/or in the classroom, or has
aided others in the system to effectively utilize computer technology.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 7,399
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 0
SCHOLARSHIP
Sangwook Ahn Memorial Scholarship Fund — Established
1992, three- fourths of the annual net income is to be awarded to
a Lexington High School senior whose life encompasses a joy-
ful display of zest, a respect for all, a striving for excellence, and
service towards others.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 500
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 16,088
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 347
Charles D. Aker Family Memorial Scholarship Fund —
Established 1998, three - fourths of the annual net income is to be
awarded to a Lexington High School senior who must have held
a responsible position on a sports team (other than a player) for
at least 2 years.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 200
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 5,328
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 87
Hallie C. Blake Fund — Established 1920, the income is to be used
annually in cash prizes to two seniors (a boy and a girl) of
Lexington High School, who by example and influence have shown
the highest qualities of leadership, conduct, and character and who
possess, in the largest measure, the good will of the student body.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 500
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 6,554
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 97
Anne E. Borghesani Memorial Prize — Established 1990,
three - fourths of the annual net income is to be awarded to a
woman in the senior class of Lexington High School who has
demonstrated a commitment to the community.
Disbursements ................................ ..............................$ 1,000
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 42,438
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 879
Robert P. Clapp Fund — Income is to provide two prizes for
pupils of Lexington High School, one for excellence in speaking
and the other for excellence in composition.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 700
Principal balance ............................ ..............................$ 1,387
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 28
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Bettie Clarke Scholarship Fund — Established 1993, three- fourths
of the annual net income to be awarded to a Lexington senior at
Lexington High School or Minuteman Regional Vocational Tech,
who joyously, intelligently and creatively participates in community
public service, and has demonstrated a respect for all points of view.
Disbursements ..........................:...... ..............................$ 700
Principal balance ............................ ..............................$ 16,600
Incomebalance .............................. ..............................$ 273
Millerd Chandler Crocker Family Scholarship — Established
1973, three fourths of the annual net income is to be awarded to
a Lexington High School senior, preferably one who graduated
from Bridge School, has financial need, loves family, and is
involved in community and school activities.
Disbursements................................. ..............................$ 190
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 5,232
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 80
Nan and Ray Culler Scholarship Fund — Established 1998, three -
fourths of the annual net income is to be awarded to graduating se-
nior(s) who are residents of Lexington, and who have participated in
community public service, including volunteer activities in the town.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 100
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 8,128
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 109
June Denk Fund — Established 1994, three- fourths of the annu-
al net income is to be used to award a scholarship and book
selected by the Principal of Lexington High School to a gradu-
ating senior who may have volunteered in the Student Library or
made extensive use of the Student Library.
Disbursements ................................ ..............................$ 500
Principal balance ............................ ..............................$ 14,639
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 223
Mickey Finn Scholarship Fund — Established 1996 by the fam-
ily and friends of Mickey Finn who was a President of the
Lexington Little League, a coach, and mentor of many Lexington
youth. The scholarship is to be awarded to a graduating senior
who participated in Lexington Little League or Girls' Softball.
Disbursements ................................ ..............................$ 300
Principal balance ............................ ..............................$ 9,437
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 143
William P. Fitzgerald Memorial Athletic Scholarship
Fund — Established 1998, the scholarship is to be awarded to a
Lexington High School senior who has shown positive growth in
his or her athletic abilities and is recognized as a good person.
Principal balance ............................ ..............................$ 7,126
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 366
Charles E. French Medal Fund — Established 1905, the income is
to be used annually to purchase silver medals (or scholarship) to be
distributed to pupils in the senior high school for the best scholarship.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 1,000
Principal balance ............................ ..............................$ 5,183
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 76
Mary P. Grace Scholarship Fund — Established 1998, three -
fourths of the annual net income is to fund scholarships.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 610
Principal balance ............................ ..............................$ 113814
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 166
Harrington Memorial Fund —To be used by the school com-
mittee of Lexington for scholarships for needy children.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 3,525
Principal balance ............................ ..............................$ 59,155
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 837
Heritage Scholarship Fund — Established 1999, three - fourths
of the annual net income is to be awarded to a Lexington High
School graduate(s) who is a resident of Lexington, has demon-
strated financial need, has done his or her work conscientiously
while not necessarily being in the top ten of the class.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 100
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 11,814
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 166
Richard Isenberg Scholarship Fund — Established 1986,
three - fourths of the annual net income is to be awarded annual-
ly to a member of the junior or senior class of Lexington High
School who has demonstrated excellence in sports writing.
