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Contents Lexington by the Numbers ........... iii 2014 Annual Report Town of Lexington, Massachusetts Town Government Town Report Committee includes: Board of Selectmen . .. . .. . . .. . .. . 4 Chair: Lynne Pease Town Manager .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . 6 Editorial Staff: Gloria Amirault Elaine Quinlan Town Clerk /Board of Registrars ......... 8 Margareth Sarmiento Special State Primary — October 15, 2013 .... 9 November 4, 2013 Special Town Meeting ... 11 Photographer: David Tabeling Special State Election— December 10, 2013 .. 12 Layout: Katherine Gorry -Hines Annual Town Election —March 3, 2014 .. .. 13 Complex IT, Lexington MA March 24, 2014 Special Town Meeting. .. . . 15 Printer: Lexington High School 2014 Annual Town Meeting .. . . .. . .. 18 Print Shop 800 copies printed June 16, 2014 Special Town Meeting ..... 36 Also available at Town Meeting Members .. .. . . .. . .. 41 http: / /records.lexingtonma.gov/ Elected Town Officals ............ 43 weblink8 Senators and Representatives ........ 44 Moderator . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. 45 Each year, volunteers get the unique opportunity Town Meeting Members Association (TMMA) 45 to learn about their Town through their work on this Report. We hope those who peruse Cary Memorial Library ............ 47 this Report also discover something new and interesting about Lexington. Many thanks to Community Development .......... 49 the hardworking team listed above, committee Finance .................. 53 members and town staff, who contribute to this Fire and Rescue ............... 54 report. This Report, including narratives, covers Human Services ............... 56 the fiscal year July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. Un- Management Information Systems ...... 59 less otherwise noted, financial data reports the Minuteman Regional High School....... 60 total dollars expended in the fiscal year (FY) that began July 1, 2013 and ended June 30, 2014. Planning .................. 62 Police ................... 64 Public Facilities ............... 67 Public Works ................ 69 Recreation . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. 77 Retirement ................. 79 i - School Committee .............. 80 Superintendent of Schools .......... 83 Lexington Community Education....... 84 Town Counsel ................ 85 which had opened on September 7, 1961, was Biosafety Committee ............ 90 removed and replaced with a recreation field Board of Appeals .............. 90 useable for soccer or softball. Capital Expenditures Committee ....... 91 Cover photos of the new and old Estabrook Cary Lecture Series Committee ........ 92 schools provided by DiNisco Design Partner- Cary Memorial Building Renovation ship /Hill International. Design Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Center Committee .............. 93 Commission on Disability .......... 94 Communications Advisory Committee..... 95 Community Center Advisory Committee .... 96 Community Farming Committee ....... 97 Community Preservation Committee ..... 98 Condominium Conversion Board ....... 99 Council for the Arts ............. 99 Council on Aging .............. 100 Design Advisory Committee ......... 101 Economic Development Advisory Committee.. 101 Energy Conservation Committee ....... 102 Fence Viewers ...............102 Fund for Lexington ............. 103 Greenways Corridor Committee........ 103 Hanscom Committees ............ 104 Historic Districts Commission......... 104 Historical Commission ............ 105 Housing Authority .............. 105 Housing Partnership Board.......... 106 Human Rights Committee .......... 107 Human Services Committee ......... 107 Lexington Housing Assistance Board ..... 108 Monuments & Memorials Committee ..... 109 Permanent Building Committee ....... 109 Police Manual Policy Committee ....... 110 Regional Planning ............. 110 Scholarship and Education Fund Committee .. 112 School Transportation and Safety Study Committee 112 Sidewalk Committee ............ 113 Sustainable Lexington Committee ...... 113 Tax Deferral Exemption Study Committee ... 114 Tourism Committee .. . .. . .. . . .. . 115 Town Celebrations Committee ........ 115 Traffic Safety Advisory Committee ...... 117 Transportation Advisory Committee...... 117 Tree Committee ............... 118 Trustees of Public Trust............ 119 Water and Sewer Abatement Board ...... 129 Youth Commission ............. 129 Appendix — Financial Data Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations .... 131 Enterprise Funds .............. 135 Debt Service Summary ........... 137 Revenues /Expenditures and Fund Balances .. 138 Town Committees 20/20 Vision Committee ........... 87 The first day of classes in the new Estabrook School was February 24, 2014. The 27- class- A Antony Sister City Association ........ 87 room school was designed by Di -Nisco Design A Appropriation Committee .......... 88 Partnership of Boston, MA. After students Bicycle Advisory Committee ......... 89 moved into the new school, the old school, Commission on Disability .......... 94 Communications Advisory Committee..... 95 Community Center Advisory Committee .... 96 Community Farming Committee ....... 97 Community Preservation Committee ..... 98 Condominium Conversion Board ....... 99 Council for the Arts ............. 99 Council on Aging .............. 100 Design Advisory Committee ......... 101 Economic Development Advisory Committee.. 101 Energy Conservation Committee ....... 102 Fence Viewers ...............102 Fund for Lexington ............. 103 Greenways Corridor Committee........ 103 Hanscom Committees ............ 104 Historic Districts Commission......... 104 Historical Commission ............ 105 Housing Authority .............. 105 Housing Partnership Board.......... 106 Human Rights Committee .......... 107 Human Services Committee ......... 107 Lexington Housing Assistance Board ..... 108 Monuments & Memorials Committee ..... 109 Permanent Building Committee ....... 109 Police Manual Policy Committee ....... 110 Regional Planning ............. 110 Scholarship and Education Fund Committee .. 112 School Transportation and Safety Study Committee 112 Sidewalk Committee ............ 113 Sustainable Lexington Committee ...... 113 Tax Deferral Exemption Study Committee ... 114 Tourism Committee .. . .. . .. . . .. . 115 Town Celebrations Committee ........ 115 Traffic Safety Advisory Committee ...... 117 Transportation Advisory Committee...... 117 Tree Committee ............... 118 Trustees of Public Trust............ 119 Water and Sewer Abatement Board ...... 129 Youth Commission ............. 129 Appendix — Financial Data Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations .... 131 Enterprise Funds .............. 135 Debt Service Summary ........... 137 Revenues /Expenditures and Fund Balances .. 138 Appendix — Financial Data Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations .... 131 Enterprise Funds .............. 135 Debt Service Summary ........... 137 Revenues /Expenditures and Fund Balances .. 138