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opening next week – looking to have advertising on the bike path – offering catering for offsite events. Charles Hornig answered many, many questions regarding Article 34 (the MBTA Communities Act.) The Center is not included as part of the acreage designated for the Act. Art. 34 will allow 4 stories (52’) of height. The underlying required commercial zoning on the first floor will stay in place. Three stories on top of the commercial floor is needed to incentivize construction. The Center is still subject to HDC review. There was a lively discussion of Center construction design issues including the new energy code and its effects on setbacks (which seem to be discouraged by one or more members of the Planning Board.) The Center Committee voted unanimously (ten to zero) to support Article 34 as written. The Center Committee also opposes efforts at Town Meeting to pull the Center Business District our of Article 34. (This was a consensus view, no vote taken.) The Center Committee voted unanimously (nine to zero) to support Article 36. It was unclear to the author as to who will be representing the Center Committee at the EDAC summit on Lexington Center. Due to time constraints we were unable to reach Charlie Wyman’s presentation of Lexington’s “Tree Statement” which is rescheduled for April 13th. Nor could we reach voting on the minutes for the December, January and February meetings.