Disbursements ................................ ..............................$ 500
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 13,301
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 183
Lexington Outlook Club/Bessie and Gabriel Baker
Scholarship Fund — Established 1989, three - fourths of the
annual net income is to be awarded to women in the senior class
of Lexington High School who are going to college.
Disbursements................................. ..............................$ 500
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 12,244
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 166
Lexington Outlook Club Scholarship Fund — Established
1902, three - fourths of the annual net income is to be awarded to
women in the senior class of Lexington High School who are
going to college.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 1,500
Principal balance ............................ ..............................$ 16,060
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 218
Lexington Outlook Club/Maxine Francis Warnecke
Scholarship Fund — Established 1986, three - fourths of the
annual net income is to be awarded to women in the senior class
of Lexington High School who are going to junior college or
college, who need financial assistance, and who have made a
commitment to pursue a career in medicine or science.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 7,200
Principal balance .... ............................... .......................$214,537
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 4,900
Lexington P.T.A. Scholarship Fund — Established 1996, three -
fourths of the annual net income is to be awarded to students in
need of financial assistance and in accord with the criteria of the
named funds held under this `umbrella' fund.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 14,356
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 37,372
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 13,558
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Christine Martin Scholarship Fund — Established 1999, three -
fourths of the annual net income is to be awarded to a senior at
Lexington High School who plans to pursue a career working
with children and has a history of volunteer work and/or has
been active in the fight to prevent drinking and driving.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 250
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 7,178
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 165
Carolyn M. McCabe Memorial Scholarship Fund — Established
1986, three - fourths of the annual net income is to be awarded to a
woman in the senior class of Lexington High School who was a
varsity athlete and who demonstrated aspects of Carolyn's charac-
ter; i.e. good sportsmanship, inspired competition, spirit and fun;
nominations must be made by a teammate or coach.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 1,000
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 22,230
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 290
Srinivasu Meka Scholarship Fund — Established 1996 by the
family and friends of Srinivasu Meka, a member of the LHS
Class of 1991 who died in 1994. The recipient must have at least
a 3.0 average, have been involved in student council or sports,
and is planning to attend a 4 -year college or university.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 500
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 19,024
Incomebalance .............................. ..............................$ 390
Virginia M. Powers Scholarship Fund — Established 1995, three -
fourths of the annual net income is to be awarded to a woman student
with financial need who evidences a seriousness of purpose, a clear
sense of responsibility, coupled with humility and respect for others.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 1,025
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 14,214
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 212
Elsa W. Regestein Award Fund — Established 1933 by Marcia
Dane, the income to be used for awards to a member of the senior
class of the Lexington High School who has done school work
conscientiously and creditably and who, in the judgment of the
faculty, deserves public commendation for carrying on at the same
time, either in or out of school, a worthwhile activity or employ-
ment which has not been given other recognition. No scholarship
will be awarded until the principal balance reaches $5,000.
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 2,448
Incomebalance .............................. ..............................$ 33
Dorothea Schmidt -Penta Memorial Scholarship Fund —
Established 1980, this scholarhip will not be awarded until the
principal balance reaches $5000, at which point three - fourths of
the income will be awarded to a Lexington High School senior
planning to enter the field of health service.
Principal balance ............................ ..............................$ 4,602
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 63
Mary and August Schumacher Trust Fund — Established 1988,
three- fourths of the income is to be used annually to fund two schol-
arships, of equal value, to seniors at Lexington High School who have
been accepted at an accredited college, have worked diligently on aca-
demic studies while perhaps not being in the top 10 percent of the
class, and who have a need for funds to obtain a college education.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 2,800
Principal balance ... ............................... ........................$64,261
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 1,394
Foster Sherburne and Tenney Sherburne Fund — Established
1956, the net income from said fund is to be awarded annually
to assist in the education of such deserving young men or
women living in Lexington.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 1,600
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 32,760
Incomebalance .............................. ..............................$ 470
Mary Sorenson Memorial Fund — Established 1969, three -
fourths of the annual net income will be awarded to graduating
seniors in need of financial assistance.
