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l0/10 -3- Dave Wells Asked the Chief if it would be helpful for the officer on duty in the Center to have the option to push the walk cycle as needed. He also asked why there was no arrow to Waltham St. on the Center light. Chief Furdon The arrow to Waltham St. was turned down by Town Meeting several years ago. Walk cycle cannot be manually advanced out of order. Rick White A delicate balance has to be maintained to help keep pedestrian frustrations to a minimum and also keep the motorists moving in a timely and orderly fashion otherwise clients and shoppers will be discouraged from using the Center. A question from Dave regarding the possible use of a loud speaker frau the police booth prompted this response from Rick. "The use of a loud speaker may be counter productive and not helpful in creating a positive image for the Police Dept." Chief Furdon Officers can get attention without the use of whistle for pedestrians. Whistles mean STOP which could create a bottle neck by vehicles. Esther Arlan The use of bumper stickers with our logo and saying "Lexington enforces the crosswalk law" or " I stop for crosswalks" is a good idea. Steve Crowne It could be possible for the Chamber to help fund the bumper sticker idea. The Executive Board of the Chamber would have to decide on this matter but it is the ultimate responsibility of the Town. Mrs. Battin Maybe it would be possible for a few LCC members to develop a process for industry involvement in informing their employees. A letter from the Chairman of the Bnard of Selectmen requesting they urge employee compliance with crosswalk law would be helpful. Bill Bowen Agreed with Steve Crown's idea for universal sticker placement at all entry points of the town. Steve Crowne A consensus will get the attention of the Chamber. Mrs. Battin In order for every town to work together towards a common goal of pedestrian safety similar to the California statewide objective it should become a Mass. Municipal Issue. Paul Marshall & Rick White should suggest it to the MMA. Bill Bowen The sticker should have more than one color to better show the difference in format - also good design. Jackie Bateman Education most effective manner - the use of flyers in parking lots - selection of 1 or 2 to follow through on. Contact key people at W.R. Grace and Honeywell to help with this. Leo McSweeney Have the selected stickers or flyers placed on bulletin boards at major industries in the area. Bill Bowen Put them on Meriam Street lot booth.