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Selectmen Meeting – September 9, 2015  Preliminary FY2016 water and wastewater rates;  A presentation of the combined impact of FY2016 water and wastewater rates at various levels of annual usage;  A history of combined rate increases in Lexington and their impact on the cost for the household of average usage;  Retained earnings history for the water and wastewater funds; and  MWRA Advisory Board Annual Water and Wastewater Retail Rate Survey, November 2014. Mr. Kelley asked about indirect cost difference for water and wastewater. Mr. Addelson will get the information and look at the detail. Mr. Kanter, Precinct 7 Town Meeting Member, would have preferred the Tier 1 increase be shown as less than Tiers 2 and 3, but is delighted to see that the high percentage of users are in Tier 1. He felt it would be a better signal if indicated doing best to keep the low consumers rate increases smaller than the high users. Mr. Addelson will return to the Selectmen’s meeting on September 21, 2015, to receive public comments on the preliminary water and sewer rates for FY2016. On October 5 the Selectmen will vote on the recommended FY2016 water and sewer rates. Continued Grant of Location – Verizon/Eversource – Philip Road This hearing was continued from the August 31, 2015 Selectmen meeting when an abutter, Mr. Shapiro, 17 Lantern Lane, requested that an alternative location be looked at for the new pole. Engineering staff met on Philip Road with Mr. Shapiro, representatives from Verizon/Eversource and the developer that requested the service. Ms. Correia, representing Verizon/Eversource, requested approval for a revised plan to locate the new pole between 8 and 10 Philip Road in the right of way. Mr. Shapiro thanked the Selectmen and staff for taking the time to address his concerns. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to approve the petition of Verizon New England, Inc. and Eversource Energy to locate poles, wires, cables and fixtures, including the necessary anchors, guys and other such sustaining and protecting fixtures to be owned and used in common by your petitions, along and across Philip Road to install one (1) JO pole, P.325-4, on the southeasterly side of Philip Road at a point approximately 124 feet southwesterly from existing Pole P.325-4, being located on the southeasterly side of Philip Road. Mr. Pato closed the hearing at 9:37 a.m.