Disbursements................................. ..............................$ 550
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 6,112
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 103
Ellen A. Stone Fund— Established 1890, the accrued interest is to be
paid to the school committee who are to employ it in aiding needy and
deserving young women of Lexington in obtaining a higher education.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 730
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 6,504
Income balance .............................. ..............................$ 92
Charles Lyman Weld Fund — Established 1946, the entire
fund, both principal and income are available upon a vote of the
town, for educational purposes, a chapel at Westview Cemetery,
or scholarships.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 1,035
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 12,940
Incomebalance .............................. ..............................$ 186
S. Lawrence Whipple History— Established 1996 by his many
friends in honor of "Larry" Whipple, the scholarship will be
awarded to a Lexington resident currently attending a public or
private secondary school or college, who has demonstrated a
genuine affinity for this community and has made a significant
contribution to a better understanding of Lexington's past.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 332
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 7,844
Incomebalance .............................. ..............................$ 194
Sevag Yazijian Memorial Scholarship Fund — Established
1995, three - fourths of the annual net income is to be awarded to
a Lexington High School senior planning to become a physician,
who has demonstrated consistent academic improvement, pos-
sessed aspects of Sevag's easy -going personality, is dedicated to
family, friends and community, evidences a desire to see others
happy, and shows pride in an ethnic heritage.
Disbursements ................................. ..............................$ 250
Principal balance ............................. ..............................$ 6,291
Income balance ............................... ..............................$ 86
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All balances as of 06130199
Principal securities and cash Market Value
300 Shares Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc . ...........
$ 17,044
600 Shares Schering Plough Corp ................$
31,500
500 Shares CVS Corp ...... ..............................$
25,375
1000 Shares Mattel Inc ..... ..............................$
26,125
400 Shares McGraw Hill Companies Inc ......
$ 21,575
400 Shares Time Warner Inc ..........................$ 29,050
300 Shares International Business Machs Corp $ 38,775
300 Shares Enron Corp .... ..............................$ 24,525
300 Shares Halliburton Co Corn New ...........$ 13,575
200 Shares General Electric Co ....................$ 22,600
500 Shares Tyco Intl LTD New .....................$
47,375
400 Shares Waste Mgmt Inc Del ...................$
21,500
300 Shares Amer International Group Inc .....
$ 35,175
600 Shares Citigroup Inc . ..............................$
28,500
400 Shares Federal National Mortgage Assn ....$
27,300
400 Shares GTE Corp ...... ..............................$
30,200
400 Shares MCI Worldcom Inc .....................$
34,425
1700 Shares Cornerstone Properties Inc Reit ......
$ 26,988
200,000 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp PFD 6.16% ...................$
200,750
200,000 AID ISRAEL SER 6.125% ...................$
200,920
200,000 Federal Home Loan Banks 5.870 %........$
198,218
100,000 FHLMC DEB 6.75% ..............................$
102,375
100,000 FED HOME LN BKS 7.000% ...............$
99,719
GALAXY TREASURY FUND CLASS F TRUSTS
304,801
Accrued Income ...................... ..............................$
13,368
TOTAL PRINCIPAL ..................... .....................$1,621,757
1320 Shares BankBoston Corp .......................$
Income securities and cash
67,485
GALAXY TREASURY FUND CLASS F TRUST
$ 272,577
TOTAL INCOME ................. ..............................$
272,577
TOTAL MARKET VALUE OF ACCOUNT ....$1,894,334
35,663
Iq
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MEN-
Munroe Cemetery Fun "*W: Care Fund
Principal securities and cash Market Value
Accrued Income ...................... ..............................$ 3,604
100,000 Federal Home Loan Banks 5.915 %........$ 95,797
50,000 FHLMC DEB 6.750% ..............................$ 51,188
50,000 FHLMC DEB 6.700% ..............................$ 50,453
TOTAL PRINCIPAL ............ ..............................$ 201,042
Income securities and cash
GALAXY TREASURY FUND
CLASS F TRUST ................... ..............................$ 124,680
TOTAL INCOME ................. ..............................$ 124,680
TOTAL MARKET VALUE OF ACCOUNT ....$ 325,722
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Disbursements ......................... ..............................$ 7,029
Principal securities and cash
5000 Shares Hocking Valley Ry Co ................$
4,863
1012 Shares Amer International Group Inc
.... $
118,657
800 Shares American General Corp ..............$
60,300
452 Shares Bank of America Corp ...............$
33,137
1320 Shares BankBoston Corp .......................$
67,485
1500 Shares Citigroup Inc ..............................$
71,250
600 Shares Comerica Inc ..............................$
35,663
600 Shares First Union Corp ........................$
28,275
100 Shares J.P. Morgan & Co Inc .................$
14,050
800 Shares State Street Corp ........................$
68,300
400 Shares Suntrust Banks Inc .....................$
27,775
300 Shares Union Planters Corp ...................$
13,406
150,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corp PFD 6. 45% ...... ..............................$
156,234
125,000 U.S. Treasury Notes 6.0% .....................$
125,371
314,000 FNMA DEB 5. 125% ..............................$
301,048
150,000 Federal Home Loan Banks 6.000 %.......$
144,375
150,000 Federal Home Loan Banks 6.450% ......$
149,109
Accrued Income ...................... ..............................$
13,798
GALAXY TREASURY FUND CLASS F TRUST ..$
158,238
TOTAL PRINCIPAL ..................... .....................$1,435,099
Income Securities and cash
GALAXY TREASURY FUND CLASS F TRUST...$ 406,441
TOTAL INCOME ................. ..............................$ 406,441
TOTAL MARKET VALUE OF ACCOUNT ....$1,841,540
1999 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 99
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APPOINTED by
the Selectmen:
Norman E Cohen of
Palmer & Dodge,
Boston, since 1972.
Expenditures
Legal Fees
FY99
FY98
$211,150
$235,150
Pursuant to Section 5 of Article XXI of the General By -Laws of
the Town of Lexington, this report is respectfully submitted in
writing by Town Counsel for the period from January 1, 1999 to
December 31, 1999. The report is divided into the several sec-
tions required by the By -Laws.
All actions by or against the Town which were pending
January 1, 1999.
1. Richard Hamilton et al vs. Joyce A. Miller et als, Land
Court No. 122701. Appeal from an order of conditions
issued by the Conservation Commission.
2. Elena Massimilla vs. Zoning Board of Appeals et als, Land
Court No. 123 -774. Appeal from a decision of the Board of
Appeals upholding the denial of a building permit.
3. Town of Lexington vs. Heirs of Jessie Bullock, Land Court
No. 82829. Petition to foreclose tax lien.
4. Town of Lexington vs. Briggs Associates, Inc. et als,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 90 -3507. Action for damages
arising from the continued leaking of the high school field
house roof.
5. Bernard J. Rothmel et als vs. Zoning Board of Appeals et
als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 93 -4189. Appeal from
decision of the Board of Appeals modifying the grant of a
special permit.
6. Colonial Development Corp. vs. Town of Lexington,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 95 -2068. Action for damages
allegedly caused by the failure to maintain an adequate
drainage system.
10. Tropeano T &N Realty Trust ... and two additional plaintiffs
vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 234831
.... Petition for abatement of 1996 real estate taxes.
11. Town of Lexington vs. Worrell, Land Court No. 104302.
Petition to foreclose tax lien.
12. Town of Lexington vs. Colarullo, Land Court No. 110482.
Petition to foreclose tax lien.
13. John J. Brennan, Jr., Trustee of The Brennan Family Trust vs.
Francis W.K. Smith, Land Court No. 219233. Appeal from a
decision of the Board of Appeals denying setback variance.
14. Lorenzo Q. Scott vs. Lexington Police Department,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 96 -3052, remanded to
Concord District Court No. 9747RM013. Action to recover
property taken by police during an investigation.
15. Loren Wood vs. John J. McWeeney et als, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 97- 3790B. Appeal from a decision of
the Board of Appeals denying variance for a deck.
16. Crystal Cordell, PPA vs. City of Lexington, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 97 -6297. Claim for damages allegedly
caused by the negligent supervision of the plaintiff in a
school gym class in 1987.
17. Lexington Enterprises, Inc. - ... and three additional plain-
tiffs vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 244362
.... Petitions for abatement of 1997 real estate taxes.
18. Alan Altman vs. William J. Kelly et als, United States
District Court No. 98- 10301. Suit alleging civil rights vio-
lations and the commission of various common law torts
stemming from the arrest of plaintiff at a political rally.
19. Nathan Johnson et al vs. Town of Lexington, United States
District Court No. 98- 10472. Suit alleging civil rights vio-
lations in connection with the search of an apartment.
7. Marion Angoff vs. Lexington School Committee et al, 20. Arthur F. Douglass et al vs. Zoning Board of Appeals,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 95 -0746. Suit for damages Middlesex Superior Court No. 98 -1798. Appeal from deci-
allegedly caused by failure of various school officials to sion of the Board of Appeals granting certain variances to
honor an agreement reached with the plaintiff at the time of permit the reconstruction of the library.
her resignation from her teaching position.
8. Daniel F. Splaine et al vs. Town of Lexington et al,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 96 -3774. Suit for damages
allegedly sustained from a collision with a town vehicle.
21. Elizabeth C. Stevenson vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 98 -4010. Appeal from decision of the
Historic Districts Commission denying a certificate of
appropriateness of a sign.
9. Joseph P. Bisognano vs. John J. McWeeney et als, Land 22 The Waldorf School, Inc. et als vs. Zoning Board of Appeals
Court No. 233607. Appeal from a decision of the Board of et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 98- 04322. Appeal from
Appeals upholding decision of the Building Commissioner decision of the Board of Appeals granting a special permit
that a lot is not buildable. for the installation of wireless communications equipment.
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Town Counsel continued from page 59
23. The Sheldon Corp. vs. The Lexington Conservation
Commission et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 98- 04836.
Appeal from a denial by the Conservation Commission of
an order of conditions to permit the development of a parcel
of land.
24. Lexington Enterprises, Inc. - ... and four additional plain-
tiffs vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No.
249743 .... Petitions for abatement of 1998 real estate taxes.
All actions brought by or against the Town during 1999.
1. Robert L. Shepard et al vs. Town of Lexington et al, Land
Court No. 253353. Action for redemption of tax titles for
land taken in 1931.
2. Lexington Conservation Commission vs. Kavlakian Family
Trust et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 99 -862. Suit to
enforce the Wetland Protection Act and By -Law.
3. Lexington Christian Academy vs. Lexington Conservation
Commission, Middlesex Superior Court No. 99 -1884.
Appeal from order of conditions issued by the
Conservation Commission.
4. Joshua Magri vs. Lexington School Department et als,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 99 -3307. Action for damages
allegedly caused by the negligent operation of a motor vehi-
cle by a student driver.
5. Diane D. Corbett vs. Town of Lexington et als, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 99 -2131. Action for damages allegedly
sustained by plaintiff's son as a result of a fight on a school
playground.
6. Trustees of Muzzey High Condominium Trust vs. Town of
Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 99 -5682. Suit to
enforce terms of the condominium master deed allegedly
being violated by the operation of the Senior Center.
7. Athens Realty Trust - Lexington Enterprises, Inc. - ... and
15 additional plaintiffs vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate
Tax Board Nos. 00872 -00, 01235 -00 .... Petitions for
abatement of 1999 real estate taxes.
8. Town of Lexington vs. Armstrong, Land Court No. 121917.
Petition to foreclose tax lien.
9. Town of Lexington vs. Sheldon Corp., Land Court No.
121918. Petition to foreclose tax lien.
10. Town of Lexington vs. Barthelo, Land Court No. 121934.
Petition to foreclose tax lien.
All actions settled or disposed of during 1999.
1. Town of Lexington vs. Heirs of Jessie Bullock, Land Court
No. 82829. Petition to foreclose tax lien. Taxes collected by
the Town.
2. Bernard J. Rothmel et als vs. Zoning Board of Appeals et
als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 93 -4189. Appeal from
decision of the Board of Appeals modifying the grant of a
special permit. Decision for the Town.
3. Colonial Development Corp. vs. Town of Lexington,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 95 -2068. Action for damages
allegedly caused by the failure to maintain an adequate
drainage system. Case dismissed.
4. Marion Angoff vs. Lexington School Committee et al,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 95 -0746. Suit for damages
allegedly caused by failure of various school officials to
honor an agreement reached with the plaintiff at the time of
her resignation from her teaching position. Decision by
Appeals Court for the Town.
5. Joseph R Bisognano vs. John J. McWeeney et als, Land
Court No. 233607. Appeal from a decision of the Board of
Appeals upholding decision of the Building Commissioner
that a lot is not buildable. Case settled.
6. Town of Lexington vs. Worrell, Land Court No. 104302.
Petition to foreclose tax lien. Judgment for the Town.
7. Town of Lexington vs. Colarullo, Land Court No. 110482.
Petition to foreclose tax lien. Case withdrawn.
8. The Waldorf School, Inc. et als vs. Zoning Board of Appeals
et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 98- 04322. Appeal
from decision of the Board of Appeals granting a special
permit for the installation of wireless communications
equipment. Case dismissed.
9. Lexington Enterprises, Inc. - ... and four additional plain-
tiffs vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No.
249743 .... Petitions for abatement of 1998 real estate taxes.
Two cases settled.
10. Robert L. Shepard et al vs. Town of Lexington et al, Land
Court No. 253353. Action for redemption of tax titles for
land taken in 1931. Case settled.
11. Joshua Magri vs. Lexington School Department et als,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 99 -3307. Action for damages
allegedly caused by the negligent operation of a motor vehi-
cle by a student driver. Case dismissed.
12. Diane D. Corbett vs. Town of Lexington et als, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 99 -2131. Action for damages allegedly
sustained by plaintiff's son as a result of a fight on a school
playground. Case settled.
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Settled 1642, incorporated as Town of Lexington 1713
Population: 1999 Census - 31,984
Latitude: 42.26N
Longitude: 71.13W
Area of town in acres ...............10,650.42
APRIL Ig1N Area of town in square miles ..............16.64
t1�6T�� Extreme length in miles ............. .....5.80
Extreme width in miles .......................4.85
Highest elevation, feet above m.s.l . ..................374
Lowest elevation, feet above m .s.1 ........................110
Town -owned conservation land, acres ......................1,299.8
Accepted public streets, miles .... .........................126.49
Unaccepted public street, miles .. ..........................12.12
Condominium and private drives . ...........................4.75
State highways ............... ..........................18.98
Trunk sewers ................ ..........................34.09
Street sewers ................ .........................123.38
Water mains ................. .........................156.72
Assessed Valuation (Fiscal Year 2000)
Residential /Open Space ..........................$ 3,761,567,000
Commercial ..... ..............................$ 541,307,000
Industrial ....... ..............................$ 114,841,000
Personal Property . ..............................$ 88,562,290
Total Town ...... ..............................$ 4,506,277,290
Tax Rate per $1000 (Fiscal Year 2000)
Residential /Open Space . ..............................$ 12.25
Commercial /Industrial .. ..............................$ 20.39
Personal Property ...... ..............................$ 20.39
Typical Property Valuation .............................$ 378,000
Typical Annual Property Tax Bill .........................$ 4,630
Typical Annual Water /Sewer Bill .........................$ 777
Town Credit Rating (Moody's): AAA
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Appeals.............................................. ..........................47 -50
Appropriations Committee ................... .............................79
ArtsCouncil ......................................... .............................72
Assessors.............................................. .............................82
Battle Green Guides ............................. .............................78
Bicycle Advisory Committee ............... .............................55
BOA................................................... ..........................47 -50
Board of Appeals ............................... ..........................47 -50
Board of Assessors ............................... .............................82
Board of Health .................................. ..........................26 -27
Board of Registrars .............................. .............................11
Board of Selectmen .............................. ............................4 -6
Building Division of Office of Community Development .....57
Capital Expenditures Committee ......... .............................80
Cary Lecture Series .............................. .............................72
.............................58
Cary Memorial Library ...................... ..........................67
-70
Celebrations Committee .................... ..........................73
-74
Cemetery Division ................................ .............................35
-27
Center Committee ................................ .............................56
.............................61
Clerk..................................................... .............................11
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Combined Balance Sheet ..................... .............................87
.............................32
Commission 2000 .............................. ..........................74
-75
Communications Advisory Committee .............................76
.............................56
Comptroller.......................................... .............................84
.............................63
Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations .....................84
-86
Conservation Commission ................. ..........................61
-62
Conservation Land Inventory ............... .............................62
-44
Council on Aging ............................... ..........................64
-65
DAC...................................................... .............................51
Debt Service Summary ........................ .............................92
Department of Public Works .............. ..........................28 -37
Design Advisory Committee ................ .............................51
DPW................................................... ..........................28 -37
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Economic Development Office ............ .............................10
Elected Officials ................................... .............................13
Elections............................................... .............................12
Enablement Committee ........................ .............................65
Engineering Division ......................... ..........................29 -30
Factual Summary . ............................... ............................102
Fair Housing and Human Relations Committee ...............66
Fire Department ................................. ..........................24 -25
Fletcher Avenue Land Use Committee .............................59
Four Town Planning Group .................. .............................59
Fund for Lexington .............................. .............................94
Hanscom Area Town Committee ......... .............................58
Hanscom Field Advisory Commission
.............................58
HATS....................................................
.............................58
HDC................................................... ..........................52
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Health Department ............................. ..........................26
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Hennessy Field Ad Hoc Committee .....
.............................61
HFAC................................................... ..............................5
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Highway Division ................................
.............................32
Historic Districts Commission ........... ..........................52
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Historical Commission .........................
.............................56
HousingAuthority ................................
.............................63
Human Services Committee .................
.............................65
LASCA................................................. .............................78
Last Nite 1999 Lexington .................... .............................74
LEGACE............................................ ..........................77
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LexHAB............................................... .............................63
Lexington 1999 Factual Summary ...... ............................102
Lexington 2020 Vision .......................... ..............................6
Lexington Center Committee ............... .............................56
Lexington Commission 2000 ............. ..........................74
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Lexington Community Education ........ .............................41
Lexington Council for the Arts ............ .............................72
Lexington Historical Commission ....... .............................56
Lexington Housing Assistance Board .. .............................63
Lexington Housing Authority .............. .............................63
Lexington Public Schools .................. ..........................38
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Lexington Scholarship and Education Fund .....................41
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Lexington School Committee ............ ..........................38
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Lexington Sister Cities ....................... ..........................77
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Lexington Youth Commission .............. .............................66
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Lexington- Antony Sister City Association .......................78
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Lexington - Dolores Hidalgo Sister City Committee
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Lexington - Gatchina Communities Exchange ..............77
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Lexington - Waspam Sister City Committee ......................77
Special Revenue ................................. ..........................89
LEXPRESS.......................................... .............................37
Special Town Meeting .......................... .............................17
Lighting Options Committee ............... .............................30
Street Lighting ...................................... .............................30
LYC...................................................... .............................66
Superintendent of Schools ................. ..........................39
MAPC................................................... .............................46
MetState .............................................. .............................60
Metropolitan Area Planning Council ... .............................46
Metropolitan State Hospital Land Task Force ..................60
Minuteman Regional High School ....... .............................45
Moderator............................................. .............................17
NoiseWorkgroup ................................. .............................59
Office of Community Development ..... .............................57
Operating Expenses 1999/1998 ............ ..............................3
Parking................................................. .............................30
ParksDivision ......................................
.............................33
Permanent Building Committee
........... .............................31
Personnel Advisory Board ....................
..............................9
PlanningBoard ..................................
..........................45 -46
Police Department ..............................
..........................21 -23
Police Manual Committee ....................
.............................22
Public Building Maintenance ...............
.............................30
Recreation Department and Committee ............................71
Registrars.............................................. .............................11
Retirement Board ................................. .............................93
Revenue Officer .................................... .............................81
Revenue Sources 1999 / 1998 ................. ..............................2
Revenues/Expenditures & Fund Balances .. .............................88
Road Machinery Division .................... .............................33
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Schedule of Appropriations ............... ..........................84
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School Committee .............................. ..........................38
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School Expenditures .......................... ..........................42
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Selectmen............................................. ............................4
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Snow Removal Operations ................... .............................33
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Solid Waste Action Team ..................... .............................34
13 -15
Solid Waste Management ..................... .............................34
16
Space and Building Needs Assessment ............................32
17 -20
Special Revenue ................................. ..........................89
-92
Special Town Meeting .......................... .............................17
23
Street Lighting ...................................... .............................30
37
Superintendent of Schools ................. ..........................39
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SWAT................................................... .............................34
Tree Division . ............................... 35
TMMA........ .............................16
Town Celebrations Committee .................
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Town Clerk/Board of Registrars ..................
11
Town Counsel ... ............................100
Town Election . ...............................
12
Town Manager ... ...........................7
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Town Meeting Members .....................
13 -15
Town Meeting Members Association ..............
16
Town Meetings ............................
17 -20
Townwide Technology Steering Committee .........
44
Traffic Safety Advisory Committee ................
23
Transportation Advisory Committee ...............
37
Transportation Services .........................
37
Treasurer see Revenue Officer .................... 81
Tree Division . ............................... 35
Trustees of Public Trust ........................
93
Veterans' Services ............................. 65
Water /Sewer Division .......................... 36
Web Site ....... .............................10
Youth Commission ............................ 66
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